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\nDinosaurs Set 1, L-R: Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops<\/em><\/p>\n
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As you probably know from my first set, my dinosaur designs are deceptively simple: crocheted all in one colour, so they are really easy for you to crochet, and all the magic is in the shaping I built into them. It was really important to me that the new dinos have the same aesthetic as the original designs, and I hope I’ve succeeded in that:<\/p>\n
The first set (Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops) were all herbivores, but I didn’t really want to make an all-carnivore set (some of the dino shapes are too similar to give an interesting mix of designs), so the theme of Set 2 is land, sea and sky<\/strong>. Coincidentally, once I started my research, I discovered that all the dinos I chose for Set 2 are actually carnivores anyway – ha!<\/p>\n Meet The Dinosaurs<\/strong><\/p>\n Tyrannosaurus Rex<\/a><\/strong> was an obvious choice for my land dinosaur. He was the ‘king’ of the dinosaurs – need I say more?! T. rex was one of the largest carnivores, at about 40 ft long. He used his long tail to counterbalance the weight of his big head, he walked on his back legs, and had almost comically tiny arms.<\/p>\n Plesiosaurus<\/a><\/strong> is my sea dinosaur. I’ve always loved the elegant shape of Plesiosaurs. Plesiosaurus was about 8 ft long, and had an extremely long neck, a small head, wide body, and four long, paddle-like flippers. He lived in the sea and fed on fish and cephalopods. Pteranodon<\/a><\/strong> is my sky dinosaur; a type of Pterosaur. I was going to call him Pterodactyl<\/em>, but then I discovered that the word Pterodactyl actually covers several different species (some of which don’t have that distinctive head crest!), and that the correct name for this specific dino is Pteranodon<\/em>. He had a 20-30 ft wingspan, a long toothless beak, and a characteristic cranial crest at the back of his head.<\/p>\n I should probably mention, that, during my research for these species, I discovered that, technically, neither Plesiosaurs nor Pterosaurs are actually dinosaurs! The term ‘dinosaur’ correctly covers only a certain type of terrestrial reptile with an upright stance, so Plesiosaurs and Pterosaurs are simply related reptiles that lived in the same time periods as the true dinosaurs. I think that, for the purpose of this collection, and what people understand when they hear the word ‘dinosaur’, it’s okay for me to include them in my dinosaur set – I don’t expect anyone to use my patterns as research tools!<\/em><\/p>\n I hope you like my new dinosaur set! You can buy the patterns individually in the shop<\/a>, or save a bundle when you buy the complete Set 2<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n And here’s a bonus pic of my Dinosaurs Sets 1 and 2 – is it just me, or do they look really cute together?! (And I love those Vanna’s Choice<\/a> yarn colours!)<\/p>\n![\"crocheted](\"\/blog\/images\/dinosaurs2_sm.jpg\")
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\nDinosaurs Set 2, L-R: Pteranodon, Plesiosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex<\/em><\/p>\n![\"amigurumi](\"\/blog\/images\/tyrannosaurusrex.jpg\")
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\nFun fact: some people believe that Nessie, the mythical Loch Ness monster<\/a>, could be a surviving plesiosaur!<\/em><\/p>\n![\"amigurumi](\"\/blog\/images\/pteranodon.jpg\")
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