Thursday 20 May 2010

Dragonet Pattern


Have you ever wanted your own pet dragon? Well, generally they're a bit big to fit in the house, so what you need is a Dragonet, a small or young dragon. I've finally finished my latest pattern, so now you can crochet yourself a Dragonet, a fantastical friend who will hang around your home.




Small for a dragon, but pretty big for an amigurumi - they are about 17.5" long and have a wingspan of 22". Of course, if you're a Lego person, they are just the right size for a ride, as one of my pattern testers discovered:
 http://tossedcookies.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/just-another-bedtime-story/


I'm very happy, after a certain amount of experimentation, with the wings. I managed to make them fairly stiff without using any wire or anything else apart from crochet and stuffing. I also tried out different eyes - they can be made with either safety eyes (ones with a slit rather than a round pupil look best, I think) or with round beads - the red Dragonet has clear glass ones.


If you want to make your own Dragonet, the pattern is for sale in my Etsy shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/lucyravenscar
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10 comments:

  1. AwkwardBazaar20 May 2010 at 19:23

    aw, its perfect! ive seen some cute OR realistic (can you say that with a mythical creature? lol) patterns for dragons but your pattern is both. im really excited to order this pattern and start whipping up a little flock of my own!

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  2. LucyRavenscar20 May 2010 at 19:35

    Thank you! That's just what I was going for, keeping it simple so the essential dragon shape came through, but not going cartoony. The nice thing about the stiffness of crochet is that it makes the neck and tail fairly poseable, which I think gives the dragonets a nice attitude.

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  3. RedFlame21 May 2010 at 08:56

    beautiful pattern!!! I am way impressed, I am a fellow dragon lover so I am always happy to see more cool dragons. I made your other dragon, very very cool!!

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  4. LucyRavenscar4 June 2010 at 17:35

    Thanks! I love dragons - I have two of them made using my other pattern sitting on my computer desk. It's very hard to find cool dragon toys in the shops - they're usually more cutesy - so that's why I had to work out how to crochet them!

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  5. piccinaccia15 June 2010 at 21:23

    Terrific! This is an amigurumi masterpiece!!
    Congrats!

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  6. LucyRavenscar8 July 2010 at 18:38

    Thank you!

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  7. Anonymous15 July 2010 at 13:14

    is there a free pattern out there???

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  8. LucyRavenscar16 July 2010 at 12:05

    This pattern is for sale in my Etsy shop (see the link at the end of the post), but I do have another free dragon pattern. Look in the list of my free patterns to the right, and click on 'Slightly fierce but friendly really dragon'.

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  9. Lime Cat19 July 2010 at 20:10

    That is beautiful. I love all your patterns, but the dragonet is probably my favourite. Absolutely gorgeous.

    How dare you be so talented!

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  10. LucyRavenscar20 July 2010 at 14:24

    Thanks Lime Cat, I really appreciate that!

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