Dash the Baby Dragonfly

Meet Dash the Dragonfly! Dash prides himself in being the fastest dragonfly around. He practices flying fast and doing spins and tricks in the air so that he’ll be ready for the annual “Fastest Insect” award ceremony each Spring. MATERIALS YOU NEED: -Worsted-weight yarn (4-ply) in any color and white. (The U.K. equivalent is Aran, and AUS/NZ is 8 ply. NOTE: for the smaller dragonflies you see in the above photos, I used DK-weight yarn and a 2.75 mm hook.) For the dragonfly in the step-by-step photos, I used Red Heart Super Saver in the color “Lemon”. For the small dragonflies, I used Paintbox Yarns Simply DK. -G (4 mm) crochet hook (or a C (2.75 mm) hook if you are making a dragonfly using DK yarn) -9 mm black safety eyes (or 6 mm eyes if you are making a dragonfly using DK yarn) -Fiberfill (or your stuffing of choice) -Bent tip tapestry needle -Scissors -Stitch marker -Straight pins -Embroidery thread in a contrasting color from the main yarn color for the tail and a small amount of black for the mouth. ABBREVIATION KEY: Abbreviations are in U.S. terms. sc – single crochet st/sts – stitch(es) sl st – slip stitch dec – decrease (join the next 2 stitches together) inc – increase (2 single crochet in the next stitch) hdc – half double crochet dc – double crochet R1 – round 1 rep – repeat ** – repeat the group of instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. Note: All rounds are worked continuously (that is, vs. joined rounds.)