Trying to Keep up with the Making and the Posting of the Making

 I've been doing several crochet projects recently, and it is time to catch up on them. Since the Sheep Ring Toy, I've worked from a few of my other crochet instruction books. This one was one of my Christmas presents.

Sounds like somethings I might like to make, right?

My cousin asked me about crocheting a dragon for one of her Eastern Star friends to have as a mascot. I had made her a green one (her favorite color) and this friend wanted one too. Since I have made several by that pattern, I though it was time to try something new.

I thought I would try out this fine fellow.

My cousin gave me yarn that matched her friend's favorite colors, and I got started. He is a bit bigger than the other dragon, but he has a lot of nice details. I think the eyes add a little character, and the ears and nostrils are adding some cute as well. He's got a nice tail. It was interesting that the legs were made in two pieces, the "haunch" and the foot. He's got some cute toe beans, too.

Mostly complete. Mostly.

Then there are the spikes down the dragon's back. Ugh. OK, they add something to the look of the dragon, but they aren't fun to make. It's a lot of little bits that then get sewn on in a (more or less) straight line. I got the head spikes done, but just haven't gotten to all of the back spikes yet. I will, but, sheesh! I'll get them though, so I can get the wings done too. When I finish, I'll update this post with a photo.

I do want to say that most of the time, when I'm crocheting a stuffed animal, I have just used the crochet hook to connect the pieces. I used a tapestry needle to close up the Sheep toy, and I've used it here to sew on the various pieces. I'm surprised to find that it looks a little cleaner, and that I actually get a little bit better placement accuracy. Sometimes I struggle with that, actually, so hmmm, learning curve activate!

While I really like the other dragons, I like this one as well. He's a little bigger, and a little rounder, and between the legs, and the tail, he sits up pretty well. And the toe beans ARE cute!