Dinosaur-Round 17-20

Before we go to Round 17, we need to know the decrease (dec) stitch.

Decrease (dec) Stitch

Decreasing in Single Crochet, dec (This pattern is written in US terminology)

*Joining two single crochet stitches together at the top to make it become one stitch is how you decrease in single crochet. This tutorial teaches you step-by-step how to decrease in a single crochet.

Round 17

[4 sc, dec] x 5  

(25)

Round 18

[3 sc, dec] x 5  

(20)

Round 19

[dec, 2 sc] x 5  

(15)

Stuff amigurumi

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  • How you stuff your amigurumi greatly affects its shape – lumpy or smooth, saggy or plump.
  • If you don’t add enough, your amigurumi may look sunken in.
  • If you add too much, the stuffing might be seen from the outside of your work.
  • It takes time to learn how much stuffing to put in your work, but don’t worry – you’ll get a feel for it with some experience

  1. Pull apart a thin piece of polyfill, and shape it into roughly the same diameter as the bottom-most point of your work.
  2.  Put this layer of polyfill in your work.
  3. Push down on the polyfill from all angles, to make it consistently flat. Keep adding thin layers of polyfill, adjusting the diameter of it as the diameter of your work changes.

Round 20

sc ,  7dec (8)

Do 1 single crochet at first.

Then 7 decrease crochets in the end.

You'll have 8 V's once you've finished this round.

Now, let go on!

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