How to Crochet Baby Derpy Dinosaur Amigurumi for Beginners

If you're looking for a fun and easy crochet project, check out the tutorial on how to crochet baby derpy dinosaur amigurumi from Cute Crochet. This adorable little dinosaur inspired by mascots is perfect for beginners and makes for a great keychain or ornament. You can crochet a pair of these within an hour or so. The special features of this tiny dinosaur are the simple body, cute expressions and itty bitty spikes.

The tutor, Tre, provides clear, step-by-step instructions, guiding you through the process and allows for using any color-combination. Everybody will love to receive it as a gift.

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Skills Needed: Foundational skills such as working in continuous rounds, increasing and decreasing stitches, and adding details like spikes (using the chain two and slip stitches in the second chain and attaching by sewing), eyes, and blush. Magic ring, slip knot and single crochet are also core techniques as usual.

Guide Span: 36 Minutes Only (Detailed)

Personalization Tips: You can make your Baby Derpy Dinosaur amigurumi even more special with some creative variations. The idea of choosing color is that two shades fo same color are selected: bright and dark. You can also crochet a themed dinosaur with holiday colors like Christmas. You can also adapt the project into a zipper pull, backpack charm, or hanging ornament by varying the attachments. Make a large version by using a large crochet hook.

Crochet Baby Derpy Dinosaur Amigurumi Tutorial

Mini amigurumi like this crochet dinosaur amigurumi are great options for absolute beginners. With adaptable instructions for customization, this project is ideal for for practicing amigurumi skills. The inclusion of a functional keychain or ornament option adds versatility, making it not only a way to learn crochet skills at micro level, but also to prepare gifts. Here is a quick overview of the crochet derpy dinosaur amigurumi tutorial:

Body and Tail Construction:
Starting with Magic Circle: Use six single crochets (SC) to form the body base, and increase stitches in continuous rounds to expand.
Decreasing for Shape: Apply regular and invisible decreases to taper the body.
Tail Creation: Begin with a magic circle and alternate single crochets and increases for a structured tail.
Adding Features:
Spikes: Create spikes using slip stitches and chains, aligning them from the head to the tail.
Facial Details: Add black beads for eyes and embroider a smile using black yarn, ensuring proper placement for balance.
Blush: Use pink yarn for tiny stitches near the eyes for added charm.
Keychain Assembly: Attach the keychain ring using the tail’s yarn end for a secure connection, or adapt it into an ornament by creating a loop at the head.

Supplies Mentioned

Following are the supplies mentioned by the tutor for crocheting this baby derpy dinosaur amigurumi in the video:

Light and dark yarn (same color family).
Black and pink yarn for details.
3mm crochet hook.
Black beads for eyes.
Stuffing material.
Scissors, yarn needle, stitch marker, and keychain blank (optional).

What is the best yarn for crochet derpy dinosaur amigurumi?

When selecting the best yarn fiber and weight for a very small crochet dinosaur amigurumi, it's essential to consider factors like yarn weight, stitch definition, and durability. A common choice for amigurumi is medium-weight yarn, also known as worsted-weight yarn, as it balances ease of use with a good stitch definition[1]. For very small amigurumi projects, sport-weight or DK (double knitting) yarn can be ideal since they are lighter and provide excellent detail for small projects[2].

Abbreviations and Stitch Guide

Following are the abbreviations used in the crochet derpy monster pattern and quick guides for crocheting each:

Magic Ring (MR): Create a loop, crochet stitches into the loop, and pull tight to close the center.
Single Crochet (SC): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through both loops on hook.
Increase (INC): Crochet two single crochets into the same stitch.
Decrease (DEC): Insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull through, insert hook into following stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through all loops on the hook.
Slip Stitch (SL ST): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook.
Fasten Off (FO): Cut the yarn, leaving a tail, and pull the tail through the final loop to secure.