Ember is a round green baby dragon with a cream belly, two little horns, purple wings and a row of purple spikes. Short arms and feet and a tapered tail complete this sitting toy.
Crochet the pieces in spiral rounds with sport cotton and a 2.5 mm hook, then sew them together. The instructions include step-by-step photos and a blue ice dragon colour variation.
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Ember the Baby Dragon Free Crochet Pattern
What You’ll Need
- Sport / fine (size 2) cotton yarn: sport cotton in green, cream and purple, plus a small amount of black for embroidered details; 2.5 mm hook
- 2.5 mm crochet hook (a hook smaller than the yarn label suggests keeps the stitches tight)
- 8 to 10 mm safety eyes (or black yarn to embroider them)
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Tapestry needle, sewing pins and a stitch marker
The finished size depends on your yarn and hook: thicker yarn and a bigger hook make a bigger piece.
Abbreviations (US terms)
- MR magic ring
- sc single crochet
- inc increase: 2 sc in the same stitch
- dec decrease (an invisible decrease gives the smoothest finish)
- ch chain
- sl st slip stitch
- R round; Row row worked flat; the number in brackets is the stitch count at the end
Body, Belly and Feet
Make the rounded body first, then add its flat cream belly and short feet so the dragon has a sitting shape.
Body (green, make 1)
- R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- R2: inc ×6 (12)
- R3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
- R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
- R5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
- R6: (4 sc, inc) ×6 (36)
- R7: (5 sc, inc) ×6 (42)
- R8-11: sc around (42)
- R12: (5 sc, dec) ×6 (36)
- R13: (4 sc, dec) ×6 (30)
- R14: (3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)
- R15: (2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
- R16: (1 sc, dec) ×6 (12)
- R17: dec ×6 (6)
- Stuff firmly as you decrease. Fasten off and close the remaining hole. The body sits with the widest part at the base.
Belly circle (cream, make 1)
- R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- R2: inc ×6 (12)
- R3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
- R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
- R5: sc around (24)
- Fasten off, leaving a sewing tail. Sew the flat circle to the front of the body.
Legs (green, make 2)
- R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- R2: inc ×6 (12)
- R3-4: sc around (12)
- Stuff the foot lightly.
- Close: 6 sc through both layers (6)
- Fasten off, leaving a tail. Sew the flattened edge to the lower front of the body so Ember sits securely.
Head and Horns
Head (green, make 1)
- R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- R2: inc ×6 (12)
- R3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
- R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
- R5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
- R6: (4 sc, inc) ×6 (36)
- R7: (5 sc, inc) ×6 (42)
- R8: (6 sc, inc) ×6 (48)
- R9-13: sc around (48)
- Place two black safety eyes between Rounds 12 and 13, about 8 stitches apart, or embroider the eyes.
- R14: (6 sc, dec) ×6 (42)
- R15: (5 sc, dec) ×6 (36)
- R16: (4 sc, dec) ×6 (30)
- R17: (3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)
- Stuff the head firmly and keep stuffing as you close.
- R18: (2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
- R19: (1 sc, dec) ×6 (12)
- R20: dec ×6 (6)
- Fasten off and pull the opening closed, leaving a long tail to sew the head to the body.
Horns (cream, make 2)
- R1: 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
- R2: (1 sc, inc) ×2 (6)
- R3: sc around (6)
- Fasten off, leaving a sewing tail. Sew one horn to each side of the top of the head.
Arms, Wings and Tail
Arms (green, make 2)
- R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- R2-4: sc around (6)
- Do not stuff. Flatten the opening.
- Close: 3 sc through both layers (3)
- Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew the arm to the side of the body.
Wings (purple, make 2)
- R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- R2: inc ×6 (12)
- R3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
- R4: sc around (18)
- Fold the circle in half.
- Close: 9 sc through both layers (9)
- Fasten off, leaving a tail. Sew the flat edge to the upper back, one wing on each side.
Back spikes (purple, make 5)
- R1: 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
- R2: sc around (4)
- R3: (1 sc, inc) ×2 (6)
- R4: sc around (6)
- Fasten off, leaving a sewing tail. Arrange the small points in a line from the back of the head down the body.
Tail (green, make 1)
- R1: 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
- R2: (1 sc, inc) ×2 (6)
- R3: inc ×6 (12)
- R4-5: sc around (12)
- Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew the wider end to the lower back.
- Sew the cream belly circle to the front of the body and attach the feet along its lower edge.
- Sew the head to the top of the body, angling the face forward. Add the cream horns to the top of the head.
- Sew the short arms to the sides of the body.
- Sew the purple wings to the upper back and arrange the purple spikes down the back from the head toward the tail.
- Attach the tapered green tail at the lower back. Embroider a small smile and nostrils if desired.
For more face ideas, see how to embroider faces on amigurumi.
Make a Blue Ice Dragon Version
Use blue yarn instead of green and pale blue instead of purple for a cool ice-dragon version; keep the cream belly and horns.
FAQ
Can I embroider the eyes?
Yes. Embroider the eyes with black yarn before closing the head, placing them evenly on the front.
Can I change the dragon's colours?
Yes. Try blue with pale blue details for an ice dragon, or choose any colours you like for the body, wings and spikes.
How do I keep the dragon sitting?
Sew the feet low on the front of the body and position them evenly. Add stuffing to the body as you close it so it holds its rounded shape.
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