T Re X Ray

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  Step 1

  Following the instructions in Dandelyne's kit (or on my 'Pants Drawer Label' or 'Elements of Harmony Necklace' tutorials), embroider your rib cage and heart design using a mixture of satin stitch and backstitch. Use the 4cm hoop and remove the necklace chain.

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  Step 2

  US crochet terminology will be used in this pattern - for UK terminology, replace 'Sc' with 'Dc'.

  Body and Tail:

  Ch25 and join with a SL ST to form a circle [24 stitches].
  Round 1: {3sc, INC} repeat around [30]
  Round 2: {4sc, INC} repeat around [36]
  Round 3-7: Sc around [36]

  Stop but don't cut the yarn.

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  Step 3

  Slot your embroidered rib cage into the hole, covering the bolt at the top.

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  Step 4

  Use your glue gun to carefully secure the mini-embroidery frame.

  Be sparing at the front, but liberal at the back - it's going to be inside so noone will ever see the mess!

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  Step 5

  Continue with the body and tail:

  Round 8: Round 13: {4sc, DEC} repeat around [30]
  Round 9: {3sc, DEC} repeat around [24]
  Round 10: {2sc, DEC} repeat around [18]

  Stuff the body firmly at this point.

  Round 11: {1sc, DEC} repeat around [12]
  Round 12-21: Sc around [12]
  Round 22: {2sc, DEC} repeat around [9]
  Round 23: {sc, DEC} repeat around [6]

  FO and weave in any tails (except the chunk dinosaur one of course...)

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  Step 6

  Hips (make 2)

  Magic ring
  Round 1: 6sc into centre of the magic ring [6]
  Round 2: INC around [12]
  Round 3: {1sc, INC} repeat around [18]
  Round 4: {2sc, INC} repeat around [24]
  Round 5-6: Sc around [24]

  FO leaving a long tail for sewing

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  Step 7

  Sew your hips in place either side of the tail. Sew through 18 of the stitches, then stuff firmly, then sew the remaining stitches.

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  Step 8

  Head

  Magic ring
  Round 1: 6sc into centre of the magic ring [6]
  Round 2: INC around [12]
  Round 3: {1sc, INC} repeat around [18]
  Round 4: {2sc, INC} repeat around [24]
  Round 5: {3sc, INC} repeat around [30]
  Round 6: {4sc, INC} repeat around [36]
  Round 7-9: Sc around [36]
  Round 10: Round 13: {4sc, DEC} repeat around [30]
  Round 11: {3sc, DEC} repeat around [24]
  Round 12: {2sc, DEC} repeat around [18]

  FO leaving a long tail for sewing

  Add the safety eyes wherever you think looks cutest, but leave at least 2 inches between them for the nose. Stuff the head firmly.

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  Step 9

  Sew the head on to the body - take care around the top of the embroidery frame that you don't hit any solid glue or metal!

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  Step 10

  Nose

  Magic ring
  Round 1: 6sc into centre of the magic ring [6]
  Round 2: INC around [12]
  Round 3: {1sc, INC} repeat around [18]
  Round 4: {2sc, INC} repeat around [24]
  Round 5: Sc around [24]
  Round 6: {2sc, DEC} repeat around [18]

  FO leaving a long tail for sewing.

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  Step 11

  Sew nose between the eyes.

  If you wanted to leave off the nose that would work too, but I found it didn't quite look as dinosaur-y as I wanted.

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  Step 12

  Arms (make 2)

  Ch8 leaving a long tail at the start
  Row 1: 3sc, ch4.
  Row 2: 3sc, ch4
  Row 3: 3sc, then continue into original chain for 4sc

  FO leaving a long tail for sewing. Use one tail to sew up the holes in the palms.

  Leave your arms under a heavy book for 24 hours to flatten (or block using your preferred method). I suggest you make your feet now too because you need to do the same with them.

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  Step 13

  Sew your arms in place so dino can raww!

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  Step 14

  Feet (make 2)

  Ch6 leaving a long tail at the start
  Row 1: 4sc, ch6.
  Row 2: 5sc, ch5
  Row 3: 4sc, then join with a SL ST into remaining chain of Row 1

  Round 1: Sc around the edge of all three sections [27]

  FO leaving a long tail for sewing. Use one tail to sew up the holes in the middle.

  Leave your feet under a heavy book for 24 hours to flatten (or block using your preferred method).

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  Step 15

  Sew your feet in place under the hips. Make sure the right side of the work is facing down - this will counteract any curled edges.

  Alternatively, you could sew them to the front of the hips to make your dino look like he's sitting down.

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  Step 16

  T-ReX-Ray is finished! Find him an island to live on with a few other dinosaurs and a dodgy wiring system. Because nothing has ever gone wrong with that plan in the history of film...

  Alternatively, keep him to love. Probably safer.

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Chudames · Bellingham, Washington, US · 112 projects 13th April 2016

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