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Todays daily new amigurumi free crochet pattern is Amigurumi Crochet Dragonfly.
I want to give you some informations about this amigurumi free pattern ; Crochet Dragonfly.
MATERIALS YOU NEED
– Worsted-weight yarn (4-ply) in any color and white. (The U.K. equivalent is Aran, and AUS/NZ is 8 ply. NOTE: for the smaller dragonflies you see in the above photos, I used DK-weight yarn and a 2.75 mm hook.) For the dragonfly in the step-by-step photos, I used Red Heart Super Saver in the color “Lemon”. For the small dragonflies, I used Paintbox Yarns Simply DK.
– G (4 mm) crochet hook (or a C (2.75 mm) hook if you are making a dragonfly using DK yarn)
– 9 mm black safety eyes (or 6 mm eyes if you are making a dragonfly using DK yarn)
– Fiberfill (or your stuffing of choice)
– Bent tip tapestry needle
– Scissors
– Stitch marker
– Straight pins
– Embroidery thread in a contrasting color from the main yarn color for the tail and a small amount of black for the mouth.
ABBREVIATION KEY
Abbreviations are in U.S. terms.
sc – single crochet
st/sts – stitch(es)
sl st – slip stitch
dec – decrease (join the next 2 stitches together)
inc – increase (2 single crochet in the next stitch)
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
R1 – round 1
rep – repeat
** – repeat the group of instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated.
Amigurumi Crochet Dragonfly Free Pattern:
Head (using any color of yarn)
R1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sts)
R2: *inc 1* rep 6 times (12 sts)
R3: *sc 1, inc 1* rep 6 times (18 sts)
R4: *sc 2, inc 1* rep 6 times (24 sts)
R5: *sc 3, inc 1* rep 6 times (30 sts)
R6-11: sc all 30 sts (6 rounds total at 30 sts each)
R12: *sc 3, dec 1* rep 6 times (24 sts)
Insert eyes between R10 & 11, 7 sts apart. (Hint: insert the 1st eye. Count 7 sts from the hole where you inserted the 1st eye and insert the 2nd eye.) Now we will embroider the eye details around the safety eyes. Take some white yarn (or any contrasting color of yarn) and embroider a straight stitch just under each eye. You’ll want it to be about 3 sts wide and about one stitch less than halfway around the eye. There should be slightly more of the white stitch toward the outside of the eye than the inside.
Embroider a small smile right between the eyes using black embroidery floss.
R13: *sc 2, dec 1* rep 6 times (18 sts)
R14: dec 3, sc 1, dec 3, sc 1, dec 2 (10 sts)
Finish off and then stuff the head firmly. Do not sew the opening closed. Set the head aside until we have made the body.
Antennae (using the same color of yarn as the head)
(See the photo below for placement.) Join the yarn to the side of the head on R5, then ch 4 to create the first antenna. Finish off. Repeat on the other side of the head for 2nd antenna. With the tail left from finishing off, tie a knot right up against the finishing chain. This will make it extra secure and keep it from unraveling. Cut the excess yarn off.
Weave both starting tails into the head and bring the tails out through the back of the head through the same stitch. Knot the two ends together to secure and weave the remaining tails into the head to finish.
Body (using same color yarn as head)
R1: ch 2, 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook (5 sts)
R2-6: sc in all 5 sts (5 rounds total at 5 sts each)
R7: *inc* rep 5 times (10 sts)
R8: *sc 1, inc* rep 5 times (15 sts)
R9-10: sc in all 15 sts (2 rounds total at 15 sts each)
R11: *sc 1, dec* rep 5 times (10 sts)
Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing. Do not sew to the head until we have made the arms.
Arms (make 2 using the same color yarn as the body)
We will crochet the arms directly onto the body so we don’t have to sew them on. This is similar to how we made the antennae on the head. Insert your hook into the 2nd st from where we finished off on the body (see photo below. The black arrow is where the 1st arm should be, the white arrow is where the 2nd arm should be.) and make 4 ch sts. Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, make 1 sl st in each of the 3 ch sts. Finish off and weave the two ends into the inside of the body. Knot the ends together to secure them.
For the 2nd arm, count 5 sts on the body from where you made the first arm and insert your hook into the 5th st. Just like we did for the first arm, ch 4, then starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, make 1 sl st in each of the 3 ch sts. Finish off and weave the two ends into the inside of the body. Knot the ends together to secure them.
Starting between R6 and 7 of the body, take some contrasting embroidery floss and embroider stripes in between each round all the way to the tip of the tail. Weave in all ends.
Sewing the Body to the Head
Stuff the top of the body firmly (there’s no need to stuff the tail). Since both the last round of the head and the last round of the body have 10 stitches, the two pieces will line up perfectly. Pin the body into place using straight pins before sewing it on so that you can make sure the arms are lined up evenly. Using the whipstitch, sew the body and head together. Stop and check periodically that the arms are lined up evenly as you are sewing.
When finished, knot the finishing tail from the head to the remaining body tail to secure the sewing and weave the tails into the body to finish.
Top wings (make 2 using white yarn)
R1: ch 11, starting in 2nd ch from hook, sl st 3, sc 2, hdc 3, dc 1, in last ch make 2 dc, now rotate your work 180 degrees and work in the front loops of the ch, starting in the first front loop, make 3 dc, dc 1, hdc 3, sc 2, sl st 3 (27 sts)
(See photos below) this is called starting your work with a foundation chain and is a great way to start a piece you want to be more oval than round. After crocheting through the top loops of the chain, you turn your work upside down so that the sts you just crocheted are at the bottom and the front or bottom loops of the chain are now at the top. These are the sts you will now work into. The first round is complete once you’re at the end of the row! Now you just continue as you normally would working in the round.
Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing. Set aside until the bottom wings are completed.
Bottom wings (make 2 using white yarn)
R1: ch 9, starting in 2nd ch from hook, sl st 3, sc 2, hdc 1, dc 1, in last ch make 2 dc, now rotate your work 180 degrees and work in the front loops of the ch, starting in the first front loop, make 3 dc, dc 1, hdc 1, sc 2, sl st 3 (21 sts)
(See photos below) this is called starting your work with a foundation chain and is a great way to start a piece you want to be more oval than round. After crocheting through the top loops of the chain, you turn your work upside down so that the sts you just crocheted are at the bottom and the front/bottom loops of the chain are now at the top. These are the sts you will now work into. Once you’re at the end of the row, the first round is complete! Now you just continue as you normally would working in the round.
Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing. Tack the longer top wings to the top back of the body using straight pins so that the edges of the wings are touching each other. Make sure to leave enough room on the back of the body for the bottom wings to go under them. Sew in place making sure that the body color doesn’t peek through the middle of the wings.
Now place the two shorter bottom wings just under the two top wings. Sew in place just like we did for the top wings, making sure that the body doesn’t peek through the middle of the wings.
Weave all the loose ends into the dragonfly’s body to hide them.
Optional Details
You can now add a bit of blush to your dragonfly’s cheeks to make him look extra cute! For my dragonfly, I actually used real blush! You could also use a Waldorf rouge crayon especially designed for doll cheeks or a red or pink Sharpie.
Congratulations !!!
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