Crochet Swinging Dragon Amigurumi Pattern Free

In your car or anywhere you want, the Crochet Swinging Dragon brings joy and creativity to life! It's cleverly designed to hang from a rope, making it perfect for decorating children’s rooms or as a unique handmade gift. The dragon features a round, detailed body with cute safety eyes, ears, wings, and a playful tail. Get ready to crochet your own adorable swinging dragon!

Detailed Crochet Dragon Amigurumi

Materials Needed:

• Yarn in various colors
• Crochet hook
• Stitch markers
• Safety eyes
• Tapestry needle
• Stuffing

Skills Required:

• Magic ring
• Single crochet (sc)
• Increase (inc)
• Decrease (dec)
• Slip stitch (sl st)
• Chain (ch)
• Treble bobble stitch
• Front loop only (FLO)
• Back loop only (BLO)

Pattern Instructions

Swing:

1. Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring.
2. Round 2: 6 inc (12 stitches).
3. Round 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times (18 stitches).
4. Round 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) repeat 6 times (24 stitches).
   • Note: Mark the back loop of the first stitch of Round 4.
5. Round 5 (FLO): (3 sc, 1 inc) repeat 3 times, 1 sc.
   • Mark this stitch for later.
   • Continue: (2 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc, 1 inc).
6. Slip stitch into the next stitch and chain 70.
7. Slip stitch into the marked stitch from Round 5 and fasten off, leaving a long tail.

Tail:

1. 6 sc in a magic ring.
2. Rounds 2-7: sc around (6 rounds total).
3. Round 8: 2 sc, 1 inc (8 stitches).
4. Rounds 9-11: sc around (3 rounds total).
5. Chain 1, flatten tail, and sc both sides together for a total of 4 sc. Fasten off, leaving a 4-inch tail.

Body:

1. Attach yarn to the back loops of Round 4 of the swing, creating a standing sc in the marked stitch.
2. Round 1: sc around.
3. Round 2: 4 sc, then attach the tail as follows:
   • Insert hook into the tail stitch and into the body stitch. Yarn over, pull through both, and complete a normal sc.
4. 7 sc, bobble stitch, 5 sc, bobble stitch, 2 sc.
   • Tie the 4-inch tails.
5. Round 3: sc around.
6. Round 4: 4 sc, 1 dec (repeat 4 times).
7. Round 5: 14 sc, 1 bobble stitch, 2 sc, 1 bobble stitch, 2 sc.
8. Round 6: 3 sc, 1 dec (repeat 4 times).
9. Round 7: 2 sc, 1 dec (repeat 4 times). Start stuffing.
10. Round 8 (FLO): 12 inc.
11. Round 9: 2 sc, 1 inc (repeat 8 times).
12. Rounds 10-13: sc around (4 rounds total). Place safety eyes between Rounds 11-12, 6 stitches apart. Continue stuffing.
13. Round 14: 2 sc, 1 dec (repeat 8 times).
14. Round 15: 1 dec, 2 sc (repeat 4 times), then change to white yarn, and make a treble bobble stitch.
15. Switch back to blue yarn, then: 1 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc, and switch to white yarn. Continue stuffing.
16. Round 16: Make a treble bobble stitch, change to blue, 1 dec, 1 sc, continue until closed.

Secure the swing to the head at approximately Round 11 (5 stitches away from the eye) and weave the remaining yarn to secure.

Ears (Make 2):

1. 5 sc in a magic ring.
2. Round 2: 5 inc (10 stitches).
3. Round 3: sc around.
4. Chain 1, flatten, and sl st both sides together. Fasten off, leaving a long tail.

Sew the top of the ears between Rounds 12-13 and down between Rounds 10-11. Use the long tail to sew each ear in position.

Wings (Make 2):

1. Chain 6.
   • Single crochet in the 3rd chain from the hook, then do 3 sc.
   • Chain 1 and turn.
2. Row 2: 3 sc, chain 3, slip stitch in the 3rd chain from the hook, turn.
3. Row 3: 3 sc, chain 1, turn.
4. Row 4: 2 sc, chain 3, slip stitch in the 3rd chain from the hook, turn.
5. Row 5: 2 sc, turn, work 2-3 decreases along the side of the wing. Fasten off, leaving a long tail.

Sew the wings to the back of the body, approximately between rounds 4-6.

Finishing Touches:

• Embroider a line with white yarn on the outside of each eye.
• Embroider the nose in the center between the eyes.

Now, your crocheted swinging dragon is complete! Enjoy your new creation!

@Stitches Be Crazie