NO-SEW | Tilly the Triceratops - FREE CROCHET PATTERN
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Meet Tilly, the spunky triceratops bursting with personality! She’s the ultimate toy for kids and a delightful treat for all dino enthusiasts. Soft and snuggly but tough enough for wild escapades, Tilly is ready for anything! Whether she's proudly perched on a shelf or out on thrilling daily quests, she fills the air with giggles and ignites the imagination, whisking everyone away to fantastical prehistoric realms!
Pattern notes
- Keep in mind that, due to tension, you may need to add or skip a single crochet or two to properly center the bobble stitches.
- Please make sure to read through the pattern first before you start.
- Find yarn and felt accessories over at pinktomatocrochet.co.uk
- This pattern is worked in rounds if nothing else is said.
- This pattern is worked with yarn under sc – Insert your hook under the top two loops, yarn under, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops. This creates an “x” stitch.
- I use invisible decrease in my work - Insert your hook in the FLO of the next 2 stitches. Yarn over and pull through 2 of the 3 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through both loops on your hook.
Language: English (US)
Skill level: Intermediate
Size: 16.5 cm LONG
Abbreviations
| US crochet terms | UK crochet terms |
| Mr - Magic ring | |
| Ch - Chain | |
| St - Stitch | |
| Sc - Single crochet | Dc - Double crochet |
| Hdc - Half double crochet | Htr - Half treble crochet |
| Dc - Double crochet | Tr - Treble crochet |
| Bob-5 - Bobble stitch with 5 double crochet | |
| Bob-3 - Bobble stitch with 3 double crochet | |
| FLO - Front loop only | |
| BLO - Back loop only | |
| Inc - Increase (work 2 in the same stitch) | |
| Dec - Decrease (I use invisible decrease, see pattern notes) | |
| Sl st - Slip stitch | |
| [...] - All stitches inside these brackets goes into the same stitch. | |
| (-...) - Repeat the instructions inside these brackets the given number of times. | |
| (...) - Total number of stitches on the end of the round. |
Materials
Yarn: #6 Wolans Bunny Baby in - Viola (10055), White (10001)
- Crochet Hook: Clover Amour 3.5mm (When choosing a hook size, remember that everyone's tension is unique. As a result, you may need to experiment with different hook sizes to find the one that works best for you.)
- Felt eyes: 0.5"
- Darning needle
- Polyester filling
- A pair of scissors
- Stitch marker (optional)
Head & Body
Working with viola yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: (inc) x6 (12)
Rnd 3: Note: Bob-3 is made with white yarn.
9 sc, Bob-3, 2 sc (12)
Rnd 4: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 5: Inc, 6 sc, (inc) x5 (18)
Rnd 6: Inc, 7 sc, (inc, 1 sc) x5 (24)
Rnd 7: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 8: Note: Bob-3 is made with white yarn.
16 sc, Bob-3, 4 sc, Bob-3, 2 sc (24)
Using safety eyes?
Place your eyes between rnds 5-6 with 6 visible stitches in between.
Recommended size: 12mm
Rnd 9: 11 sc, BLO 13 sc (24)
Rnd 10: BLO 3 sc, 21 sc (24)
Rnd 11: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x5, 1 sc (18)
Rnd 12: (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
Rnd 13: Inc, 6 sc, (inc) x5 (18)
Stuff the head firmly.
Rnd 14: 1 sc, inc, 6 sc, (1 sc, inc) x5 (24)
Rnd 15: 3 sc, Bob-5, 4 sc, Bob-5, 15 sc (24)
Rnds 16-19: 24 sc (4 rnds) (24)
Rnd 20: 4 sc, Bob-5, 4 sc, Bob-5, 14 sc (24)
Rnd 21: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x5, 1 sc (18)
Rnd 22: (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
Stuff body firmly.
Rnds 23-24: 12 sc (2 rnds) (12)
Rnd 25: (2 sc, dec) x3 (9)
Rnd 26: (1 sc, dec) x3 (6)
Rnds 27-28: 6 sc (2 rnds) (6)
Stuff tail lightly.
Cut the yarn, close the hole using FLO, fasten off the yarn tail.
The Frill
Working with viola yarn.
Row 1: With the head facing you, pull up a loop and sc in each FLO on the head. Ch 1, turn (16)
[....] = All stitches inside these brackets goes into the same stitch.
Row 2: (1 sc, [1 hdc, ch 2, sc in the second ch from your hook, 1 hdc in the same stitch as the first hdc],1 sc, 1 sl st) x4.
Cut the yarn and fasten off the yarn tails.
- Glue on felt eyes. See safety eyes placement.
This pattern is an exclusive design by Josephine Laurin and is intended for personal use only!
Please refrain from redistributing, translating, selling, or altering this pattern!
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