Let your creativity take flight with the Amigurumi Rainbow Dragonfly, a vibrant crochet project that’s full of color, charm, and sky-high personality! 🐉🌈 With its delicate wings, cheerful antennae, and rainbow-striped body, this whimsical insect is perfect for celebrating Pride Month, brightening up a backpack, or adding a splash of joy to your amigurumi garden. Whether you’re crafting for a gift or simply chasing a burst of inspiration, this dragonfly is sure to lift spirits and spark smiles.
This pattern is a playful treat for crocheters who love bold hues and sculptural detail. You can mix and match yarns to create your own dazzling palette, add sparkly threads for shimmer, or even stitch up a whole swarm of colorful companions. Whether you’re decorating for a celebration or embracing your love of nature and color, the Amigurumi Rainbow Dragonfly is a joyful way to stitch up wonder—one fluttering loop at a time! 🧶✨
🐉🪁 Rainbow Dragonfly Amigurumi Crochet Pattern
Colorful, delicate, and whimsical — this Rainbow Dragonfly Amigurumi is the perfect crochet project for nature lovers. With its bold rainbow body, oversized eyes, and textured wings, this piece captures both the elegance of real dragonflies and the fun of rainbow yarn work.
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate – requires color changes, shaping, wing texturing, and multi-part assembly.
📏 Finished Size
Approximately 22–25 cm (9–10 inches) long when made with DK/worsted yarn and a 2.5–3 mm hook.
🧶 Materials
- Yarn (DK/worsted, cotton or acrylic):
- Lime Green (head stripe)
- Turquoise (head stripe, eye rings, body)
- Purple (head stripe, back legs, body)
- Yellow (thorax, front/middle legs, body)
- Red (body stripe)
- Lavender (body stripe)
- Green (body stripe)
- Grey/Light Beige (wings)
- Brown (eyes)
- Crochet hook: 2.5–3 mm
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Floral wire (optional: wings & legs for shaping)
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR – Magic Ring
- sc – Single crochet
- inc – Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- dec – Decrease (sc 2 together)
- sl st – Slip stitch
- ch – Chain
- BLO – Back loop only
- FLO – Front loop only
🪶 Pattern Instructions
1. Head (Striped)
- With lime green, MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc × 6 (12)
- (sc, inc) × 6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
- Switch to turquoise, sc around (24)
- Switch to purple, sc around (24)
Stuff firmly. Fasten off.
2. Eyes (Make 2 – Brown with Turquoise Rings)
- With brown: MR, 6 sc (6).
- inc around (12).
- Switch to turquoise: (sc, inc) × 6 (18).
Sew on either side of head so they bulge outward.
3. Body (Thorax + Abdomen, Striped)
Color sequence:
Yellow → Red → Lavender → Turquoise → Green → Yellow (repeat as needed).
- With yellow, MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc × 6 (12)
- (sc, inc) × 6 (18)
4–5. sc around (18)
6–8. Switch red, sc around (18)
9–11. Switch lavender, sc around (18)
12–14. Switch turquoise, sc around (18)
15–17. Switch green, sc around (18) - Switch yellow, (sc, dec) × 6 (12)
- sc around (12)
- (sc, dec) × 4 (8)
- dec × 4 (4). Close, fasten off.
Stuff as you go. Shape should be wide at thorax, tapering to pointed tail.
4. Wings (Make 4 – Grey/Beige with Rib Texture)
- Ch 30.
- Starting in 2nd ch: sc 6, hdc 8, dc 6, hdc 8, sc 2. (30)
- Turn, work back in BLO only for ribbed texture.
- Repeat for 4–5 rows to thicken.
- Sl st around edge for neat finish.
Make 4 identical wings.
Sew in a cross formation (2 per side) to thorax behind head.
5. Legs (6 Total)
Front Legs (Yellow, shorter – Make 2)
- Ch 12, sc back. Fasten off.
Middle Legs (Yellow – Make 2)
- Ch 14, sc back. Fasten off.
Back Legs (Purple, longer – Make 2)
- Ch 18, sc back, turn, sc along again (thicker).
Fasten off.
Attach 3 legs per side of thorax. Optional: insert thin wire to bend legs naturally.
6. Assembly
- Sew head to thorax/body.
- Attach eyes on sides of head.
- Sew wings in layered cross formation.
- Attach front, middle, and back legs.
- Shape wings slightly upward and legs downward for natural stance.
🌟 Finishing Touches
- Shape wings by gently steaming to emphasize ribbed veins.
- Curve back legs (purple) for realistic dragonfly posture.
- Perch your dragonfly on a leaf or branch for display.
Your Rainbow Dragonfly Amigurumi is now ready to flutter into your collection — a vibrant, detailed piece that truly pops! 🐉🪁✨
