Making Spike the Dragon

Phew!!  Finally, finally I have finished up Spike! I started him back in May (!!) of this year and never got around to writing his pattern because the color changes were so tricky for me.   Remember, I like to make everything up as I go and I really don’t have any good idea of how color changes should formally be written up.  Chalk it up to laziness, I guess. I just want to go! go! go! when I’m crocheting and I don’t have the patience to try to sit down and see how others have written up their patterns!  For a while now, I’ve been getting many inquiries from interested crocheters about when the dragon pattern was coming out so I am so happy to say “Here it is!!”  I will be uploading it to my usual shops by tomorrow at the latest!  Thank you all for being so darn patient and as always, I am so grateful for your interest and kind words of support!

And as you may know from my previous post, I am also doing this because my friend had requested a custom order of a dragon doll for his nephew who happens to be born in the Year of the Dragon.  So here is my contribution towards my Little Muggles “Zodiac Collection”.  I hope you like him!

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In my pattern, I’ve also included a little tutorial about how to make color changes with smooth transitions.  This is a MUST when making the belly of Spike.  A lot of you probably already know the technique, but I made my own picture tutorial.  I do intend to add a Tutorial section for my website sometime soon so please check back for it! Until then, have a fantastic day and as usual, Happy Crocheting!!

20 thoughts on “Making Spike the Dragon”

  1. I am one who has been not so patiently waiting for this pattern. I fell in love the first time I laid eyes on him. I think he is far and away the cutest amigurumi I have ever seen. I can’t wait to make him!!! Thanks for sharing your amazing talents.

    1. I hope you enjoy making your own Spike doll!! Thank you so much for your words of support! I will try to keep the designs coming!

  2. I bought this pattern a few days ago and I’m having a really hard time with the belly section! I don’t know what I’m doing wrong but the colored sections aren’t centered at all! I’ve redone it twice now and count like a crazy person to get everything right and it looks the same both times 🙁

    1. I’m SO sorry that you are having trouble! I would be happy to help you out! Please email me at littlemuggles@yahoo.com
      If you can either send me pictures of your progress or explain exactly which round or where you start having trouble, I can get a better idea of how to help you!

  3. Hi, I’m absolutely in love with spike the dragon and I would love to make it for my 2 children, but I can’t seem to find the pattern on your website. Is it possible for you to send it to me please please please 🙂

  4. I plan on making this as a gift for my nephew who loves dragons and baby animals (so perfect).
    I will probably add wings though. What’s a dragon without his wings?!

  5. I have bought this pattern and can’t wait to get started (waiting for my yarn to arrive)!
    May I know what is the size of the buttons used for his nose? It’s not mentioned in the pattern, and would like to order the correct size online :o).
    Thank you!

    1. Hi Sheila! I used 7mm plastic buttons for the nose! Thank you so much for your patience! My apologies for the late reply!

  6. Just wondering why it said ” free” crochet pattern and when I get to the next section and it has. Price of $4.99?

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