Spyro Dragon choc orange cover / toy

Spyro Dragon Chocolate Orange Cover or Toy

What Is Being Made

This is a knitted stuffed toy or decorative cover designed to fit a chocolate orange or serve as a standalone 15cm plush toy. The pattern creates a charming dragon character inspired by Spyro, featuring a distinct body and head structure with color-blocked details for facial features and accents.

Craft and Primary Technique

This project uses knitting as the primary construction method. The design is classified as beginner-level difficulty, making it an accessible introduction to toy knitting for crafters new to the technique. The pattern demonstrates fundamental knitting skills applied to three-dimensional toy construction.

Stitches and Knitting Techniques Used

• Stocking stitch (st st) – the main fabric structure, created by alternating knit rows and purl rows to produce a smooth, uniform surface
• Garter stitch (gs) – knitting every row to create a textured, ridged fabric
• Increase stitches (inc) – used to expand stitch counts and create shaping, particularly for the head and body expansion
• Decrease stitches (dec) – used to reduce stitch counts and shape the shoulders and head closure
• Knit two together (k2tog) – a decrease technique that appears multiple times for shoulder and head shaping
• Purl two together (p2tog) – a decrease worked on purl rows for final head closure
• Yarn round needle (yrn) – creates decorative eyelet or textural effects
• Break and thread (B & T) – finishing technique where yarn is threaded through remaining stitches and pulled tight to close the toy

Materials Required

The pattern calls for 3.25mm knitting needles to work with double knitting weight yarn. Color work uses oddments of double knitting wool in purple, yellow, white, and black – small quantities of each shade are sufficient. Purple forms the primary body color, while yellow, white, and black create facial features and decorative details. Additional materials include small amount of stuffing to fill the completed toy and give it dimension and structure.

Construction Overview

The toy is constructed in two main sections: the body and the head. The body begins with a cast-on of 25 stitches in purple, which are increased in the first row to 50 stitches to create width. Stocking stitch is then worked for 21 rows to establish the body length. Shoulders are shaped by decreasing stitches using knit two together techniques. The head section begins with strategic increases to expand to 37 stitches, followed by 17 rows of stocking stitch for head height. Final shaping involves two rounds of decreases to taper the head before the opening is closed using the break and thread method, allowing the toy to be stuffed before final closure.