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Dragon (Intermediate)
Items:
24 peg loom
looming hook
crafters needle
crochet hook
measuring tape
4 colors of yarn: main color, belly color, spine color, and horn color
polyfill
Two plastic washer snap 18 mm eyes, or buttons if you choose
Stitches:
EW: E-wrap
P: Purl
I: Increase
D: Decrease
ID: Internal Decrease
CO: Cast Off
ECO: E-wrap Cast On
Draw String Cast Off
Head: Work Flat
ECO 24 Pegs
Row 1-9: EW
Row 10: EW3,(Work Ear: EW 4 pegs, 3 rows, I1*, EW 4, I1*, EW 6 pegs 2 rows, EW 4 pegs 2 rows, EW 2 pegs 4 rows, EW 4 pegs 2 rows, EW 6 pegs, 2 rows, D1 EW3, D1, EW1, EW 4 pegs 5 rows.)Tie on horn color but do not cut main color. (Work Horn: EW4 pegs 4 rows, EW 2 pegs 5 rows, EW 4 pegs 7 rows.) Go back to main color and EW 6 pegs. Pick up horn color (Work Horn: EW 4 pegs 4 rows, EW 2 pegs 5 rows, EW 4 pegs 7 rows) Tie off and cut horn color, go back to main color EW 4 pegs. (Work Ear: EW 4 pegs 3 rows, I1*, EW 4, I1*, EW 6 pegs 2 rows, EW 4 pegs 2 rows, EW 2 pegs, 4 rows, EW 4 pegs 2 rows, EW 6 pegs 2 rows, D1, EW 3, D1, EW1, EW 4 pegs 5 rows.) EW 3
* Note when increasing do not toss loop already on peg, when increasing you are fattening the look of the ear, if you toss the loop that is already there you are connecting the head to the middle part of the ear.
Row 11-16: EW
Row 17: ID all pegs down to 12 pegs ( Make sure to tighten loops after bringing pegs together, this helps to define the snout area)
Row 18: EW
Row 19: EW4, P4, EW4
Row 20: EW
Row 21: EW4, P4, EW4
Row 22: EW
Row 23: EW2 (Work Nostril: EW 2 pegs 5 rows) P4 (Work Nostril: EW 2 pegs 5 rows) EW 2
Row 24: EW
Row 25: EW4, P4, EW4
Row 26: EW
Draw String CO
Sew up snout, horns, ears, draw string back of head, line eyes up between horns and ears. Stuff
Arms: Work Flat
ECO 16 Pegs
Row 1-4: EW
Row 5: D1, EW 13, D1, EW1
Row 6: D1, EW 11, D1, EW1
Row 7-17: EW
CO
Sew up bottom and front, stuff, make 2.
Back Legs: Work Flat
ECO 24 Pegs
Row 1-6: EW
Row 7: CO4, EW 20
Row 8: CO4, EW 16
Row 9: D1, EW13, D1, EW1
Row 10-16: EW
Row 17: D1, EW11, D1, EW1
Row 18: D1, EW9, D1, EW1
Row 19: D1, EW7, D1, EW1
CO
Sew up front and half of bottom, flip right side out, stuff sew up, pull in loose ends. Make 2.
Back Body: Work Flat
ECO 24 Pegs
Row 1-20: EW
Row21: D1, EW21, D1, EW1*
Row22: D1, EW19, D1, EW1 **
Row23-33: Repeat *-** till down to 2 Pegs
CO
Belly: Work Flat
ECO 12 Pegs
Row 1: EW*
Row 2: Purl**
Row 3-20: Repeat *-**
Row 21-22: Purl
Row 23: EW
Row 24: D1, P9, D1, P1
Row 25: EW
Row 26: Purl
Row 27: D1, EW 7, D1, EW1
Row 28: Purl
Row 29: EW
Row 30: D1, P 5, D1, P1
Row 31: EW
Row 32: Purl
Row 33: D1, EW 3, D1, EW1
Row 34: Purl
Row 35: EW
Row 36: D1, P 1, D1, P1
Row 37: EW
Row 38: P
Row 39: D1, EW, D1, EW
CO
Sew belly and back together, flip right side out and stuff.
Sew head to body by lining up back of head to tail, and front of head to center front of body, then sew on arms at very top of body two columns back from belly color, then sew back legs directly underneath arms lining them right up.
Spine: Work Flat
Measue spine of dragon, then repeat these 10 rows=1 inch
ECO 3 pegs
Row 1: EW3
Row 2: EW1, P1, EW1
Row 3: EW3
Row 4-9: EW1 6x
Row 10: EW
CO
Sew on spine starting from tail to head.
Your done!!!