Say hello to the Amigurumi Bearded Dragon, a scaly little sweetheart that’s ready to charm reptile lovers and crochet fans alike! 🦎🧶 With its textured body, expressive eyes, and signature “beard” detail, this miniature lizard brings a whole lot of personality to your yarn stash. Whether you’re crafting a cuddly companion for a herpetology enthusiast or adding a quirky touch to your amigurumi collection, this bearded buddy is sure to stand out.
Perfect for crocheters who enjoy unique animal designs and playful textures, this pattern invites you to experiment with earthy tones, spiky embellishments, and even poseable limbs for extra flair. Make it realistic or go wild with fantasy colors—either way, the Amigurumi Bearded Dragon is a delightful way to stitch up scales, smiles, and a whole lot of handmade charm—one loop at a time! 💚🧵
🦎Amigurumi Bearded Dragon Crochet Pattern
Bring this stunning desert reptile to life with a highly detailed amigurumi bearded dragon. With its bold yellow–orange striping, long curved tail, wide triangular head, textured loop-stitch beard, open ear holes, and five-toed feet with black claws, this dragon is designed to look just like the real thing — only cuter.
✨ Skill Level
Advanced
Includes shaping, color striping, loop stitch texture, toe construction, facial detailing, and optional wire armature.
📏 Finished Size
Approximately 28–30 cm (11–12 inches) from nose to tail tip
(using worsted cotton yarn and a 2.5–3.0 mm hook)
🧶 Materials
Yarn (Worsted Cotton Recommended)
- Bright Yellow — main body
- Orange — stripe bands & beard
- White — belly panel, jaw line & beard edge
- Black — claws & pupils
Notions
- 2.5 mm hook (head & beard)
- 3.0 mm hook (body & tail)
- 10–12 mm safety eyes
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Yarn needle
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
Optional (Poseable Tail)
- 20–22 gauge craft wire
- Floral tape or heat-shrink tubing
🔤 Abbreviations (US Terms)
MR – Magic Ring
sc – Single crochet
inc – Increase
dec – Invisible decrease
ch – Chain
sl st – Slip stitch
BLO – Back loop only
FO – Fasten off
loop st – Loop stitch
🦎 Head (Wide Triangular Shape)
Use 2.5 mm hook and yellow yarn.
R1: MR 6
R2: inc ×6 → 12
R3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 → 18
R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 → 24
R5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 → 30
R6: (4 sc, inc) ×6 → 36
R7–11: sc around (36)
👁 Crocheted Eye Rings
The eyes are surrounded by thick yellow crocheted rims.
Make 2:
R1: MR 6
R2: inc ×6 → 12
R3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 → 18
FO
Insert safety eye through the center of each ring.
Sew rings onto the head between R8–9, spaced 11 stitches apart.
👂 Ear Holes (Open Construction)
R12: 8 sc, ch 4 skip 4, 12 sc, ch 4 skip 4, 12 sc
R13: sc around, working 4 sc into each chain space (36)
R14–16: sc around (36)
🐲 Snout Shaping
R17: (4 sc, dec) ×6 → 30
R18: sc around
R19: (3 sc, dec) ×6 → 24
R20: sc around
R21: (2 sc, dec) ×6 → 18
R22: (1 sc, dec) ×6 → 12
Stuff firmly.
R23: dec ×6 → 6
FO and close.
👄 Jaw Line (White Mouth Edge)
Attach white yarn at the mouth corner.
Surface crochet a chain stitch following the jaw contour.
Repeat on both sides.
This creates the pale mouth edge visible in the photo.
🧡 Beard (Dense Loop-Stitch Texture)
Use 2.5 mm hook and orange yarn.
Ch 15
Row 1: sc 14, ch 1 turn
Row 2: inc, sc 12, inc (16), ch 1
Row 3: inc, sc 14, inc (18), ch 1
Row 4: inc, sc 16, inc (20), ch 1
Rows 5–10: loop stitch across (20 sts)
White Beard Edge (Multi-Row Band)
Switch to white yarn.
Row 11: sc across
Row 12: sc across
Row 13: sc across
FO leaving long tail.
Sew under chin so loops hang downward.
This reproduces the thick white lower beard band seen in the reference photo.
🟡 Body (Scale Texture & Striping)
Use 3.0 mm hook. Work entirely in BLO.
R1: MR 6
R2: inc ×6 → 12
R3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 → 18
R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 → 24
R5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 → 30
R6: (4 sc, inc) ×6 → 36
Stripe pattern:
2 rounds yellow
2 rounds orange
Repeat for approximately 30 rounds.
Stuff firmly.
🐉 Tail (Tapered & Curved)
Continue directly from body.
R1: (4 sc, dec) ×6 → 30
Work 2 rounds next stripe color
R4: (3 sc, dec) ×6 → 24
Work 2 rounds next stripe color
R7: (2 sc, dec) ×6 → 18
Work 2 rounds next stripe color
R10: (1 sc, dec) ×6 → 12
R11–20: sc around
R21: (1 sc, dec) ×4 → 8
R22–25: sc around
R26: dec ×4 → 4
FO and close.
🔧 Poseable Tail Wire (Safe Method)
Cut wire 2 cm shorter than tail.
Fold into a long U-shape.
Wrap tips with floral tape.
Insert before R21.
Stuff around wire and close tail.
This prevents puncturing and allows a natural curved pose.
🦵 Legs (Make 4)
R1: MR 6
R2: inc ×6 → 12
R3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 → 18
R4–8: sc around
Stuff lightly
R9: (4 sc, dec) ×3 → 15
R10–12: sc around
R13: (3 sc, dec) ×3 → 12
R14–15: sc around
🦶 Feet & Toes
Each foot has five toes.
Toe (Make 20)
Ch 4, sl st into ring
R1: sc 4
R2–3: sc around
Stuff lightly
FO
Sew five toes evenly around each foot opening.
🖤 Claws
Embroider 2–3 short straight stitches at each toe tip using black yarn.
🤍 Belly Panel
Ch 18
R1: 17 sc, 3 sc, 16 sc, 2 sc (38)
R2: inc, 16 sc, inc ×3, 16 sc, inc ×2 (44)
R3–6: sc around
FO
Sew to underside of body.
🪡 Assembly
- Sew head to body with slight upward tilt
- Attach legs (front pair wider stance)
- Sew belly panel
- Attach beard under chin
- Add jaw line
- Shape toes outward
- Curve tail into natural S-pose
🌟 Final Result
Your bearded dragon is now complete — bold, bright, textured, and anatomically accurate. From its thick crocheted eye rims and open ear holes to its layered beard, striped tail, and sculpted toes, this amigurumi captures the personality and realism of the reference photo perfectly.
A true showpiece for reptile lovers and collectors alike. 🦎💛🧡
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