So, I’ve decided to delve into the world of Chat GPT, specifically, how it writes crochet patterns. Given the examples I have seen on the various social media sites over the last year, I don’t have high hopes, though I do hope it looks something like a dragon.
My first experiment, a simple, sitting dragon. I will post the pattern below, just in case you would like to experiment with it yourself.
The first piece it had me make, the body. It’s more a ball, than a body. Most basic patterns start put this way, so I’m not condemning the pattern just yet. What do you think?
Next up the head. The pattern does call for safety eyes ( or sewing them on with black thread), but doesn’t mention adding them until after the head has been attached. If you’ve used safety eyes before, you know that adding them before stuffing is easier that after the head has been attached to the body.
The pattern does not say where the eyes should be, so I took a guess based on my experience with making amigurumi. It also says to immediately attach the head to the body.
It kinda looks like a mini-snowman at this point. What do you think?
For the ears, legs, wings and horns, the full pattern says to add them after all the remaining pieces are made. The individual patterns for each piece says to attach them ass the pieces are finished. I will probably add them as I get each set finished.
I made the ears and legs…it kinda reminds me of a derpy bunny at this point. I still need to make the tail, wings and horns.
I take that back, with the tail, it looks like a derpy squirrel.
So it’s done. I wouldn’t call this a dragon. Not sure what I would call it, but not a dragon.
I used light blue for the wings and “horns”. The pattern calls the horns to go on the top of the head, however, given how the pattern is “written”, they would not have sat right, so I stuck them behind the ears.
What do you think? What do you think it looks like?
The Pattern:
**Materials:**
– Worsted weight yarn in main color (e.g., green)
– Accent color for wings, horns, and claws (e.g., purple)
– Crochet hook (size G/4.0 mm or suitable for your yarn)
– Safety eyes or black yarn for eyes
– Fiberfill stuffing
– Tapestry needle
– Stitch marker (optional)
**Abbreviations:**
– ch = chain
– sc = single crochet
– inc = increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
– dec = decrease (sc2tog, single crochet 2 together)
– st = stitch
– rnd = round
– sl st = slip stitch
**Pattern:**
### Body
1. **Magic Ring**: 6 sc into the ring. (6 sts)
2. Rnd 1: Inc in each st around. (12 sts)
3. Rnd 2: (Sc 1, inc) around. (18 sts)
4. Rnd 3: (Sc 2, inc) around. (24 sts)
5. Rnd 4: (Sc 3, inc) around. (30 sts)
6. Rnd 5-10: Sc in each st around. (30 sts) — Work for 6 rounds.
7. Rnd 11: (Sc 3, dec) around. (24 sts)
8. Rnd 12: (Sc 2, dec) around. (18 sts)
9. Rnd 13: (Sc 1, dec) around. (12 sts)
10. Rnd 14: Dec around. (6 sts)
11. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Stuff the body firmly as you go. Sew the opening closed.
### Head
1. **Magic Ring**: 6 sc into the ring. (6 sts)
2. Rnd 1: Inc in each st around. (12 sts)
3. Rnd 2: (Sc 1, inc) around. (18 sts)
4. Rnd 3: (Sc 2, inc) around. (24 sts)
5. Rnd 4: (Sc 3, inc) around. (30 sts)
6. Rnd 5-7: Sc in each st around. (30 sts) — Work for 3 rounds.
7. Rnd 8: (Sc 3, dec) around. (24 sts)
8. Rnd 9: (Sc 2, dec) around. (18 sts)
9. Rnd 10: (Sc 1, dec) around. (12 sts)
10. Rnd 11: Dec around. (6 sts)
11. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Stuff the head firmly. Attach the head to the top of the body.
### Ears (Make 2)
1. **Magic Ring**: 6 sc into the ring. (6 sts)
2. Rnd 1: Inc in each st around. (12 sts)
3. Rnd 2: (Sc 1, inc) around. (18 sts)
4. Rnd 3: (Sc 2, inc) around. (24 sts)
5. Rnd 4-5: Sc in each st around. (24 sts) — Work for 2 rounds.
6. Fasten off and leave a long tail. Flatten the ear and sew it to the sides of the head.
### Legs (Make 4)
1. **Magic Ring**: 6 sc into the ring. (6 sts)
2. Rnd 1: Inc in each st around. (12 sts)
3. Rnd 2-4: Sc in each st around. (12 sts) — Work for 3 rounds.
4. Rnd 5: (Sc 1, dec) around. (8 sts)
5. Rnd 6: (Sc 2, dec) around. (6 sts)
6. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Stuff the legs lightly and sew them to the bottom of the body.
### Wings (Make 2)
1. **Chain 11**.
2. Row 1: Starting from the 2nd ch from the hook, sc in each ch across. (10 sts)
3. Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. (10 sts)
4. Row 3: Ch 1, turn, (sc 1, inc) across. (15 sts)
5. Row 4-5: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. (15 sts) — Work for 2 rows.
6. Fasten off and leave a long tail. Fold in half to shape the wing and sew to the back of the dragon.
### Tail
1. **Magic Ring**: 6 sc into the ring. (6 sts)
2. Rnd 1: Inc in each st around. (12 sts)
3. Rnd 2-4: Sc in each st around. (12 sts) — Work for 3 rounds.
4. Rnd 5: (Sc 1, dec) around. (8 sts)
5. Rnd 6-10: Sc in each st around. (8 sts) — Work for 5 rounds.
6. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Stuff lightly and sew to the back of the body.
### Horns (Make 2)
1. **Magic Ring**: 6 sc into the ring. (6 sts)
2. Rnd 1: Inc in each st around. (12 sts)
3. Rnd 2: (Sc 1, inc) around. (18 sts)
4. Rnd 3-4: Sc in each st around. (18 sts) — Work for 2 rounds.
5. Fasten off and leave a long tail. Sew the horns to the top of the head.
### Assembly
1. Attach safety eyes to the head or embroider eyes with black yarn.
2. Sew the ears, legs, wings, tail, and horns to their respective places.
3. Weave in any loose ends and trim excess yarn.
Your sitting dragon is now complete! You can add additional details or customize colors as you like. Enjoy your new dragon friend!
