As a former geologist, I have a real appreciation for all things dinosaur! I’ve decided to design some of them for anyone who wants to get to know these ginormous, egantic giants of nature a little better!

The stegosaurus, with its’ remarkable ridge of plates and spikes along its’ spine, is one of the most discernable of the dinosaurs. These plates gave it its’ name – stegosaurus meaning roofed lizard - and may have been a brightly colored, flashy feature to attract a mate. But, since no real dinosaur skin has been preserved over time, paleontologists don’t really know what color any of the dinosaurs were. So, when creating a knitted dinosaur, it is up to your imagination what color your dinosaur should be!

This 20 cm stegosaurus was knitted on 2.00 mm double pointed needles (UK 12, US 0) in Scheepjes Stonewashed (827) peridot, Scheepjes Riverwashed (951) Amazon and (946) Mississippi and Lopi Einband (851) white. I’ve decided there’s no reason my stegosaurus shouldn’t glow in the dark and added a strand of Gütermann Sulky Glowy 40 (07) neon green glow-in-the-dark yarn to the knit.
The stegosaurus is a fast, fun and easy project, with some knitting flat and in the round, i-cords and intarsia color work.

So, start your own Jurassic world and knit this dino-myte dinosaur back in existence!