Here’s a Strawberry Tanner the Triceratops free crochet pattern modification. This pattern features a cute triceratops with a fun strawberry-themed color palette, making it extra adorable. I’ll show you how to modify a regular triceratops pattern into one that has a strawberry design, using a red body with green accents.
Materials:
- Yarn:
- Red (Main color for the body, legs, and tail)
- Green (For the frills, horn tips, and tail)
- White (For the eyes)
- Black (For the pupils and nostrils)
- Hook:
- 3.5mm (E) crochet hook (adjust based on your tension)
- Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill or any soft stuffing of your choice
- Safety eyes (optional) or you can use black yarn to stitch the eyes.
- Tapestry needle for sewing parts together and weaving in ends
- Stitch marker to mark the beginning of the round.
Abbreviations:
- ch: Chain
- sl st: Slip stitch
- sc: Single crochet
- inc: Increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
- dec: Decrease (single crochet 2 together)
- FO: Finish off
Main Modifications:
- Use red yarn for the main body color to represent the strawberry.
- Use green yarn for the frills, tips of the horns, and tail to mimic strawberry leaves.
- Optionally, add a few white or cream spots on the body to make it look like strawberry seeds.
Body (Red Yarn):
- Round 1: Make a magic ring, and work 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12)
- Round 3: (Sc in next stitch, inc) around. (18)
- Round 4: (Sc in next 2 stitches, inc) around. (24)
- Round 5: (Sc in next 3 stitches, inc) around. (30)
- Round 6: (Sc in next 4 stitches, inc) around. (36)
- Rounds 7-12: Sc in each stitch around. (36)
- You can optionally add small white spots on the body by stitching tiny circles or dots with white yarn every few rounds, simulating strawberry seeds.
- Round 13: (Sc in next 4 stitches, dec) around. (30)
- Round 14: (Sc in next 3 stitches, dec) around. (24)
- Round 15: (Sc in next 2 stitches, dec) around. (18)
- Round 16: (Sc in next stitch, dec) around. (12)
- Round 17: Dec around. (6)
- Stuff the body lightly with fiberfill.
- FO and leave a long tail to sew the body closed. Use the tail to close the opening.
Head (Red Yarn):
- Round 1: Make a magic ring, and work 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12)
- Round 3: (Sc in next stitch, inc) around. (18)
- Round 4: (Sc in next 2 stitches, inc) around. (24)
- Round 5: (Sc in next 3 stitches, inc) around. (30)
- Rounds 6-9: Sc in each stitch around. (30)
- Round 10: (Sc in next 3 stitches, dec) around. (24)
- Round 11: (Sc in next 2 stitches, dec) around. (18)
- Round 12: (Sc in next stitch, dec) around. (12)
- Round 13: Dec around. (6)
- Stuff the head lightly with fiberfill.
- FO and leave a long tail to sew the head closed.
Frills (Green Yarn):
- Round 1: Make a chain of 7 stitches.
- Round 2: Starting from the second stitch from the hook, make 1 sc in each stitch across (6 sc).
- Round 3: Ch 1, turn, make 6 sc across.
- Repeat Round 3 until you have a long strip of frills (around 6-8 rows).
- Attach the frills around the back of the head and neck area.
Horns (Green Yarn):
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and work 4 sc into the ring. (4)
- Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (8)
- Round 3: (Sc in next stitch, inc) around. (12)
- Round 4: Sc in each stitch around. (12)
- FO and leave a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff.
- Attach the horns to the top of the head.
Tail (Green Yarn):
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and work 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12)
- Round 3-5: Sc in each stitch around. (12)
- Round 6: Dec around. (6)
- Stuff lightly with fiberfill.
- FO and leave a long tail for sewing. Attach the tail to the back of the body.
Eyes (White and Black Yarn):
- Round 1 (White yarn): Make a magic ring, and work 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2 (White yarn): Inc in each stitch around. (12)
- FO and leave a long tail for sewing.
- Round 3 (Black yarn): Make a small circle of 3 sc, and stitch it into the middle of the white circle to create the pupils.
- Attach the eyes to the head.
Assembly:
- Sew the head to the body: Position the head at the top of the body and sew it securely in place.
- Attach the frills: Sew the frills along the back of the head and neck area.
- Sew the horns: Attach the horns to the top of the head.
- Attach the tail: Position the tail at the back of the body and sew it on.
- Add the eyes: Attach the eyes on the front of the head.
- Position the legs: Position the legs at the base of the body, slightly toward the front, and sew them on.
Final Touches:
- Weave in all yarn ends.
- Optionally, trim the frills or add extra color accents like small “strawberry” seed details on the frills using white or yellow yarn.
- Enjoy your adorable Strawberry Tanner the Triceratops!
This modification adds a cute strawberry color scheme to Tanner the Triceratops, making him extra sweet and perfect for a fun, fruity dinosaur friend. Enjoy crocheting this adorable creation!
