Danny the Friendly Dragon Crochet Pattern

Crochet level
Skills you need
• Basic-Intermediate crochet and
amigurumi skills.
• Basic sewing and embroidery skills (to
join parts and embroider nose).
Crochet terms and
abbreviations
The pattern is worked using US Crochet
Terms. Conversions to UK terms are shown
below in parentheses:
• ch – chain (UK=chain)
• mr – magic ring (UK=magic ring)
• sc – single crochet (UK=double crochet)
• hdc – half double crochet (UK= half
treble crochet)
• dc – double crochet (UK= treble crochet)
• trc – triple or treble crochet (UK= double
treble crochet)
• sl – slip stitch (UK=slip stitch)
• inc(sc) – increase in single crochet
(UK=increase in double crochet)
• dec(sc) – decrease in single crochet
(UK=decrease in double crochet)
• fo – fasten off (UK=fasten off)
Final size
About 21.5 in. (55 cm.) tall if you use
worsted weight yarn and a 4.00 mm.
crochet hook.

Supplies
• Worsted weight yarn in colors:
o Red – 850-900 yards/800 meters.
(I used El Gato “Expres” yarn
in color 4442J).
o Yellow or Light Yellow – 160
yards/146 meters. (I used El
Gato “Expres” yarn in color 4404B).
o White – 47 yards/43 meters.
(I used El Gato “Expres” yarn
in color 4400P).
o Black – 2 yards/2 meters (I
used El Gato “Expres” yarn in
color 4499B).
• 4.00 mm. crochet hook
• Two (22 mm.) safety eyes
• Yarn needle
• Stitch markers
• Scissors
• Stuffing material of your choice
Notes
• This pattern uses US Crochet Terms.
• Crochet very tight, so the toy keep its
shape and stuffing won’t show through the
stitches.
• You can make a bigger toy by using a
larger size of hook and thicker yarn (just
make sure to adjust the size of the eyes of
the toy too).
• Since this toy is very big, you need to
stuff the head, body and legs very firmly.
Take your time to stuff these parts and
shape them with your hands until you
have the desired shape. Push the stuffing
to every corner of head, body and legs
until it is firm.
This pattern is for personal use only.
Please do not copy, share or distribute
pattern. Pattern made by Michelle Alvarez.
Of course you can sell the toys you make!
Just give credit for the pattern to Bunnies
& Yarn.

Pattern

Legs and body
Use red yarn. Work in rounds, without
joining the rounds. Use a stitch marker so
you know where a round begins. STUFF
LEGS AND BODY VERY FIRMLY, stuffing as
you go.
Note: The number inside the final
parenthesis of each round shows the final
count of stitches on that round.
*Example on how to read Round 6:
4 single crochet and 1 increase. Make
this secuence a total of 8 times in this
round. You’ll have a total of 48 stitches in
this round.
*Example on how to read Round 12:
Make 8 single crochet.
Make the instructions on brakets [1 sc, 1
dec(sc)] a total of 8 times.
Make 16 single crochet.
You’ll have a total of 40 stitches in this
round.
Leg 1:
Round 1: In MR: [2 sc, 2 dc] x2 (8)
R2: Inc(sc) in every stitch (16)
R3: [1 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x8 (24)
R4: [2 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x8 (32)
R5: [3 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x8 (40)
R6: [4 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x8 (48)
R7-11: Sc around (48)
R12: 8 sc, [1 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x8, 16 sc (40)
R13: 7 sc, [1 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6, 15 sc (34)
R14: 6 sc, [1 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x5, 13 sc (29)
R15-16: Sc around (29)
R17: 4 sc, 1 inc(sc), 5 sc, 1 inc(sc), 1
dec(sc), 1 inc(sc), 5 sc, 1 inc(sc), 9 sc
(32)
R18: Sc around (32)
R19: [7 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x4 (36)
R20-22: Sc around (36)
R23: 16 sc, 1 inc(sc), 17 sc, 1 inc(sc), 1 sc
(38)
R24-26: Sc around (38)
FO. Weave in tail.
Leg 2:
Work Leg 2 exactly as Leg 1, but do not
fasten off.

We’re going to join the legs and make a
round of single crochet around both legs
together. Place the legs together, the feet
pointing toward you.
A great help is to join the legs with a
piece of yarn first, so this way, the legs
stay in place while you make the round
of single crochet. Leave the piece of
yarn there, don’t take it off, it will help to
close the gap that forms when you join
the legs

The last round of each leg has 38 single
crochet, so when joining and crocheting
around the legs together, we will finish
having 76 single crochet.

Now let’s continue with the body.
Round 27: This is the round of joining the
legs that we’ve been talking about. So,
join the legs and make a round of single
crochet around both legs together (76)
R28: [9 sc, 1 inc(sc), 8 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x4
(84)
R29: [10 sc, 1 inc(sc), 9 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x4
(92)
R30-37: Sc around (92)
R38: [44 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x2 (90)
R39-42: Sc around (90)
R43: [13 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (84)
R44-49: Sc around (84)
R50: [12 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (78)
R51-52: Sc around (78)
R53: [11 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (72)
R54-55: Sc around (72)
R56: [10 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (66)
R57-58: Sc around (66)
R59: [9 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (60)
R60-61: Sc around (60)
R62: [8 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (54)
R63-64: Sc around (54)
R65: [7 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (48)
R66-67: Sc around (48)
R68: [6 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (42)
R69-70: Sc around (42)
R71: [5 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (36)
R72: Sc around (36)
R73: [4 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (30)
FO. Leave a long tail to sew to head.

Making legs and body:

Head
Use red yarn. Work in rounds, without
joining the rounds. Use a stitch marker so
you know where a round begins. Attach
safety eyes between rounds 25 and 26,
leaving 15 stitches between the eyes.
STUFF HEAD VERY FIRMLY, stuffing as
you go.
(Make 1)
Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: Inc(sc) in every stitch (12)
R3: [1 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (18)
R4: [2 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (24)
R5: [3 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (30)
R6: [4 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (36)
R7: [5 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (42)
R8: [6 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (48)
R9: [7 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (54)
R10: [8 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (60)
R11: [9 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (66)
R12: [10 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (72)
R13: [11 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (78)
R14: [12 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (84)
R15-34: Sc around (84)
R35: [12 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (78)
R36: [11 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (72)
R37: [10 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (66)
R38: [9 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (60)
R39: [8 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (54)
R40: [7 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (48)
R41: [6 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (42)
R42: [5 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (36)
R43: [4 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (30)
FO. Weave in tail.
Muzzle
Use red yarn. Work in rounds, without
joining the rounds. Use a stitch marker so
you know where a round begins.
(Make 1)
Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: Inc(sc) in every stitch (12)
R3: [1 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (18)
R4: [2 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (24)
R5: [3 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (30)
R6: [4 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (36)
R7: [5 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (42)
R8: [6 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (48)
R9: [7 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (54)
R10-11: Sc around (54)
R12: [7 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x6 (48)
R13: Sc around (48)
FO. Leave a long tail to sew to the head.
Stuff slighlty.
Head and Muzzle:

Arms
Use red yarn. Work in rounds, without
joining the rounds. Stuff the hands firmly
and stuff the rest of the arm slightly.
Flatten the opening of the arm and sew it
together. Then, attach arms.
(Make 2)
Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: Inc(sc) in every stitch (12)
R3: [1 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (18)
R4: [2 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (24)
R5: [3 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (30)
R6: [9 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x3 (33)
R7-10: Sc around (33)
R11: [9 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x3 (30)
R12: Sc around (30)
R13: [13 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x2 (28)
R14: Sc around (28)
R15: [12 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x2 (26)
R16: Sc around (26)
R17: [11 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x2 (24)
R18: Sc around (24)
R19: [10 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x2 (22)
R20: Sc around (22)
R21: [9 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x2 (20)
R22-34: Sc around (20)
R35: [8 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x2 (18)
R36: Sc around (18)
R37: [7 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x2 (16)
FO. Leave a long tail to sew to the body.

Wings
Use red and yellow yarn. Make 2 of each
color. Work in rows.
Make 41 chains.
R1: Sc in 2nd chain from hook and in
next 6 stitches, 8 hdc, 10 dc, 8 hdc, 7 sc.
Chain 1, turn.
Total stitches in this row: 40
R2: 6 sc, 1 dec(sc), 7 hdc, 10 dc, 7 hdc, 1
dec(sc), 6 sc. Chain 1, turn.
Total stitches in this row: 38
R3: 11 sc, 1 dec(sc), 12 sc, 1 dec(sc), 5 sc, 2
inc(sc), 4 sc. Chain 1, turn.
Total stitches in this row: 38
R4: 7 sc, 3 hdc, 18 dc, 3 hdc, 7 sc. Chain
1, turn. Total stitches in this row: 38
R5: 7 sc, 1 dec(sc), 3 hdc, 14 dc, 3 hdc, 1
dec(sc), 7 sc. Chain 1, turn.
Total stitches in this row: 36
R6: 11 sc, 1 dec(sc), 10 sc, 1 dec(sc), 11 sc.
Chain 1, turn.
Total stitches in this row: 34
R7: 7 sc, 3 hdc, 14 dc, 3 hdc, 3 sc, 2
inc(sc), 2 sc. Chain 1, turn.
Total stitches in this row: 36
R8: 6 sc, 6 hdc, 12 dc, 6 hdc, 6 sc. Chain
1, turn. Total stitches in this row: 36
R9-10: Sc in every stitch. Chain 1, turn.
Total stitches in this row: 36
R11: Sc in every stitch. Chain 3, turn.
Total stitches in this row: 36
R12: [1 trc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 1 sl, 1 sc, 1 hdc,
1 dc, 1 trc] x4. Total stitches: 36
FO. Weave in tail.

After you make 1 yellow and 1 red, place
the yellow over the red and make a round
of single crochet around both pieces
together to join the pieces, using red yarn.
(If you prefer, you can also make a round
of single crochet around each piece
individually and then sew the red and
yellow part together)
Repeat this step to make the other wing.
Sew the two wings together and attach
them to the back of the dragon using red
yarn.

Belly
Use yellow yarn. Work in rows.
(Make 1)
Make 12 chains.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd chain from hook and in
next 10 stitches. Chain 1, turn.
Total stitches in this round: 11
R2: 1 inc(sc), 9 sc, 1 inc(sc). Chain 1, turn.
Total stitches in this round: 13
R3: 1 inc(sc), 11 sc, 1 inc(sc). Chain 1, turn.
Total stitches in this round: 15
R4-11: Sc in every stitch. Chain 1, turn.
Total stitches in each of these rounds: 15
R12: 1 dec(sc), 11 sc, 1 dec(sc). Chain 1,
turn.
Total stitches in this round: 13
R13-19: Sc in every stitch. Chain 1, turn.
Total stitches in each of these rounds: 13
R20: 1 dec(sc), 9 sc, 1 dec(sc). Chain 1,
turn.
Total stitches in this round: 11
R21-26: Sc in every stitch. Chain 1, turn.
Total stitches in each of these rounds: 11
R27: 1 dec(sc), 7 sc, 1 dec(sc). Chain 1,
turn.
Total stitches in this round: 9
R28: Sc in every stitch.
Total stitches in this round: 9
Make a round of single crochet around
the four sides of the belly. FO. Leave a
long tail to sew to the body.
After making the round of single crochet
around the four sides of the belly:
Claws
Use white yarn. Work in rounds, without
joining the rounds.
(Make 16 – 4 for each hand and foot-)
Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: Sc around (6)
FO. Sew to the hands and feet.

Tail
Use red yarn. Work in rounds, without
joining the rounds.
(Make 1)
Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: Sc around (6)
R3: Inc(sc) in every stitch (12)
R4: Sc around (12)
R5: [1 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (18)
R6-8: Sc around (18)
R9: [2 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (24)
R10-11: Sc around (24)
R12: [3 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (30)
R13-14: Sc around (30)
R15: [4 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (36)
R16-17: Sc around (36)
R18: [5 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (42)
R19-20: Sc around (42)
R21: [2 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6, 24 sc (48)
R22-24: Sc around (48)
R25: [3 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6, 24 sc (54)
R26-27: Sc around (54)
R28: [8 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x6 (60)
R29-30: Sc around (60)
FO. Leave a long tail to sew to the body.
Ears
Use red yarn. Work in rounds, without
joining the rounds.
(Make 2)
Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: [1 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x3 (9)
R3: [2 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x3 (12)
R4: [3 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x3 (15)
R5: [4 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x3 (18)
R6: Sc around (18)
R7: [5 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x3 (21)
R8: Sc around (21)
R9: [5 sc, 1 dec(sc)] x3 (18)
FO. Leave a long tail. Fold the ears and
attach to the head.

Horns
Use white yarn. Work in rounds, without
joining the rounds.
(Make 2)
Round 1: 5 sc in MR (5)
R2: Inc(sc) in every stitch (10)
R3-7: Sc around (10)
FO. Leave a long tail to sew to the top of
the head. Stuff slightly.
Spikes
Use light yellow yarn. Work in rounds,
without joining the rounds.
(Make 8)
Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: [1 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x3 (9)
R3: [2 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x3 (12)
R4: [3 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x3 (15)
R5: [4 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x3 (18)
R6: Sc around (18)
R7: [5 sc, 1 inc(sc)] x3 (21)
FO. Leave a long tail.