Bring home Ginny the parasaurolophus with this detailed crochet pattern. You will get clear step-by-step instructions, full stitch counts, and helpful assembly photos so you can create a charming little dinosaur. The pattern features color changes (jacquard), tiny details like spots and cheeks, and a secure cotter-pin neck for adjustable posing. Perfect for gifting or displaying on a shelf.
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— CREST (Yarn A) :
Round 1 :
26 loops, turning, 25sc (starting from the 2nd loop from the hook) (25l)
Round 2 :
1 loop, turning, 25sc (25l)
Round 3 :
1 loop, turning, dec, 23sc (24l)
Round 4 :
1 loop, turning, 22sc, dec (23l)
Round 5 :
1 loop, turning, 23sc (23l)
Round 6 :
1 loop, turning, 22sc, inc (24l)
Round 7 :
1 loop, turning, inc, 23sc (25l)
Round 8-9 :
1 loop, turning, 25sc (25l)
Round 10 :
1 loop, turning, 25 sl st (25l)
Info :
9 sc straight from the point Start (see photo 1). Fold the detail in half and crochet both sides together 25 sl st (see photos 2-6). Crochet [dec]x4, sl st in the remaining hole (see photos 7-8). Cut the thread, leaving a long end for sewing. Pass the thread through all the loops using a yarn needle. Tighten and secure. Move the thread 7 stitches to the left (see photo 9).
— HEAD (Yarn B) :
Round 1 :
2 loops, 6sc in 2nd loop from hook (amigurumi ring) (6l)
Round 3 :
[sc, inc]x6 (18l)
Round 4 :
[2sc, inc]x6 (24l)
Round 5 :
[3sc, inc]x6 (30l)
Round 6 :
[4sc, inc]x6 (36l)
Round 7 :
[5sc, inc]x6 (42l)
Round 14 :
[5sc, dec]x6 (36l)
Round 15 :
[4sc, dec]x6 (30l)
Round 16 :
[3sc, dec]x6 (24l)
Info :
Baste the crest to the head with extra black thread (see photos 10-13). Sew the crest to the head (see photos 14-18). Remove extra thread.
Info :
Insert safety eyes between the rounds 11 and 12, the distance between them is approximately 12 stitches, don't fix yet (see photo 19).
Info :
Using the yarn needle to do from above of the eye 'loose stitch' of black thread floss (see photos 20,21). Separate one thread and fasten with a needle 'loose stitch' in the middle of the eye (see photos 22, 23). In the same way, embroider one more 'loose stitch' 1 mm higher than the previous one, in order to get an oval shape (see photos 24-27).
Info :
Using yarn needle to do from below the eye 'loose stitch' of white thread floss (see photos 28, 29). Separate one thread and fasten with a needle 'loose stitch' (see photo 30). Press the eye to the embroidered line and fasten it.
Info :
Divide the black threads floss in half, embroider the nostrils and mouth (see photos 31-36).
Info :
Cut 2 pieces of the black threads floss about 0.5 cm (0.2 inches) long. Attach to the forehead and arrange symmetrically, mark with the pins the beginning and end of the segment. Embroider eyebrows (see photo 37-40).
— CHEEKS, 2 pcs (Pink threads mouline) :
Info :
Crochet cheeks with a hook 1,5 mm.
Round 1 :
2 loops, 6sc in 2nd loop from hook (amigurumi ring), sl st in 1st sc (6l)
Info :
Cut and fix the thread, leaving a long end for sewing. Sew the cheeks to the head with the wrong side outward (see photos 41, 42).
Round 17 :
[2sc, dec]x6 (18l)
Round 18 :
[sc, dec]x6 (12l)
Info :
Completely fill the head. Insert cotter pin into shim (see photo 43). Place cotter pin with shim in the hole head (see photo 44).
Info :
Trim the thread. Pass the thread through all the loops using a yarn needle. Tighten and secure (see photo 45).
— NECK and BODY :
Round 1 :
Yarn B 2 loops, 8sc in 2nd loop from hook (amigurumi ring) (8l)
Info :
Next, you need to crochet the body of yarn B and yarn C at once, alternately change the thread, but not cutting it to get a white breast. This technique is called jacquard. Color changing technique: when crocheting the last pink sc, insert the hook into the loop, pull out the thread, crochet this sc to the end with a white thread (see photo 46). Then the pink thread is thrown forward, and the white working thread goes backwards (see photos 47-49). To change the color back: when crocheting the last white sc, insert the hook into the loop, pull out the thread, crochet this sc to the end with the pink thread (see photo 50, 51). It is more convenient to crochet with the jacquard only the front of the body, and the back should only be crocheted from yarn A. At the end of the row, when crocheting the last pink sc, insert the hook into the loop, pull out the thread, crochet this sc to the end with a white thread grabbing it in the place where it remained (see photos 52-54). A 'loose stitch' is formed on the wrong side (see photo 55). You need to move it forward along with the pink thread, so when crocheting jacquard it will be inside and the wrong side will become as neat as the front one (see photos 56-60).
Round 3 :
[3sc, inc]x2 (Yarn C); [3sc, inc]x2 (Yarn B) (20l)
Round 4 :
only through back loops 10sc (Yarn C); 10sc (Yarn B) (20l)
Round 5 :
[4sc, inc]x2 (Yarn C); [4sc, inc]x2 (Yarn B) (24l)
Info :
Insert cotter pin in the middle of the neck (see photo 61). Put the disk on cotter pin and wrap the ends in the 'rings' with the help of round-nosed pliers (see photos 62-66).
Round 6 :
12sc, (Yarn C); 6sc, 4 loops, turning, 3sc starting from the 2nd loop from the hook, sl st in the same loop (in which the last sc was crocheted before the chain), 6sc (Yarn B) (30l) (see photos 67-71)
Round 7 :
12sc, (Yarn C); 9sc, 4 loops, turning, 3sc starting from the 2nd loop from the hook, sl st in the same loop, 9sc (Yarn B) (36l) (see photo 72)
Round 8 :
[5sc, inc]x2 (Yarn C); [5sc, inc]x4 (Yarn B) (42l)
Round 9 :
14sc (Yarn C); [6sc, inc]x2, 4 loops, turning, 3sc starting from the 2nd loop from the hook, sl st in the same loop, [6sc, inc]x2 (Yarn B) (52l)
Round 10 :
14sc (Yarn C); [7sc, inc]x2, 6sc, [7sc, inc]x2 (Yarn B) (56l)
Round 11 :
14sc (Yarn C); 21sc, 4 loops, turning, 3sc starting from the 2nd loop from the hook, sl st in the same loop, 21sc (Yarn B) (62l)
Round 12 :
14sc (Yarn C); 24sc, 4 loops, turning, 3sc starting from the 2nd loop from the hook, sl st in the same loop, 24sc (Yarn B) (68l)
Info :
Don't cut the thread. Take another end of the yarn ball and crochet the tail.
— TAIL (Yarn B) :
Round 1 :
2 loops, 4sc in 2nd loop from hook (amigurumi ring) (4l)
Round 2 :
[inc]x2, dec (5l)
Round 3 :
sc, [inc]x2, dec (6l)
Round 4 :
sc, [inc]x2, sc, dec (7l)
Round 5 :
sc, [inc]x3, sc, dec (9l)
Round 6 :
2sc, inc, sc, inc, 2sc, dec (10l)
Round 8 :
3sc, [inc]x3, 2sc, dec (12l)
Round 10 :
3sc, [inc]x5, 2sc, dec (16l)
Info :
Cut and fix the thread. Stuff the tail with synthepus. Mark with a pin the place where the tail connect to the back - move the pin to the 3rd loop from the beginning of the round count clockwise (see photo 76).
Info :
Connect the body with the tail in the next round. To connect the details insert the hook initially into the tail (from the inside to the outside), and then into the body (from the outside to the inside) (see photos 77-81). Continue crocheting the body from the place where you left off.
Round 13 (incomplete round) :
14sc (Yarn C); crochet 24sc along the body, crochet 6sc of the body together with 6sc of the tail, then crochet 24sc along the body (Yarn B)
Round 14 :
15sc (Yarn C); crochet 23sc on the body, crochet 10sc on the tail, crochet 24sc on the body (72l) (Yarn B)
Round 15 :
15sc (Yarn C); 17sc, [dec]x3, 10sc, [dec]x3, 18sc (Yarn B) (66l)
Round 16 :
16sc (Yarn C); 13sc, [dec]x3, 10sc, [dec]x3, 15sc (Yarn B) (60l)
Round 17 :
16sc (Yarn C); 10sc, [dec]x3, 10sc, [dec]x3, 12sc (Yarn B) (54l)
Info :
Next cut the yarn B and continue crocheting with yarn C only (see photo 86).
Round 18 :
28sc, [dec]x6, 14sc (48l)
Round 19 :
[6sc, dec]x6 (42l)
Round 20 :
[5sc, dec]x6 (36l)
Round 21 :
[4sc, dec]x6 (30l)
Round 22 :
[3sc, dec]x6 (24l)
Info :
Continue stuff the body.
Round 23 :
[2sc, dec]x6 (18l)
Round 24 :
[sc, dec]x6 (12l)
Info :
Completely fill the body. Tip: Cut out a circle of white felt slightly larger than the resulting hole and insert it into the hole to prevent stuffing from clinging when closing.
Info :
Trim the thread. Pass the thread through all the loops using a yarn needle. Tighten and secure.
— LEGS, 2 pcs (Yarn B) :
Round 1 :
7 loops, turning, 6sc (starting from the 2nd loop from the hook), 6sc (from the back of the chain) (12l)
Round 2 :
[2sc, inc]x4 (16l)
Round 7 :
[6sc, dec]x2 (14l)
Round 8 :
[5sc, dec]x2 (12l)
Info :
Start stuffing the leg with synthepus.
Round 11 :
[dec]x2, 4sc, [dec]x2 (8l)
Round 12 :
dec, 4sc, dec (6l)
Round 13 :
6sc only through back loops (6l)
Info :
Completely fill the leg, don't stuff further.
Round 14 :
[inc]x2, 4sc (8l)
Round 15 :
sc, [inc]x2, 5sc (10l)
Info :
Change the thread to Yarn C (leave the long end of Yarn B). Remove the pin that marking the beginning of the round. Fold the resulting 10 loops in half and in the next round, crochet both halves together.
Round 18 :
1 loop, turning, 5 sl st (5l) (see photos 88-93)
Round 19 :
1 loop, turning, [[sl st, dc, sl st] - in one loop, sl st]x2, {sl st, dc, sl st} - in one loop (see photo 94)
Info :
'Squeeze' the foot to the leg with a few stitches using the left thread of Yarn B (see photos 95, 96).
— HANDS, 2 pcs (Yarn B) :
Round 1 :
2 loops, 6sc in 2nd loop from hook (amigurumi ring) (6l)
Round 2 :
[2sc, inc]x2 (8l)
Round 3 :
[3sc, inc]x2 (10l)
Round 7-8 :
[inc]x3, sc, [dec]x3 (10l)
Round 10-11 :
[dec]x3, sc, [inc]x3 (10l)
Info :
Stuff the hand with synthepus.
Round 12 :
[dec]x2, sc, [dec]x2, sc (6l)
Info :
Trim the thread. Pass the thread through all the loops using a yarn needle. Tighten and secure (see photo 97).
Item Name (NAILS) :
NAILS, 3 pcs on each hand (Yarn C) - Embroider 3 nails on each hand with French knot (see photos 98, 99).
— SPOTS (Yarn A) :
Info :
Crochet spots with a hook 1,5 mm, split Yarn A in half!
SMALL, 8 pcs - Round 1 :
3 loops, turning, 2sc (starting from the 2nd loop from the hook), 2sc (from the back of the chain) sl st in 1st sc (4l). Cut and fix the thread, leaving a long end for sewing.
MIDDLE, 6 pcs - Round 1 :
4 loops, turning, 3sc (starting from the 2nd loop from the hook), 3sc (from the back of the chain) sl st in 1st sc (6l). Cut and fix the thread, leaving a long end for sewing.
BIG, 4 pcs - Round 1 :
5 loops, turning, 4sc (starting from the 2nd loop from the hook), 4sc (from the back of the chain) sl st in 1st sc (8l). Cut and fix the thread, leaving a long end for sewing.
Info :
Sew on the spots on the hands, legs, back and tail (see photos 100-102).
— ASSEMBLAGE :
Step 1 :
Attach the hands and legs using needles for cutting (hands between rounds 9 and 10 rounds of body, distance between hands approx 18 stitches, legs between 15 and 16 rounds of body, distance between legs approx 28 stitches - view from above, see photos 103-105). Check that the dinosaur stand steadily. Detach the hands and legs without removing the needles from them, and insert other needles for cutting in their place (see photos 106, 107).
Step 2 :
Insert the needle through the back into the hand attachment point (leaving the loose end of the thread outside) (see photos 108, 109).
Step 3 :
Thread the needle through two loops on the inner surface of the hand (the needle for cutting must be in the middle) (see photo 110).
Step 4 :
Insert the needle into the body at the hand attachment point and pull out it at the point of attachment of the second hand (see photo 111).
Step 5 :
Pass the needle through the second hand in the same way (see photo 112).
Step 6 :
Sew the body and the hands two more times in the same way for strength (see photo 113).
Step 7 :
Insert the needle at the hand attachment point and pull out it at the point of attachment of the opposite leg (see photo 114).
Step 8 :
Thread the needle through the leg (see photo 115).
Step 9 :
Insert the needle into the body at the leg attachment point and pull out it at the point of attachment of the second leg (see photo 116).
Step 10 :
Pass the needle through the second leg (see photo 117).
Step 11 :
Sew the body and the legs two more times in the same way for strength (see photo 118).
Step 12 :
Insert the needle into the body at the leg attachment point and pull out it the back in the place, where it was introduced at the very beginning (see photo 119).
Step 13 :
Tie a few knots and hide the thread (see photo 120). Congratulations, you did a great job and created a small miracle! Embrace your parasaurolophus (see photos 121-123)!
This sweet Parasaurolophus Ginny is designed to charm and delight with her tiny spots, posable head and sweet expression. Make her as a gift, a collectible or a special handmade keepsake — she fits perfectly on a shelf or in a nursery. Enjoy the process and treasure the little dinosaur you create! 🧶✨
