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Dragon Crochet Pattern (Free Charts)

An original baby dragon, charted and counted — three colorways, one weekend panel, zero tracing.

Dragon charts are usually either terrifying 200-color realism or a blob with wings. This baby dragon sits in the middle: an original 32 × 27 pixel design that's genuinely a dragon — horns, wings, belly, and all — but small enough to finish in a weekend and simple enough for a first colorwork project.

All three colorways use the same chart; only the palette changes. Seven colors, 864 stitches, and every color counted in the legend.

The free charts

Digital preview
Baby Dragon (Classic Green) crochet chart, 32 × 27 stitches, 7 colors

27 rows

Click the chart to jump to a row · Progress saves in your browser — no account needed 💕

Rendered previewBaby Dragon (Classic Green) as worked crochet fabric — simulated stitch texture

Simulated stitch texture from the chart grid — not a photo.

Finished lookBaby Dragon (Classic Green) — finished crochet piece inspiration

Baby Dragon (Classic Green)

Difficulty
Easy
Technique
Graph (single crochet) or C2C
Chart size
32 × 27 stitches
Colors
7
Yarn needed
≈ 55 yds total
Source
Original pixel design

The original — leaf green with dark green wings and golden horns. Reads clearly even from across the room.

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Written instructions (row by row)

Work from the bottom up. Odd rows are the right side (worked right-to-left), even rows the wrong side (left-to-right). Tap a row to mark it done — the chart shades it too.

creamyellowleaf greenblackpinkforest greenwhite
Digital preview
Purple Dragon crochet chart, 32 × 27 stitches, 7 colors

27 rows

Click the chart to jump to a row · Progress saves in your browser — no account needed 💕

Rendered previewPurple Dragon as worked crochet fabric — simulated stitch texture

Simulated stitch texture from the chart grid — not a photo.

Finished lookPurple Dragon — finished crochet piece inspiration

Purple Dragon

Difficulty
Easy
Technique
Graph (single crochet) or C2C
Chart size
32 × 27 stitches
Colors
7
Yarn needed
≈ 55 yds total
Source
Original pixel design

Same chart, amethyst body. Purple dragons are for the kid (or adult) who has opinions about dragons.

Download chart (PNG) ⬇️
Written instructions (row by row)

Work from the bottom up. Odd rows are the right side (worked right-to-left), even rows the wrong side (left-to-right). Tap a row to mark it done — the chart shades it too.

creamyellowlavenderblackpinkpurplewhite
Digital preview
Blue Dragon crochet chart, 32 × 27 stitches, 7 colors

27 rows

Click the chart to jump to a row · Progress saves in your browser — no account needed 💕

Rendered previewBlue Dragon as worked crochet fabric — simulated stitch texture

Simulated stitch texture from the chart grid — not a photo.

Finished lookBlue Dragon — finished crochet piece inspiration

Blue Dragon

Difficulty
Easy
Technique
Graph (single crochet) or C2C
Chart size
32 × 27 stitches
Colors
7
Yarn needed
≈ 55 yds total
Source
Original pixel design

Ice-blue colorway — pairs well with grey or white blanket backgrounds and nursery palettes.

Download chart (PNG) ⬇️
Written instructions (row by row)

Work from the bottom up. Odd rows are the right side (worked right-to-left), even rows the wrong side (left-to-right). Tap a row to mark it done — the chart shades it too.

creamyellowsky blueblackpinksteel bluewhite

How to crochet it

  1. Gather your materials

    Worsted weight (#4) yarn in 7 colors, a 5.0 mm (H/8) hook, a tapestry needle, and scissors. The legend's per-color stitch counts double as a shopping list — the background green takes the most yarn, the golden horns only a few yards.

  2. Check the finished size

    In single crochet at a typical 16 sc × 18 rows = 10 cm gauge, the 32 × 27 chart gives a panel of about 20 × 15 cm. Worked as a C2C dragon blanket square with the same yarn, each cell becomes a block and the piece comes out roughly twice as large.

  3. Work the chart from the bottom up

    One square = one single crochet. Start at the bottom row and work up: odd rows are the right side (read right to left), even rows the wrong side (read left to right). Prefer corner-to-corner? Start at the bottom-right corner and work diagonally — the same chart works for both.

  4. Change colors cleanly

    Finish the last stitch of the old color with the new one, and drop the yarn instead of carrying it more than 3–4 stitches. The dark wing color only appears in two small areas — small bobbins (or yarn butterflies) there keep this free dragon crochet pattern beginner-tidy.

  5. Add a border and finish

    Work one round of single crochet in the background color around the panel, with 3 sc in each corner, then weave in the ends with the tapestry needle. A light steam block squares everything up before you sew the panel down.

  6. Turn it into a finished piece

    Sew the panel onto a blanket square, a pillow cover, or the back of a jacket — at this size the baby dragon is a perfect graphgan block. For a full blanket, use the chart as the centerpiece and add plain squares around it.

Make your own chart

Have a photo you love? The free generator turns it into a stitch-ready chart — grid, palette, and stitch counts included.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this dragon crochet pattern free?

Yes — the baby dragon chart is free in all three colorways, for personal use. It's an original design drawn for this site, not a traced fan-art character, so there are no copyright grey areas.

Is the dragon chart beginner-friendly?

Yes. It's 32 × 27 stitches with big, connected color areas and no single-stitch islands. If you can single crochet and change colors, you can make this dragon — most beginners finish it in a weekend.

Can I make the dragon bigger?

Two options: work it in C2C with chunky yarn (each cell becomes a large block, roughly doubling the size), or upscale the chart in the generator to 45–60 stitches wide. Going bigger keeps the shape but softens the pixel edges.

Can I get a dragon chart from my own drawing?

Yes — upload a clear scan or photo of the drawing to the pattern generator. Bold outlines and flat colors convert best; set 5–7 colors to keep the chart manageable.

What yarn and hook should I use?

Worsted-weight (#4) yarn with a 5.0 mm (H/8) hook gives a panel of about 20 × 15 cm in single crochet. The stitch counts in the legend tell you exactly how much of each color to buy.