Step Three: Tail, Wings, and Spikes
Tail
with green, working in rounds
6 sc in a magic circle (6)
*sc, inc* around (9)
*sc* around (9) two total rounds
*sc, inc, sc* around (12)
*sc* around (12) two total rounds
*3 sc, inc* around (15)
*sc* around (15) two total rounds
sc, 3 inc, 11 sc (18)
6 inc, sc 12 (24)
*sc* around (24) two total rounds
*sc, inc* six times, 12 sc (30)
*sc* around (30) two total rounds
*2 sc, inc, 2 sc* around (36)
*sc* around (36) two total rounds
tie off, set aside for use while creating bodyIt all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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Back Spikes
Small Back Spikes (make 3)
Make 2, with white yarn, working in rounds
6 sc in a magic circle (6)
*inc* around (12)
*sc* around (12)
*sc, inc* around (18)
*sc* around (18)
ch 1, fold, sctog closed 9.
Tie off
Large Back Spike (make 3)
With spike color yarn, working in rounds
6 sc in a magic circle (6)
*inc, sc* around (9)
*sc, inc, sc* around (12)
*sc* around (12)
*sc 3, inc* around (18)
*sc* around (18)
*sc 2, inc, sc 2* around (24)
*sc* around (24)
ch 1, fold in half and turn work to sc through both sides of work, sctog closed 12 cut yarn and tie off
Initial Assembly
With body colored yarn, working in rows
After all 6 spikes have been created, with body color yarn, pull up a loop on the final round of a small back spike, to begin work across top, this step will secure all spikes into a long strip which can be sewn onto the completed dragon.
sc 8, sctog (sm spike to lg spike) (9)
sc 10, sctog (lg spike to sm spike) (11)
sc 7, sctog (sm spike to large) (8)
repeat rows 2 and 3, on final lg spike:
11 sc
tie off, leaving a long tail for sewing in final assembly
Wing (make 2)
Inner Wing
Working rows with inner wing color (typically same color as spikes)
ch 10, turn, working into 2nd chain from hook 9 sc, ch 1, turn (9)
slst 3, hdc 3, dc 3, ch 2, turn (9)
dc 3, hdc 2, sc, ch 1, turn (6)
slst 3, dc 3, ch 1, turn (6)
sc 3, continue along side, sc 6 (9)
do not tie off, restart Row 1 by ch 10. Complete Rows 1 - 5 a total of two more times for 3 connected sections.
Outer Wing
switch to green, tie off pink yarn, turn work and continue on same piece.
ch 1, 8 sc, inc, ch 1, turn (10)
10 sc, sc 1 on top of current section,, ch 1 turn (11)
fold work so the current piece lines up with top of next part of wing, next round joinsing parts
sctog (wings parts together) 9, ch 1 (9)
flip work and unfold, surface crochet through other side of previous stitches
sc 9, sc 1 on top of added wing segment, ch 1
repeat rows 18 and 19
continue along other side of wing current wing segment, working into the pink side.
sc 8, inc, ch 1, turn (10)
sc 12, continue onto next green bump / segment, sc 2, continue onto last green bump / wing segment, sc 2, ch 1, turn (16)
sc 16 (16)
tie off, leaving a long tail for sewing in final assembly