How to crochet a soft amigurumi dragon toy

Start the head using navy plush yarn.

1. Round 1Ch 5; skip 1 and sc into the next stitch; place stitch marker here; 2 sc, 3 sc in one, 3 sc, 3 sc in 1; finish with a slst in the first marked stitch. (12)
2. Round 2(sc, inc) x6. (18)
3. Round 3(2 sc, inc) x6. (24)
4. Round 424 sc. (24)
5. Round 5(4 sc, dec) x4. (20)
6. Round 6(sc, inc) x2, 9 inc, (sc, inc) x3, sc. (34)
7. Round 74 sc, (sc, inc) x10, 10 sc. (44)
8. Round 83 dec, 28 sc, 5 dec. (36)
9. Round 91 dec, (3 sc, inc) x6, 3 dec, 4 sc. (38)
10. Rounds 10–1138 sc. (38)
11. Round 12(4 sc, dec) x6, dec. (31)
12. Round 13(3 sc, dec) x6, sc. (25)
13. Round 14(2 sc, dec) x6, sc. (19)Insert safety eyes between Rounds 7 and 8, 7 stitches apart, once you reach Round 14; stuff the head firmly, making sure it is firm, before continuing to Round 15.
14. Round 153 sc, (sc, dec) x4, 4 sc. (15)
15. Round 167 dec, sc. (8)Tie off the yarn and weave in the ends.

Start the body using navy plush yarn.

Stuff the body after Round 15.

Tie off the yarn and weave in the ends.

1. Round 16 sc in a magic ring. (6)
2. Round 26 inc. (12)
3. Round 3(sc, inc) x6. (18)
4. Round 4(2 sc, inc) x6. (24)
5. Round 5(3 sc, inc) x6. (30)
6. Round 6(4 sc, inc) x6. (36)
7. Rounds 7–1136 sc. (36)
8. Round 129 dec, (3 sc, dec) x3, sc, dec. (23)
9. Round 135 dec, (2 sc, dec) x3, sc. (15)
10. Rounds 14–1515 sc. (15)
11. Round 16(sc, dec) x5. (10)
12. Round 175 dec. (5)

Start the tail using navy plush yarn.

Tie off the yarn and leave a tail for sewing.

1. Round 14 sc in a magic ring. (4)
2. Round 2(1 sc, inc) x2. (6)
3. Round 36 sc. (6)
4. Round 4(sc, inc) x3. (9)
5. Round 5(2 sc, inc) x3. (12)
6. Round 6(3 sc, inc) x3. (15)
7. Round 7(4 sc, inc) x3. (18)
8. Round 8(5 sc, inc) x3. (21)
9. Round 921 sc. (21)

Start the arms with white plush yarn.

Change colors to navy plush yarn on the last stitch of Round 3.

Stuff the arm before closing the top (Round 11).

Tie off the yarn and leave a tail for sewing. Repeat this exact process again to make two arms.

1. Round 16 sc in a magic ring. (6)
2. Round 26 inc. (12)
3. Round 312 sc. (12)
4. Rounds 4–712 sc. (12)
5. Round 8(4 sc, dec) x2. (10)
6. Round 910 sc. (10)
7. Round 10(3 sc, dec) x2. (8)
8. Round 11Close the two ends of the arm together by making 4 sc across the top through both sides.

Start the legs with white plush yarn.

Change colors to navy plush yarn on the last stitch of Round 4.

Stuff the leg before closing the top (Round 15).

Tie off the yarn and leave a tail for sewing. Repeat this exact process again to make two legs.

To make the toes more prominent, insert your yarn at the back of the foot, through to the front of the foot in between the toe. Loop the yarn back through the front of the toe, to the back of the foot where you first inserted the yarn. Tie the ends together, and weave them into the leg. Repeat this between each toe on both feet!

1. Round 16 sc in a magic ring. (6)
2. Round 26 inc. (12)
3. Round 3(3 sc in 1, slst) x3, (sc, inc) x3. (21)
4. Round 4sc, (sc, inc, slst) x3, 11 sc. (24)
5. Round 5sc, (sc, 2 inc, slst) x3, 11 sc. (30)
6. Round 64 sc, dec, (3 sc, dec) x2, 14 sc. (27)
7. Round 72 sc, (2 dec, slst) x3, 10 sc. (21)
8. Round 8(4 sc, dec) x3, 3 sc. (18)
9. Round 9(3 sc, dec) x3, 3 sc. (15)
10. Rounds 10–1315 sc. (15)
11. Round 14(4 sc, dec) x2, sc, dec. (12)
12. Round 15Close the two ends of the leg together by making 6 sc across the top through both sides.

Make the spike using light blue plush yarn.

1. Round 14 sc in a magic ring. (4)
2. Round 2(sc, inc) x2. (6)
3. Round 36 sc. (6)Tie off the yarn, and leave a tail for sewing. Repeat these steps to make 9 spikes total.

Make the tip of the tail using light blue plush yarn.

Tie off the yarn, and leave a small tail for sewing.

1. Round 14 sc in a magic ring. (4)
2. Round 24 inc. (8)
3. Round 38 sc. (8)
4. Round 4(2 sc, dec) x2. (6)
5. Round 53 dec. (3)

Use light blue plush yarn for Rounds 1-8.

Repeat this process again to make two wings. Make sure the wings are facing opposite directions (you can do this by simply turning one wing over when you begin crocheting the white border around it).

1. Round 1Make a slipknot on your hook and chain 16.
2. Round 2In the second chain from the hook, make 15 sc. (15)
3. Round 3Ch 2, turn, starting in the third chain from the hook, make 11 hdc.
4. Round 4Ch 3, turn, starting in the fourth chain from the hook make 9 hdc, 2 sc.
5. Round 5Ch 2, turn, starting in the 3rd stitch from the hook make 7 hdc.
6. Round 6Ch 3, turn, starting in the fourth chain from the hook make 5 hdc, 2 sc.
7. Round 7Sc all the way around the wing; tie off the yarn, and leave a tail for sewing.
8. Round 8Make 3 dec across the bottom of the wing.
9. Round 9With white plush yarn, make a slip knot on your hook and insert it at the bottom corner of the wing; sc around the wing, but when you get back to the bottom, stop.
10. Round 10Make single crochets directly into the wing from the bottom of the wing to the top; when you meet the white edge at the top, make a DC into the edge, tie off the yarn, and weave in the tail.
11. Round 11To make the other white line on the wing, make a slip knot on your hook, and insert it on the bottom of the wing where you left off with the sc previously; make single crochets up to the top of the wing to the opposite edge; when you get to the opposite edge, make 1 DC into the edge of the wing, tie off the yarn, and weave in the ends.

Make the horns using white plush yarn.

Tie off, and leave a tail on the end of the horn for sewing. Repeat this process again to make two horns.

1. Round 15 sc in a magic ring. (5)
2. Round 25 sc. (5)
3. Round 3(sc, inc) x2, inc. (8)
4. Round 42 inc, 2 sc, 2 dec. (8)
5. Round 52 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc, dec. (9)