TINY-REX Crochet Tutorial · Easy Beginner, Fast, No-Sew DIY · Free Amigurumi Pattern
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Tiny-Rex is a beginner-friendly project that works up very quickly and involves NO SEWING at all! It takes only about 35 minutes to crochet this pocket dino. They make great gifts, therapy/fidget toys, craft fair products, etc.
Contents:
00:09 Intro
01:45 Materials
02:35 Crochet Instructions (starting with head/body)
30:57 Arms
34:08 Legs
37:08 Spikes
41:55 Finished Look
Links:
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---- About the Pattern ----
Tiny-Rex the Pocket Dino is the cutest little T-Rex you’ll ever meet! This mini dinosaur doll is a quick, easy, and no-sew amigurumi, meaning it’s made in one piece! A full video tutorial is included, making this a very beginner-friendly project. It’s recommended to use super bulky chenille velvet or blanket yarn. For a tinier keychain size, you can use worsted weight or thinner yarns!
Tiny Rex is the perfect ami to make for craft fairs, markets, or kids party favors. This unisex and gender neutral toy will appeal to all: boys, girls, children, adults, and everyone in-between! It’s a great last-minute birthday gift and Christmas holiday gift. This squishy plushie can also be used for therapy as a sensory fidget or stress relief object. Its arms and legs are stumpy nubs that you can rub or twiddle with. Soft “spikes” on its back provide tactile stimulation. This pocket sized plush makes a great friend, especially for people with anxiety, ADHD/ADD, or autism.
The free written pattern version does not have photos. The PDF pattern includes 56 progress photos as part of a detailed photo tutorial to help guide you through the dino-making process.
Size:
Height: 3.5 inches (9 cm)
Level:
★★☆☆☆ Beginner/Easy. Requires familiarity with stitches used (below).
Stitches/Terms (US Terms):
FO = fasten off
YO = yarn over
sk = skip (a stitch)
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (insert 2 sc in same st)
dec = decrease (sc 2 sts together)
Materials:
• Any weight yarn with suitable hook. The yarn I used is: hobbii.mvk.co/...
• 5mm hook: amzn.to/3w2yHLf
• Plastic safety eyes (x2). These are the cute sparkly ones I used: amzn.to/3PlmO9W
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Scissors
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I am a 12 year old and have been crocheting since I was 6 so I have some experience with crochet. This little dino is so cute and one of my best sellers at school! Thank you for this adorable tutorial on how to make a little dino💗
So glad you like it!! YAY! Good job!
I made the arms and legs with bobble stiches (in this case 4 double crochet closed together) in rounds 8 and 12, I didn't count where I put them I just aligned them with the eyes
It's an alternative so you can crochet the whole thing in just one piece (I know the arms and legs here don't have to be sew but I prefer doing everything together so I have less tails to hide)
That's a great way! I ultimately didn't go with that method for my pattern because I was having trouble writing it in a way that would make sense for everyone since tension/gauge can change the placement of the limbs a bit. I decided it'd be easiest to design the pattern this way so that it's more "foolproof" to more people. However, that's great thinking on your side; I'd definitely say that's the most efficient route to go!
@@SweetSofties Thank you! It's a great tutorial and pattern, I've crocheted two dinos
I audibly giggled when you showed the acrylic version it’s sooo cute !!! I’ve been waiting for this tutorial to come out, then forgot about it but now I’m here, yarn and hook in hand ready !! Thank you for sharing your wonderful patterns with us for free 🤩
Aww thanks!! Hahaha the acrylic version is tiny! I'm glad you enjoy my tutorial and hope you make lots of cute dinos! If you want to keep up with my pattern releases, you can sign up for my newsletter. I also share a free pattern every Tues! view.flodesk.com/pages/638d7d3b08af91d6ddfdfa2a
Right? Adorable!
I am 10 years old and are pretty experienced with crocheting but this was a super cute project and will be perfect for my business!!❤
Yay, so awesome to hear that! Good on you for being only 10 and having a crochet business! That's AMAZING!!
Ooo so cool! I learned to crochet when I was about 10, but haven’t started selling it till I became a teen. I had a bracelet business around ur age. Keep it up, hope ur business does well!!!
I did this as my first crochet project after learning the basic stitches. It was challenging at some places but so delightful to finish. Thank you for this, it was a perfect first try to boost my confidence to keep going!
Good job finishing it! Yay!!
This was quite easy to make as long as you listen to the steps carefully - I had to start over a couple of times after realizing I was skipping bits. Thanks so much for the great tutorial!
Thank you for the positive feedback! So happy you finished your dino!!
i'm making a really tiny one, with a 2.5 mm hook, and i'm planning on making lots of them because they're so cute and so easy to make
That sounds adorable!!! It must be so teeeny tiny!
Im obsessed with this pattern! Just recently started crocheting about a month ago, and this is one of the first few patterns I've tried. Everytime I make one of these it turns out different than the last, but they're all cute and unique haha
Awww, so happy to hear it!! Thanks for enjoying my design! :D
this was an amazing tutorial and super quick to make! I needed a last minute gift and wanted to make a dinosaur but didn’t want something complicated. I got it done in an hour ish and it turned out super cute!
I'm so glad! Thank you for the amazing feedback!!
As a beginner, this was a super easy tutorial! You were really patient and easy and explained everything so well! ❤️❤️
Aww that's really amazing to hear! Thakn you for the awesome feedback!!
This was a little confusing. Very cute. It's super helpful when the artist includes in the written caption, the pattern & how many stitches we should end up with. Thank you for your free pattern!
I'm glad you found the captions to be helpful!! You're very welcome and thanks for enjoying my tutorial!
This is an adorable little Dino. Thank you for sharing your pattern. 💜
So glad you like it! You're very welcome!
This is the first beginner/easy pattern video ive seen that you can actually see what stitches your putting your hook into im a visual learner i cant do anything from just words i need a visualization of what im doing and your video is very clear so thank you your amazing 💙
Thanks for the amazing feedback!!! Glad you enjoyed it!
thank you so much for this pattern! i used whatever yarn i have (its small) and now i have a little red dinosaur roughly the size of my thumb
Awww that sounds absolutely adorable!! So TINY!!
I love it so much! There's gonna be a little t-rex army in my home 💟
Yay!!! T-Rex ARMY!!! I'd love to see that, I'm sure it's the cutest little army ever.
Same!
Their so cute it turned out kinda good gor me i rate mine 5/10
You are incredible! This pattern was so fun and quick to make. My 11 year old snatched it away the second I finished weaving in ends and refuses to give it back! I’ll be making a ton more❤
Awesome! I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed making your dino AND that your 11yo adores it too!
I'm a beginner and I was able to follow and finish my Dino ❤❤ at 47 I wanted to learn a new hobby/skill and your tutorial was amazing 👏 🎉
Great job!! Wow! I'm amazed by your skill!!!
I learned crochet at 48 from TH-cam. I love it!❤
It was my first time working with a chenille yarn. It was a bit challenging at the beginning, but then it turned out a very cute dino. My daughter loves it. Thank you for the pattern and the video! 🦖😍
Great job finishing the project! IT's a little tricky with velvet yarn at first but it's so satisfying once you're done!
Your voice is so calming 🥹
aww thank you!
I've tried this about 7 times and when i get to the point where you put the eyes in, my head looks nothing like yours even though I've watched and paused and copied everything exactly how you have done. I dont know what I'm doing wrong and its stressing me out 😅
Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear that. :( I'm not sure how to make it better for you. What kind of yarn are you using? If you're trying to velvety yarn for the first time, it may be hard to see the stitches and I'd recommend starting with yarn with clear stitch definition so you can make sure your stitches are going into the right places. After you've had practice with that, moving on to use velvet yarn can be a lot easier!
It be like that but try finishing it even if it feels wrongs
It works trust me
@@SweetSofties it usually happens when a stitch is missed, she is right, use a yarn that is Not fluffy so you can see defined stitches, that was my issue, missing stitches because I couldn't identity them 🤦🏽♀️ I'm a lot more aware now ❤
My head looked weird at first too. I started over. Still looked off but I think it was my tension. After the next couple rounds it looked normal. I’m new with this fluffy yarn so it’s super hard to see but once you get used to how the stitches look, it gets easier.
I started over too and glad I tried again. Now I want a bigger one!!!
You're just brilliant. Thanks so much. You explained it so easily. Thank you. 😊❤
Yay, glad you enjoyed it!!
THANK U SO MUCH!!!! I CAN NOT THANK U ENOUGH. IM NEW TO CROCHET AND U HELPED ME OUT SO MUCH! IM NOT DONE YET, BUT ILL DEFINITELY KEEP THIS UPDATED! MY FRIEND STARTED CROCHET TOOO DEF TELLING HER ABOUT UUU
Aww, that's amazing to hear!!!! YAY! Proud of you for working through your dino!
I’m 10 and I made one for my little cousin bday he LOVES dinoseors he’s gonna love it!🥰 😊❤❤❤❤❤❤
I love this. I had to start over a few times but I finally got it. A stitch count at the end of each row might help us beginners.
Glad you enjoyed the tutorial! The written pattern includes the instructions with the total stitch count at the end of each round! :)
This is too adorable! I made a little one for myself and now I'm doubling up my bulky yarn to make a larger plushie. I love this tutorial ❤️ thank you so much for it!
Awww that's awesome to hear!! Yay! Glad you like the tutorial and I hope you had fun making the XL plushie!
such a good tutorial!! my second successful amigurumi project EVER and I already wanna make more of them. I ended up making it without spines because I didn't have more velvet yarn and the eyes are a little too close to the front but I love my little guy 💕
So awesome to hear that!! YAY! Go you!!!
I used huge chunky yarn and now I have mega dino!!!!!!!! >:)
Omg I LOVE THAT!! Yay for extra chunky!!!
My dinosaur turned out so so cute!! Thank you very much for sharing!!
So happy to hear it! Great job!!
Ty for your help!
I've finished it.
Now it is time to turn T-Rex into a Dragon)
Yay!!
I literally love your tutorials , they are so easy to follow and actually I didn’t have green for the tiny Rex but I saw you using purple and then I was like my tiny Rex is going to be blue 😂
Aww thanks so glad you like it! And tiny Rex will look amazing in any color you choose!!
Thank you so much for the tutorial! I didn’t have any eyes so I used buttons and it turned out so cute.
Omg that must've been soooo cute! Button eyes!
Not me getting lost before even finishing R1, I’ve never worked an amigurumi without a magic ring 🫠
Thanks for the tutorial. Everything is pretty much clear, it’s just me… hands from ass, my Dino turned out with eyes not at the same level, arms not at the same levels ( but that’s ok, looks like he’s giving hi five) and I struggled with arms and legs in general, very tight stitches to get through. But in general looks cute for the first try) Thanks ❤
Great job for your first try!!! I hope you'll make another so it has a buddy!
Thank you so much for your no sew tutorials.
I love your creations all are soo cute n beautiful❤😍🥰
You are so welcome! Glad you like it!!
Amazing just made him no problem he’s so cute ❤ thank you
Yay!! So awesome to hear!
Thanks for sharing these free patterns! These dinos were a big hit at my craft fair last week 🥰
So glad you like it! Yay!!
I’m a beginner and this tutorial helped me a lot. I first stared loomigrumi which helped me with this design. Thanks for making it!
So awesome to hear!!
Just made this (my first amigurumi) and I LOVE IT!! Its so cute and your video is so helpful and clear :D Wish you a wonderful day 🌸
Yay, happy to hear it! Congrats on finishing your first ami!
Really adorable. I could just see them in different colors 😍🤗 thanks for sharing.
Aww thanks! And yes, the color combos are endless - so much fun to pick and choose!
thank you so so so much for this tutorial😀 it was super easy and i loved it thank you
Yay, happy to hear it!!
Omg I loved it it so cute you know what I’m gonna make him wanna make a big army and it’s gonna be so adorable it’s gonna be on my bed and try to make a mega onetoo
I LOVE YOUR IDEA!! If you're on Instagram and want to share a pic, I'd love to see your big army of dinos or your mega one!! :D
Thank you for this video! Its so easy to follow and very detailed❤
So glad you like it! Thank you!
Thank you so much for the tutorial!! I was finally able to make something great as a beginner❣
That's amazing to hear! Yay!!
Love it!!!!! Just made in Chenille and he came out so big adorable!!! Can’t believe I made!!!😂😂
Wow that's awesome to hear! Yay!! Love big squishy amigurumis!
Starting to make an army of them 😂😂😂😂
Thanks for the tutorial so cute 🥰 ❤❤❤
Bwahahhaha imagine this tiny yarn dino army taking over the house!
So adorable! I have leftover Bernat Blanket yarn and I’m going to give it a try with that!
Thank you for sharing! 💜🧶
Awesome! It'll look great with blanket yarn too!!
Adorable! Great Video for showing and explaining so well everything.... I really want to start and learn. Thank You ❤❤❤
Great to hear, and you can do it!! I believe in you!
Your voice is so soft I love it
Aww you’re so kind; thank you!!
Thank you so much I haven’t finished yet and I am making it a present so thank you so much this video is amazing 🎉
I JUST LOVE IT !!!!!!!!
Thank you!!
Amazing!! so cute! Thank you very much! Greetings from Athens Greece
So happy you like it! So awesome that I have a viewer from Greece! :)
mines a little wonky but i thinn its getting there, this is gonna be a great liffle Christmas present for my bestie
It'll be a great Xmas present!!!
Loved it! Very fast and easy to work up. Thank you.
So happy you liked it! Thank you!
Came out so cute!!
Yay!!
This is amazing!!! The tutorial is so good. How can we make a bigger version of this?❤
Thank you! You can hold yarn doubled (two strands at the same time) and a larger hook to go with it! :)
This is adorable!
I dont have chunky/bulky yarn so i used pink sparkley yarn😅
A pink sparkly dino sounds amazing!!!!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! No matter how many times I try though, I cannot get the puff stitch when it's on the surface like this. I just don't have enough give in the yarn to loop through that many times.
Hmmm, sorry to hear that! One recommendation I have is to make sure your hold on the yarn (with your non-dominant hand) isn't too tight. When you YO and pull through the yarn, it should be more lax if you're not holding the yarn back with your other hand. Hope this helps!
i did it so good
YAY!!
wow that's amazing 😃
Thank you! Cheers!
Love to see you work…..Thanks for your time and knowledge….😊❤❤❤
So glad you like it, thanks!
I love this pattern!!!
So glad you like it! Thank you so much!
This pattern was so fun!💗 thanks so much!
Glad you liked it!!
I used it and while it was a nice patter, it would have been helpful if you had put a stitch count at the end of every round, since I found I was off by a lot of stitches quite a few times
Thanks for the input to help me improve! I'm sorry to hear about the stitch count being off. I have the stitch count included in my written pattern, but not on this video. I have been putting stitch counts in my latest video tutorials though!
My first amigurumi and he is so cute !! Cant wait to try more of your tutorials!
Glad to hear it, and yay for trying this out as your first ami!!
love it rock on!!!!🐯
Yay!! Haha love the dino emoji!
nice
SO cute! already made two! 😁
YAY!! Awesome! Now they can keep each other company!
@@SweetSofties i have made a bunch of them as gifts
could you show round 1 more detailed and with a different yarn ? i keep messing up on the part where oyu switch to the other side, i dont know what stitch i should crotchet into and i end up with either the wrong stitch count or chaos, the video did allow me to finish one dragon but it took me a lot of trial and error of about an hour until the first round look ok and ive been crotcheing for a few years now
Sorry to hear that! Have you gotten the written pattern? I have a lot of photo references on it to show the entire dino making process, inluding the beginning with the chaining and crocheting on both sides.
I love your tutorials x
You're so kind, thank you!!
Hi there. I created my own Dino while crocheting along with your video. It came out so cute. I used your link to your shop on your website and purchased the Mini Dino and 2 more patterns. I was able to the download the Dino but I couldn’t go back to download the other 2 patterns. Would you help me, please. The order is under Margaret Swann. I paid through PayPal and have the confirmation of payment but only downloaded the Dino. Thank you so much. I look forward to making your designs. Well done.
Can you please email me your order email/info at sweetsofties (at) gmail.com? This way I can find yoru order and which other two patterns you got, so I can email them to you!
I don't always stay on top of TH-cam comments, so emailing me will be the best way for me to make sure I get your message and reply back to you! Please email me and I will help you get your patterns.
Cute, thank you, i love it
So glad you like it!!
You have such a sweet voice. ❤ I just made a Dino
. Thanks for the tutorial!!!❤☮️🪽
So awesome to hear! Great job!!
Oh my I love my Dino’s. Do you have written pattern. I wish I new how to send a picture mine came out so cute.
Okay but where is the link for the safety eye tool?? I'm in the middle of making another dragon right now, but this one's next for sure!
Here it is! crafteasytools.com/sweet-softies/
Includes a discount for my followers too!
The pattern is amazing, but this tutorial is very confusing in certain parts, especially in the tail part (for example here it is not very clear where you insert the hook since later it looks like you've skipped one loop: 22:59 ). You also do it too fast for beginners and rarely mention the total amount of sc of the round. Mentioning it at least by text would be much better since it's always a good idea to count your total number of sc after you make a round.
But in general, it's a very nice pattern, really cute! Thanks for that!
Edit: A small remark for the round 14, you can make 8 decreases and then just sew the remaining hole. So your round 15 is just sewing. Worked perfectly fine for me.
The first row for the head is a little confusing still. Do you have any short video clips that break it down more?
Sorry to hear that!! I apologize but I don't currently have a clip like that up. Do you think you could change the speed on the video settings to maybe 0.5 and see if that helps?
On the first round after we have made the 6 chains. Are we putting our hook through both the loops? I also seem to be leaving a stitch at the end somehow. Or do we not count that? I’m a leftie and struggling to follow haha.
You're putting your hook through just one loop, not both. Not sure how to do this as a leftie though! I'm sorry!
Great tutorial! I'm just not sure about one thing. When we found the location for the tail, we added/ decreased a few stitches, so I'm not sure about the counting of stitches in the rest of the round and the rounds after..
As you said, we are all going to end up in a bit of a different position so how is the counting the same after that?
Messed up on arms and didn't have eyes so used buttons that are to small for his head. Poor Steve and one of his arms is bigger and wiggles like he waves. 😅 I plan to give him wings and horns
Have you got any tips for the arms? I’ve tried to do the stitch and have been doing it correctly yet it’s turning out TINY.. I’m using the same yarn too but it’s not working whatsoever :( I might resort to crocheting seperate arms, using the start of my mushroom stem pattern
Hmmm, that's strange! Is it because your tension is too tight so the loops are mcuh smaller? If so, you can go up a hook size. You can also do an extra loop/repetition so that it looks bulkier.
round 11 is 19sts if you do 7sc 4dec 8st(19) and then in round 12 you can't do 6sc 4dec 6sc.
There's a dec in the first stitch (together with the stitch with the chains) so it's 1dec 7sc 4dec 8st (20)
Thanks for being so helpful and explaining this!
I want to make this for my pastor little boy 3 years old
Awww that’s so sweet of you!
Do you have cows in your house cause it sounded like it in this time: 14:02
Great pattern! Thanks! Question, if you don't mind: How would you recommend making the plushie larger without using a thicker yarn? For context, I'm using size 5 bulky yarn and would like a plushie about the same size as what you get with a size 6 yarn. Thank you! 😊
Hi! What you can do is hold your yarn doubled, so get the yarn start and yarn end from the super bulky 5 skein and crochet with two strands at once. You'll need to use a larger hook size to accommodate the doubled strands. This would likely produce a dino that's a bit larger than mine (using size 6 yarn single stranded), but hope it helps!
I have no idea what Chain 6 means. I wish I did because this is cute but very much not for beginners early on 😅
Edit: If you are brand new like me, go watch a short clip to learn Slipknot, Chain and Increases to help follow along much easier. I will update this with other terms as they come up, I just finished round 2 ^-^
Edit edit: The tail gets ROUGH, especially when she states after like 2 rounds that she is no longer using invisible decreases which confused matters. Now I need to find out what a slip stitch is
Hi I ordered the Dino and one of your octopuses. But I can’t find the down loads. I received only one page of the Dino and can’t find the other pages or the octopus. Help. 😢
Hls can i make tris but bigger pls Yelp imwant to make yogur no sew patterns but bigger
You can make it bigger by doubling up yarn! Use the same pattern instructions but use two strands of yarn and a bigger hook.
mine is looking like a Dino egg with the Dino being the yolk and its body is the whites :(
Oh no! Really? Did you finish the entire pattern or are you halfway through?
nice. however, one could to the arms and legs via bubbles without the need to sew them on.
Yes you can do that! My method is no-sew too :)
I tried this using blanket yarn and mine is 4x bigger and mishapen. The package recommended an 8mm hook but i am using 6.5 and im wondering if its still too big?
That's strange, sorry to hear that! Is your tension with that size hook too tight or too loose? You can tell by the way the stitches look. If you need it to loosen up, you can go up a size, but if you need it to be tighter, I recommend a smaller hook size.
What size hook and yarn do you use?
It’s a 5mm hook with super bulky weight velvet yarn. You can look in the description box for the yarn info!
If I use acrylic yarn do I use the same size hook as you use for the squishy yarn?
If you use thinner yarn, you'll need to use a smaller hook! :) My yanr weight is super bulky weight 6 yarn, and I use a 5mm hook. If I'm using medium weight 4 acrylic yarn, I usually use a 2.75mm hook.
@@SweetSofties thank you so much!
6:11 did 7 from 18 11 more
help, i twist my yarn 3 times over the hook at the very start but it wont make a loop like hers?? im confused
The beginning is just a slip knot that you would make before you chain. Hope that helps!
I want to purchase written pattern but you don’t say where to buy it
Hi! The wirtten pattern can be purchased here: payhip.com/b/214vi
Is it okay if you do it with thin wool
Yes! It'll just turn out to be a smaller dino!
Do you think that he'll like this toy
I dont know how she she started her chain without using then magic ring😢
It is hard