BRONTOSAURUS PURSE

This is a special request from my wife that is currently obsessed with dinosaurs. This is purse that looks like a brontosaurus, or a longneck as she calls them. This purse body is the biggest part of the brontosaurus’ body. This brontosaurus purse can be made in any color. My wife picked shades of pink for her purse. My wife requested a paw print on the brontosaurus body just behind the left hind leg.

MATERIALS:
Worsted Weight Yarn: MC (perfect pink), DC (baby pink), and black.
H Crochet Hook
Polyester Fiberfil
Tapestry needle
14-inch pink zipper
Pink sewing thread
Sewing needle
Set of 12 mm safety eyes
Velcro
Glue
2 D Rings

BODY INSERT (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With MC, 6 sc in magic ring. (6)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (18)
Rd 4: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (24)
Rd 5: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (30)
Rd 6: (sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (36)
Rd 7: (sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (42)
Rd 8: (sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (48)
Rd 9: (sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (54)
Finish off. Weave in ends.

TAIL INSERT 1:
Rd 1: With MC, 6 sc in magic ring. (6)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (18)
Rd 4: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (24)
Rd 5: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (30)
Finish off. Weave in ends.

TAIL INSERT 2:
Rd 1: With MC, 6 sc in magic ring. (6)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (18)
Rd 4: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (24)
Rd 5: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (30)
Rd 6: (sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (36)
Rd 7: (sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (42)
Finish off. Weave in ends.

BODY:
Rd 1: With perfect pink, ch 2, 4 sc in second ch from hook working around ch. (4)
Rd 2: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (6)
Rds 3-5: sc in each sc around. (6)
Rd 6: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (9)
Rds 7-9: sc in each sc around. (9)
Rd 10: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (12)
Rds 11-12: sc in each sc around. (12)
Rd 13: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (15)
Rds 14-15: sc in each sc around. (15)
Rd 16: (sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (18)
Rds 17-18: sc in each sc around. (18)
Rd 19: (sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (21)
Rds 20-21: sc in each sc around. (21)
Rd 22: (sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (24)
Rds 23-24: sc in each sc around. (24)
Rd 25: (sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (27)
Rds 26-27: sc in each sc around. (27)
Rd 28: (sc in next 8 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around, slip st in first sc. (30)
STUFF TAIL POINT FIRMLY.
Rd 29: Holding next sc on BODY and first sc on TAIL INSERT 1 together and working through both thicknesses, ch 1, sc in each sc around. (30)
Rd 30: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc around. (30)
Rd 31: Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (33)
Rds 32-33: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc around. (33)
Rd 34: Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 10 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (36)
Rds 35-36: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc around. (36)
Rd 37: Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 11 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (39)
Rds 38-39: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc around. (39)
Rd 40: Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 12 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (42)
Rd 41: Holding next sc on BODY and first sc on TAIL INSERT 2 together and working through both thicknesses, ch 1, sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc. (42)
Rd 42: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc. (42)
Rd 43: Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 13 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around, slip st in first sc. (45)
Rds 44-45: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc. (45)
Rd 46: Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 14 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around, slip st in first sc. (48)
Rds 47-48: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc. (48)
Rd 49: Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 15 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around, slip st in first sc. (51)
Rds 50-51: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc. (51)
Rd 52: Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 16 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around, slip st in first sc. (54)
STUFF TAIL END FIRMLY.
Rd 53: holding next sc on BODY and first sc on BODY INSERT together and working through both thicknesses, ch 1, sc in each sc around. (54)
Rds 54-76: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc around. (54)
Finish off. Weave in ends.
SEW ZIPPER IN PLACE.
SHAPE FRONT:
Rw 77: skip next 6 sc, slip st in next sc, ch 1, sc in same sc as slip st, sc in next 19 sc, (sc2tog) twice, sc in next 19 sc, leaving remaining sc unworked. (40)
Rw 78: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 40 sc. (40)
Rw 79: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 18sc, (sc2tog) twice, sc in next 18 sc. (38)
Rw 80: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across. (38)
Rw 81: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 17 sc, (sc2tog) twice, sc in next 17 sc. (36)
Rw 82: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across. (36)
Rw 83: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 16 sc, (sc2tog) twice, sc in next 16 sc. (34)
Rw 84: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across. (34)
Rw 85: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 15 sc, (sc2tog) twice, sc in next 15 sc. (32)
Rw 86: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across. (32)
Rw 87: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 14 sc, (sc2tog) twice, sc in next 14 sc. (30)
Rw 88: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across. (30)
Rw 89: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 13 sc, (sc2tog) twice, sc in next 13 sc. (28)
Rw 90: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across. (28)
Rw 91: Ch 1, turn; holding both sides together with wrong side facing, working in front loops of both thicknesses only, sc in next 14 sc.
Finish off. Weave in ends. Stuff BODY firmly.

NECK:
Rd 1: Attachment MC in first skipped sc of Rd 76, sc in each skipped sc of Rd 76, sc in the side of each row of front shaping. (40)
Rd 2: (sc in next 18 sc, sc2tog) around. (38)
Rd 3: (sc in next 17 sc, sc2tog) around. (36)
Rd 4: (sc in next 7 sc, sc2tog) around. (32)
Rds 5-11: sc in each sc around. (32)
Rd 12: (sc in next 6 sc, sc2tog) around. (28)
Rds 13-19: sc in each sc around. (28)
Rd 20: (sc in next 5 sc, sc2tog) around. (24)
Rds 21-27: sc in each sc around. (24)
Finish off. Stuff NECK firmly.

TAIL POCKET FLAP:
Rw 1: With MC, ch 13, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across. (13)
Rws 2-4: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across. (13)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Sew TAIL POCKET FLAP to BODY. Weave in ends. Glue Velcro to TAIL POCKET FLAP and corresponding place on BODY.

D-RING TABS (MAKE 2):
Rw 1: Working over straight edge of D-ring, attach MC, ch 1, work 6 sc over the straight bar.
Rws 2-4: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across. (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail.

STRAP:
Rw 1: With MC, ch 6, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across. (5)
Rws 2-300: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across. (5)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Weave STRAP though D-Rings. Sew Rw 1 and Rw 300 together. Sew both edges of STRAP together. Sew D-RING TABS to each end of BODY at the base of NECK and halfway between TAIL POCKET and zippered BODY section. Weave in ends.

HEAD:
Rd 1: With MC, 6 sc in magic ring. (6)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (18)
Rd 4: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (24)
Rd 5: sc in each sc around. (24)
Rd 6: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (30)
Rds 7-11: sc in each sc around. (30)
Rd 12: (sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (36)
Rds 13-14: sc in each sc around. (36)
Rd 15: (sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (42)
Rds 16-17: sc in each sc around. (42)
Rd 18: (sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (48)
Rds 19-20: sc in each sc around. (48)
Rd 21: (sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (54)
Rds 22-26: sc in each sc around. (54)
INSERT SAFETY EYES BETWEEN RD 15 AND 16 WITH 11 SC BETWEEN EACH EYE.
Rd 27: (sc in next 4 sc, sc2tog) around. (45)
Rd 28: (sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog) around. (36)
Rd 29: (sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog) around. (27)
Rd 30: (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around. (18)
STUFF HEAD FIRMLY.
Rd 32: sc2tog around. (9)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Weave tail through sc of Rd 21, pull tightly, and secure. Using black, embroider mouth on HEAD. Sew HEAD to NECK. Weave in ends.

LEGS (MAKE 4):
Rd 1: With MC, 8 sc in magic ring. (8)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (16)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (24)
Rd 4: Working in back loops only, sc in each sc around. (24)
Rds 5-33: sc in each sc around. (24)
Rd 34: (sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog) around. (18)
Rd 35: (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around. (12)
STUFF LEGS FIRMLY.
Rd 36: sc2tog around. (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Weave tail through sc of Rd 24, pull tightly and secure. Sew LEGS to BODY. Weave in ends.

TOES (MAKE 12):
Rw 1: With DC, ch 8, dc in third ch from hook, hdc in next 2 ch, sc in next 2 ch, (sc, slip st) in next ch. (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Sew SMALL TOES to LEGS along straight edge going up from Rd 4. Weave in ends.

PAW PRINT:
Rd 1: With DC, 8 sc in magic ring, slip st in first sc changing to MC. (8)
Rd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc changing to DC. (16)
Rd 3: Ch 1, (3 sc in next sc, slip st in next sc) 4 times.
Finish off.
Rd 4: Attach MC in same sc as first slip st, ch 1, sc over same slip st as attachment, (sc in next 3 sc, sc over slip st) 4 times, working in sc of Rd 2, sc in next 9 sc, slip st in first sc.
Finish off leaving a long tail. Sew PAW PRINT to BODY just behind left hind leg. Weave in ends.

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