Ankylosaurus

Dinosaur Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

by @louiesloops
In this amigurumi pattern we’ll be crocheting a tiny ankylosaurus, the armored
dinosaur! This adorable dino is decievingly tricky, and includes a few new advanced
stitches to make their plated armor super tiny!

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 Pattern Info

Materials
•The Yarn (Worsted Weight)
- Color A (Main)
- Color B (Armor)
- White (Teeth)
•Size G6/4.00mm Hook
•6mm Safety Eyes x 2
•Stuffing
•Darning Needle
Shop Kits

Other Info
This pattern is interactive, featuring checkmarks at pivotal Rounds and
sections to keep track of progress. It is best used when opened in a
program or app rather than a browser window.
Gauge: 5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1”

Finished Size: about 4 inches long

Worked in the Round (without turning)

Table of Contents
Pattern Info ..................................................... 2 - 5
Ankylosaurus Body .............................................. 6
Body Continued and Side Spikes ............................ 7

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 Video Tutorial

Lefty Video Version www.ClubCrochet.com/ANKYL05U5

This pattern includes a full length video tutorial where we’ll be crocheting through
this pattern stitch by stitch. Use the time codes in brackets in the written pattern
(ie. 00:00) to follow along with this video. You can also jump directly to tutorials for specific
stitches and techniques by clicking any buttons that look like in the digital pattern.

The Stitches US English Terms*

ch Chain Stitch
st Stitch
Rnd Round (worked in a spiral)
sc Single Crochet
slst Slip Stitch
inc Increase (sc 2 in 1 st)
invdec Invisible Decrease
sc2tog Single Crochet 2 Together
bo Bobble Stitch (4dctog)
mbo Mini Bobble Stitch (3dctog)
sbo Spiked Bobble Stitch (page 5)
bean Bean Stitch (page 5)
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 Where to Start for Beginners
This pattern is difficult and not designed for beginners. But you will need some prior
experience in crochet to get started with this pattern. I’ve included a full length video
tutorial for this pattern (linked on the previous page) that will go through every single
stitch and technique needed in detail, I highly encourage crocheting along with that video if
you are a beginner.

If you need extra help, I’ve included a few pattern specific tutorials below from my starter
series, Crocheting 101: How to Crochet for Complete Beginners. If you’re having an
exceptionally difficult time, I suggest starting from the beginning of that series to learn all the
basics to this awesome craft. You can jump right in by clicking here.

Important Tutorials

How to Crochet the Single Crochet

Step 1: Step 2: Step 3:

Insert the hook into the stitch or Yarn over your hook, and pull it Yarn over and pull through
magic loop. through the stitch. both loops on the stitch.
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 Crochet the Spiked Bobble (aka “sbo”) (25:25)

Step 1:
Work 2 dc into one st,
leaving the last loop of each Step 2:
on the hook. With the loops still on the hook,
work a mini picot (ch 2, slst into Step 3:
the 2nd ch from the hook) Work 1 more dc into one st,
leaving the last loop of each
on the hook.

Step 4: Yarn over and draw through all the loops on the hook.

Crochet the Bean Stitch (aka “bean”) (34:30)

Step 1:
Insert into next st, yarn over Step 2:
and pull through. Yarn over, Insert into same st, Step 3:
yarn over and pull through. Yarn over and pull through
all 4 loops on the hook.

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 Pattern starts here

Ankylosaurus Body (11:38)

[Starting in Color A]
A Magic loop

Rnd 1: sc 6 into the magic loop (6)

Rnd 2: [sc 1, inc 1] 3 times (9)

Rnd 3 - 4: sc in each st (9 x 2)

In the next few Rnds, all sbo (spiked bobble) and bean (bean stitch) stitches are in Color B,
B
the rest are in Color A.
A See the video or pages 5 and 6 for more details on these stitches.

Rnd 5: sc 2, inc 1, sc 1, sbo 1, inc 1, sc 1, sbo 1, inc 1 (12)

Rnd 6: [sc 1, inc 1] 3 times, [bean 1, inc 1] 2 times, sc 1, inc 1 (18)

All stitches in Rnd 7 are Color A (aka no bean or sbo sts).

Rnd 7: sc 1, bo 1, sc 2, bo 1, sc 13 (18)
bo = Bobble Stitch
Add eyes between Rnds 3 and 4 *These are all in Color A and will be our feet.
under the sbo stitches.

Rnd 8: sc 9, [bean 1, sc 1] 3 times, sc 3 (18)

Rnd 9: sc in each st (18)

Rnd 10: sc 10, [bean 1, sc 1] 3 times, sc 2 (18)

Rnd 11: sc 2, bo 1, sc 2, bo 1, sc 12 (18)

Rnd 12: sc 11, bean 1, sc 2, bean 1, sc 3 (18)

Rnd 13: [sc 1, invdec 1] 6 times (12)

Rnd 14: sc 9, bean 1, sc 2 (12)

Rnd 15: [sc 2, invdec 1] 3 times (9)

Rnd 16: sc 7, bean 1, sc 1 (9)

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In the next few Rnds, all mbo (mini bobble stitches) are in Color B,
B the rest are in Color A.
A

Ankylosaurus Body Continued (48:29)

Rnd 17: sc 1, invdec 1, sc 1, invdec 1, mbo 1, invdec 1 (6)

Rnd 18: mbo 1, sc 3, mbo 1, sc 1 (6)

Rnd 19: mbo 1, sc 1, cut the yarn and pull through

Stuff fully and sew closed.

Side Spikes Make 2 (05:09)

[All in Color B]

[Ch 3, pull ch tight, skip the first ch, sc2tog in the next 2 chs, ch 1] repeat 5 times total (5 spikes)

Cut the yarn and pull through. Sew these onto the sides of your Ankylosaurus after finishing the
body.

(1:18:00) Sew on the Side Spikes up the sides of the dino starting at 1 st away from the
bean stitch in Rnd 14 and going up the sides of the body ending 1 stitch down (towards the
belly) from the sbo stitches from Rnd 5.

This pattern was written by @LouiesLoops!

Check out more on their site or social media!

www.louiesloops.com

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