Crochet pattern

Elf

Designed by: Natalia Bober

@bobrik_toys
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Natalia Bober
 Recommended materials and tools:
1. Half of a yarn ball beige color Jeans by YarnArt code 05.
2. Half of a yarn ball green color Jeans by YarnArt code 52.
3. Half of a yarn ball red color Jeans by YarnArt code 26.
4. Half of a yarn ball white color Jeans by YarnArt code 62.
5. Some brown color Jeans by YarnArt code 40.
6. Some yellow yarn color Jeans by YarnArt code 35.
7. Some sand yarn color Jeans by YarnArt code 07.
8. Toy eyes d.12mm and 6 mm.
9. Thin black thread to decorate the head.
10. 3 red buttons (d. 6mm) and 2 more buttons (d.15mm).
11. Toy stuffing.
12. Crochet hook size 2.25mm “Clover” (or a normal hook 2.00 mm).
13. Soft pastel to tint the cheeks.
14. Clear glue (if you glue the eyes).
 Abbreviations (US crochet terms):
MR – magic ring
CH – chain stitch
SC – single crochet
INC – single crochet increase (crochet 2sc into one stitch)
DEC – single crochet decrease (close 2 sc together)
SL ST – slip stitch
HDC – half double crochet
DC – double crochet
TR – treble crochet
BLO – back loops only
FLO – front loops only
Bobble – crochet 3 hdc into one stitch and close them together.
 Crochet the head:
Crochet from top to bottom, work in beige yarn code 05.
Stitch marker goes through the middle of back part of the head.
1. Start 6 sc in a MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc)6 (18) th
4. (2 sc, inc)6 (24)
Install the eyes in the 14 round
5. (3 sc, inc)6 (30) with the distance 10 stitches between the eyes.
6. (4 sc, inc)6 (36)
7. (5 sc, inc)6 (42)
8. 42 sc (42)
9. (6 sc, inc)6 (48)
10. (7 sc, inc)6 (54)
11. 54 sc (54)
12. (8 sc, inc)6 (60)
13. 60 sc (60)
14. (9 sc, inc)6 (66)
15-18. 66 sc (66)
19. (9 sc, dec)6 (60)
20. 60 sc (60)
21. (8 sc, dec)6 (54)
22. (7 sc, dec)6 (48)
23. (6 sc, dec)6 (42)
24. (5 sc, dec)6 (36), stuff well, add enough stuffing inside the cheeks.
25. (4 sc, dec)6 (30)
26. (3 sc, dec)6 (24)
27. (2 sc, dec)6 (18), stuff.
28. (1 sc, dec)6 (12)
29. 6 dec, make decreases to close the opening.
 Crochet the bangs:
Work in brown yarn color.
Make ch9 and crochet 8 sc from the 2nd stitch
from hook, make ch7 again and crochet 6 sc
from the 2nd stitch from hook, make ch4 and
from the 2nd stitch from hook crochet 3 sc,
make ch6 and crochet 5 sc from the 2nd stitch
from hook, make ch7 again and crochet 6 sc
from the 2nd stitch from hook, make ch8 and
from the 2nd stitch from hook crochet 7 sc,
make ch9 and crochet 8 sc from the 2nd stitch
from hook and make ch9 again and crochet 8
sc from the 2nd stitch from hook.
Sew the bangs on the 2nd – 3rd rounds of the
head, as pictured.
 Crochet the ears:
Work in beige yarn color.
1. Start 6 sc in a MR(6)
2. 6 sc (6)
3. (1 sc, inc)3 (9)
4. 9 sc (9)
5. inc, 8 sc (10)
6. inc, 9 sc (11)
7. 2 dec, 7 sc (9)
Sew the ears on the 14th
- the 16th rounds of
the head.
 Crochet the hat:
Start working in red yarn color.
1. Make ch60 and connect the round
2-5. 60 sc (60)
Change the yarn to green color.
6. 60 sc into BLO (60)
7-9. 60 sc (60)
10. 20 sc, 20 sc into FLO, 20 sc (60)
11. 60 sc (60)
12. 20 sc, crochet 20 sc grabbing unused back loops of the 7 th round simultaneously,
20 sc (60)
VIDEO: CROCHET FOLDS ON THE HAT (just click the word “video”).
13. (8 sc, dec)6 (54)
14. 54 sc (54)
15. (7 sc, dec)6 (48)
16. 16 sc, 16 sc into FLO, 16 sc (48)
17. 48 sc (48)
18. 16 sc, 16 sc grabbing the unused back loops of the 13th round simultaneously, 16 sc (48)
19. (6 sc, dec)6 (42)
20. (5 sc, dec)6 (36)
21. 12 sc, 12 sc into FLO, 12 sc (36)
22. 36 sc (36)
23. 12 sc, 12 sc grabbing the unused back loops of the 18th round simultaneously, 12 sc (36)
24. (4 sc, dec)6 (30)
25. 30 sc (30)
26. (3 sc, dec)6 (24)
27. 24 sc (24)
28. (2 sc , dec)6 (18)
29-30. 18 sc (18)
31. (1 sc, dec)6 (12)
32. 12 sc (12)
33. 6 dec (6)
34. 6 sc (6)
35. Make decreases to close the opening.
It may help to sew the hat on the head.
 Crochet the pompom:
Work in white yarn color.
1. Start 6 sc in a MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc)6 (18)
4-5. 18 sc (18)
6. (1 sc, dec)6 (12), stuff.
7. 6 dec, make decreases to close the
opening.
Sew the pompom on the tip of the head.
 Details:
If you glue the eyes, place pins in the 15th round, then step 2 stitches up with the
distance 10 stitches between the eyes.
It is time to do sculpting.
SCULPTING VIDEO (just click the word “video”).
Glue the eyes when sculpting is done.
If you use safety eyes, you have already installed them in the 14 th round, do
sculpting around the eyes.
Now embroider white lines around the eyes and black lines to make the eyes more
expressive.

Step 2 stitches up from the eyes and embroider the eyebrows grabbing 4 stitches.
The distance between the eyebrows is about 8 or 9 stitches.
Embroider the nose on the 15-16th rounds grabbing 5 or 6 stitches, make stitches
back and forth about 5 times.
Add rosy cheeks and freckles (I use a fabric marker to draw them).
 Crochet the arms:
Start working in beige yarn color.
1. Start 6 sc in a MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc)6 (18)
4-5. 18 sc (18)
6. (4 sc, dec)3 (15)
7. Bobble (click the word “bobble” to watch the video), 14 sc (15)
8. 15 sc (15)
9. (3 sc, dec)3 (12)
10. 12 sc , stuff. For left arm: crochet 3 more sc to shift yarn colors change.
Change the yarn to red color.
11. 12 sc (12)
Change the yarn to green color.
12. 12 sc into BLO (12)
13-27. 12 sc, stuff the arm or
place chenille wire inside.

Attach red yarn color and

crochet sl st into the unused
front loops of the 12th round.
Insert hook from top to bottom.
Start working in brown yarn color.
Crochet the legs:
Stitch marker should go through the middle of back part of the leg, if you notice that
stitch marker shifts to the sides, adjust its location.
1. ch10, crochet from the 2nd stitch from hook: inc, 7 sc, 3 sc into 1 stitch, continue into
the unused loops on the opposite side of the chain: 7 sc, inc (21)
2. inc, 8 sc, 3 inc, 7 sc, 2 inc (27)
3. 1 sc, inc, 8 sc, (1 sc, inc)3, 7 sc, (1 sc, inc)2 (33)
4. 2 sc, inc, 8 sc , (2 sc, inc)3, 7 sc, (2 sc, inc)2 (39)
5. 13 sc, (2 hdc, inc )3, 17 sc (42), inc should be placed strictly in the middle of front
part.
6-9. 42 sc (42)
10. 11 sc, (dec, 2 sc)5. 11 sc (37), dec should be placed strictly in the middle of front part.
11. 11 sc, (dec, 1 sc)5, 11 sc (32), place an insole inside the foot and stuff.
12. 10 sc, 6 dec, 10 sc (26)
13. dec, 24 sc into BLO (25)
Change the yarn to red color.
14. (3 sc, dec)5 (20)
15. (2 sc, dec)5 (15) (15)
16. 15 sc (15)
Attach white yarn color.
17-19. 15 sc (15)
Change the yarn to red and now
alternate yarn colors 3/3.
20-31. 15 sc (15)
Do not cut the yarn when you
finish the 2nd leg, you will start
making the body.

Attach brown yarn to the

unused front loops of the 13th
round and crochet.
Insert hook bottom up.
1-5. 26 sc
 Crochet the body:
Step 5 sc counterclockwise from stitch marker on back part the 1 st leg and
place additional stitch marker.
Crochet 6 more sc from stitch marker on back part of the 2 nd leg and make ch9
from this place, crochet sl st to connect the first leg in the place where
additional marker is located.
Change the yarn to red color and a new round starts here now.
Crochet 48 sc in the round: 15 sc on the leg, 9 sc along the chain, 15 sc on the
leg and 9 sc along the chain.
1. 48 sc (48)
2. 9 sc, ( inc, 3 sc)6, 15 sc (54), inc must go through the middle of front part
to make the tummy.
3. 54 sc (54)
Change the yarn to white color .
4-6. 54 sc (54)
Change the yarn to red color.
7. 54 sc (54)
Change the yarn to green color.
8. 54 sc (54)
Change the yarn to brown color.
9. 54 sc into BLO (54)
10-11. 54 sc (54)
Change the yarn to green color.
12. 54 sc (54)
13. 10 sc, ( dec, 3 sc)6, 14 sc (48)
14-15. 48 sc (48)
16. (6 sc, dec)6 (42)
17-18. 42 sc (42)
19. (5 sc, dec)6 (36), stuff, add enough stuffing inside the hips and the tummy.
20-23. 36 sc (36)
24. 5 sc, crochet 6 sc through the stitches on one side of the arm and the body
simultaneously, 14 sc, crochet 6 sc through the stitches on one side of the 2 nd arm and the
body simultaneously, 5 sc (36)
25. 5 sc, 1 sc into the place where you connected the arm and the body, 6 sc into the unused
stitches of the arm, 1 sc into the place where you connected the arm and the body, 14 sc, 1
sc into the place where you connected the arm and the body, 6 sc into the unused stitches
of the arm, 1 sc into the place where you connected the arms and the body, 5 sc (40)
26. 40 sc (40)
27. (6 sc, dec)5 (35)
28. (5 sc, dec)5 (30)
29. (4 sc, dec)5 (25)
30. (3 sc, dec)5 (20), stuff the shoulders well.
Change the yarn to beige color.
31. 20 sc into BLO (20)
32-33. 20 sc (20), stuff.

Attach green yarn to the unused front loops of the 9 th round and crochet,
insert hook from top to bottom.
1-4. 54 sc (54)
5. (8 sc, inc)6 (60)

Collar
Crochet in red yarn color, insert hook from top to bottom.
Start working from the middle of front part.
(ch3, 2 tr) into 1 stitch, tr , 2 dc, 2 hdc , 8 sc, 2 hdc , 2 dc, tr , 2 tr into 1
stitch and ch3 into the same stitch, sl st.
Sew the collar in the round.

Sew 3 small red buttons on the body as pictured.

 Crochet the buckle:
Work in yellow yarn color.
Make ch16, crochet from the 2nd stitch from hook: 3 sc, 3 sc into 1 stitch, 3 sc,
3 sc into 1 stitch, 3 sc, 3 sc into 1 stitch, 3 sc .
As a result you made a square.
Sew as pictured.
 Crochet decoration for the boots:
Work in brown yarn color (make 2).
Make ch23 and from the 2nd stitch from skip ch8 (a button loop), now
crochet 15 sc.
Sew as pictured, make sure that the size of the button suits for the loop
you made.
Sew the head on
the body.
 Crochet the reindeer:
Crochet from top to bottom.
1. Start 6 sc in a MR(6) 17-20. 20 sc
2. 6 inc (12) 21. (2 sc, dec)5 (15)
3. (1 sc, inc)6 (18) 22. (1 sc, dec)5 (10),
4. (2 sc, inc)6 (24) stuff.
5. (3 sc, inc)6 (30) 23. 5 dec, make
6-8. 30 sc (30) decreases to close the
9. (3 sc, dec)6 (24) opening.
10. 24 sc (24)
11. (2 sc, dec)6 (18)
12. 18 sc (18)
13. (1 sc, dec)6 (12)
14. 12 sc (12), stuff.
15. (1 sc, inc)6 (18)
16. (8 sc, inc)2 (20)
Horns
Work in brown yarn color.
Attach brown yarn to the
3rd or the 4th rounds with
the distance 4 stitches
between the horns.
Make ch6 and crochet 3sc
from the 2nd stitch from
hook, make ch3 again and
crochet 2 sc from the 2nd
stitch from hook, now
continue working 2sc
along the previous ch.
Ears
Attach sand yarn color to
the 6th round.
Make ch6 and crochet
from the 2nd stitch from
hook: sl st, sc, hdc , 2 dc,
sl st into last stitch.
Arms:
Make ch13 and from the 2nd stitch from hook crochet 12 sc and sl st into the
stitch where you started, make a knot on the tip of the arm as pictured.
Legs:
Make ch17 and from the 2nd stitch from
hook crochet 17 sc and sl st into the
stitch where you started, make a knot on
the tip of the leg, as pictured.

Scarf:
Work in red yarn color.
Make ch 55 and crochet 54 sc from the
2nd stitch from hook.
Tie the scarf on the deer’s neck.
 Details:
Install the eyes in the 7th or the 8th round with the distance 3 or 4 stitches
between the eyes.
Embroider brown nose on the 8th round, grabbing 2 stitches.
Embroider a line down from the nose.
Embroider white and black lines (as pictured) to make the eyes more
expressive.
Step 2 stitches up from the eyes and embroider the eyebrows, grabbing 2
or 3 stitches with the distance 5 or 6 stitches between the eyebrows.

Add rosy cheeks.

Embroider a brown cross on the 19th round, as pictured.

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