One of my favorite things about the magic of crocheting is that I can make anything cute; yes, literally anything. Snakes, spiders, toilets, leaves, and, yes, dinosaurs! Anything can be taken from creepy, crawly, or uninteresting and made into a lovable, huggable, adorable, amigurumi stuffy. Another one of my favorite things about crochet is that you can make a real-world thing look like whatever you want. This is partly how we can make a T-Rex a desirable toy; through unique colors, shapes, sizes, and even added pieces. You will notice that some of these “T-Rex’s” have spikes or other unique features originally not attributed to the Tyrannosaurus Rex. This is an added flare and creative license very unique to crochet!
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1. Squish-A-Saurus
This pattern uses Red Heart Super Saver yarn, so not only is it perfect for beginners, but it’s affordable too! It includes a free download and a comprehensive tutorial video to aid with assembly!
2. Easy Dinosaur T-Rex
This YouTube dinosaur tutorial includes step-by-step narration for extra support. She uses “Flutterby” chunky plush yarn and 9-millimeter safety eyes. This video is under thirty minutes, so this is also a quick project to make while you watch your favorite show or movie.
3. Crochet Dinosaur
Projects with little sewing are my favorite, which is why this one is a sure winner. It also does not have any color changes for simplicity! The designer puts it perfectly: “What a sight for saur eyes!”
4. Baby Dino
What’s cuter than a crochet dinosaur? A baby crochet dinosaur! This cute dino pal would be a perfect stash-buster or gift for the dino nerd in your life. You could even crochet a little hatched egg to match!
5. Mini Chunky Dino
This pattern works up with chunky yarn, so you can get it done in no time flat. With a quick, cute, and squishy result, who wouldn’t want to make one of their very own?
6. Bernard the Dinosaur
While this Bernard the Dinosaur is technically a Halloween stuffed animal, it can easily be customized to different seasonal colors. This one’s a great one to practice colorwork, and it also only uses simple stitches!
7. Bob the Dinosaur
Bob the Dinosaur only has one seam, making him a very low-sew project. He is easy peasy and perfect for gifts, or to keep! Customize his color to be a traditional green or a fun and shocking purple… whatever you fancy, my friend.
8. T-Rex DINOsaur
This free pattern has no stitches harder than a half-double crochet. It has an hourlong detailed tutorial, and the cutest finished stuffy! The designer uses Yarnart Jeans yarn in the colors yellow-green and green.
9. The Friendly Dino
Do you miss the floppy, ragdoll feeling of your stuffed animals of old, worn out from years of love and good times? Do you want to have that nostalgic feeling from the very first hug? This pattern achieves that by being simple by design. This one is just destined to be someone’s next favorite toy!
10. Cute and Easy Dinosaur
This caricature of a dinosaur is the sheer essence of simplicity and playfulness. Shape almost like a doodle a child could have drawn, even its design reminds me of the simple joys in life. When asked what type of dinosaur this was, the designer responded, “He’s a Generic-asaurus. Lol.”
11. Chonky Dinosaur
This “chonky” crochet dinosaur is perfect if you want a dinosaur with the cutest look ever! “He’s super chubby and cuddly! And you can make him with however many spikes you want,” the designer mentions. Customize the colors for Christmas, and these would be awesome stocking stuffers too!
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