Amigurumi Dragonfly
(with American crochet stitches) Flottelotte236 June 17, 2014 PLEASE DO NOT REPRODUCE THIS PATTERN, PARTS OF THIS PATTERN OR THE IMAGES CONTAINED IN IT ANYWHERE WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR! This is my second design of an amigurumi animal. With a 4 mm crochet hook and double-knitting weight cotton yarn, it produces a dragonfy that is approximately 10 cm long and has a wingspan of about 13 cm. It only requires the knowledge of simple basic crochet stitches. Special stitches for the eyes are explained separately. The amount of yarn required is very small. Use one colour for the body, a contrasting colour for the eyes and white for the wings. These instructions are based on a prototype I made. It is probably not necessary to follow the precise order and number of stitches to end up with a very similar finished object.
Stitches and Abbreviations
The dragonfy's body and head are worked in rounds, the wings are worked in rows. Abbreviations used: ch Chain stitch sc Single crochet hdc Half double crochet inc Increase number of single crochet stitches, i.e. 2 sc in one stitch dec Decrease number of single crochet stitches, i.e. sc 2 stitches together slst Slip stitch puff Puff stitch for the eyes, which is worked as follows: yarn over, insert hook in st, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over and insert hook in same st, yarn over and pull up loop, repeat it one more time, then yarn over and pull through all 7 loops on hook. (I took this stitch from the pattern “Roll-up Armadillo" by Kati Kalusz; see: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/roll-up-armadillo)
Body
Since it is so thin (few stitches per round), it is convenient to work the body in the back loops only. ch2, sc4 in 2nd stitch from hook sC4 (4) inc, sc, inc, sc (6) sc6 (6) sc6 (6) sc6 (6) dec, sc4 (5) sc2, dec, sc1 (4) SC4 (4) sC4 (4) sc4 (4) inc, sc, inc, sc (6) sc, inc, sc, inc (8) sc8 (8) dec, sc6 (7) sc7 (7) dec, sc, dec, sc, slst, fasten off. Leave yarn end for sewing onto head.
Head
ch2, sc 4 in 2nd stitch from hook, inc2 (6) (start new rounds from here) inc, sc, inc sc, inc, sc (9) sc5, change to eye colour, puff, change to body colour, sc 2, change to eye colour, puff, change to body colour (9) sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec (6) sc, slst, fasten off. The side where the eyes are closer together is the top of the head. The side where the head was started should look pointier than where it was fastened off. The pointier side is the front end of the head (the nose). Sew the body onto the back of the head.
Wings
(Make four.) ch22, turn, sc into second stitch from hook sc6 (seven in total with first sc), hdc7, sc 6 (jumping 1 ch before last sc) so that there are 20 stitches in total, ch1 to turn, sc2, dec, sc2, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, sc2, dec, dec Fasten off. Sew the wings onto the sides of the body directly behind the head so that the eyes face upwards.
