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.

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