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Amigurumi Komodo Dragon – FREE Crochet Pattern

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Amigurumi Komodo Dragon – FREE Crochet Pattern
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Welcome to the fierce and fascinating world of amigurumi! 🦎✨ Today, I’m excited to share my free crochet pattern for an Amigurumi Komodo Dragon—a bold and textured creation perfect for reptile lovers, wildlife enthusiasts, or anyone who enjoys crafting expressive and lifelike plush designs! 🧶 Whether you love stitching up exotic creatures, experimenting with intricate scale-like textures, or simply want to add a mighty Komodo dragon to your handmade lineup, this pattern will guide you through crafting a beautifully sculpted plush with powerful limbs, a long tail, and a touch of prehistoric charm! 🌿

This design embraces earthy tones, dynamic shaping, and captivating details to bring a majestic and adventurous presence to your crochet projects! 🧶✨ I’ve carefully outlined each step to ensure your Amigurumi Komodo Dragon turns out just right—ready to guard your collection or become a treasured handmade gift! 🎁 So grab your hooks, pick out deep greens, warm browns, and sandy neutrals, and let’s stitch up a mesmerizing Komodo dragon! 🦎

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🐉 Amigurumi Komodo Dragon – FREE Crochet Pattern

Bring a bit of prehistoric charm to your hook with this adorable Amigurumi Komodo Dragon! Featuring soft scales, a stout belly, and expressive eyes, this dragon is more huggable than fearsome — perfect for fantasy fans and plush collectors.

✨ Skill Level

Intermediate – Includes shaping, color changes, and multiple part assembly.

📏 Finished Size

Approx. 10–12 inches (25–30 cm) tall using worsted weight yarn and a 3.5 mm crochet hook.

🧶 Materials

  • Worsted weight yarn:

    • Dark green (main body)

    • Cream or beige (belly & claws)

    • Rust orange (wing membrane & crest)

    • White & black (eyes)

  • 3.5 mm crochet hook

  • Polyester fiberfill stuffing

  • 10 mm safety eyes or embroidered eyes

  • Stitch marker

  • Tapestry needle

  • Scissors

  • (Optional) Pipe cleaner or felt for added stiffness in wings or tail

🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • MR – Magic Ring

  • sc – Single Crochet

  • inc – Increase

  • dec – Decrease

  • ch – Chain

  • sl st – Slip Stitch

  • BLO – Back Loops Only

  • FO – Fasten Off

🧠 Head

With green yarn:

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
    6–12. sc around (30)

  6. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)

  7. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
    – Stuff firmly

  8. (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)

  9. dec x6 (6)
    FO and close

👁 Eye Bulges (Make 2)

With white yarn:

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. sc around (12)
    FO, insert safety eyes and sew to head

🦷 Snout Ridge

With green yarn:

  1. Ch 6

  2. sc across (5)

  3. Ch 1, turn, sc across (5)
    4–6. Repeat row
    FO and sew flat across front of face
    Embroider nostrils if desired

🪖 Crest (Top Horn)

With orange yarn:

  1. MR, 4 sc

  2. (1 sc, inc) x2 (6)

  3. sc around (6)

  4. (1 sc, dec) x2 (4)
    FO, sew vertically at top of head

🐉 Body

Start with beige for belly, switch to green:

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
    6–10. sc around (30)

  6. Switch to green, sc around (30)
    12–20. sc around

  7. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)

  8. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
    – Stuff firmly

  9. (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)

  10. dec x6 (6)
    FO and sew head to body

🐾 Arms (Make 2 – Green)

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. (1 sc, inc) x3 (9)
    3–8. sc around (9)

  3. Flatten top and sl st across
    FO, lightly stuff and sew to shoulders

🐾 Legs (Make 2 – Green)

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)
    3–6. sc around (12)

  3. (1 sc, dec) x4 (8)

  4. sc around (8)
    – Stuff firmly and sew to body base

🐾 Claws (Make 6 – Beige)

  1. MR, 4 sc

  2. sc around (4)
    FO and sew to tips of feet

🐍 Tail

With green yarn:

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. (2 sc, inc) x2 (8)
    3–6. sc around (8)

  3. (3 sc, inc) x2 (10)
    8–14. sc around (10)
    – Stuff and sew to back of body

🪽 Wings (Make 2)

Outer edge: Green; Membrane: Orange

Top edge:

  1. Ch 10

  2. sc back across

  3. Inc at beginning of row, sc across

  4. Continue increasing every other row for curve
    Switch to orange:

5–8. sc rows in triangle shape for webbing
FO and sew to upper back

(Optional: Insert pipe cleaner along edge to hold shape)

🧵 Final Assembly

  1. Sew head firmly to body

  2. Attach arms, legs, tail

  3. Position and sew wings

  4. Sew on claws and crest

  5. Embroider small eyebrow ridges and details as desired

💡 Customization Ideas

  • Use velvet or chenille yarn for a scaly texture

  • Add gold or silver embroidery on wings

  • Make a mini dragon horde of coins or gems with beads!

This gentle Komodo dragon is the perfect guardian for a magical bookshelf or fantasy toy chest. Fierce in myth, soft in yarn! 🧶🐉✨


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