Crochet Your Own George the Dragon

Materials You’ll Need

• Yarn:
  • Main Color (MC): Worsted weight (4 ply) yarn in medium blue (or your chosen dragon color).
  • Contrast Color (CC1): Worsted weight yarn in a dark blue for wings and details.
  • Contrast Color (CC2): Worsted weight yarn in cream for the tummy.
  • Horns: A small amount of sport weight (DK weight) yarn in cream. Note: You can use worsted weight here, but your horns will be larger. See the pattern tip later on!
• Crochet Hook: Size G (4.0 mm) hook for the main body. A 2.75 mm hook is recommended for the horns if using sport weight yarn.
• Safety Eyes: One pair of 12mm black safety eyes.
• Fiberfill: Polyester stuffing to bring your dragon to life!
• Notions:
  • Yarn needle
  • Scissors
  • Stitch markers
  • Black embroidery floss and an embroidery needle for details.
• Optional: Straight pins are incredibly helpful for holding pieces in place before sewing.

Abbreviations (US Terms)

• sc: single crochet
• st/sts: stitch(es)
• sl st: slip stitch
• dec: decrease (join the next 2 stitches together)
• hdc: half double crochet
• hdc dec: half double crochet decrease
• inc: increase (2 single crochet in the next stitch)
• dc: double crochet
• trc: triple crochet
• BLO: back loops only
• Rep: repeat
• ***** : repeat the instructions between the asterisks

Finished Size

Your finished George the Dragon will be approximately 6 inches (15 cm) tall. Remember, your personal crochet tension, hook size, and yarn brand can make your dragon slightly smaller or larger—and that’s what makes him uniquely yours!

Let’s Get Crocheting!

The Head (Using MC – Medium Blue)

We’ll start by creating George’s sweet head. Use your stitch marker to keep track of your rounds!

R1: Make a magic ring, sc 6 into the ring. (6 sts)
R2: Inc in each st around. (12 sts)
R3: Sc 1, inc rep around. (18 sts)
R4: Sc 2, inc rep around. (24 sts)
R5: Sc 3, inc rep around. (30 sts)
R6: Sc 4, inc rep around. (36 sts)
R7: Sc 5, inc rep around. (42 sts)
R8-R11: Sc in each st around. (4 rounds of 42 sts)
R12: Sc 6, inc rep around. (48 sts)
R13-R15: Sc in each st around. (3 rounds of 48 sts)
R16: Sc 7, inc rep 2 times, hdc 7, inc, sc 7, inc rep 3 times. (54 sts)
R17: Sc 18, hdc, hdc inc rep 3 times, hdc 1, sc 29. (57 sts)
R18: Sc 18, hdc, hdc dec rep 3 times, hdc 1, sc 29. (54 sts)
R19: Sc in each st around. (54 sts)
R20: Sc 7, dec rep around. (48 sts)
R21: Sc 6, dec rep around. (42 sts)
R22: Sc 5, dec rep around. (36 sts)
R23: Sc 4, dec rep around. (30 sts)
Fasten off.

Adding the Face:

• Insert the 12mm safety eyes between Rounds 15 and 16, spacing them 10 stitches apart.
• Using black embroidery floss, stitch two slanted eyebrows above the eyes over Rounds 13 and 14.
• Using a single strand of white yarn (split it to make it thinner), make a straight stitch under each eye for a highlight.
• With black yarn, embroider two small nostrils over Round 17.
• Stuff the head firmly and set it aside.