Crocheted Dinosaurs

Vanessa Mooncie spent many happy hours as a child sitting with her mother and grandmother learning to knit and crochet. A multi-talented craft designer, artist and author, she studied fashion and textile design and later became a children’s wear designer, illustrator and interior designer. Vanessa works with ease in so many different mediums – crochet, knitting, sewing, dressmaking, silkscreen work, print, jewellery and more – creating stunning and intricately detailed work. She lives with her family in a rural village in the south of England. Vanessa has written many successful books for GMC Publications, including Crocheted Dogs; Crocheted Bees, Bugs & Butterflies; Crocheted Birds; Animal Heads; Sewn Animal Heads, Crocheted Accessories; Crocheted Wild Animals; Crocheted Sea Creatures; Sew Adorable; And Sew to Bed, Animal Hats, Monster Hats and The Print Making Book. She is also a regular contributor to other craft books and magazines.

• Introduction 6 The DinosaursStegosaurus 10Tyrannosaurus Rex 24Pterodactyl 42Plesiosaurus 52Diplodocus 64Triceratops 78Pachycephalosaurus 92Spinosaurus 104Ankylosaurus 122Velociraptor 136 Getting Started 152Crochet Stitches 154Finishing Touches 162Abbreviations 166Conversions 166Acknowledgements 167

A must-buy for dinosaur lovers, Vanessa Mooncie’s latest book includes 10 detailed patterns for prehistoric reptiles. Vanessa has cleverly used colourwork techniques and decorative stitches to create realistic-looking scales and feathers, and craft wire is incorporated to make the dinosaurs posable... Given the complexity of the patterns, this book is most suitable for intermediate and advanced crocheters, although there is also a section explaining the techniques in case adventurous beginners want to give it a go.