Crochet your baby dragonfly with this beginner-friendly pattern! It’s soft, sweet, and full of charm.
The dragonfly body and head are worked up in one piece from the top down, wings and antennas are worked up separately, and sewn on at the end.
You need to be familiar with single crochet stitches, half double crochet stitches, working in front loops only, some increases and decreases techniques to finish this cute baby dragonfly.
Materials needed to finish this plushie are chunky yarn, a 4 mm hook, 10mm safety eyes, fiberfill, and a tapestry needle.
It’s perfect for keychains, nursery decor, soft toys, nature-themed decoration, or whimsical keepsakes.
Let’s get started!
Designer: Hook Crochet Co
Materials & Tools
- Yarn for body
- Yarn for stripes
- White yarn for wings
- Pink yarn for blush
- 4 mm crochet hook
- 10 mm safety eyes
- Stuffing
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Stitch markers (optional)
Abbreviations
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
sl st – slip stitch
hdc – half double crochet
FLO – front loops only
Mr – magic ring
[xx] – made on the same stitch
Body
Using yarn for body.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc) x 4 (16)
Rnd 4: sc around (16)
Add safety eyes between rounds 2-3 with approx. 3-4 stitches between.
Rnd 5: dec x 8 (8)
Rnd 6: working in FLO, (sc, inc) x 4 (12)
Stuff head.
Rnd 7-9: (3 rounds) sc around (12)
Rnd 10: (sc, dec) x 4 (8)
Stuff body and continue stuffing as you go.
Rnd 11: (2 sc, dec) x 2 (6)
Rnd 12-13: (2 rounds) sc around (6)
Use yarn for the stripes for rounds 14 and 16. The stitches will be in blue text.
Rnd 14: sc around (6)
Rnd 15: sc around (6)
Rnd 16: sc around (6)
Rnd 17-18: (2 rounds) sc around (6)
Finish stuffing. Slip stitch in the next stitch and fasten off. Sew hole closed.
Fron Wings x2
Using white yarn.
- Make a slip knot on your hook, leaving a long tail for sewing, and chain 10
- Starting in the 2nd chain from hook, sc, hdc x 7, [hdc, sc], on the other side of tge chain, [sc, hdc], hdc x 7, sc (20)
- Slip stitch in the next stitch and fasten off.
- Weave in this end.
Back Wings x2
Using white yarn.
- Make a skip knot on your hook, leaving a long tail for sewing and chain 9
- Starting in the 2nd chain from hook, sc, hdc x 6, [hdc, sc], on the other side of the chain, [sc, hdc], hdc x 6, sc (18)
- Slip stitch in the next stitch and fasten off
- Weave in this end
Sewing on Wings
- Sew front wings centered on the back between rounds 6-7.
- Sew back wings centered on the back between rounds 8-9.
Antennae
Ysing yarn for body.
- Insert your hook above the eyes between rounds 3-4 and pull yarn through.
- Chain 2, sl st in the 2nd chain from hook, sl st back into the head.
- Fasten off and hide yarn tails.
- Repeat on the other side for second antenna.
Blush
Using pink yarn.
Add blush under the eyes, approx. 1 stitch wide.
