Making dragons out of thread.

[Cotton Candee]

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Limeade was the 1st dragon I made out of thread and soon followed was Amethyst (Ame). I just finished Ame and she is going to her new home tomorrow. Limeade stands 3.5" while Ame is 4.5". For scale Limeade is holding a Q~tip. The original pattern was created by oldbaglady :cheer which I greatly appreciate



Here is the next dragon just about done.
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She was done using a soft thread that I doubled up on to give me the thickness I needed. She stands 8" tall. The blue is a lovely chenille thread I also doubled up on.:yes

[eebrs]

They look great! I love Amethyst!

[apecaut]

Those are fabulous!:manyheart

[anthrilliel]

Awwww he looks great :manyheart really really like him

[misssmaggie]

They are so cute !!! Thanks for sharing!

[sunnywolfgar]

Both are cute. They sure look hard to do. You did a wonderful job on both of your dragons.

[Crocus58]

They are adorable! I just love them both, well, maybe I'm partial to limeade . . . . and now


la la la la - - puff the magic dragon, lived by the sea, and froliced in the autum mist in a land called honaleeeeeeee - la la la

[Katy]

I just love that you named them! I want one. I don't want to make them, but I want to have one. So very cute!

[oliveoil]

How cuuuute!!

[Cotton Candee]

I just love that you named them! I want one. I don't want to make them, but I want to have one. So very cute!

Katy! I about fell on the floor when I read this...:rofl You, my friend, just made my week! Thank you for the compliment. I named Limeade since he went up for sale and I thought it would be a good selling tactic. :day

Ame got named since she was a custom order! :tup

Thank you all for your kind words!
:rose

[threadlover]

Those are sooooo cute. I wish I would make things like this also, but I know I never will. I admire all you that do.
Marcia

[Glee]

those are so cool! And tiny!!

[Tampa Doll]

Welcome to my world. They are so cute. I love Amethyst.:hook

I love doing these stuffies in thread.

[Kim88]

Those are cute! Love 'em! :bounce

[Katchkan]

Very Cute

[jap]

Wonderful Dragons! working with thread, especially when making critters is very addictive! I love Ame eyes! great job on both!

[Marcie]

Those are so adorable! You did a marvelous job (:

[Cotton Candee]

:ty For all of your kind words. Limeade & Ame are both at their new homes now and I actually miss them! I do feel a little like frankenstein though since I have another in the works that is also a custom order but this one is to be a giant among it's cousins! Pinkie is to be 7" tall and Thanks to Tampa Doll I am able to not break anymore hooks. Because I am using a real soft yarn this time, I am taking her advise and putting the stuffing in a colored nylon stocking first so that it won't show through and stay put! I will post Pinkie when she is done!

[Island Girl]

:ty For all of your kind words. Limeade & Ame are both at their new homes now and I actually miss them! I do feel a little like frankenstein though since I have another in the works that is also a custom order but this one is to be a giant among it's cousins! Pinkie is to be 7" tall and Thanks to Tampa Doll I am able to not break anymore hooks. Because I am using a real soft yarn this time, I am taking her advise and putting the stuffing in a colored nylon stocking first so that it won't show through and stay put! I will post Pinkie when she is done!



I love your dragons. I've made 5 of them. The first one I still have. It was my practice dragon. The other 4 I made with different color yarn and hooks. The type of yarn and size of hooks made them all different sizes and they were all cute. If you don't mind, I'll show you my pics of my dragons.
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These are all of them. The largest lite purple is still with me. I have a pink ball of thread. I think I'll start on one today. This is one stuffie I love to make. I think I'll experiment with this next one and see what I can do with it. I love :manyheart how you did yours. :yes

[frogrockr]

Oh God - Ame is so adorable!!!!

Is the pattern listed somewhere??????

[Island Girl]

Oh God - Ame is so adorable!!!!

Is the pattern listed somewhere??????

The pattern is in the original patterns section. It's called "Baby Snow Dragon". It's a easy pattern to follow and fun to do. Let us know if you make one. We'd like to see it.

[weenah]

wow, what concentration! the little green one is my favorite.

[Cotton Candee]

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=42777&page=5

Here is the original pattern for "Baby Snow Dragon" by oldbaglady. Thank you all for your kind praise!

Island girl, your family of dragons are so cute!

Thank you for sharing.

[ginamaria73]

cute!

[SHERYL]

They are both adorable, I love 'Ame'. :yay

[Island Girl]

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=42777&page=5

Here is the original pattern for "Baby Snow Dragon" by oldbaglady. Thank you all for your kind praise!

Island girl, your family of dragons are so cute!

Thank you for sharing.


Thank you too. :) I think your dragons are cuter than mine. :yes I'd like to try to make one with wings. How did you make yours?

[Cotton Candee]

I just made a new wing pattern that is real easy.

ch 9

hdc 2nd ch from hook and next 6 ch. (7)

turn, ch 2, hdc in ea st (7)

turn, ch 3, 4 dc in 1st hdc, 5 dc in last hdc. (5 dc in ea of the end hdc)

turn, ch 3, 4 dc in 1st dc, sk 4 dc, sc, ch 3, 4 dc in next dc, sk 3 dc, sc, ch 3, 4 dc in last dc. (3 shells on their side creating ridges)

turn, *sc in 1st st, hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, 2 dc in next 2 sts. ch1 to create point in 1st ridge and sl st dwn back of ridge aprox 3 sl st to base of next ridge*. repeat *, * for next 2 ridges then finish off.

Trim with hdc with an alternate color if you wish!


I do NOT write patterns so this is not a fool-proof wing pattern. it does work for me and I might have gotten something wrong since I did it by memory. I do know that it doesn't look like it is right until you get the ridges done and see that it is upside down from what you thought would be the top of the wing.

Let me know if this works for you!

[Cotton Candee]

Thank you for the compliment! I do like your little family though! They are so cute! Let me know if the wing pattern worked for you!

[Island Girl]

Thank you for the compliment! I do like your little family though! They are so cute! Let me know if the wing pattern worked for you!

Thanks. I'll print it out and try it.:)

[SPRAT605]

awesome!!!

[AprilC]

Those are super cute...nice job. :cheer

I really like the purple one myself.