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Tyrannosaur Os With Wireframe
Tyrannosaur Os With Wireframe
Tyrannosaur Os With Wireframe
Wire Frame
This T-Rex
pattern requires
hardly any
sewing!
T-Rex made using this pattern measures about 14 inches (36cm) tall in the
pictured position
Materials List :
* 3.75mm (F) Crochet hook
* Approximately 410 yards of Medium / Category4 / Worsted Weight / Aran /10 ply yarn
* Approx 35 yards of Medium / Category4 / Worsted Weight /Aran /10 ply yarn in a
contrasting colour (Pink) for the mouth and tongue.
* Stitch markers – optional – I use thin yarn of contrasting color (attaching it at the last stitch
of each round )
ABBREVIATIONS
PATTERN NOTATIONS
A T-Rex made using this pattern with a 3.75mm (F) hook and Medium yarn ( Category 4)
will measure approximately 14 inches/ 36 cm tall and 27 inches/ 70 cm long
Inc - single crochet increase. Make two single crochet stitches into one stitch.
All Inc stitches are single crochet unless otherwise stated in the pattern.
Hdc Inc - Make two half double crochet stitches into the same stitch.
Dec - single crochet decrease. I prefer the look of the invisible crochet decrease (worked into
just the front loops of the two stitches being joined) but the pattern will not be affected if you
prefer to use a standard decrease stitch. When it appears without a number, Dec stands for
one stitch decrease; a number after this symbol indicates how many times decrease is to be
made; e.g. Dec x 3 means make 3 decrease stitches in a row.
Stitch Count – The number given in round brackets ( ) at the end of each round.
Shifting the end/beginning of rounds. In several rounds one or more stitches are added
after completing those rounds, but there is no increase in the number of stitches, this is done
to shift the starting point forward before the next round begins.
Examples notations:
Sc5 means make one single crochet stitch into each of the next 5 stitches
{Sc3, Inc} x 2 (10) means make 3 single crochet stitches followed by one increase twice in a
row (i.e. Sc, Sc, Sc, Inc, Sc, Sc, Sc, Inc). The total number of stitches at the end of the row is
10
Inc x 6 means make an increase (i.e 2 Sc stitches) into each of the next 6 stitches, meaning
you would make 12 Sc in total.
Crochet Pattern
Important: please note that some rounds have both increases and decreases – this is
not a mistake!
Leg x 2 Stitch
count
Rnd 1 Ch3, 2 Sc in second from hook Ch, 3 Sc in next (third from hook) (6)
Ch, working round the other side of the starting chain, Sc in next St
(note: this is the same stitch you made your first 2 stitches into)
Rnd 3 Inc x 3, Sc3; { Sc in next St (Make a mental note of this St), Ch 9, (45)
see 2 Sc in second from hook St, Sc st in each of next 7 Ch Sts (working
photos back towards the main piece), Sc in same St (that you marked
below mentally a moment ago) of Rnd 2 } x 3, Sc3
Round 3 completed:
Rnd 4 {Sc1, Inc} x 3, Sc4, { Sc in each of next 8 ‘free’ loops (i. e. the (74)
loops you didn’t work into in the previous round) of Chain Sts,
Sc10, Inc } x 2, Sc in each of next 8 ‘free’ loops of Ch Sts, Sc13
Rnd 5 Sc2, Inc, Sc5, Inc, Sc12, Dec, Sc18, Dec, Sc18, Dec, Sc11 (73)
Rnd 8 Sc3, Dec, Sc3, Dec, Sc10, Dec x 3, Sc11, Dec x 3, Sc11, Dec x 3, Sc7 (56)
Rnd 9 Sc15, skip next 9 Sts, Sc5, skip next 9 Sts, Sc5, skip next 9 Sts, Sc4 (29)
On the left – shaping 3 toes: skipping 9 stitches and making 5 Sc in-between (the red arrows
point where to crochet these 5 stitches). On the right – Round 9 is completed. In the next
Round (Rnd 10) work only into the stitches made in Rnd 9, the toe stitches stay open.
Rnd 10 Sc6, Inc, Sc6, Dec x 2, Sc1, Dec x 2, Sc1, Dec x 2, Sc2 (24)
Rnd 11 Sc14, Dec, Sc1, Dec, Sc1, Dec, Sc2 (21), Sc6 (to move starting point (21)
for the next round)
Sneak peek:
This is how a finished leg will look, if you
start with 26-27 inches of wire.
Rnd 12 Inc, Sc6, Dec, Sc1, Dec, Sc1, Dec, Sc4, Ch3, Sc into the same (23)
(Left leg) stitch that your last Sc was made into (red arrow in the photo below),
Sc2
Rnd 14 (Left leg) Sc1, Inc, Sc5, Dec, Sc1, Dec, Sc3, Dec, Sc1, Dec, Sc1 (18)
*******
Rnd 12 (Right leg) Inc, Sc3, Ch3, Sc in same St of Rnd 12, Sc3, Dec, Sc1, (23)
Dec, Sc1, Dec, Sc6
Rnd 14 (Right leg) Sc1, Inc, Sc2, Dec, Sc1, Dec, Sc2, Dec, Sc1, Dec, Sc5 (18)
Rnd 27 Sc2, Sl st 7 (in front loops only), Sc3, Dec x 3, Sc2 (17)
Sc2, Sl st3 (in front loops only), skip 1 St, Sl st3 (in front loops only) ,
Rnd 28 (19)
Sc3, Inc x 3, Sc2
Rnd 29-30 Sc3, Sl st6 (in front loops only), Sc10 (19)
Sc10, Inc, Sc4, Inc, Sc14 (32), (you should now be back at your
starting point), Sc10 (to move the end of the round). Cut your yarn
Rnd 36 (32)
leaving approx 4 inch yarn tail, pull yarn end up through the last stitch
you make instead of fastening off
Rnd 1 Ch7, starting from second from hook stitch, crochet along the chain: (14)
Inc, Sc4, Sc3 in last ch st; turn the work counterclockwise and
continue on the opposite side of the chain: Sc5
The blue arrow points where to crochet the last stitch of Rnd 1. Red arrow in the right photo
shows where to crochet the first stitch of Rnd 2:
Rnd 4 {Hdc2, Hdc Inc} x 2, Hdc1, Sc3, {Sc2, Inc} x 3, Sc5, Hdc1 , Hdc Inc
(32)
Rnd 5 {Sc3, Inc} x 2, Sc4, {Sc3, Inc} x 3, Sc6, Inc, Sc1 (38)
Rnd 6 Hdc3, Hdc Inc, Hdc4, Hdc Inc, Hdc4, {Sc4, Inc} x 3, Sc4, Hdc4, (44)
Hdc Inc, Hdc1
Rnd 8 {Hdc5, Hdc Inc} x 2, Hdc5, Sc2, {Sc5, Inc} x 3, Sc6, Hdc5, Hdc Inc,
Hdc1 (56)
Rnd 9 Sc6, Inc, Sc5, Inc, Sc10, {Sc5, Inc} x 3, Sc14, Inc
(62)
Rnd 11 – Sc6, Inc, Sc7, continue on the Left Leg only: starting from the 3-rd (92)
attaching stitch (counting from the last stitch of the Left Leg) Sc21 on the Left
legs: Leg only, skip 11 Sts of the body, then continue on the Body only:
Sc16, Inc, Sc16; then continue on the Right Leg only (starting from
see
the 18-th stitch counting from the last stitch): Sc21, skip 11 Sts of the
photos
body and crochet Sc stitch in the next body stitch
The arrow points at the 3-rd stitch, where you begin to attach Left Leg; in the photo on the
right – several stitches are made on the Left Leg only:
After making 21 sts on the Left Leg only, skip 11 sts of the body and continue on the body
only (photo on the left). In the photo on the right – the arrow points at the 18-th stitch, where
to start attaching the Right Leg:
Rnd 13 – Sc49, Inc, Sc12, Inc, Sc30 (= 95 sts, that is 2 stitches short (97 Sts,
making of the point where the end of round should be normally), ch21, including 21
opening for skip next 21 sts, Sc5, place stitch marker on the last stitch, Chain Sts)
tail this is the new ending point of Round 13.
Rnd 14 Sc33, Inc, Sc63 (Sc into each individual Ch St of the previous round) (98)
Rnd 17 Sc23, Inc, Sc22, Inc, Sc26, Dec, Sc16, Dec, Sc4 (97)
We are now only following the stitches in the previous round and working (75)
Sc into the chain to begin to close up the top part of the body before we
Rnd 19
add the neck and tail: Sc56, Dec, Sc15, Dec, Sc2
Rnd 20 Sc18, Dec, Sc15, Dec, Sc19, Dec, Sc13, Dec, Sc2 (71)
Rnd 21 Sc19, Dec, Sc12, Dec, Sc20, Dec, Sc9, Dec, Sc3 (67)
Rnd 22 Sc10, Dec x 2, Sc11, Dec, Sc11, Dec x 2, Sc10, Dec, Sc10,Dec, Sc1 (60)
Rnd 23 {Sc1, Dec} x 4, Sc5, Dec, Sc9, Dec, Sc4, {Sc1, Dec} x 4, Sc6, Dec, Sc6 (49)
Cut another piece of wire – 26-27 inches long – and tape it to the end of the wire that points
toward the tail (overlapping by about 3 inches):
Add some stuffing; you will continue to stuff later, when some of the tail and the neck
are made, otherwise it would be difficult to stuff the piece with 2 openings on opposite
ends
Rnd 1 St.sc in 11-th St of the skipped stitches in Rnd 12, Sc10, Sc in next St of
Rnd 12, turn the work counter-clockwise and work into Chain Stitches: Inc,
Sc19 (into chain stitches), Inc, turn work counter clockwise, Sc1 into the stitch
space before the first Chain stitch (effectively the corner space of the hole we
are closing, see photos), Sc10 (into skipped stitches from Rnd 12). (46)
Make St. sc in 11-th of the skipped Sts of Rnd 12 (photo on the left, the red arrow shows the
first of the skipped Sts); Sc10 (photo on the right), the red arrow points at the hole where to
make Sc in the next St of Rnd 12, the blue arrow shows where to make Inc (after turning
counter-clockwise)
After turning the work counter-clockwise, Inc in first of the Chain stitches (the blue arrow I
the left photo) and make Sc stitches into the following Chain (the “free” loops); Inc in the last
Ch , turn counter-clockwise again and Sc into the space before the first of the skipped
stitches (the red arrow in the right photo):
Rnd 7-8 Sc around Add more stuffing to the body; stuff the tail (42)
gradually
Rnd 18 Sc around. Start adding glass gems along with stuffing (32)
Rnd 48-50 Sc around. Fasten off. Bend the wire back on itself to (6)
the length of the tail and tape to cover the end. Use the
yarn tail to sew the end shut.
Rnd 1 Using a St.Sc attach yarn at the 8-th stitch of the 16 Chain (54)
stitches (counting right to left; you will be working in the opposite
direction compared to previous rounds) of the back of the neck
(the blue arrow), Sc7 (into the chain stitches), Inc (into the last
Chain stitch, green arrow), turn the work counter-clockwise and
make 1Sc into the space at the edge of the hole (the last stitch
you made before skipping 34 in the earlier round, the red arrow),
Sc34, make 1Sc into the stitch space at the side of the gap we are
closing (see photo) turn the work counter-clockwise again, Inc in
the first skipped Ch St, Sc6
Rnd 3 Sc9, Dec, Sc5, { Dec, Sc2} x 6, Sc3, Dec, Sc7 (44)
Rnd 5 Sc1, Dec, Sc6, Dec, Sc9, { Inc, Sc1} x 4, Sc8, Dec, Sc6 (45)
Rnd 8 Sc7, Dec, Sc10, Inc, Sc5, Inc, Sc10, Dec, Sc3 (41)
Rnd 22 Sc in each st around (42), Sc7, to move your starting point (42)
forward
Rnd 1: Holding the work with the back of the neck facing you,
start in the 4th unused chain loop (from Rnd 18 of the Neck and back of head
section above). See photos below. The red arrows point at the stitches to skip.
The green arrow shows where to start the lower part of the head.
St.Sc (in 4th loop), Sc4, Inc x 2 , Sc8, Inc x 2, Sc5, Ch22 (48)
Inc, Sc8, Inc, Sc1, Inc, Sc11, Inc, Sc1, Inc, Sc8, Inc, Sc6, Inc, Sc7,
Rnd 3 (64)
Inc, Sc6
Rnd 4 Sc, inc, Sc38, Inc, Sc23 (66)
Rnds 5-7 (3 rounds of) Sc in each stitch around (66)
Rnd 8 Sc12, Dec, Sc1, Dec, Sc11, Dec, Sc1, Dec, Sc33 (62)
Rnd 9 Sc in each stitch around (62)
Rnd 10 Sc9, Dec, Sc3, Dec, Sc9, Dec, Sc3, Dec, Sc30 (58)
Rnd 11 Sc2, Dec, Sc30, Dec, Sc22 (56)
Rnd 12 Sc2, Dec, Sc6, Dec, Sc13, Dec, Sc6, Dec, Sc21 (52)
Rnd 13 Sc in each stitch around (52)
Rnd 14 Sc9, Dec, Sc12, Dec, Sc27 (50)
Rnd 15 Sc in each stitch around (50)
Rnd 16 Sc in each stitch around (50)
Rnd 17 Sc34, Dec, Sc12, Dec (48)
Rnd 18 Sc in each st around (48)
Rnd 19 {Sc6, Dec} x 6 (42)
Rnd 20 {Sc5, Dec} x 6 (36)
Rnd 21 {Sc4, Dec} x 6 (30)
Rnd 22 {Sc3, Dec} x 6 (24)
{Sc1, Dec} x 12 (you will go past your starting point);
Bend the wire (along the middle of back/neck/top of head to give your
Rnd 23 T-Rex the desired shape, cut the excess wire if necessary, tape the tip (12)
with electrical tape
Eyes
Make 2 round pads : Mc, Sc6, cut yarn leaving long end for sewing.
Sew glass bead/eye in the middle of the crocheted disk.
Pinch and create an eye socket space under the brow line (see photos). Sew on the circle if
you are using a glass bead or insert safety eyes
If you are using safety eyes, insert through the outer layer of the upper head only.
Safety eyes of any size between 8–20mm work well, depending on the type of expression you
wish to create.
If you wish, you can add additional defined shape to your finished head by using a needle and
body color yarn to soft sculpt the head by creating nostrils or ridges along the brow.
Hold the work with the back of the head pointing down, the upper half of the head is on the
right, the open neck stitches are on the left (see photo 1 below).
Rnd 1: St.sc in same St where you worked last Sc of Rnd 1 of Upper head,
Sc1, Inc, Sc18, Inc, Sc2, Ch26 (52)
Rnd 2 Start this round in the St.sc you made in the previous round and (52)
work only into the stitches made in round 1. This new shape will
form the lower jaw outline. Work into each of the chain stitches
from previous row individually:
Sc st in each st around
Fold to form the jaw’s edge – where the increases and decreases are. Insert and secure the
wire for the lower jaw as you did for the upper jaw.
Secure the wire along the back of the neck and top of the head with several stitches, as
shown on page 22 with the red arrows.
Stuff the back of the head; do not stuff the jaws
Finger 1
Rnd 1 Mc, Sc5 (5)
Rnds 2-4 Sc5 (5), cut yarn leaving a tail about 4-5 inches, pull the end
out of the loop (5)
Finger 2 – Repeat Rounds 1-4, do not cut yarn, proceed to connect fingers:
Rnd 5 Sc3 (on Finger 2); continue on Finger 1: Sc in sts number 2, 3 (6)
and 4; skip stitch 5, skip next two stitches of Finger 2, Sc1 into the
3rd stitch (you should have 6 stitches in this round)
after making Sc st in each of next 3
sts of the second finger, crochet
single crochet stitch in stitches #2, 3
and 4 of Finger 1, skip 2 first
stitches of Finger 2 and crochet next
stitch in the 3-rd stitch (the blue
arrow points at it). You have 6
stitches in this round. Use yarn end
of Finger 1 to connect the 2 pairs of
open stitches between the fingers.
Rnd 6-8 Sc in each st around (6), use the yarn end from the first finger to (6)
close the hole between the fingers
Rnd 14 Sc11 (11), Sc2 to move the end of round, cut yarn leaving long (11)
end for attaching to the body.
Place the arms anywhere you think looks correct between rounds 11 and 16 of the lower body
with 10 stitch spaces between the arms.
Push the wire into the body (covering the ends of the wire in tape may help to slide them in)
and sew securely in place using yarn ends.
At this point you will stop working in a spiral and continue in rows (upper part of the mouth),
turning the work as directed at the end of each row. Note that the chain 1 at the end of the
round is a turning chain and this should not be worked into and does not count towards the
stitch count.
Row 2 skip first st, Sc17, skip next st, Sc1, Ch1, turn (18)
Row 4 skip first st, Sc15, skip next st, Sc1, Ch1, turn (16)
Row 6 skip first st, Sc13, skip next st, Sc1, Ch1, turn (14)
Row 10 skip first st, Sc11, skip next st, Sc1, Ch1, turn (12)
Row 12 skip first st, Sc9, skip next st, Sc1, Ch1, turn (10)
Row 13 skip first st, Sc1, skip next st, Sc3, skip next st, Sc1, skip next (6)
st, Sc1, Ch1, turn
Row 14 skip first st, Sc1, skip next st, Sc1, skip next st, Sc1, finish (3)
with Slip stitch in next St, cut yarn
The blue arrow on the left points at slip stitch that is made to
complete the top part of the mouth.
Row 2 skip first st, Sc11, skip next st, Sc1, Ch1, turn (12)
Row 13 skip first st, Sc1, skip next st, Sc1, skip next st, Sc1 (3), do not
cut yarn, continue to crochet Sc sts around the whole mouth,
crochet Hdc stitches in the corners (where top and bottom
parts of the mouth start and end, see photo below); cut yarn
And turn the mouth back to look like in the photo above,
left.
Teeth
Pin the teeth inside the jaws and sew along the edges with simple stitches.
Insert the mouth into the head, align and pin and then sew in place with simple stitches along
the edges of the jaws.
Connect open stitches on the feet – you can do it with crochet hook as shown or carpet
needle. Tuck the yarn ends into the feet.
This T-Rex is
14 inches (36cm) tall
in the pictured
position –
it is made with
crochet hook F/5 –
3.75mm
and
Impeccable Yarn by
Loops & Threads,
Tweed – 2 skeins