I crocheted the most adorable crochet dinosaur amigurumi for one of my nephews and I’m super excited to show it off. Meet Tessa, the Triceratops!
In one of my more optimistic moments, which happen from time to time, I decided I would make gifts for my family this year for the holidays. I typically don’t. They all live in Florida and therefore don’t need the things like hats or scarves or your typical yarn gifts. But between sewing and cute little crochet dinosaur toys (and others, stay tuned), I decided to give it a go.
Crochet Dinosaur?!
One of my nephews loves dinosaurs and the color purple. So when I came across the Tessa the Triceratops pattern by One and Two Company, I knew I wanted to make it in purple. I used the recommended yarn, Scheepjes Catona, which I bought from Around The Table Yarns. I used Deep Violet for the body, with Ultraviolet and Delphinium for the other purples. Sweet Orange made up the claws and the horns, and Lemonade was used for the spots. I bought the 25 gram balls of Catona and had quite a bit left over. I may be able to eke out an ombre version for myself.
My photos don’t do this little Triceratops justice AT ALL. It is so so so cute, and so easy to crochet. Tessa came together so quickly. I started crocheting on August 31, and finished a little over a week later. I used the recommended 2.75 mm hook. Tessa is stuffed with a combination of polyfill and small scraps from my sewing projects. I’m trying to keep my sewing waste to a minimum, so all scraps are either being used to stuff projects, or will be cut into pieces for a quilt.
I have quite a few more to make and have started on the next one. I feel pretty good about this! Ask me again next month.
Are you making gifts for the holidays this year?
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