3 Free Crochet Dinosaur Blanket Patterns (Linked to Each Designer)

Each of these free crochet dinosaur blanket patterns is a real published pattern with a free graph and written instructions, linked to the designer who wrote it. All three use corner-to-corner crochet, and one is shaped like a dinosaur rather than picturing one.

C2C is the easiest way to crochet a picture. The graph does the design work; you just count blocks and change colour where it says to.

Before you start

Print the graph. Every pattern here provides one free, and crossing off each completed row on paper is the difference between a smooth project and unpicking forty blocks. Worsted weight on a 4 to 6.5 mm hook is standard.

Approach	Tracking	Finishing
One continuous graph	Harder — one long chart	No seaming
Separate panels	Easier — one dinosaur at a time	Seam at the end

1. Brontosaurus C2C Baby Blanket

One continuous corner-to-corner piece with the brontosaurus worked directly into the fabric through colour changes — not a panel sewn on afterwards. That is what makes a C2C blanket look printed rather than appliquéd. Melissa Hassler works it in worsted on a 5.5 mm hook to about 30 inches square. Advanced beginner, and the smallest of the three, so it is the sensible one to try C2C on first. Free pattern: Brontosaurus Crochet Blanket Pattern.

2. Six-Panel C2C Dinosaur Blanket

Six separate 40-by-40 C2C panels — T-Rex, triceratops, stegosaurus, parasaurolophus, pterodactyl and brontosaurus — sewn into a 2 by 3 arrangement with a border. The panel approach means you work one dinosaur at a time rather than tracking a graph across 45 inches, which is far easier to keep your place in. Worsted on a 4 mm hook, 45 by 67 inches finished. Free pattern: Dinosaur Crochet Blanket Pattern.

3. Cuddle Up Dinosaur Blanket

Not a picture of a dinosaur but a blanket shaped like one: Tamara Kelly works C2C panels, then sews crocheted spikes down the back and adds optional hand holds at the corners so a child can wear it. Three sizes by age, from 28 by 36 up to 38 by 48 inches, in Caron One Pound on a 6.5 mm hook — 1,060 to 1,900 yards depending on size. Free pattern: Cuddle Up Dinosaur Blanket.

The 3 patterns compared

Pattern	Designer	Hook	Size	Yarn	Level
Brontosaurus C2C Blanket	Melissa Hassler	5.5 mm	30″ square	Worsted	Adv. beginner
Six-Panel Dinosaur Blanket	Melissa Hassler	4.0 mm	45″ × 67″	Worsted	Adv. beginner
Cuddle Up Dinosaur Blanket	Tamara Kelly	6.5 mm	28″×36″ to 38″×48″	Worsted	Not stated

Frequently Asked Questions

What is C2C crochet?

Corner to corner. You work diagonally from one corner in small blocks of double crochet, increasing until the widest point and then decreasing, changing colour block by block from a graph. It is the easiest way to crochet a picture, because you never have to carry a colour across a long row.

Do I need a graph, or are there written instructions?

Both, usually. The graph shows the picture and the written instructions tell you how many blocks of each colour per row. Every pattern here provides the graph free. Print it and cross off each row as you complete it — losing your place in a C2C graph is the main way these go wrong.

One big graph or separate panels?

Panels, if you are new to it. Six 40-block panels are far easier to track than one 45-inch graph, and a mistake costs you one dinosaur rather than the whole blanket. The trade is seaming at the end.

How much yarn does a C2C blanket take?

Between about 1,060 and 1,900 yards for a child-sized one, and more for a full throw. C2C uses slightly more than plain double crochet for the same area because of the block structure. Buy by the pattern’s figure for your size and colour, not by estimate.

If C2C is new to you, start with the 30-inch brontosaurus — one dinosaur, one graph, a manageable size. The six-panel blanket is the one to build up to. Each link goes to the designer’s own page with the free graph.