$ 5.00

US English pattern by Llama Lou Crochet. Includes step-by-step pictures.

Meet Xinyi the Chinese Dragon (also known as a Long). He and his kin are revered as symbols of luck and prosperity. 2024 is the Year of the Dragon, and even though the Lunar New Year has come and gone, Xinyi thinks that dragons should be celebrated everyday! Mostly because he likes the attention, but also because he wants everyone to have a little more good fortune.

He can be made in any yarn and hook combination you want. Just be certain that the fabric is firm enough that stuffing does not show through. My dragon is made using a 4.0 (G) hook and Loops & Thread Impeccable Solids in 4 different colors.

Xinyi is an intermediate-to-advanced level pattern. Skills you will need include single crochet, half-double crochet, double crochet, slip stitches, bobble stitches, increases, decreases, working in the top and bottom of a foundation chain, crocheting back loops, crocheting pieces together, and some seaming. The pattern is 18-pages long and has plenty of progress photos to help you along your way to making your own darling dragon.

Stitches used: chain, slip stitch, magic ring, single crochet, increase, (invisible) decrease, half double crochet, double crochet, back loops only, starting an oval piece with a foundation chain, bobble stitch, half double crochet decrease, special picot stitch
Measurement: 10.5" tall and 15" long (27×38cm)


This pattern is for personal use. Please do not distribute, reproduce, share or sell this pattern. You may sell finished items made with this pattern, though only in small quantities, provided you credit the original designer. Wholesale is not allowed.