Crochet pattern for amigurumi dinosaur. Great for baby showers, birthdays or just because!

My little nephew went to a dinosaur themed birthday party and got a tiny plastic yellow dinosaur as a party favour. He named it Kaito and played with it constantly. Unfortunately it got lost, so he asked me to make him a “big squishy one” instead. How could I say no to that cute face?!

The finished dinosaur measures about 10” long x 3” wide x 3.5” high. The head, body and tail are crocheted as one item. The legs are crocheted separately and have to be sewn on. The markings on the back are made from red felt.

The pattern is written in English and uses US crochet terms. It also includes photos.

Materials
o 3.0 mm hook
o Worsted weight yarn (yellow)
o Contrasting yarn as a stitch marker
o Polyfill fibre fill
o Tapestry needle
o For face: 10mm safety eyes
o For markings: felt (red), matching thread (red), sewing needle

You need to know how to:
o Single crochet
o Half double crochet
o Make a magic ring
o Crochet in continuous rounds
o Crochet increases
o Crochet decreases
o Crochet in front loop
o Crochet in back loop
o Join separately crocheted items