Bishop The Wall Dragon

"This free crochet pattern is for a large, realistic 3D dragon that hangs on a wall or door. It is posed to look like it is crawling out of the wall, roaring. This pattern is for advanced crocheters. This is the free, text-only pattern for Bishop the Wall Dragon. The pattern contains all the steps, stitches, and assembly instructions you will need to create your very own dragon wall art, guaranteed to wow all of your friends. So why make a wall dragon out of yarn? Because it’s super badass, that’s why! "

Crochet HookG/6 or 4 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge8 sts x 8 rows in sc = 2” x 2”

Finished SizeWith Wide Wings: 48” wide x 22” tall x 7” deep; With Narrow Wings: 36” wide x 22” tall x 7” deep

Materials List

• Big Twist Value yarn, 100% acrylic, worsted weight, 380 yds/6 oz/170 g, Mustard (MUST), 2 balls; Rust (RUST), 1 ball; Red (RED), < 1 ball; Aran (ARAN), < 1 ball; White (WHT), < 1 ball.
  
• G (4.00 mm) hook
  
• Two 24mm OR 25mm colored slit-pupil safety eyes
  
• Polyfil stuffing
• 2 – 16″-18″ pieces of floral wire, 16 gauge, twisted together, ends folded over to prevent sharp points (recommended for neck)
• 2 sheets 10.2″ x 13.2″ plastic canvas
• 6 – 3/16” x 36” wooden dowels (or bamboo skewers!) (optional for wing structure)
• 4 or 5 aluminum pop tabs for hanging (or other hanging method of your choice)
• 5 wall hangers (3M Command hooks are my favorite, but nails or thumb tacks work well too)
• Tapestry needle, small enough to fit through holes in plastic canvas
• Straight pins
• Scissors
• Stitch markers