Little dragons with round tummies in yellow stripes, big bead eyes, button-jointed legs and a crocheted crest running down the back to the tail. Knit a green boy, a beige girl or an orange one – a cute gift for the Year of the Dragon and a cuddly friend for dinosaur fans.

An easy knitting pattern by Svetlana Zabelina with step-by-step instructions, tips and process photos. The crest is crocheted with simple stitches (ch, sc, dc, sl st), explained in the appendix.

This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.

LANGUAGE:

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The pattern is in English.

SKILL LEVEL:

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Easy

FINISHED SIZE:

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About 14 cm (5.5 inches) tall standing and 11 cm (4.3 inches) sitting.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

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Basic knitting stitches

Knitting flat on two needles (some parts also in rounds on double-pointed needles)

Basic crochet (crest)

Basic sewing of knitted pieces

MATERIALS AND TOOLS:

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•    Any DK yarn: yellow 7–8 g, light brown 14–15 g, leftovers of red.

•    Four yellow buttons (11–12 mm) and two 8 mm black beads.

•    Polyester stuffing.

•    Knitting needles 2.5 mm (US 1) and a 1 mm crochet hook.

ABOUT THIS PATTERN:

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All abbreviations are explained in the pattern.

32 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.