This is a cute little dinosaur with optional Santa hat. This pattern uses 8 ply wool and a 4mm hook. Use any colour of wool you like. The T-Rex is 10 cm tall.
Head
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)
Rounds 3 – 6: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)
Neck
Round 7: (decrease two sc together) x 3, sc in the next 6 stitches (9 stitches)
Stuff
Round 8: (decrease two sc together) x 3, increase in the next 3 stitches (9 stitches)
Round 9: sc in each stitch (9 stitches)
Round 10: (decrease two sc together) x 3, increase in the next 3 stitches (9 stitches)
Round 11: sc in each stitch (9 stitches)
Stuff
Body
Round 12: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (13 stitches)
Round 13: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)
Round 14: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)
Rounds 15 – 19: sc in each stitch (24 stitches)
Round 20: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)
Round 21: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)
Round 22: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (9 stitches)
Stuff
Tail
Rounds 23 – 27: sc in each stitch (9 stitches)
Stuff
Round 28: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (6 stitches)
Rounds 29 – 30: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Stuff, fasten off, sew hole closed, weave in end.
Arms (make two)
Round 1: 4sc in a magic ring (4 stitches)
Rounds 2 – 4: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)
Slip stitch, fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing, stuff.
Legs (make two)
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Rounds 2 – 3: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Round 4: (decrease 2 sc together) x 2, increase in the next two stitches (6 stitches)
Rounds 5 – 7: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Stuff
Round 8: increase in the first two stitches, (decrease 2 sc together) x 2 (6 stitches)
Round 9: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Round 10: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (9 stitches)
Round 11: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (13 stitches)
Slip stitch, fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing, stuff.
Hat
With red wool
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (9 stitches)
Round 4: sc in each stitch (9 stitches)
With white wool
Round 5: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (15 stitches)
Slip stitch, fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing
For the white bobble at the top, attach white wool to the top of the hat and sc 5.
Assembly
Sew on the arms and legs, the googly eyes and the Santa hat.
Merry Christmas 🙂