Eastern dragon

Size: 6"/15cm tall, 9.5"/24cm long (if using suggested yarn and hook)

Tools and materials:- light worsted yarn in 2-6 colors, about 125 yd/115m in total (yardage for individual colors included in pattern) - 3.5mm/E hook, or size needed to obtain a tight, no-gaps fabric - 7.5mm slit pupil safety eyes - fiberfill stuffing - stitch markers, yarn needle, pins, scissors, tweezers

The unusual construction gives the dragon perfect shaping without any wire. The bends are created without turned rows or tall stitches, so nothing breaks the smooth single crochet surface. And as additional bonus, the contrast color belly is built in too (and requires changing colors only once!)

The pattern is written in English using US crochet terminology (UK/Aus equivalents provided). It contains many in-progress photos to help you make your dragon, but also includes a text-only appendix for easy printing, if you prefer working from a printed pattern but also want to save ink and paper.