Sunday, November 30, 2014

Elf Pattern

Abbreviations
Ch-Chain
Sc-Single Crochet
Inc-Increase
Dec-Decrease
Fo-Fasten Off

Supplies
2.5mm Crochet Hook
Acrylic worsted weight yarn in Skin (A), Red (B), White (C ), Brown (D), Black (E), Green (F)  
Black crochet thread
7.5mm safety eyes
Stuffing
Scissors
Needle

Finished Size
12 inches

Head and Body
Rd1: Starting at the top of your elf's head with (A) sc x 7 in an adjustable ring (7)
Rd2: Inc x 7 (14)
Rd3: Inc x 14 (28)
Rd4-5: Sc x 28 (28)
Rd6: [Sc x 2, inc] x 9, sc (37)
Rd7: Sc x 37 (37)
Rd8: [Sc, inc] x 18, sc (54)
Rd9-11: Sc x 54 (54)
Rd12: You will be marking in the round where you will be placing the eyes. Sc x 23, place a stitch marker in the last stitch, sc x 9, place a stitch marker in the last stitch, sc x 22 (54)
Rd13-15: Sc x 54 (54)
Rd16: [Sc x 3, dec] x 10, sc x 4 (44)
Rd17-18: Sc x 44 (44)
Rd19: [Sc x 2, dec] x 11 (33)
Rd20: [Sc, dec] x 11 (22)
Rd21: Insert your eyes where you placed this stitch markers between round 12 and round 13, sc x 22 (22)
Rd22: Dec x 11 (11)
Rd23: Change to (B) and sc x 11(11)
Rd24: Inc x 11 (22)
Rd25: [Sc x 2, inc] x 7, sc (29)
Rd26: Sc x 2, change to (C ) and sc x 27 (29)
Rd27: Sc x 29 (29)
Rd28: Sc x 3, switch to (B) and sc x 26 (29)
Rd29: Sc x 29 (29)
Rd30: Sc x 3, switch to (C ) and sc x 26 (29)
Rd31: Sc x 11, dec x 2, sc x 9, dec x 2, sc (25)
Rd32: Sc x 4, switch to (B) and sc x 21 (25)
Rd33: Sc x 25 (25)
Rd34: Sc x 5, switch to (D) and sc x 20 (25)
Rd35: Sc x 6, sc in front loop x 19 (25)
Rd36: Sc in front loop x 6, sc x 4, inc, sc, inc, sc x 8, inc, sc, inc, sc (29)
Rd37: Sc x 29 (29)
Rd38: Inc, sc x 12, inc, sc x 15 (31)
Rd39: Sc x 31 (31)
Rd40: [Sc x 4, inc] x 6, sc, fo (37)
Pants
Rd1: With the back of your doll facing you roll up the pants to round 36, with (A) sc in the  back loop in the middle stitch of your back, sc x 24 (25)
Rd2: [Sc x 4, dec] x 4, sc (21)
Rd3: Sc x 2, skip 10 stitches, sc x 9 (11)
Rd4: Dec x 2, sc x 7 (9)
Rd5: Dec, sc x 7 (8)
Rd6-17: Sc x 8, fo at the end of Rd17 (8)

Second Leg
Rd1: With the back of your doll facing you insert your hook into the first stitch to the left of your first leg and sc x 11 around (11)
Rd2: Jump back over to the first stitch and [dec, sc x 2] x 2, sc x 3 (9)
Rd3: Dec, sc x 7 (8)
Rd4-16: Sc x 8, fo at the end of Rd16 (8)

Arm (Make 2)
Rd1: With (A) sc x 6 in an adjustable ring (6)
Rd2: Sc x 6 (6)
Rd3: Puff stitch, sc x 5 (6)
Rd4-10: Sc x  6 (6)
Rd11: Swittch to (B) and sc x 6 (6)
Rd12-14: Sc x 6, fo at the end of Rd14 (6)
Foot 
Row1: With the front of your doll facing you upside down insert your hook into the stitch to the right of the middle stitch in your leg, with (E) sc x 3 (3)
Row2-3: Turn, ch, sc x 3, place a stitch marker in the last stitch in Row3 (3)
Rd4: Do not turn, sc x 14 around the entire piece to the stitch before the stitch marker (14)
Rd5: Sc x 15, fo (15)
**Repeat for second leg**

Sole (Make 2)
Row1: Ch x 3 (3)
Row2: Turn, sc x 2 (2)
Row3-5: Turn, ch, sc x 2, fo at the end of Row5 (2)

Ear (Make 2)
Rd1: With (A) sc x 6 in an adjustable ring (6)
Rd2-3: Sc x 6 (6)
Rd4: [Sc, inc] x 3 (9)
Rd5: Sc x 9 (9)
Rd6: [Sc x 2, inc] x 3 (12)
Rd7: Sc x 12 (12)
Rd8: [Sc, inc] x 6 (18)
Rd9-10: Sc x 18 (18)
Rd11: Dec x 9 (9)
Rd12: Dec x 4, sc, fo (5)

Hat
Rd1: With (F) sc x 6 in an adjustable ring (6)
Rd2-5: Sc x 6 (6)
Rd6: [Sc, inc] x 3 (9)
Rd7: [Sc, inc] x 4, inc (14)
Rd8: Sc x 14 (14)
Rd9: [Sc, inc] x 7 (21)
Rd10: [Sc, inc] x 10, sc (31)
Rd11-16: Sc x 31 (31)
Rd17: [Sc x 2, inc] x 10, sc (41)
Rd18: Sc x 41 (41)
Rd19: [Sc x 4, inc] x 8, sc (49)
Rd20-21: Sc x 49 (49)
Rd22: [Sc x 4, inc] x 9, sc x 4 (58)
Rd23-25: Sc x 58, fo at the end of Rd25 (58)

Snowball
Rd1: With (C ) sc x 6 in an adjustable ring (6)
Rd2: [Sc, inc] x 3 (9)
Rd3: Sc x 9, stuff your snowball (9)
Rd4: Dec x 4, sc (5)
Rd5: Dec x 2, fo and weave in end (2)

Assembly
Stuff your elf firmly. Sew the soles onto your feet. Embroider red dots and a green stripe onto your hat. With yellow yarn sew on strands of hair. Stuff your hat and sew it onto your elf's head. Stuff the arms and sew them onto your elf. Sew the ears onto your elf. Sew on eyebrows above the eyes, and sew on a mouth.

Feel free to sell finished items you make using my patterns, but please do not distribute my patterns without my permission. And if you have any questions please feel free to email me at amidorablecrochet@gmail.com 

17 comments:

  1. OMGosh.... Im trying soooo hard to be focused and get my projects done... then I see cute things like this little one.... that I just HAVE to make.... Thanks!!! :-) really....

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  2. YAY!!! Another AMAZING pattern from your crochet hook :o)

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  3. Hi, how are you? I am Esther, I have one blog, Awesome needles, and I translate free patterns to Spanish. I want to translate this pattern in my blog, it is possible? Than you very much.
    http://awesomeneedles.blogspot.com.es/

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    1. Hello,

      Yes, feel free to translate it and share it. I just ask that you please link back :)

      Thanks!

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  4. Pants
    Rd1: With the back of your doll facing you roll up the pants to round 36, with (A) sc in the back loop in the middle stitch of your back, sc x 24 (25)
    Can you help me clearly? i cant understand. Thank you so much.

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    1. Hello,

      For this portion you roll up your pant legs to the round where you single crocheted in the back loops (round 36). Then insert your hook into the middle stitch of your back, in the back loop of round 36 and single crochet in this stitch, then sc x 24. This should now give you 25 single crochets in this round. I hope this helps :)

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    2. Thank you so much for your clearly explain , i will try and try again and i hope i can show you my elf .

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    3. This elf is so cute!!
      Thanks so much for sharing!
      Blessings,
      Neesie

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  5. Hello!
    Rd6: [Sc x 2, inc] x 9, sc (37)

    I made it, and it gives me 36.
    i don't know if i'm making a mistake.

    i love this elf <3

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    1. Hello Ani,

      This is the sequence for Round6....
      Rd6: [Sc x 2, inc] x 9, sc (37)

      So you will [sc, sc, inc] nine times which brings your stitch count to 36, then you sc which will take your count up to 37. If you have anymore questions just let me know :)

      Thank you,
      Jackie

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  6. This is exactly what i need! thank you so much for this fantastic pattern! My son, who's almost 9 asked for an elf stuffy for xmas that he could play with all year round when our Elf (on the shelf) is at the North Pole. hopefully i can get it done in time

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    1. Thank you! And I hope you enjoy the pattern :)

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  7. Exactly what I've been looking for.

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  8. This is really lovely but looks hard for me - I have only made a couple of amigurumi so far. Do you think it would work out with a slightly bigger hook, say a 3mm? Thanks for sharing your patterns you are very talented!

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    1. Hello Rowena, yes you could go up a hook size. The size of your doll will turn out slightly larger though :)

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  9. I love love love it! Can't wait to start working on it :D Kudos for a really awesome, beautiful, cute, adorable elf! <3

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  10. il tuo elfetto è adorabile,complimenti,non riesco a capire come fare le scarpe ,puoi spiegare come cucire la suola? grazie infinite da Mari,buona giornata :)

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