Speckle the Dragon

REQUIRES Yarn - 50g mingled green, small amount dark green DK ook ! "eedles - #$%5 Sundries - to& stu''ing, to& e&es

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Using mingled green, make a magic ring and 0ork 1 dc into it$ Rd 23 inc in e-er& stitch$ 2%$ Rd % - 53 dc$ Rd 13 +dc2, inc 2. to end$ 24$ Rd 53 inc in ne6t 7 stitches, dc to end$ %%$ Rd 43 dc$ Rd 83 dc #, inc in ne6t % stitches, dc to end$ %7$ Rd 20 - 223 dc$ Rd 2%3 +dc %, dec 2. to end$ 24$ Rd 2#3 +dc 2, dec 2. to end$ 2%$ Stu'' head no0, and place and 'i6 e&es$ Rd 273 dec all round, continuing till opening is closed up$ 9asten o''$ Em:roider nostrils 0ith dark green$

"E)K /"D ;*DY /ttach mingled green &arn to :ase o' head and 0ork 2% dc in a ring on the sur'ace +i' pre'erred, make 2% chain and <oin in a ring, 0orking 2% dc into these chain and 0ork the neck as a separate tu:e, se0ing to head a'ter0ards.$ =ork 1 ro0s dc on these 2% stitches$ Rd 53 +dc %, inc 2. to end$ 21$ Rd 43 +dc 2, inc 2. to end$ %7$ Rd 83 dc$ Rd 203 +dc #, inc 2. to end$ #0$ Rd 22 - 213 dc$ Rd 253 +dc #, dec 2. to end$ %7$ Rd 243 dc$ Rd 283 +dc %, dec 2. to end$ 24$ Rd %03 dc$ Rd %23 +dc 2, dec 2. to end$ 2%$ Rd %%3 dec to end$ 1$ 9asten o'' lea-ing long tail$ Stu''$ Run tail through last 1 stitches, dra0 up tight and 'asten o''$

(/I> Using mingled green, make 2% chain, <oin in ring$ Rd 23 0ork 2% dc into chain$ Rd %3 dc$ Rd #3 +dc %, dec 2. to end$ 8$ Rd 7 - 13 dc$ Rd 53 +dc %, dec 2. to last stitch, dc$ 5$ Rd 4 - 203 dc$ Rd 223 dc 2, dec 2, dc to end$ 1$ Rd 2%3 dc$ Rd 2#3 dec 2, dc to end$ 5$ Rd 273 dec 2, dc to end$ 7$ )ontinue decreasing one stitch each rd till &ou ha-e onl& one stitch le't, then 'asten o''$ Stu'' and stitch to :od&$

;/)K ?/=S +@ake %. Using mingled green, make 7 chain$ Rd 23 dc into %nd ch 'rom hook, dc 2, # dc into last chain$ "o0 0ork do0n the :ack o' the starting

chain as 'ollo0s3 dc 2, % dc into last ch$ 4$ Rd %3 inc 2, dc %, inc %, dc %, inc 2$ 2% Rd # - 73 dc$ Rd 53 dc 7, dec %, dc 7$ 20$ Rd 1 - 43 dc$ 9asten o'' and stu''$ Em:roider toes using dark green &arn$ Se0 to :od&$

9R*"( ?/=S +@ake %. Using mingled green, make magic ring and 0ork 1 dc into it$ Rd 23 +inc 2, dc 2. to end$ 8$ Rd % - #3 dc$ Rd 73 +dec 2, dc 2. to end$ 1$ Rd 5 - 43 dc$ 9asten o'' and stu''$ Em:roider cla0s 0ith dark green$ Se0 to :od&$

=I",S +@ake %. Using mingled green, make 7 chain$ Ro0 2A miss 2 ch, 2 dc into ne6t # ch, ch 2, turn$ Ro0 %A 2 dc into ne6t # dc, ch 7, turn$ Ro0 #A @iss 2 ch, # dc into ne6t # ch, # hal' tre:les into ne6t # dc, ch 2, turn$ Ro0 7A *ne dc into # hal' tre:les, 5 ch, turn$ Ro0 5A @iss 'irst ch, 2 dc into ne6t 7 ch, 2 hal' tre:le into ne6t # stitches, ch 2, turn$ Ro0 1A 2 dc into ne6t 7 stitches , 1 ch, turn$ Ro0 5A 5 dc into ne6t 5 ch, 7 hal' tre:les into ne6t 7 stitches$ )h #$ =ork 4 dc e-enl& along top edge o' 0ing +opposite the points.$ Ss into 'irst ch, 'asten o'' lea-ing long tail$ Stitch to :od&$

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Using mingled green, make # chain$ (urn at the end o' each ro0$ Ro0 23 0ork dc into %nd chain 'rom hook and last chain$ %$ Ro0 %3 dc 2, inc 2$ #$ Ro0 #3 dc$ Ro0 73 dec 2, dc$ %$ Ro0 53 dec$ 9asten o'' and stitch to head$

;/)K S?I"ES Using dark green attach &arn to centre o' head <ust in 'ront o' ears$ =ork sur'ace crochet along top o' head, do0n neck and :ack o' :od&, and along the top o' the tail as 'ollo0s$ Dc 2, htr 2, tr # into ne6t stitch, htr 2, dc 2, ss 2$ Repeat this till &ou are almost at the end o' the tail, 0orking the last crest as 'ollo0s3 dc, # htr into ne6t stitch, dc, ss to tip o' tail$ 9asten o''$ USE ?>/"( DR/,*" /"D 9*>>*= (* @/KE 9IREDR,/*" ;E>*=