If you want to impress your guests with your crochet skills while making something very adorable and functional, then we have the perfect project for you: the crochet Triceratops coaster! This quirky coaster adds a impulsive touch to your home decor and can be made with leftover scrap yarn. A dino smashed by your coffee mug brings this cute depiction with this easiest crochet amigurumi project!
Triceratops Coaster Crochet Pattern
Materials Needed
- Worsted weight yarn in three colors: white, green, and a lighter shade of green
- 4.5 mm crochet hook
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
- Stitch markers in at least two colors
- 10 mm safety eyes
- Polyester fiber fill
Abbreviations
- ch: chain
- sc: single crochet
- hdc: half double crochet
- dc: double crochet
- tr: triple (or treble) crochet
- st: stitch
- sl st: slip stitch
- inc: increase (2 sc in the next st)
- dec: decrease (sc2tog or single crochet two together)
- Magic ring: adjustable loop
Head
- Round 1: Using green yarn, make a magic circle and work 8 sc into the ring. Pull tight to close, but do not join. (8 sc)
- Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (16 sc)
- Round 3: [2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around. (24 sc)
- Round 4: sc in each st around. (24 sc)
- Round 5: [2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around. (32 sc)
- Round 6: sc in each st around. (32 sc)
- Round 7: [2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around. (40 sc)
Nostrils (Bobble Stitches)
- Round 8: sc in the next st, create bobble stitch in next st by repeating [YO, insert hook, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops] four times, YO and pull through all loops on hook.
- sc in the next 4 sts and repeat bobble stitch.
- sc in the remaining sts.
Ears
- Round 9: [1 sc in next 3 sts, dec in next st] for ear shaping.
Filling and Eyes
- Round 10: Fill with polyester fiber fill.
- Attach 10 mm safety eyes between rounds 7 and 8.
Final Shaping
- Round 11: [dec in next st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around.
- Round 12: Continue decreasing, working in rounds until the head is closed.
Frill
- Attach yarn to the front loops of round 9:
- [Hdc in next 2 sts, (dc, ch 1, tr, ch 1, dc) all in the next st, hdc in next 2 sts] repeat around.
Small Horn
- Round 1: Using white yarn, make a magic circle and 4 sc into the ring. Pull tight to close, but do not join. (4 sc)
- Round 2: sc in each st around. (4 sc)
- Round 3: Continue working sc in each st. (4 sc)
Horns (make 2)
- Follow the Small Horn instructions for both horns using white yarn and repeat the same pattern to create 2 larger horns.
Coaster Body
- Round 1: Using green yarn, make a magic circle and work 10 hdc into the ring. Make sure to pull tight to close and join with sl st. (10 hdc)
- Round 2: Ch 2 (counts as first dc), dc inc in each st around. Join with sl st. (20 hdc)
- Round 3: Ch 2 (does not count as stitch here and in following rounds), [dc inc, 1 dc] repeat around. Join with sl st. (30 hdc)
- Round 4: [2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts] repeat around. (40 hdc)
- Round 5: [2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts] repeat around. Join with sl st. (50 hdc)
Legs (make 2)
- Round 1: Using green yarn, make a magic circle and work 6 sc into the ring. (6 sc)
- Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)
- Round 3: sc in each st around. (12 sc)
- Round 4: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat. (9 sc)
- Round 5-7: sc in each st around. (9 sc)
- Round 8: [2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat. (12 sc)
- Stuff the legs slightly and fasten off.
Arms (make 2)
- Round 1: Using green yarn, make a magic circle and work 6 sc into the ring. (6 sc)
- Round 2: [2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat. (8 sc)
- Round 3: sc in each st around. (8 sc)
- Round 4: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat. (6 sc)
- Round 5-6: sc in each st around. (6 sc)
Tail
- Round 1: Using green yarn, make a magic circle and 4 sc into the ring. (4 sc)
- Round 2: [2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st] around. (6 sc)
- Round 3: sc in each st around. (6 sc)
- Round 4: [2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat. (8 sc)
- Round 5-6: sc in each st around. (8 sc)
- Round 7: [2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat. (10 sc)
- Round 8: sc in each st around. (10 sc)
- Round 9: [2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat. (12 sc)
- Round 10: sc in each st around. (12 sc)
Assembly
- Head: Sew the head to the coaster body using the back loops of round 9 using the tail left. Adjust and shape as needed.
- Tail: Flatten the last round of the tail and sew it to the opposite side of the coaster from the head.
- Legs and Arms: Flatten the last round of both legs and arms, and position them symmetrically around the coaster. Sew them securely in place.
Enjoy your crocheting!
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