How to crochet a dragon with your own hands

We offer the coolest patterns on how to crochet a symbol of the New Year 2025. According to the legends of ancient peoples, Dragons are known for their wisdom and often help people. That is why, in every year associated with this symbol, it is possible to successfully solve complex problems and improve the quality of life. Use the proposed master classes to crochet a talisman for family and friends.

Plush Dragon Crochet

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The cozy dragon will be made from plush yarn. Despite its impressive size (the toy will be about 25-27 cm.), the dragon is knitted quickly and easily.

If you are planning to knit a toy as a gift for a small child, use only the eyes on a safe mount with a tight washer fixation for work.

Necessary materials and tools:

  • plush yarn – 1 skein of the main color (green) and a little additional (yellow);
  • hook No. 4 or No. 5;
  • nylon thread for tightening
  • ready-made eyes on a safe mount - 2 pcs. (15 mm);
  • halofiber;
  • knitting markers;
  • a thick needle for wool and a thin long one for tightening;
  • scissors.

How to knit:

Knitted Dragon

The charming craft can be knitted from acrylic, semi-woolen or mixed yarn. The toy turns out large - 18-20 cm.

green dragon crochet

Necessary materials and tools:

  • green and yellow (or red and white) yarn, remnants of white and black threads;
  • hook No. 2-3;
  • ready-made eyes on a safe mount - 2 pcs. (15 mm);
  • synthetic padding or halofiber;
  • knitting markers;
  • thick wool needle;
  • scissors.

How to knit:

  1. Using white thread, tie two disks for the whites of the eyes, insert the pupils and set aside.
  2. Knit a head from green yarn (the main color) a ball for the head, insert the eyes and snap the fastening washers.
  3. Sew the whites of the eyes to the head in a circle and stuff the head with stuffing.
  4. Knit a green muzzle, stuff it with padding polyester and sew it to the head.
  5. Knit two green and two yellow ear pieces and sew them together.  dragon face design
  6. Sew the ears onto the head.
  7. Knit the body from green yarn and stuff it tightly with stuffing.
  8. Now knit the yellow belly and sew it along the perimeter to the body.    dragon belly design
  9. Knit a green cone-tail, stuff it loosely and sew it to the body.
  10. The dragon's legs consist of two parts - first, sew two semicircles (hips) to the lower part of the body, between the tail and the belly, and when sewing, put a little bit of padding under the parts. how to sew legs on a dragon
  11. Tie two feet together, stuff and sew carefully.
  12. Knit the arm pieces, fill them with stuffing and sew them to the upper part of the body.
  13. Sew the dragon's head and body together.
  14. Knit yellow spikes - 2 large (for the head), 9 medium (3 for the head and 6 for the back) and 3 small for the tail. Connect the spikes together in a long strip and carefully sew starting from the head to the tip of the tail.  knitting dragon thorns
  15. For the wings, first knit the yellow parts of the membranes, then connect them with a green thread and tie them with single crochets around the perimeter. You should get two identical wings (all parts are knitted in pairs - each wing consists of two identical parts).  knitting wings for a dragon
  16. Sew the wings onto the dragon's back.  how to sew dragon wings
  17. All that remains is to design the face - embroider the mouth with black thread and the cute symbol of the coming year is ready.  embroidering the dragon's mouth

Dragon Tosha

Dragon Tosha

Despite its miniature size, thanks to the movable thread fastening, the dragon Toshi has movable arms and legs. The size of the toy depends on the selected yarn and is from 8 to 12 cm.

Necessary materials and tools:

  • yarn – mercerized cotton (50 g / 300 m), for example iris and vita cotton daisy;
  • beads;
  • pins with heads (for fixing parts);
  • knitting markers:
  • hook - No. 0.9 mm.

If you want to make a dragon into a keychain, be sure to attach a small metal ring while knitting the comb.

How to knit:

Chinese Dragon Amigurumi

This cute dragon is called Mei, which means Flower in Chinese. The toy will be about 30 cm in size and unusually bright and cute. To decorate it, you can use sew-on rhinestones, beads and flowers or carefully glue small parts with glue.

Dragon amigurumi Mei

Necessary materials and tools:

  • plush yarn – 1.5 skeins of the main color (yellow) and half a skein of yarn in two additional colors (purple and green), the remains of white and black threads;
  • rhinestones and decorative elements for decoration;
  • hook No. 5 and No. 5;
  • nylon thread for tightening;
  • ready-made eyes on a safe mount - 2 pcs. (15 mm);
  • halofiber;
  • knitting markers;
  • a thick needle for wool and a thin long one for tightening;
  • scissors.

How to knit:




Crochet Toothless Dragons

You can knit the dragon Toothless and his girlfriend Light Fury from the beloved children's cartoon "How to Train Your Dragon" using one master class. The dragon is knitted in 3-4 hours, but such work will require some knitting skills and accuracy. The toy is 14-16 cm in size, thanks to the wire frame, wings and tail can be given different shapes.

Toothless's girlfriend crochet

When assembling the toy, special attention should be paid to the fastening of the wing frame (the frame should be inserted into the dragon's body up to the very base of the wing and only then sewn on).

Necessary materials and tools:

  • yarn – 1 skein of Alize Diva white (350 m./ 100 g);
  • hook No. 1;
  • felt or foamiran for eyes;
  • for decoration - beads, a beading needle and thin threads in the color of the beads.
  • synthetic padding for stuffing;
  • white chenille wire - 2-3 sticks;
  • steel wire 0.9 mm,
  • embroidery needle;
  • scissors,
  • PVA glue and Moment Crystal glue.

How to knit:

This little dragon is suitable as a gift for a child, a colleague at work, or it can become the main decoration of a New Year's composition and a talisman for the entire coming year.

Crochet Dragon Ideas 2025

Below you will find detailed master classes and knitting patterns for a variety of dragons, crocheted from plush, acrylic and semi-cotton. Beginner knitters will definitely find a suitable description for a cute children's toy or souvenir. And more experienced ones will see many ideas for creating their own unique dragon - a symbol of the coming 2025.

Eastern dragon crochet

Double-sided dragon

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cute little dragon

Plush dragon