Crochet Elf Amigurumi Free Pattern

Materials and tools
• 100% acrylic yar, worsted
– Red
– White
– Green
– Ivory
– Mauve
– Coffee
• Crochet hook: D-3.25mm
• 12mm safety eyes
• Pipe cleaner (optional- for the neck)
• Stuffing
• Permanent fabric glue
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch markers
• Scissors
• Thread
• Makeup- blush

Abbreviations
MR: Magic ring
Ch: Chain
BLO: Back loop only
FLO: Front loop only
Fo: Fasten off
Hdc: Half double crochet
Dc: Double crochet
Inc: Increase
Dec: Decrease
Rnd: Round
Sc: Single crochet
Slst: Slip stitch
St: Stitch
• This doll can be made using other materials and hook sizes, the only thing that will change is the size of the doll. I used the 3.25mm crochet hook for the whole doll, and she measures approx. 50 cm with the hat (folded).

Arms (Make 2)
Start with skin color.
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (1sc,inc)*6 (18)
Rnd 4-6. 18 sc (18)
Rnd 7. 16 sc, 1 dec (17)
Rnd 8. 7 sc, 1 dec, 7 sc, 1 popcorn stitch (with 5 dc) (16)
Rnd 9. 14 sc, 1 dec (15)
Rnd 10. 1 dec, 13 sc (14)
Rnd 11. 6 sc, 1 dec, 6 sc (13)
Rnd 12. 11 sc, 1 dec (12)
Rnd 13. 12 sc (12)
Rnd 14. (3sc,1inc)*3 (15)
Change to red color. Stuff only the hands.
Rnd 15. BLO- 15 sc (15)
Rnd 16-28. 15 sc (15)
Rnd 29. 6 sc, 1 dec, 5 sc, 1 dec (13)
Rnd 30. 5 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc, 1 dec (11)
Rnd 31. 11 sc (11)
Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew the arms to the body at rounds 30-31 approx.

White rim
• Put the arms upside down (the doll’s, not yours)
– Start with a new thread on front loops of round 15.
• Crochet 4 rounds of 15 hdc each.
• Fasten off. Fold.

Right leg
Start with coffee color. Work around the foundation chain.
• Chain 10
Rnd 1. 8 sc, 3 sc in the last ch, 7 sc, 1 inc (20)
Rnd 2. 1 inc, 7 sc, 3 inc, 7 sc, 2 inc (26)
Rnd 3. 1 inc, 1 sc, 7 sc, (1inc,1sc)*3, 7 sc, (1sc,1inc)*2 (32)
Rnd 4. 2 inc, 2 sc, 7 sc, (1inc,2sc)*3, 7 sc, (2sc,1inc)*2 (38)
Rnd 5. 1 inc, 3 sc, 7 sc, (1inc,3sc)*3, 7 sc, (3sc,1inc)*2 (44)
Rnd 6. BLO- 44 sc (44)
Rnd 7-9. 44 sc (44)
Rnd 10. 13 sc, (1dec, 1sc)*6, 13 sc (38)
Rnd 11. 11 sc, (1dec, 1sc)*5, 12 sc (33)
Rnd 12. 10 sc, (1dec, 1sc)*4, 9 sc, 1 dec (28)
Rnd 13. (2sc,1dec)*7 (21)
Rnd 14-15. 21 sc (21)

Alternate the thread color according the the table below.
Rnd 16. BLO- 21 sc (21)
Rnd 17. 21 sc (21)
Rnd 18. (5sc,1dec)*3 (18)
Rnd 19-20. 18 sc (18)
Rnd 21-22. 18 sc (18)
Rnd 23-24. 18 sc (18)
Rnd 25-26. 18 sc (18)
Rnd 27. (7sc,1dec)*2 (16)
Rnd 28. 16 sc (16)
Rnd 29-30. 16 sc (16)
Rnd 31-32. 16 sc (16)
Rnd 33-34. 16 sc (16)
Rnd 35-36. 16 sc (16)
Rnd 37-38. 16 sc (16)
Rnd 39-40. 16 sc (16)
Rnd 41-42. 16 sc (16)
Fasten off (only fasten off the right leg).

White rim
• Put the doll’s legs upside down start with a new white thread front loops of round 16 and crochet 5 rounds of 15 hdc each.
• Fasten off. Fold.

Left leg and body
Same as right leg but do not fasten off at the end of rnd 42.
Change color to white.
Rnd 1. 16 sc (left leg), chain 4, 16 sc (other leg), 4 sc (in the ch) (40)
Rnd 2. (5sc,inc)*6, 4 sc (46)
Rnd 3-5. 46 sc (46)
Rnd 6. 1 sc, 1 inc, 19 sc, 1 inc, 24 sc (48)
Rnd 7-13. 48 sc (48)

Change color to red.
Rnd 14. BLO- 48 sc (48)
Rnd 15. 48 sc (48)
Rnd 16. (6sc, 1dec)*6 (42)
Rnd 17-21. 42 sc (42)
Rnd 22. (5sc,1dec)*6 (36)
Rnd 23-25. 36 sc (36)
Rnd 26. (4sc,1dec)*6 (30)
Rnd 27-29. 30 sc (30)
Rnd 30. (3sc,1dec)*6 (24)
Rnd 31-33. 24 sc (24)
Rnd 34. (2sc,1dec)*6 (18)
Change to skin color.
Rnd 35. BLO- 18 sc (18)
Rnd 36. (4sc,1dec)*3 (15)
Rnd 37. (3sc,1dec)*3 (12)

Head
Keep going with skin color.
Rnd 1. (1sc, 1inc)*6 (18)
Rnd 2. (2sc, 1inc)*6 (24)
Rnd 3. (3sc, 1inc)*6 (30)
Rnd 4. (4sc, 1inc)*6 (36)
Rnd 5. (5sc, 1inc)*6 (42)
Rnd 6. (6sc, 1inc)*6 (48)
Rnd 7. (7sc, 1inc)*6 (54)
Rnd 8. (8sc, 1inc)*6 (60)
Rnd 9-18. 60 sc (60)

Place the 12 mm safety eyes between rows 14 and 15, with 7 stitches in between. Sew the eyelashes.
Rnd 19. (8sc, 1dec)*6 (54)
Rnd 20. (7sc, 1dec)*6 (48)
Rnd 21. (6sc, 1dec)*6 (42)
Rnd 22. (5sc, 1dec)*6 (36)
Rnd 23. (4sc, 1dec)*6 (30)
Rnd 24. (3sc, 1dec)*6 (24)
Rnd 25. (2sc, 1dec)*6 (18)
Rnd 26. (1sc, 1dec)*6 (12)
Rnd 27. 1 dec*6 (6)
Fasten off, and leave a long tail to close the head.
Add the eyebrows, 2 stitches above the eyes (4st long, 1st wide)
Finally, add the nose between rows 12 and 13 (3 stitches long) and a touch of blush.

Turtleneck
In white color.
Rnd 1. Chain 7
Rnd 2. (in 2nd ch from the hook) 6 hdc, chain 1, turn (6)
Rnd 3. BLO- 6 hdc, chain 1, turn (6)
Keep repeating rnd 3 until you have the right size (it has to cover the neck entirely)
Fasten off and leave a long tail. Sew it together around the neck.

Skirt
Start with a new red thread and go back to front loops of round 14 on the body, put the doll upside down.
The chains at the beginning don’t count as a st.
Rnd 1. Chain 3, (7 dc, 1 inc)*6, slst (54)
Rnd 2-6. Chain 3, 54 dc, slst (54)
Rnd 7. Chain 3, (1 popcorn st, chain 1, 1 dc)*27, slst.
Fasten off.

Hair
There is a cap and 2 layers of hair strands (S). The cap has to fit very tight into the head. Start with mauve color.

Cap
The chains at the beginning don’t count as a st.
Rnd 1. MR, 9 dc, slst (9)
Rnd 2. Chain 3, 9 incdc, slst (18)
Rnd 3. Chain 3, (1 dc, 1 incdc)*9, slst (27)
Rnd 4. Chain 3, (2 dc, 1 incdc)*9, slst (36)
Rnd 5. Chain 3, (3 dc, 1 incdc)*9, slst (45)
Rnd 6-8. Chain 3, 45 dc, slst (45)
Rnd 9. Chain 1, BLO 45 sc, slst (45)

First layer- 45 long hair strands
All of the strands are BLO. (See picture below so you can see how to position the cap and which one is the BLO).
Start the sc on 2nd ch from hook.
S 1-45. Chain 40, 39 sc, slst (39)
Do not fasten off, keep on with the second layer.

Second layer- 10 short strands (bangs)
All of the strands are FLO. (see picture below so you can see how to position the cap and which one is the BLO).
Start the sc on 2nd ch from hook.
S 1. Chain 14, 13 sc, slst (13)
S 2. Chain 12, 11 sc, slst (11)
S 3-8. Chain 7, (start on 3rd ch from hook)
5 hdc, skip a st on the cap, slst on next st (5)
S 9. Chain 12, 11 sc, slst (11)
S 10. Chain 14, 13 sc, slst (13)

Hat
Start with red color.
Chain 66, slst on the 1st chain to from a circle.
Rnd 1-10. 66 sc (66)
Rnd 11. (9sc,1dec)*6 (60)
Rnd 12-16. 60 sc (60)
Rnd 17. (8sc, 1dec)*6 (54)
Rnd 18-22. 54 sc (54)
Rnd 23. (7sc, 1dec)*6 (48)
Rnd 24-26. 48 sc (48)
Rnd 27. (6sc, 1dec)*6 (42)
Rnd 28-30. 42 sc (42)

Rnd 31. (5sc, 1dec)*6 (36)
Rnd 32-34. 36 sc (36)
Rnd 35. (4sc, 1dec)*6 (30)
Rnd 36-38. 30 sc (30)
Rnd 39. (3sc, 1dec)*6 (24)
Rnd 40-42. 24 sc (24)
Rnd 43. (2sc, 1dec)*6 (18)
Rnd 44-46. 18 sc (18)
Rnd 47. (1sc, 1dec)*6 (12)
Rnd 48-50. 12 sc (12)
Rnd 51. 6 dec (6)
Fasten off, and leave a long tail to close it up.

White rim
• Go back to the bottom loops of the 66 chains.
• Start with a new white thread (with the hat upside down)
• 5 rounds of 66 hdc.
• Fasten off, fold.

Pompom
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (1sc,1inc)*6 (18)
Rnd 4-5. 18 sc (18)
Rnd 6. (1sc,1dec)*6 (12)
Rnd 7. 6 dec (6)
Fasten off, and leave a very long tail so you can:
– Close up the pompom.
– Chain 10 (still with the same long tail).
– Sew this pompom+ chains to the tip of the hat.

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