ASIAN DRAGON
Andorra Morgan 2014
ch = chain sc = single crochet hdc = half double crochet dc = double crochet inc = increase dec = decrease sc3tog = crochet 3 stitches together to decrease : st = stitch sl = slip stitch turn = don't finish row, turn and work from the other side ^ = row starts with first sc in second st from hook \* = row ends with last sc in the sl st space from the previous row \*\* = row has two sc's in sl st spaces Gauge: work it very tightly! Design by Andorra Morgan
Materials:
●At least 3 colors of yarn (body, hair, horns). Hair can be multiple colors if you wish. ·Stuffing Felt for eyes (you can make eyes with other methods as well The head, neck, body, and tail are all one piece! HEAD - main color
1. Ch 6 2. Starting in 2nd ch from hook, sc 5, sc 2 more in last ch, sc 3, sc 2 more in first ch. (12) 3. [sc, inc] 6 times (18) 4-6. sc all 7. [inc, sc, inc, sc, inc] 2 times, sc 8 (it helps to add a stitch marker on the first and last sc's) (24) 8. [inc. sc 2] 5 times, inc, sc 8 (30) 9. [inc, sc 3] 2 times, inc, sc 4, [inc, sc3] 2 times, inc, sc 8 (36) 10. [inc, sc 4] 2 times, inc, sc 6, [inc, sc 4] 2 times, inc, sc 8 (42) 11. [inc, sc 5] 2 times, inc, sc 8, [inc, sc 5] 2 times, inc, sc8 (48) 12-17. sc all 18. [dec, sc 6] 6 times (42) 19. [dec, sc 5] 6 times (36) 20. [dec, sc 4] 6 times (30) 21. [dec, sc 4] 6 times (24) NECK, try to stuff as you go. when the neck starts to curve, try to keep it centered. it's ok to move the starting sc of the short rows if you are off by a stitch or two. 22-23. sc all Design by Andorra Morgan 24. sc 18, sl in next sc, turn 25. \~sc 12 (starting in second st from hook), sl, turn. 26. ^sc 13\* (last sc in sl st space from previous row), sl, turn 27. ^sc 14\*, sl, turn 28. ^sc 15\*, sl, turn 29. ^sc 16\*, sl, turn 30. ^sc 17\*, sl, turn 31. ^sc 18\*, sl, turn 32. ^sc 19\*, sl, turn 33. \~sc 20\*, sl, turn 34. ^sc 21\*, sl, turn 35. ^sc 22\*, sl, turn 36. \~sc 23\* 37. SC 24\* 38-39. sc 24 ig of the second curve - sc to the center of the back if it is not already centerec 40. sc 20, sl st, turn 41. ^sc 16, sl, turn 42. ^sc 17\*, sl, turn 43. ^sc 18\*, sl, turn 44. ^sc 19\*, sl, turn 45. \~sc 20\*, sl, turn 46. ^sc 21\*, sl, turn 47. \~sc 22\*, sl, turn 48. \~sc 23\* 49. SC 24\*
BODY
50. sc 18, [sc, inc] 3 times (27) 51. [inc, sc] 3 times, sl st, turn (30) 52. ^sc 18, sl st, turn 53. ^[sc 2, inc] 3 times, [inc, sc 2] 3 times, sc\*, sl, turn (36) 54. \~sc 26\*, sl, turn 55. \~sc 36\* 56. sc 20, sl, turn 57. ^sc 12, sl, turn 58. ^sc 13\*, sl, turn Design by Andorra Morgan 59. ^sc 14\*, sl, turn 60. ^sc 15\*, sl, turn 61. ^sc 16\*, sl, turn 62. ^sc 17\*, sl, turn 63. ^sc 18\*, sl, turn 64. ^sc 19\*, sl, turn 65. ^sc 20\*, sl, turn 66. ^sc 21\*, sl, turn 67. ^sc 22\*, sl, turn 68. ^sc 23\*, sl, turn 69. ^sc 24\*, sl, turn 70. ^sc 25\*, sl, turn 71. ^sc 26\*, sl, turn 72. ^sc 27\*, sl, turn 73. ^sc 28\*, sl, turn 74. ^sc 29\*, sl, turn 75. ^sc 13, dec 2, sc 13\*, sl, turn (34) 76. ^sc 29\*, sl, turn 77. ^sc 13, dec 2, sc 13\*, sl, turn (32) 78. ^sc 29\*, sl, turn 79. ^sc 13, dec 2, sc 13\*, sl, turn (30) 80. \~sc 30\* 81. sc 12, dec 2, sc 12 (28) 82. sc 28 83. dec, sc 24, dec (26) 84. sc 26
TAIL
85. dec, sc 22, dec (24) 86. dec, sc 20, dec (22) 87. dec, sc 18, dec (20) 88. dec, sc 16, dec (18) Now would be a good time to make sure he's pretty stuffed. Keep adding stuffing as you go. 89. sc 7, dec 2, sc 7 (16) 90. sc 6, dec 2, sc 6 (14) 91. sc 5, dec 2, sc 5 (12) 92. [sc 2, dec] 3 times (9) 93. [sc, dec] 3 times (6) Design by Andorra Morgan 94. sc 2, dec 2 (4) fasten off Note: with the feet, I recommend making them all before attaching them completely. Attach them temporarily until you are satisfied with their orientation. FEET
FRONT FEET
foot #1
1. sc 6 in ring 2. inc 6 (12) 3. sc, hdc 2, sc 2 [(sc, hdc) in one st, (hdc, sc)] 3 times, sc (18) 4. sc, hdc 2, sc 2 [(sc, hdc), (dc 2), (dc 2), (hdc, sc)] 3 times, sc (30) 5. sc 6, dec, sc3tog, dec 6, sc3tog, dec, sc 2 (18) 6. sc, dec, sc 4, [dec, sc] 3 times, sc 2 (14) 7. sc, inc 2, sc 4, dec 2, sc 3 8. sc 2, inc 2, sc 4, dec 2, sc 2 9. sc 3, inc 2, sc 4, dec 2, sc 1 10. sc 4, inc 2, sc 4, dec 2 11. sc 14 12. sc 4, dec 2, sc 4, inc 2 13. sc 3, dec 2, sc 4, inc 2, sc 14. sc 4, sl st, turn 15. ^sc 3, inc, sc, inc, sc, sl, turn Design by Andorra Morgan 16. ^sc 2, inc, sc 2, inc, sc 4\*, sl, turn 17. ^sc 5, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 3\*, sl, turn 18. ^sc 4, inc, sc 4, inc, sc 6\*, sl, turn 19. ^sc 19\*, sl, turn 20. ^sc 20\*, sl, turn 21. \~sc 22\*\*
foot #2
1-13. same as foot #1 14. sc 13, sl, turn 15. ^sc 1, inc, sc 1, inc, sc 3, sl, turn 16. ^sc 4, inc, sc 2, inc, sc 2\*, sl, turn 17. \~sc 3, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 5\*, sl, turn 18. \~sc 6, inc, sc 4, inc, sc 4\*, sl, turn 19. ^sc 19\*, sl, turn 20. ^sc 20\*, sl, turn 21. \~sc 22\*\*
BACK FEET foot #1
1. sc 9 in ring 2. inc 9 (18) 3. sc, hdc, dc 2, hdc, sc, [sc, (hdc 2) (hdc 2), sc] 3 times (24) 4. sc, hdc, dc 2, hdc, sc, [(sc 2) (hdc 2) (dc 2) (dc 2) (hdc 2) (sc 2)] 3 times (42) 5. sc, hdc, dc 2, hdc, sc, [sc3tog] 16 times (18) 6. sc 6, [sc, dec] 2 times, [dec, sc] 2 times (14) 7. sc 2, dec 2, sc 4, inc 2, sc 2 8. sc, dec 2, sc 4, inc 2, sc 3 9. dec 2, sc 4, inc 2, sc 4 10. sc 14 11. inc 2, sc 4, dec 2, sc 4 12. sc, inc 2, sc 4, dec 2, sc 3 13. sc 2, inc 2, sc 4, dec 2, sc 2 14. sc 13, sl st, turn 15. ^sc 3, inc, sc, inc, sc, sl, turn 16. ^sc 2, inc, sc 2, inc, sc 4\*, sl, turn 17. ^sc 5, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 3\*, sl, turn Design by Andorra Morgan 18. ^sc 4, inc, sc 4, inc, sc 6\*, sl, turn 19. ^sc 19\*, sl, turn 20. ^sc 20\*, sl, turn 21. ^sc 22\*
foot #2
1-13. same as foot #1 14. sc 6, sl, turn 15. ^sc 1, inc, sc 1, inc, sc 3, sl, turn 16. ^sc 4, inc, sc 2, inc, sc 2\*, sl, turn 17. ^sc 3, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 5\*, sl, turn 18. ^sc 5, inc, sc 4, inc, sc 4\*, sl, turn 19. ^sc 19\*, sl, turn 20. ^sc 20\*, sl, turn 21. \~sc 22\*\* HORNS - use color #2
horn #1
1. ch 13, \~sc 3, hdc 1 2. ch 9, ^sc 4, hdc 2 3. ch 3, \~sc 1, hdc 1 4. hdc in intersection, sc 2, sc 1 in int., sc 2 Design by Andorra Morgan 5. ch 4, ^sc 2, hdc 1 6. hdc in int., hdc 6
horn #2
1. ch 10, \~sc 2, hdc 1 2. ch 7, ^sc 1, hdc 1 3. ch 7, \~sc 4, hdc 2 4. hdc in intersection, sc 2 5. ch 5, \~sc 3, hdc 1 6. hdc in int., sc 2, hdc in int., hdc 6
OTHER STUFF
eyes: use a long piece of yarn to pull together eyes if you want to make eye dents. make eyes in felt and glue them on. Feel free to use beads or buttons as well.
hair: using color 3 (or more) add hair and mane all the way down the back moustache: add moustache by picking up stitches or making separately and sewing on beard: add little beard the same way you add hair
Happy Crocheting! Design by Andorra Morgan
