2014 Blue Dragonfly

Lula the blue dragonfly

By Teresa Alvarez (January 2014)

 

About copyright: It’s really something great when people like what I have designed. You can sell the final item or whatever you like, but it would be nice to reference where you found the pattern! If there is anything you do not understand or there are any mistakes, please, send me a message! As you can see in the way I write, English is not my first language. So, you could come across some mistakes and grammatical inconsistencies. Sorry and my apologies! This file describes how to crochet a girlie dragonfly. The wings use a multicolor yarn and the body is worked in a solid color. ABOUT YARN: The yarn is Ami cotton bulky (Pierrot) (one solid skein and one multicolor) (Pierrot). Yardage: 100 grams and 105 meters. Number of skeins: 1 light blue (body), 1 multicolor (wings).

ABOUT GAUGE: It is not important, as far as you are consistent with your tension. ABOUT HOOK: 4 mm hook Remember that when making amigurumis, stitches should be tight. YOU WILL NEED:     

Yarn for the dragonfly and some black yarn for the mouth. Two safety eyes. Stuffing. Tapestry needle. Invisible thread (to sew the body to the wings)

ABOUT CROCHET TERMS: I’ve followed the US terminology. Stitch: st Chain: ch Slip stitch: sl st Single crochet: sc FLO: Front Loop Only BLO: Back Loop Only Sc2tog: decreasing two sc (i.e., 2 st become 1) Sc3tog: decreasing 3 sc (i.e. 3 stitches become 1) NOTE: I’ve made all the decreases as invisible decreases

PATTERN:

 

All the pattern is worked in spirals, so do not join at the end/beginning of a row.

Head and body Using light blue Round 1: magic ring, 6sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st, (12 sts) Round 3: [2sc in next st, 1sc in next st] repeat 6 times (18 sts) Round 4: [1sc in next st., 2sc in next st, 1sc in next st] repeat 6 times (24 sts) Round 5: [2sc in next st, 1sc in next 3st] repeat 6 times (30 sts) Round 6: [1sc in next st., 2sc in next st, sc in next 3st] repeat 6 times (36 sts) Round 7-10: sc in each st across (36sts) Round 11: [sc in next 2st, sc2tog, sc in next 2st], repeat 6 times (30 sts) Round 12: [sc in next 3st, sc2tog], repeat 6 times (24 sts) Head: stuff and place eyes Round 13: [sc in next 2st, sc2tog], repeat 6 times (18 sts) Round 14: [sc2tog, sc in next st], repeat 6 times (12 sts) Head is finished Round 15: 2sc in every st, (24 sts) Round 16: [2sc in next st, sc in next 3st] repeat 6 times (30 sts) Round 17: [2sc in next st, sc in next 14st] repeat 6 times (32 sts) Round 18: [2sc in next st, sc in next 15st] repeat 6 times (34 sts) Round 19: sc in each st across (34sts) Round 20: [2sc in next st, sc in next 16st] repeat 6 times (36 sts) Round 21-24: sc in each st across (36sts) Round 25: [sc2tog, sc in next 10sts] repeat 3 times (33sts) Remember to stuff body as you go Round 25: [sc2tog, sc in next 10sts] repeat 3 times (33sts) Round 26: [sc2tog, sc in next 9sts] repeat 3 times (30sts) Round 27: [sc2tog, sc in next 8sts] repeat 3 times (27sts) Round 28: [sc2tog, sc in next 7sts] repeat 3 times (24sts) Round 29: [sc2tog] repeat 12 times (12sts) Round 30: [2sc in next st, sc in next st] repeat 6 times (18sts) Round 31-32: two increases in each round (22sts) Round 33: four increases (26 sts) Round 34-39: two decreases in each round (14sts) Round 40-43: one decrease in each round (10sts) Round 44-71: sc in each st across (10sts) Round 72: [sc2tog] repeat 5 times (5sts) Fasten off and weave ends.

Upper wings (make 2) Using multicolor Round 1: magic ring, 6sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st, (12 sts) Round 3: 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 11st (13 sts)

 

Round 4: 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 12st (14 sts) Round 5: 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 13st (15 sts) Round 6: sc in next st, 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 13st (16 sts) Round 7: sc in next st, 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 14st (17 sts) Round 8: sc in next 2st, 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 14st (18 sts) Round 9: sc in next 2st, 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 15st (19 sts) Round 10: sc in next 2st, 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 16st (20 sts) Round 11: sc in next 3st, 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 16st (21 sts) Round 12: sc in next 3st, 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 17st (22 sts) Round 13: sc in next 4st, 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 17st (23 sts) Round 14: sc in each st across (23 sts) Round 15: sc in next 5st, 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 17st (24 sts) Round 16-17: sc in each st across (24 sts) Round 15: sc in next 5st, sc2tog in next st, 1sc in next 10st, sc2tog, 1sc in next 5st (22 sts) Round 16: sc in next 5st, sc2tog in next st, 1sc in next 15st (21 sts) Round 17: sc in next 4st, sc2tog in next st, 1sc in next 9st, sc2tog, 1sc in next 4st (19 sts) Round 18: sc in next 4st, sc2tog in next st, 1sc in next 8st, sc2tog, 1sc in next 3st (17 sts) Round 19: sc in next 3st, sc3tog in next st, 1sc in next 6st, sc3tog, 1sc in next 2st (13 sts) Round 20: sc in next 3st, sc2tog in next st, 1sc in next 5st, sc2tog, 1sc in next 1st (11 sts) Fasten off and stuff

 

Lower wings (make 2) Using multicolor Round 1: magic ring, 5sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 5 st, (10 sts) Round 3: 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 9st (11 sts) Round 4: sc in each st across (11 sts) Round 5: sc in next st, 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 9st (12 sts) Round 6: sc in each st across (12 sts) Round 7: sc in next 2sts, 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 9st (13 sts) Round 8: sc in next 3sts, 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 9st (14 sts) Round 9: sc in each st across (14 sts) Round 10: sc in next 4st, 1sc in next 9st (15 sts) Round 11: sc in next 5st, 1sc in next 9st (16 sts) Round 12: sc in next 5st, 1sc in next 10st (17 sts) Round 13: sc in each st across (17 sts) Round 14: sc in next 6st, 1sc in next 10st (18 sts) Round 15: sc in each st across (18 sts) Round 16: sc in next 7st, 1sc in next 10st (18 sts) Round 17: sc in each st across (19 sts) Round 18: sc in next 8sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 8 sts, sc2tog (19sts) Round 19: sc in next 8sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 7 sts, sc3tog (18sts) Round 20: sc in next 9sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 6 sts, sc2tog (18sts) Round 21: sc3tog, sc in next 6sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 5 sts, sc3tog (15sts)

 

Round 22: sc4tog, sc in next 5sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next st, sc4tog (10) Fasten off, stuff!

Finishing details: Using yarn or invisible thread, sew wings to the body.