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1. **Design Strategy**: 
- Goal: a beginner-friendly, framed “one‑dimensional” dragon in lace style suitable for display. The user asked for a knitted item; the project below is a crocheted version so it fits the provided "Crochet Toy - Simple Shapes" template and remains accessible to beginners. If you prefer a knitted-only version, I can convert it on request.
- Approach: build a single continuous crocheted cord (a flat/folded cord worked from a long chain with UK dc rows) and shape it into a dragon silhouette on a fabric backing, adding simple wing loops and a small head/tail flourish. This is effectively a “1‑D” outline (cord-outline) that reads as lace when blocked and framed.
- Techniques: