Make a cuddly Baby Dino stacking toy that tucks neatly into its egg β perfect for gifting or playtime. This pattern guides you through crocheting the rings, body parts, and the egg with clear step-by-step rounds. You will enjoy shaping details like spots, nails, and embroidered features for a charming finished toy. Suitable for makers who enjoy small parts and delightful assembly.
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β Terms & Materials :
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TERMS USED MR - magic ring Ch - chain sl st - slip stitch sc - single crochet inc - increase (2 sc in 1 st) dec - decrease BLO - back loop only FLO - front loop only
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MATERIALS: Yarn: Blue - Alize Cotton Gold Fine 287 (1 ball 100 g.- 66m (722 yd)) Ivory - Alize Cotton Gold 67 (1 ball 100 g.- 330m (361 yd)) Beige - Alize Cotton Gold 262 Hook: 1.5 mm and 3 mm (or in accordance with the yarn you use) Polyfill for stuffing, velcro, 1 mm diameter fishing line, black yarn for eyes or safety eyes 0.6 mm (optional), scissors, tapestry needle for sewing.
β Pole :
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With blue yarn 1.5 mm crochet hook
Round 6 :
(1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Round 10 :
(2 sc; inc)*6 (24)
Round 11-44 :
24 sc (24) fill with stuffing.
β Base (make 2 parts) :
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Start with blue color
Round 3 :
(1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Round 4 :
(2 sc; inc)*6 (24)
Round 5 :
FLO (3 sc; inc)*6 (30)
Round 6 :
(4 sc; inc)*6 (36)
Round 7 :
(5 sc; inc)*6 (42)
Round 8 :
3 sc; inc; (6 sc; inc)*5; 3 sc (48)
Round 9 :
(7 sc; inc)*6 (54)
Round 10 :
FLO (4 sc; inc; (8 sc; inc)*5; 4 sc) (60)
Round 11 :
(9 sc; inc)*6 (66)
Round 12 :
5 sc; inc; (10 sc; inc)*5; 5 sc (72)
Round 13 :
(11 sc; inc)*6 (78)
Info :
Sew two parts of the base together in back loops of rounds 5, 10 and 13. Fill with stuffing as you go. After that sew the pole to the base in round 5.
β Large Ring :
Round 1 :
36 ch; slst in 1st ch (36)
Round 2 :
(5 sc; inc)*6 (42)
Round 3 :
3 sc; inc; (6 sc; inc)*5; 3 sc (48)
Round 4 :
(7 sc; inc)*6 (54)
Round 5 :
4 sc; inc; (8 sc; inc)*5; 4 sc (60)
Round 6 :
(9 sc; inc)*6 (66)
Round 7 :
5 sc; inc; (10 sc; inc)*5; 5 sc (72)
Round 8 :
(11 sc; inc)*6 (78)
Round 14 :
(11 sc; dec)*6 (72)
Round 15 :
5 sc; dec; (10 sc; dec)*5; 5 sc (66)
Round 16 :
(9 sc; dec)*6 (60)
Round 17 :
4 sc; dec; (8 sc; dec)*5; 4 sc (54)
Round 18 :
(7 sc; dec)*6 (48)
Round 19 :
3 sc; dec; (6 sc; dec)*5; 3 sc (42)
Round 20 :
(5 sc; dec)*6 (36)
Info :
Sew round 20 with round 1, fill with stuffing as you go.
β Legs (make 2) :
Round 3 :
(1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Round 4 :
(2 sc; inc)*6 (24)
Round 9 :
(10 sc; dec)*2 (22)
Round 14 :
(9 sc; dec)*2 (20)
Info :
Fill with stuffing, fold in half and make 10 sc, fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.
β Tail :
Round 4 :
(2 inc; 4 sc)*2 (16)
Round 8 :
1 sc; 2 inc; 6 sc; 2 inc; 5 sc (20)
Round 12 :
2 sc; 2 inc; 8 sc; 2 inc; 6 sc (24)
Round 16 :
3 sc; 2 inc; 10 sc; 2 inc; 7 sc (28)
Round 20 :
4 sc; 2 inc; 12 sc; 2 inc; 8 sc (32)
Round 24 :
5 sc; 2 inc; 14 sc; 2 inc; 9 sc (36)
Round 28 :
6 sc; 2 inc; 16 sc; 2 inc; 10 sc (40)
Round 32 :
7 sc; 2 inc; 18 sc; 2 inc; 11 sc (44)
Round 33-35 :
44 sc (44) fasten off, fill with stuffing, sew to the large ring.
Info :
Sew legs and tail to the large ring, like in the pictures (pin it before sewing). Embroider with white yarn nails on the feet.
β Middle Ring :
Round 1 :
36 ch; slst in 1st ch (36)
Round 2 :
(5 sc; inc)*6 (42)
Round 3 :
3 sc; inc; (6 sc; inc)*5; 3 sc (48)
Round 4 :
(7 sc; inc)*6 (54)
Round 5 :
4 sc; inc; (8 sc; inc)*5; 4 sc (60)
Round 6 :
(9 sc; inc)*6 (66)
Round 12 :
(9 sc; dec)*6 (60)
Round 13 :
4 sc; dec; (8 sc; dec)*5; 4 sc (54)
Round 14 :
(7 sc; dec)*6 (48)
Round 15 :
3 sc; dec; (6 sc; dec)*5; 3 sc (42)
Round 16 :
(5 sc; dec)*6 (36)
Info :
Sew round 16 with round 1, fill with stuffing as you go.
β Arms (make 2) :
Round 3 :
(1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Round 9 :
(7 sc; dec)*2 (16)
Round 15 :
(6 sc; dec)*2 (14)
Round 21 :
Fold in half and make 7 sc, fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.
Info :
Embroider white nails. Make "dimples" in the arms. Sew arms to the small ring as you can see in the pictures.
β Small Ring :
Round 1 :
36 ch; slst in 1st ch (36)
Round 2 :
(5 sc; inc)*6 (42)
Round 3 :
3 sc; inc; (6 sc; inc)*5; 3 sc (48)
Round 4 :
(7 sc; inc)*6 (54)
Round 10 :
(7 sc; dec)*6 (48)
Round 11 :
3 sc; dec; (6 sc; dec)*5; 3 sc (42)
Round 12 :
(5 sc; dec)*6 (36)
Info :
Sew round 22 with round 1, fill with stuffing as you go.
β Neck Rings (make 3) :
Round 1 :
30 ch; slst in 1st ch (30)
Round 2 :
(4 sc; inc)*6 (36)
Round 3 :
(5 sc; inc)*6 (42)
Round 7 :
(5 sc; dec)*6 (36)
Round 8 :
(4 sc; dec)*6 (30)
Info :
Sew round 8 with round 1, fill with stuffing as you go.
β Head :
Round 3 :
(1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Round 4 :
(2 sc; inc)*6 (24)
Round 5 :
(3 sc; inc)*6 (30)
Round 6 :
(4 sc; inc)*6 (36)
Round 7 :
(5 sc; inc)*6 (42)
Round 8 :
(6 sc; inc)*6 (48)
Round 16 :
7 inc; 41 sc (55)
Round 19 :
3 sc; inc; (1 sc; inc)*4; 43 sc (60)
Round 22 :
(BLO 4 sc); 11 sc; (BLO 4 sc); 41 sc (60)
Round 26 :
3 sc; dec; (1 sc; dec)*4; (10 sc; dec)*3; 7 sc (52)
Round 28 :
7 dec; 7 sc; dec; (9 sc; dec)*2; 7 sc (42)
Round 29 :
(5 sc; dec)*6 (36)
Round 30 :
(4 sc; dec)*6 (30)
Round 31 :
(3 sc; dec)*6 (24) fill with stuffing
Round 36 :
(2 sc; dec)*6 (18)
Round 39 :
(1 sc; dec)*6 (12)
Round 41 :
6 dec (6) fasten off, leave a tail to make eye tightening in the end.
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Insert safety eyes in R15, (6 sc apart) or embroider eyes after you finish making the head.
β Nostrils (make 2) :
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In round 22 we left front 4 loops, now crochet in these loops with blue yarn
Row 1 :
1 sc; 2 inc; 1 slst (6) fasten off, weave in tails.
β Spots (small decorative) :
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SPOTS (make 3 of each size: R1; R1-2; R1-3) With light blue yarn
Round 3 :
(1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Info :
fasten off, leave a tail for sewing.
β Egg (make top & bottom) :
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With ivory yarn using 3 mm crochet hook. Crochet the egg with fishing line. First, burn the tip of the fishing line with a lighter so that a ball forms at the end. It will not let the fishing line slip out of crocheting. From the second round apply a fishing line and crochet so that fishing line lays under the stitches.
Top - Round 1 :
6 sc in MR (6)
Top - Round 2 :
6 inc (12)
Top - Round 3 :
(1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Top - Round 4 :
(2 sc; inc)*6 (24)
Top - Round 5 :
(3 sc; inc)*6 (30)
Top - Round 6 :
30 sc (30)
Top - Round 7 :
(4 sc; inc)*6 (36)
Top - Round 8 :
36 sc (36)
Top - Round 9 :
(5 sc; inc)*6 (42)
Top - Round 10 :
42 sc (42)
Top - Round 11 :
(6 sc; inc)*6 (48)
Top - Round 12 :
48 sc (48)
Top - Round 13 :
(7 sc; inc)*6 (54)
Top - Round 14 :
54 sc (54)
Top - Round 15 :
(8 sc; inc)*6 (60)
Top - Round 16 :
60 sc (60)
Top - Round 17 :
(9 sc; inc)*6 (66)
Top - Round 18 :
66 sc (66)
Top - Round 19 :
(10 sc; inc)*6 (72)
Top - Round 20 :
72 sc (72)
Top - Round 21 :
(11 sc; inc)*6 (78)
Top - Round 22 :
78 sc (78)
Top - Round 23 :
(12 sc; inc)*6 (84)
Top - Round 24 :
84 sc (84)
Top - Round 25 :
(13 sc; inc)*6 (90)
Top - Round 26-34 :
90 sc (90) FO
Bottom - Round 1 :
6 sc in MR (6)
Bottom - Round 2 :
6 inc (12)
Bottom - Round 3 :
(1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Bottom - Round 4 :
(2 sc; inc)*6 (24)
Bottom - Round 5 :
(3 sc; inc)*6 (30)
Bottom - Round 6 :
(4 sc; inc)*6 (36)
Bottom - Round 7 :
(5 sc; inc)*6 (42)
Bottom - Round 8 :
(6 sc; inc)*6 (48)
Bottom - Round 9 :
(7 sc; inc)*6 (54)
Bottom - Round 10 :
(8 sc; inc)*6 (60)
Bottom - Round 11 :
(9 sc; inc)*6 (66)
Bottom - Round 12 :
(10 sc; inc)*6 (72)
Bottom - Round 13 :
(11 sc; inc)*6 (78)
Bottom - Round 14 :
(12 sc; inc)*6 (84)
Bottom - Round 15 :
(13 sc; inc)*6 (90)
Bottom - Round 16-29 :
90 sc (90) FO
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The shape of the detail will depend on the tention of the fishing line. At the end of each round, tighten the fishing line a little so that you get the shape of an egg and not a flat circle.
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After you finish the top and the bottom of the egg, cut the fishing line, leave a short end. Gently burn the end of the fishing line and quickly press it to the crocheting. Melted fishing line will stick to the yarn. Crochet few more sc to close the line and complete with a slst, cut the yarn, leave a tail for sewing. Sew the top and the bottom of an egg.
β Large Spot (round) :
Round 3 :
(1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Round 4 :
(2 sc; inc)*6 (24)
Round 5 :
(3 sc; inc)*6 (30)
Round 6 :
(4 sc; inc)*6 (36)
Round 7 :
(5 sc; inc)*6 (42)
Round 8 :
(6 sc; inc)*6 (48) fasten off, leave long tail for sewing.
β Medium Spot (round) :
Round 3 :
(1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Round 4 :
(2 sc; inc)*6 (24)
Round 5 :
(3 sc; inc)*6 (30)
Round 6 :
(4 sc; inc)*6 (36) fasten off, leave long tail for sewing.
β Small Spot (round) :
Round 3 :
(1 sc; inc)*6 (18)
Round 4 :
(2 sc; inc)*6 (24) fasten off, leave long tail for sewing.
β Large Spot (oval) :
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Make with beige yarn
Round 3 :
1 sc; 2 inc; 4 sc; 2 inc; 3 sc (16)
Round 4 :
1 sc; 4 inc; 4 sc; 4 inc; 3 sc (24)
Round 5 :
4 sc; 2 inc; 10 sc; 2 inc; 6 sc (16)
Round 6 :
4 sc; 4 inc; 10 sc; 4 inc; 6 sc (24)
Round 7 :
8 sc; 2 inc; 16 sc; 2 inc; 8 sc (16)
Round 8 :
8 sc; 4 inc; 16 sc; 4 inc; 8 sc (24) fasten off, leave long tail for sewing.
β Medium Spot (oval) :
Round 3 :
1 sc; 2 inc; 4 sc; 2 inc; 3 sc (16)
Round 4 :
1 sc; 4 inc; 4 sc; 4 inc; 3 sc (24)
Round 5 :
4 sc; 2 inc; 10 sc; 2 inc; 6 sc (16)
Round 6 :
4 sc; 4 inc; 10 sc; 4 inc; 6 sc (24)
Round 7 :
(6 sc; inc)*6 (48) fasten off, leave a long tail.
β Small Spot (oval) :
Round 3 :
1 sc; 2 inc; 4 sc; 2 inc; 3 sc (16)
Round 4 :
1 sc; 4 inc; 4 sc; 4 inc; 3 sc (24)
Round 5 :
(3 sc; inc)*6 (30) fasten off, leave a long tail.
β Finishing :
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Sew spots in random order to the egg, pin it before sewing. Sew a half of the large spot to the top of the egg, sew velcro to the other half of the spot. Your baby Dino is finished. Congratulations!
This Baby Dino stacking toy makes the sweetest handmade gift and stores snugly inside its egg for delightful presentation. It combines tiny details, stackable rings, and a cozy egg that kids will love to open and explore. Make one in your favorite colors and enjoy the process of stitching, stuffing, and assembling a charming friend. π§Άπ§΅