Mini Archie the Ankylosaurus – Free Dinosaur Crochet Pattern

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Say hello to Mini Archie the Ankylosaurus, the adorable small version to the larger Archie pattern! If you’re looking for a quick, beginner-friendly project, this free small dinosaur crochet pattern is the perfect choice. Mini Archie is designed to work beautifully in a variety of yarns, from classic worsted weight to the softest chenille and plush yarns, allowing you to create a tiny, cuddly ankylosaurus amigurumi that makes a wonderful gift or a cute desk buddy. Get ready to crochet your new favorite dinosaur plushie!

Mini Archie the Ankylosaurus amigurumi, a small crochet dinosaur in shades of red/pink with gray horns and white toes, sitting on a white fluffy surface.

I would classify this free small dinosaur crochet pattern as “advanced beginner”. It would be helpful to have had some experience with amigurumi before creating this project.

I hope you enjoy this free crochet pattern available here on my blog! An ad-free, formatted PDF version of this crochet pattern is also available for purchase here:

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A close-up of Mini Archie the Ankylosaurus amigurumi, a small crochet dinosaur in dark red and peach yarn with gray horns, safety eyes, and white nails, sitting posed on a soft white background.

Free Crochet Pattern for Mini Archie the Ankylosaurus

Pattern Specifics

Measurements: Approximately 5” tall (sitting) or 7” tall (standing)
Gauge: Not necessary for this pattern; see notes
Hook Size: 4.0mm (G) crochet hook
Other Tools: tapestry needle, stitch markers, scissors
Yarn Weight: Medium (4) Worsted Weight
Yarn Used: WeCrochet/Knit Picks Brava Worsted
Yardage: color A (terracotta): 80 yds, color B (peach): 30 yds, color C (gray): 9 yds, color D (white): 6 yds
Other Materials: poly-fil stuffing, 9mm safety eyes

Abbreviations

st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
ch = chain
SC = single crochet
SC2tog = single crochet 2 stitches together (invisible decrease is recommended)
HDC = half double crochet
DC = double crochet

Special Stitches

SC2tog (using invisible decrease method): Insert hook into front loop of the first stitch. Insert hook into front loop of second stitch. Yarn over. Draw through the first two loops on hook. Yarn over. Draw through both loops on hook.

Notes

  • Checking your gauge is not required for this pattern. Use a hook that is smaller than the size recommended for your yarn weight. This will ensure that your stuffing will not show through the stitches.
  • All pieces, with the exception of the head plate and back plate, are worked in the round. Use a stitch marker to indicate the beginning of each round.
  • Invisible decreases are recommended. Please see “Special Stitches”.
  • Safety eyes and noses pose a choking risk for babies; therefore, if making this toy for a baby, I recommend using yarn, felt, or embroidered details.
  • Body, head, legs, arms, and tail require stuffing. Stuff each piece as you work to ensure the piece is completely filled.
  • See tutorial photos.

Pattern

Using 4.0mm (G) hook:

Body

Using color A (shown as terracotta):

R1: Begin with 6 SC in a magic ring. (6 sts)

R2: 2 SC in each st around. (12 sts)

R3: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in next st. Repeat from * around. (18 sts)

R4: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in each of the next 2 sts. Repeat from * around. (24 sts)

R5: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in each of the next 3 sts. Repeat from * around. (30 sts)

R6-11: 1 SC in each st around. (30 sts)

R12: *SC2tog, 1 SC in each of the next 3 sts. Repeat from * around. (24 sts)

R13-15: 1 SC in each st around. (24 sts)

R16: *SC2tog, 1 SC in each of the next 2 sts. Repeat from * around. (18 sts)

Cut yarn, leaving long strand for sewing. Fasten off.

Fill with stuffing.

Finished crochet body piece for Mini Archie, filled with stuffing.

Head

Using color B (shown as peach):

R1: Begin with 6 SC in a magic ring. (6 sts)

R2: 2 SC in each st around. (12 sts)

R3: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in next st. Repeat from * around. (18 sts)

R4: 1 SC in each st around. (18 sts)

Using color A (shown as terracotta):

R5-6: 1 SC in each st around. (18 sts)

R7: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in each of the next 2 sts. Repeat from * an additional 2 times. 1 SC in each of the next 9 sts around. (21 sts)

R8: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in each of the next 3 sts. Repeat from * an additional 2 times. 1 SC in each of the next 9 sts around. (24 sts)

R9: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in each of the next 4 sts. Repeat from * an additional 2 times. 1 SC in each of the next 9 sts around. (27 sts)

R10: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in each of the next 5 sts. Repeat from * an additional 2 times. 1 SC in each of the next 9 sts around. (30 sts)

R11: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in each of the next 4 sts. Repeat from * an additional 2 times. Add a st marker to the last worked st. **2 SC in next st, 1 SC in each of the next 4 sts. Repeat from ** an additional 2 times. (36 sts)

The added st marker, and the st marker at the beginning of this round helps to indicate the front sides of the face. The first sequence of sts between the first and second st markers indicates the top of the head. The second sequence of sts between the second and first st markers indicates the bottom of the head. If using safety eyes, insert eyes between R8 and R9, with 7 sts between. You can now remove your second st marker. See tutorial photos.

Crochet head of ankylosaurus amigurumi where the eyes will be placed after R11.
Crochet head of ankylosaurus amigurumi with the safety eyes placed after R11.

R12-15: 1 SC in each st around. (36 sts)

R16: *SC2tog, 1 SC in each of the next 4 sts. Repeat from * around. (30 sts)

R17: *SC2tog, 1 SC in each of the next 3 sts. Repeat from * around. (24 sts)

R18: 1 SC in each st around. (24 sts)

R19: *SC2tog, 1 SC in each of the next 2 sts. Repeat from * around. (18 sts)

R20: *SC2tog, 1 SC in next st. Repeat from * around. (12 sts)

Fill head with stuffing.

R21: *SC2tog. Repeat from * around. (6 sts)

Cut yarn, weave yarn in and out of remaining sts. Pull tight to close. Tie off and weave in ends.

Legs (make 2)

Using color B (shown as peach):

R1: Begin with 6 SC in a magic ring. (6 sts)

R2: 2 SC in each st around. (12 sts)

R3: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in next st. Repeat from * around. (18 sts)

R4: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in each of the next 2 sts. Repeat from * around. (24 sts)

Using color A (shown as terracotta):

R5-6: 1 SC in each st around. (24 sts)

R7: *SC2tog, 1 SC in each of the next 2 sts. Repeat from * around. (18 sts)

R8-9: 1 SC in each st around. (18 sts)

R10: *SC2tog, 1 SC in each of the next 7 sts. Repeat from * around. (16 sts)

R11-15: 1 SC in each st around. (16 sts)

Fill with stuffing.

R16: Fold the leg closed. Working through both sides, 1 SC in each st across, leaving 1 unworked st on each side. See tutorial photos. (7 sts)

leg piece, filled with stuffing, prior to the leg being closed
leg piece with hook inserted through both sides to crochet them together
leg piece closed nearly all the way with single crochet stitches
leg piece closed nearly all the way with single crochet stitches, with hook through both sides of the next st
finished leg piece prior to fastening off
finished leg piece with long tail for sewing

Cut yarn, leaving long strand for sewing. Fasten off.

Finished leg pieces of the free small dinosaur crochet pattern for Mini Archie the Ankylosaurus.

Arms (make 2)

Using color B (shown as peach):

R1: Begin with 6 SC in a magic ring. (6 sts)

R2: 2 SC in each st around. (12 sts)

R3: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in next st. Repeat from * around. (18 sts)

Using color A (shown as terracotta):

R4-5: 1 SC in each st around. (18 sts)

R6: *SC2tog, 1 SC in next st. Repeat from * around. (12 sts)

R7-13: 1 SC in each st around. (12 sts)

Fill with stuffing.

R14: Fold the arm closed. Working through both sides, 1 SC in each st across, leaving 1 unworked st on each side. See tutorial photos. (5 sts)

Cut yarn, leaving long strand for sewing. Fasten off.

Finished arm pieces of the free small dinosaur crochet pattern for Mini Archie the Ankylosaurus.

Tail

Using color B (shown as peach):

R1: Begin with 6 SC in a magic ring. (6 sts)

R2: 2 SC in each st around. (12 sts)

R3: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in each of the next 3 sts. Repeat from * around. (15 sts)

R4: *SC2tog, 1 SC in each of the next 3 sts. Repeat from * around. (12 sts)

R5: *SC2tog. Repeat from * around. (6 sts)

Do not add stuffing to this beginning tip of the tail.

Using color A (shown as terracotta):

R6: 1 SC in each st around. (6 sts)

R7: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in next st. Repeat from * around. (9 sts)

R8-9: 1 SC in each st around. (9 sts)

R10: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in each of the next 2 sts. Repeat from * around. (12 sts)

R11-12: 1 SC in each st around. (12 sts)

R13: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in each of the next 3 sts. Repeat from * around. (15 sts)

Cut yarn, leaving long strand for sewing. Fasten off.

Fill with stuffing.

Finished tail piece of the free small dinosaur crochet pattern for Mini Archie the Ankylosaurus.

Head Plate

Using color B (shown as peach):

R1: Ch 4, turn, 1 SC in second ch from hook and each st across. (3 sts)

R2-5: Ch 1, turn, 1 SC in each st across. (3 sts)

R6: Ch 1, turn, 2 SC in next st, 1 SC in next st, 2 SC in next st. (5 sts)

R7: Ch 1, turn, 1 SC in each st across. (5 sts)

R8: Ch 1, turn, 2 SC in next st, 1 SC in each of the next 3 sts, 2 SC in next st. (7 sts)

R9: Ch 1, turn, 1 SC in each st across. (7 sts)

R10: Ch 1, turn, SC2tog, 1 SC in each of the next 3 sts, SC2tog. (5 sts)

R11: Ch 1, turn, 1 SC in each st across. (5 sts)

R12: Ch 1, turn, 1 SC in next st, 1 HDC in next st, 1 DC in next st, 1 HDC in next st, 1 SC in next st. (5 sts)

Cut yarn, leaving long strand for sewing. Fasten off.

Finished head plate piece of the free small dinosaur crochet pattern for Mini Archie the Ankylosaurus.

Back Plate

Using color B (shown as peach):

R1: Ch 6, turn, SC in second ch from hook and each st across. (5 sts)

R2: Ch 1, turn, 1 SC in each st across. (5 sts)

R3: Ch 1, turn, 2 SC in next st, 1 SC in each of the next 3 sts, 2 SC in next st. (7 sts)

R4-5: Ch 1, turn, 1 SC in each st across. (7 sts)

R6: Ch 1, turn, SC2tog, 1 SC in each of the next 3 sts, SC2tog. (5 sts)

R7: Ch 1, turn, 1 SC in each st across. (5 sts)

R8: Ch 1, turn, SC2tog, SC in next st, SC2tog. (3 sts)

R9: Ch 1, turn, SC2tog, 1 SC in next st. (2 sts)

Cut yarn, leaving long strand for sewing. Fasten off.

Finished back plate of the free small dinosaur crochet pattern for Mini Archie the Ankylosaurus.

Large Spikes (make 2)

Using color C (shown as gray):

R1: Begin with 4 SC in a magic ring. (4 sts)

R2: 1 SC in each st around. (4 sts)

R3: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in next st. Repeat from * around. (6 sts)

R4: 1 SC in each st around. (6 sts)

R5: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in next st. Repeat from * around. (9 sts)

Cut yarn, leaving long strand for sewing. Fasten off.

Finished large spikes for the ankylosaurus amigurumi.

Small Spikes (make 2)

Using color C (shown as gray):

R1: Begin with 4 SC in a magic ring. (4 sts)

R2: 1 SC in each st around. (4 sts)

R3: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in next st. Repeat from * around. (6 sts)

R4: *2 SC in next st, 1 SC in next st. Repeat from * around. (9 sts)

Cut yarn, leaving long strand for sewing. Fasten off.

Finished small spikes for the ankylosaurus amigurumi.

Assembly & Finishing

See tutorial photos.

Attach the head plate to the top of the head, lining up the thinner end with the color change at R5 of the head.

Head plate of the ankylosaurus amigurumi pinned to the head before sewing.
Head plate of the ankylosaurus amigurumi sewn in place, view 1.
Head plate of the ankylosaurus amigurumi sewn in place, view 2.
Head plate of the ankylosaurus amigurumi sewn in place, view 3.

Attach the large spikes to each side of the top of the head, just beside the head plate, over R14-16.

Large spikes of the free small dinosaur crochet pattern held into place with pins.
Large spikes of the small dinosaur crochet patterns free sewn into place on the head of Mini Archie, view 1.
Large spikes of the small dinosaur crochet patterns free sewn into place on the head of Mini Archie, view 2.
Large spikes of the small dinosaur crochet patterns free sewn into place on the head of Mini Archie, view 3.

Attach the small spikes to each side of the side of the head, approximately 2 sts below the large spikes, over R14-15.

Small spikes of the free small dinosaur crochet pattern held into place with pins.
Small spikes of the small dinosaur crochet patterns free sewn into place on the head of Mini Archie, view 1.
Small spikes of the small dinosaur crochet patterns free sewn into place on the head of Mini Archie, view 2.
Small spikes of the small dinosaur crochet patterns free sewn into place on the head of Mini Archie, view 3.

Attach head to body with the nose facing straight out; attaching body to approximately R12-16.

Head of the ankylosaurus amigurumi held to the body before sewing.
Small ankylosaurus head sewn onto the body of the dinosaur amigurumi, view 1.
Small ankylosaurus head sewn onto the body of the dinosaur amigurumi, view 2.
Small ankylosaurus head sewn onto the body of the dinosaur amigurumi, view 3.

Attach legs over R4-5 of body, with each inside end of the legs touching in the middle.

Legs of the ankylosaurus crochet pattern pinned into place on the body before sewing.
Mini dinosaur crochet pattern free with the legs sewn into place, view 1.
Mini dinosaur crochet pattern free with the legs sewn into place, view 2.
Mini dinosaur crochet pattern free with the legs sewn into place, view 3.

Attach arms over R11-15 on each side of the body, in line with the back of each leg. At the top of the arms, leave approximately 8 sts between each arm across the front of the body. At the bottom of the arms, leave approximately 15 sts between each arm across the front of the body.

Arms of the ankylosaurus amigurumi pattern held into place with pins to the body piece.
Crochet arms of the ankylosaurus amigurumi sewn into place on the body, view 1.
Crochet arms of the ankylosaurus amigurumi sewn into place on the body, view 2.
Crochet arms of the ankylosaurus amigurumi sewn into place on the body, view 3.

Using color D (white), embroider 3 nails on each leg, over R4-6, leaving about 2 sts between each nail. Embroider 3 nails on each arm, over R3-4, leaving about 2 sts between each nail.

White nails embroidered on the crochet leg of the ankylosaurus amigurumi.
White nails embroidered on the crochet arm of the ankylosaurus amigurumi.

Attach tail over R4-8 on the back of the body.

Tail of the crochet ankylosaurus pattern held into place with pins before sewing.
Tail of the crochet ankylosaurus sewn into place, view 1.
Tail of the crochet ankylosaurus sewn into place, view 2.

Using color C (gray), embroider 6 bumps on the back of the back pate with two bumps over R2, one bump over R4, two bumps over R7, and one bump over R8.

Embroidering the bumps on the back plate of the crochet ankylosaurus, step 1.
Embroidering the bumps on the back plate of the crochet ankylosaurus, step 2.
Embroidering the bumps on the back plate of the crochet ankylosaurus, step 3.
Embroidering the bumps on the back plate of the crochet ankylosaurus, step 4.
Embroidering the bumps on the back plate of the crochet ankylosaurus, step 5.
Embroidering the bumps on the back plate of the crochet ankylosaurus, step 6.
Embroidering the bumps on the back plate of the crochet ankylosaurus, step 7.
Embroidering the bumps on the back plate of the crochet ankylosaurus, step 8.
Embroidering the bumps on the back plate of the crochet ankylosaurus, step 9.
Embroidering the bumps on the back plate of the crochet ankylosaurus, step 10.
Embroidering the bumps on the back plate of the crochet ankylosaurus, step 11.

Attach the back plate to the back of the body, lining up the thicker end with the top of the body and the thinner end layering on top of the tail.

Back plate held in place by pins on the back of the crochet ankylosaurus amigurumi.
Back plate sewn into place on the back of the crochet ankylosaurus pattern, view 1.
Back plate sewn into place on the back of the crochet ankylosaurus pattern, view 2.

I hope you enjoyed making Mini Archie! This quick and charming mini dinosaur crochet pattern free is designed to bring a smile to any dino-lover’s face.

Back view of Mini Archie the Ankylosaurus amigurumi, a small crochet dinosaur, showing the club tail, textured back armor/plates in gray and peach yarn, and small gray horns on its head.
Mini Archie the Ankylosaurus amigurumi collage. A set of images for the free small dinosaur crochet pattern showing the finished plushie in dark red and peach yarn, plus a close-up of the easy armor plates and gray horns.
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Tips & Tricks for Your Mini Ankylosaurus

  • Use pins to set the exact placement of your crochet pieces before you sew to ensure perfect symmetry on your ankylosaurus amigurumi.
  • Always mark the first stitch of every round when working in the spiral to maintain an accurate stitch count and prevent errors in shaping.
  • Amigurumi Tips and Tricks: For comprehensive help with techniques for your amigurumi, check out my full guide.

Alterations & Customizing Your Mini Ankylosaurus

  • Go Chunky: To make a large, extra-cuddly version of Mini Archie, switch to a yarn like Parfait Chunky and a comparable hook size.
  • Inspired by Bumpy: To crochet Mini Archie to look like Bumpy, the iconic Ankylosaurus from Camp Cretaceous, use yarn in teal and tan colors.
  • Want a larger ankylosaurus? If you’re looking for a larger version of this pattern, be sure to check out my original Archie the Ankylosaurus amigurumi pattern.
Mini Archie the Ankylosaurus (right, in red and peach) sitting next to the original, larger Archie the Ankylosaurus (left, in two shades of blue), showcasing the size difference between the small dinosaur crochet pattern and the full-size amigurumi pattern.

More Free Dinosaur Crochet Patterns

If you enjoyed this free small dinosaur crochet pattern, your prehistoric journey doesn’t have to end here! Be sure to check out these other patterns in my collection:

You can see my entire collection of free dinosaur crochet patterns here on my blog for more inspiration and many other mini dinosaur crochet patterns!

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Nicole

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