Beware if you are a firebreather made of yarn, I’d hate to see you burn away to nothing!  The pattern I found is called “Baby Snow Dragon” so maybe it doesn’t breathe fire but instead it breathes ice.  The pattern is found on CrochetMe.com, another site I’ll probably join.  Anyways, I’ve crocheted this very cute dragon out of a sage green yarn left over from another project.  I love the creativity of this pattern and how it’s not just simple shapes put together.  As I mentioned in the previous post the cuteness can be enhanced or squelched by eye placement.  Sadly my little dragon suffers a bit in the eye placement category and looks slightly odd.  The eyes are placed too far apart but are too much of a hassle to remove and do again.  The dragon has no wings so it must be a ground walking dragon.  It has some cute spikes along its back.  The ears and spikes are pretty clever because the patterns are the same, the difference lies in how they are finished off.  The spikes are flattened to show their triangular shape and the ears are cinched together to create a more conical shape.

I’ll definitely make this pattern again with some different colors to mix it up a bit.  I’ll also pay close attention to where I put the eyes to avoid any more odd looking dragons.  I could have some fun with the little arms and maybe put something in between its paws, a treasure of some sort!  I’d also like to figure out how to make its feet more interesting as well as its muzzle.  After crocheting the dragon I realized that I’ve worked another pattern by this artist; the little Easter bunnies!  I liked the personality that the bunnies had with their little paws and eyes as well.  I suppose I’ll have to look at more of Marjorie’s patterns since her patterns have popped up twice in my collection.

A Mystery

Now to our mystery.  I’ve found a pattern at Ravelry.com on a subject that a friend of mine is a big collector.  I haven’t told this friend that I’m crocheting it.  I thought it might be fun to do a step by step photo mystery.  Guess are welcome and encouraged!  Below is the first photo: