Create an adorable mint-green baby dragon with golden horns, beautiful wings, a creamy white belly, big sparkling eyes, and a long decorative tail.
Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced Finished Size: Approximately 25–30 cm (10–12 inches) Terminology: US Crochet Terms
Materials
- Mint-green cotton yarn
- Cream or ivory yarn
- Golden-yellow yarn
- Small amount of pink yarn for cheeks
- 3.0 mm or 3.5 mm crochet hook
- 18–20 mm safety eyes
- Polyester fiberfill stuffing
- Yarn needle
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- MR – Magic Ring
- SC – Single Crochet
- INC – Increase (2 SC in one stitch)
- DEC – Invisible decrease
- CH – Chain
- SL ST – Slip Stitch
- HDC – Half Double Crochet
- DC – Double Crochet
- FO – Fasten Off
- BLO – Back Loop Only
- (…) × 6 – Repeat six times
Work in continuous rounds unless otherwise stated.
1. Head (Mint Green and Cream)
Start with cream yarn.
R1: 6 SC in MR (6) R2: INC × 6 (12) R3: (1 SC, INC) × 6 (18) R4: (2 SC, INC) × 6 (24) R5: (3 SC, INC) × 6 (30) R6: (4 SC, INC) × 6 (36) R7: (5 SC, INC) × 6 (42) R8: (6 SC, INC) × 6 (48) R9–15: SC around (48)
Change to mint green.
R16–19: SC around (48)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 11 and 12, approximately 9 stitches apart.
R20: (6 SC, DEC) × 6 (42) R21: (5 SC, DEC) × 6 (36) R22: (4 SC, DEC) × 6 (30) R23: (3 SC, DEC) × 6 (24) R24: (2 SC, DEC) × 6 (18)
Stuff firmly.
R25: (1 SC, DEC) × 6 (12) R26: DEC × 6 (6)
FO and close the opening.
2. Body (Mint Green)
R1: 6 SC in MR (6) R2: INC × 6 (12) R3: (1 SC, INC) × 6 (18) R4: (2 SC, INC) × 6 (24) R5: (3 SC, INC) × 6 (30) R6: (4 SC, INC) × 6 (36) R7–13: SC around (36) R14: (4 SC, DEC) × 6 (30) R15–17: SC around (30) R18: (3 SC, DEC) × 6 (24) R19–21: SC around (24) R22: (2 SC, DEC) × 6 (18) R23–25: SC around (18)
Stuff firmly and leave a long tail for sewing.
3. Cream Belly Patch
Using cream yarn:
CH 9.
Row 1: SC in second chain from hook and across (8) Rows 2–12: CH 1, turn, SC across (8) Row 13: DEC, 4 SC, DEC (6) Row 14: SC across (6) Row 15: DEC, 2 SC, DEC (4)
FO, leaving a long tail.
Sew the belly patch neatly to the front of the body.
4. Arms (Make 2)
Using mint-green yarn:
R1: 6 SC in MR (6) R2: INC × 6 (12) R3–5: SC around (12) R6: (2 SC, DEC) × 3 (9) R7–13: SC around (9)
Stuff lightly and FO.
Using cream and golden-yellow yarn, embroider three small claws onto each hand.
Sew the arms securely to the upper body.
5. Legs (Make 2)
Using mint-green yarn:
R1: 6 SC in MR (6) R2: INC × 6 (12) R3: (1 SC, INC) × 6 (18) R4–7: SC around (18) R8: (1 SC, DEC) × 6 (12) R9–11: SC around (12)
Stuff firmly.
Add three cream-and-gold claws to each foot.
Sew both legs to the lower body.
6. Dragon Horns (Make 4)
Using golden-yellow yarn:
R1: 4 SC in MR (4) R2: SC around (4) R3: (1 SC, INC) × 2 (6) R4: SC around (6) R5: (2 SC, INC) × 2 (8) R6: SC around (8) R7: (3 SC, INC) × 2 (10) R8–10: SC around (10)
Stuff lightly and FO.
Make two longer horns by adding 3–4 extra rounds.
Attach the horns symmetrically to the top of the head.
7. Dragon Wings (Make 2)
Using mint-green yarn:
CH 16.
Row 1: SC in second chain from hook and across (15) Row 2: CH 1, turn, INC, 13 SC, INC (17) Row 3: SC across (17) Row 4: CH 1, turn, INC, 15 SC, INC (19) Row 5: SC across (19) Row 6: CH 1, turn, DEC, 15 SC, DEC (17) Row 7: SC across (17) Row 8: CH 1, turn, DEC, 13 SC, DEC (15) Row 9: SC across (15)
FO.
Using golden-yellow yarn, crochet SC stitches around the wing edges.
Embroider three decorative golden wing veins from the inner corner toward the outer edge.
Shape the wings into gentle curves and sew them securely to the dragon’s back.
8. Long Dragon Tail
Using mint-green yarn:
R1: 4 SC in MR (4) R2–3: SC around (4) R4: (1 SC, INC) × 2 (6) R5–7: SC around (6) R8: (2 SC, INC) × 2 (8) R9–11: SC around (8) R12: (3 SC, INC) × 2 (10) R13–15: SC around (10) R16: (4 SC, INC) × 2 (12) R17–22: SC around (12)
Continue increasing gradually if you want a longer tail.
Stuff lightly, leaving the tip flexible.
Sew the wider end to the lower back.
9. Back Spikes
Using golden-yellow yarn, make 6–8 small triangular spikes.
For each spike:
R1: 4 SC in MR (4) R2: SC around (4) R3: (1 SC, INC) × 2 (6) R4: SC around (6) R5: (2 SC, INC) × 2 (8)
FO and leave a sewing tail.
Attach the spikes along the dragon’s back and tail.
10. Facial Details
- Embroider two small nostrils using cream or brown yarn.
- Add soft pink embroidered cheeks beneath the eyes.
- Embroider delicate eyelashes with black thread.
- Add gently curved eyebrows for a sweet expression.
- Shape the muzzle with a few small stitches to create a rounded dragon nose.
11. Final Assembly
- Attach the head securely to the body.
- Sew both arms and legs into position.
- Attach the horns and ears.
- Sew the wings symmetrically onto the back.
- Attach the long tail and decorative spikes.
- Adjust the stuffing and shape the dragon.
- Weave in all loose ends.
Final Result: A charming mint-green baby dragon with golden horns, delicate wings, a creamy belly, sparkling eyes, and an adorable handmade amigurumi appearance.
Pattern note: This is an original simplified pattern inspired by the picture, not an exact reproduction. The pictured dragon has additional sculpted details, including a shaped muzzle, multi-point wings, and a decorative tail tip, which would require extra shaping to reproduce precisely. Safety eyes are unsuitable for toys intended for children under three; use embroidered eyes instead.
