# Free crochet mini dinosaur pattern

> A free crochet pattern for a mini dinosaur, with a live 3D preview. It runs to 27 rounds across 5 separate pieces. Read it round by round, or open it in the editor to see it built.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Pattern | Mini Dinosaur |
| Designer | Zoody20 |
| Notation | US crochet terminology |
| Size | 5 pieces · 27 rounds · 315 stitches · 2 yarn colours |
| Yarn colours | #6BBA66, #204C1F |
| Updated | 2026-10-02 |
| Page | https://crochet3d.com/gallery/mini-dinosaur |

⚠️ **US notation.** This pattern uses at least one abbreviation that means a different stitch in UK notation (UK "dc" is US "sc"; UK "tr" is US "dc"). Work it as US, or read the UK column in the key below.

## Instructions

### Body

- **Round 1:** 6 sc in mr → 6
- **Round 2:** 6 inc → 12
- **Round 3:** (sc, inc)x6 → 18
- **Round 4:** (sc, dec)x2, 6 inc, (sc, dec)x2 → 20
- **Round 5:** 20 sc → 20
- **Round 6:** 4 sc, 6 dec, 4 sc → 14
- **Round 7:** (sc, dec)x1, (2sc, dec)x2, (sc, dec)x1 → 10
- **Round 8:** (sc, inc)x2, bobble, 2 inc, bobble, sc, inc → 15
- **Round 9:** (2sc, inc)x5 → 20
- **Round 10-12:** 20sc → 20
- **Round 13:** (2sc, dec)x5 → 15
- **Round 14:** (sc, dec)x5 → 10
- **Round 15:** 5 dec → 5
- **Finishing:** fo

### Leg 1

- **Round 1:** 4 sc in ring → 6
- **Round 2:** inc x4 → 8
- **Round 3:** 8 sc → 8

### Leg 2

- **Round 1:** 4 sc in ring → 6
- **Round 2:** inc x4 → 8
- **Round 3:** 8 sc → 8

### Tail

- **Round 1:** 4 sc in ring → 4
- **Round 2:** (sc, inc)x2 → 6
- **Round 3:** 6 sc → 6
- **Round 4:** (2 sc, inc)x2 → 8
- **Round 5:** 8 sc → 8

### Spikes

- **Foundation:** chain 9
- **Row 1:** sl, (hdc, 2dc, hdc) in one st, 2 sl, (hdc, 2 dc, hdc) in one st, 2 sl, (hdc, 2 dc, hdc) in one st, sl

## Abbreviations used

| In the pattern | US abbreviation | Stitch name (US) | UK abbreviation | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| sl | sl st | Slip stitch | ss |  |
| sc | sc | Single crochet | dc |  |
| hdc | hdc | Half double crochet | htr |  |
| dc | dc | Double crochet | tr |  |
| inc | inc | Increase | inc | 2 sts in 1 st |
| dec | dec | Decrease | dec2tog | 2 sts worked together |
| bobble | bo | Bobble | bo | bobble stitch, 5 dc worked into the same stitch |
| fasten off | FO | Fasten off | FO | cut & fasten off |

The UK column is the abbreviation a UK-notation reader would use for the SAME stitch. Where it differs from the US one, following the pattern with UK meanings produces the wrong stitch height.

## How the notation reads

- `(sc, inc) x6` — repeat what is in the brackets 6 times — also written 6x (sc, inc)
- `3 hdc in one st` — all three stitches go into the SAME base stitch

**Open it in the planner.** [https://crochet3d.com/gallery/mini-dinosaur](https://crochet3d.com/gallery/mini-dinosaur) has an "open in the editor" button that loads this pattern into the 3D planner, where the model is built from exactly the text above.

**Designer:** Zoody20. Published on Crochet 3D with the designer named — the pattern is theirs, not ours.

Source: https://crochet3d.com/gallery/mini-dinosaur