Material
Crochet 3,5 mm (or any crochet size you want) Knitting needles 3,5 mm (same size as the crochet) Two different yarn colours Black thread Tapestry needle Stuffing
Abbreviations
MC : magic circle rnd / rnds : Round / rounds sc : Simple crochet st / sts : Stitch / stitches sc2tog : Simple crochet 2 together (decrease)
Body (main colour, with crochet)
MC 6 sts RND 1 : 2 sc in each st (12 sts) RND 2 : \*1 sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st\* Repeat till the end of the rnd (18 sts) RND 3 : \*1 sc in the next 2 sts, 2 sc in the next st\* Repeat till the end of the rnd (24 sts) RNDs 4-11 : 1 sc in each st (8 rnds) RND 12 : \*1 sc in the next 2 sts, sc2tog\* Repeat till the end of the rnd (18 sts) RND 13 : \*1sc in the next st, sc2tog\* Repeat till the end of the rnd (12 sts) Stuffthebody RND 14 : sc2tog in each sts (6 sts) Fasten Off
Tail (main colour, with crochet)
Belly (2nd colour, with crochet)
MC 6sts RND 1 : 2 sc in each st (12 sts) RND 2 : 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st (18 sts) RND 3 : 1 sc in each st (1 rnd)
Grumpy The Dinosaur
RND 4 : 1 sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st (24 sts) Bind Off leavinga long tail ofyarn to sewit tobody latter
Spine (2"d colour, with crochet)
The spine is made of 4 pieces, 2 big and 2 small Big Ones (make 2) MC6sts RND 1 : \*1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st \* Repeat till the end of the rnd (9 sts) RND 2 : 1 sc in each st (1 rnd) BindOff Small Ones (make 2) MC6sts RND 1 : \*1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st\* Repeat till the end of the rnd (9 sts) BindOff
Arms (make 2, main colour, with knitting needles)
The arms are the only parts that are not made with the crochet but with the knitting needles. Fingers are inspired by the hands of Alan Dart's Sackboy which is the best pattern to knit hands in my opinion. You can find it here : http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sackboy Cast On 4 sts ROW 1 : Knit ROW 2: Purl ROW 3 : Knit ROW 4 : Purl
Thumb
ROW 5 : Cast on 3 more sts at the beginning of the row. So you have 7sts on your left needl Knit and bind off these 3 sts, Knit the 4 sts left (4 sts) ROW 6 : Cast on 3 sts at the beginning of the row so you have 7 sts on your left needle Purl and bind off these 3 sts, Purl 3 sts and turn your work leaving 1 st on your left needle.
Finger 1
ROW 7 : Knit 2 sts and turn your work leaving 1 st on your left needle ROW 8 : Purl the same 2 sts as ROW 7 Cut the yarn leaving about 30 cm and pass it through these 2 sts. (Still leaving 1 st on your left needle and 1 sts on your right needle.) Sew edges of finger 1 together.
Finger 2
ROW 9 : Take your work purl side and purl the st of the left needle using the same thread as the one you used to sew the finger 1
Grumpy The Dinosaur
ROW 10 : Knit the 2 sts ROW 11 : Purl 2 Pass the thread through the 2 sts and sew edges of finger 2 To finish the arm sew edges of the thumb and the arm.
Foots (make 2, main colour, with crochet)
MC6sts RND 1 : \*1 sc in the net st, 2 sc in the next st\* Repeat till the end of the rnd (9 sts) RND 2 : 1 sc in every st (1 rnd)
Finishing Grumpy
With tapestry needle : Sew Tail to Body using the tail you left earlier. Don't forget tu stuff it ! Sew Spine. As indicted on the following picture
Sew Belly on front of the body using the tail you left earlier Sew arms to body Sew Foots under the body Finally give that grumpy look to your dinosaur using some black thread
