Meet Troy, the T-Rex! Troy may look fierce, but he’s actually incredibly gentle and sweet. He loves pets and cuddles; if you didn’t know better, you’d think he was just a big puppy!

Materials You Need:

-Worsted-weight yarn (4-ply) in any color plus a small amount of black and white for the mouth and claws. (The U.K. equivalent is Aran, and AUS/NZ is 8 ply.) For the orange t-rex in the step-by-step photos, I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in the color “Burnt Pumpkin,” and for the green t-rex, I used the same brand in the color “Mid Green“.
-G (4 mm) crochet hook
-15 mm black safety eyes
-Fiberfill (or your stuffing of choice)
-Bent tip tapestry needle
-Scissors
-Stitch marker
-Straight pins

Abbreviation Key:
Abbreviations are in U.S. terms.

-sc – single crochet
-st/sts – stitch(es)
-sl st – slip stitch
-dec – decrease (join the next 2 stitches together)
-inc – increase (2 single crochet in the next stitch)
-hdc – half double crochet
-hdc dec – half double crochet decrease
-BLO – back loops only
-R1 – round 1
-rep – repeat
-** – repeat the group of instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated.
Note: All rounds are worked continuously (that is, vs. joined rounds.)