Dinosaur Jr.

Materials:

 1 skein Cascade 220 in grey (9559)

1 skein Cascade 220 in purple (9453)

1 pair US size 6 double pointed needles

2 black buttons or safety eyes

Polyester stuffing

Yarn needle

Stitch marker

 

Finished size:

14” long

Gauge: 20 rows/ 26 stitches over 4” in stockinette st

 

Body, knit from the head down:

Using grey yarn, CO 6, pm, join to knit in the round.

Round 1: (Kfb, k1, kfb) twice. 10 sts

Round 2 and all even numbered rounds: Knit.

Round 3: K1, kfb twice, k1, kfb twice, k2, kfb, k1, kfb. 16 sts

Round 5: (Kfb, k1, kfb twice, k3, kfb) twice. 24 sts

Round 7: (K5, kfb, k5, kfb) twice. 28 sts

Round 9: K4, kfb twice, k7, kfb twice, k4, kfb, k7, kfb. 34 sts

Round 11: K5, kfb twice, k9, kfb twice, k16. 38 sts

Rounds 12-16: Knit.

Round 17: K7, ssk, k9, k2tog, k18. 36 sts

Round 19: (Ssk, k3, k2tog, ssk, k7, k2tog) twice. 28 sts

Round 21: (Ssk, k1, k2tog, ssk, k5, k2tog) twice. 20 sts

Round 23: (K3, ssk, k3, k2tog) twice. 16 sts

Begin increases for body:

Round 25: K3, kfb, k3, kfb, k3, kfb, k3, kfb. 20 sts

Round 27: K4, kfb, k3, kfb, k4, kfb, k5, kfb. 24 sts

Round 29: K5, kfb, k3, kfb, k5, kfb, k7, kfb. 28 sts

Round 31: K6, kfb, k3, kfb, k6, kfb, k9, kfb. 32 sts

Round 33: K7, kfb, k3, kfb, k7, kfb, k11, kfb. 36 sts

Round 35: K8, kfb, k3, kfb, k8, kfb, k13, kfb. 40 sts

Round 37: K9, kfb, k3, kfb, k9, kfb, k15, kfb. 44 sts

Round 39: K10, kfb, k3, kfb, k10, kfb, k17, kfb. 48 sts

Round 41: K11, kfb, k3, kfb, k11, kfb, k19, kfb. 52 sts

Round 43: K12, kfb, k3, kfb, k12, kfb, k21, kfb. 56 sts

Round 45: K13, kfb, k3, kfb, k13, kfb, k23, kfb. 60 sts

Round 47: K14, kfb, k3, kfb, k14, kfb, k25, kfb. 64 sts

Round 49: K15, kfb, k3, kfb, k15, kfb, k27, kfb. 68 sts

Round 51: K16, kfb, k3, kfb, k47. 70 sts

Round 53: K17, kfb, k3, kfb, k48. 72 sts

Rounds 54-56: Knit.

Round 57: K17, ssk, k3, k2tog, k48. 70 sts

Round 59: K16, ssk, k3, k2tog, k47. 68 sts

Round 61: K15, ssk, k3, k2tog, k15, ssk, k27, k2tog. 64 sts

Round 63: K14, ssk, k3, k2tog, k14, ssk, k25, k2tog. 60 sts

Round 65: K13, ssk, k3, k2tog, k13, ssk, k23, k2tog. 56 sts

Round 67: K12, ssk, k3, k2tog, k12, ssk, k21, k2tog. 52 sts

Round 69: K11, ssk, k3, k2tog, k11, ssk, k19, k2tog. 48 sts

Pause and stuff head andbody mostly full.

Round 71: K10, ssk, k3, k2tog, k10, ssk, k17, k2tog. 44 sts

Round 73: K9, ssk, k3, k2tog, k9, ssk, k15, k2tog. 40 sts

Round 75: K8, ssk, k3, k2tog, k8, ssk, k13, k2tog. 36 sts

Round 77: K7, ssk, k3, k2tog, k7, ssk, k11, k2tog. 32 sts

Round 79: K6, ssk, k3, k2tog, k6, ssk, k9, k2tog. 28 sts

Rounds 80-82: Knit.

Round 83: K5, ssk, k3, k2tog, k5, ssk, k7, k2tog. 24 sts

Rounds 84-86: Knit.

Round 87: K4, ssk, k3, k2tog, k4, ssk, k5, k2tog. 20 sts

Rounds 88-90: Knit.

Round 91: K3, ssk, k3, k2tog, k3, ssk, k3, k2tog. 16 sts

Rounds 92-94: Knit.

Stuff rest of body

Round 95: K2, ssk, k3, k2tog, k2, ssk, k1, k2tog. 12 sts

Rounds 96-98: Knit.

Stuff remainder, squeeze and prod toy into desired shape.

Round 99: K2tog 6 times. 6 sts

Break yarn, pull tail through remaining sts, knot, pull knot to inside of fabric. Weave in loose ends.

Feet (make 4):

Using grey yarn, CO 6, pm, join to knit in the round.

Round 1: Kfb 6 times. 12 sts

Round 2: (Kfb, k1) 6 times. 18 sts

Round 3: (Kfb, k2) 6 times. 24 sts

Rounds 4-11: Knit.

Bind off. Leave long tail for seaming. Stuff feet. Seam to bottom of dinosaur.

Plates

Plate A (make 3):

Using purple yarn, CO10, pm, join to knit in the round.

Round 1: (Kfb, k3, kfb) twice. 14 sts

Round 2: (Kfb, k5, kfb) twice. 18 sts

Round 3: (Kfb, k7, kfb) twice. 22 sts

Round 4: (Kfb, k9, kfb) twice. 26 sts

Round 5: Knit.

Round 6: (Ssk, k9, k2tog) twice. 22 sts

Round 7: (Ssk, k7, k2tog) twice. 18 sts

Round 8: (Ssk, k5, k2tog) twice. 14 sts

Round 9: (Ssk, k3, k2tog) twice. 10 sts

Round 10: (Ssk, k1, k2tog) twice. 6 sts

Round 11: K3tog twice. 2 sts

Break yarn. pull tail through remaining sts and weave into fabric.

Plate B (make 2):

Using purple yarn, CO10, pm, join to knit in the round.

Round 1: (Kfb, k3, kfb) twice. 14 sts

Round 2: (Kfb, k5, kfb) twice. 18 sts

Round 3: (Kfb, k7, kfb) twice. 22 sts

Round 4: Knit.

Round 5: (Ssk, k7, k2tog) twice. 18 sts

Round 6: (Ssk, k5, k2tog) twice. 14 sts

Round 7: (Ssk, k3, k2tog) twice. 10 sts

Round 8: (Ssk, k1, k2tog) twice. 6 sts

Round 9: K3tog twice. 2 sts

Break yarn. pull tail through remaining sts and weave into fabric.

Plate C (make 2):

Using purple yarn, CO6, pm, join to knit in the round.

Round 1: (Kfb, k1, kfb) twice. 10 sts

Round 2: (Kfb, k3, kfb) twice. 14 sts

Round 3: (Kfb, k5, kfb) twice. 18 sts

Round 4: Knit.

Round 5: (Ssk, k5, k2tog) twice. 14 sts

Round 6: (Ssk, k3, k2tog) twice. 10 sts

Round 7: (Ssk, k1, k2tog) twice. 6 sts

Round 8: K3tog twice. 2 sts

Break yarn. pull tail through remaining sts and weave into fabric.

Plate D (make 2):

Using purple yarn, CO6, pm, join to knit in the round.

Round 1: (Kfb, k1, kfb) twice. 10 sts

Round 2: (Kfb, k3, kfb) twice. 14 sts

Round 3: Knit.

Round 4: (Ssk, k3, k2tog) twice. 10 sts

Round 5: (Ssk, k1, k2tog) twice. 6 sts

Round 6: K3tog twice. 2 sts

Break yarn. pull tail through remaining sts and weave into fabric.

Beginning and neck, just behind head, sew plates onto center of back in the following order:

B, A, A, A, B, C, C, D, D

Sew on buttons for eyes, or attach safety eyes (buttons are not recommended for baby toys).

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Comments

[Zipper208]

oooh sooo cute!!

[Elisabeth Marino]

Love this! Sharing on my FB Page, Knitting With Karma. Thanks for making this available! ~Liz

[Laura Adams]

Thank you! It's such a cute pattern. I'm having fun knitting my way through your second book right now. Lots of little boys are getting monsters this Christmas!

[Monique Pyylampi]

Hello and thanks for such a cute pattern! What happened between round 49 and 51? I just continued in pattern since there seems to be an error but I guess it might affect the decreases too. Not sure. The end of line 49 had the k27 and kfb but the next increase round has knit 47!

[Monique Pyylampi]

Yep, frogging frogging... ribbit ribbit. Disregard my previous comment! :)

[Stephiee]

I loved making this!!! great pattern!!

Fantastic Dinosaur :)

Thank you