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Yes, AG Tribe, meet Nim – the crochet mushroom girl elf – which you can use creatively as a Christmas tree ornament, keychain, or bag charm. Frankly, how to crochet a Christmas elf but not spend a whole week? Cool, this amigurumi little Christmas elf free pattern is a choice for you!
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL – AMIGURUMI CHRISTMAS ELF FREE PATTERN
Beginner. You JUST need to know the basics of crocheting amigurumi.
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MATERIALS AND TOOLS
- DK yarn or worsted weight yarn (Some of my favorite yarns for amigurumi: Lion Brand, Jeans Yarnart, Red Heart)
- 2.2-2.5mm hook for DK and 3.5-3.75mm for worsted weight yarn (My most used hooks: Tulip, Clover, Furls Crochet)
- Yarn needle, tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Polyfill
- Stitch marker
- Safety eyes or embroidery thread
- You also can consider getting the whole kit for beginners.
If you want to make bigger sizes of the amigurumi, simply follow this guide or use big yarn threads and hooks.
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ABBREVIATIONS
You might not use all the abbreviations in the amigurumi crochet pattern but I still want to show you all to refer to (US terms).
MR: magic ring
St/Sts: Stitch/Stitches
ss: slip stitch
ch: chain
X/sc: Single crochet
r-X/r-sc: reverse single crochet
T/hdc: half double crochet
F/dc: double crochet
E/tr : Triple crochet
p: Picot stitch (3ch, ss in the first st of the chain)
bo: bobble stitch
fpsc: front post single crochet
V/inc: Increase (make 2 sc in1 st)
A/dec: Decrease (2sc together)
W/3sc in same st : Increase 3 sc (make 3 sc in 1 st)
TV/hdcinc, FV/dcinc, EV/trinc: Increase with half double crochet, double crochet, and triple crochet
FO: Fasten off
BLO: Back loop only
FLO: Front loop only
AMIGURUMI CHRISTMAS ELF FREE PATTERN VIDEO TUTORIAL
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AMIGURUMI CHRISTMAS ELF FREE PATTERN – CROCHET INSTRUCTIONS
ARMS (Make 2) – amigurumi little Christmas elf free pattern
White or Skin yarn
1) MR 7X (7)
2-12) 7X (7)
13) Fold in half, crochet through 2 opposite sts 3X (3)
FO.
Pro tip: after row 1, just crochet 7*11= 77X, then row 13
HEAD – amigurumi small Christmas elf free pattern
Red yarn in black text, white/skin yarn in red text
1) MR 6X (6)
2) 6X (6)
3) 6V (12)
4) 12X (12)
5) (X, V)*6 (18)
6) 18X (18)
7) (2X, V)*6 (24)
8) 24X (24)
9) (3X, V)*6 (30)
10) 30X (30)
11) (4X, V)*6 (36)
12) 36X (36)
13) (5X, V)*6 (42)
14) 18X, 6X, 18X (42)
15) 16X, 10X, 16X (42)
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16) 15X, 12X, 15X (42)
17) 14X, 14X, 14X (42)
Hereafter, we are making ears in the next step, it is a little bit tricky here, but do not worry
18) 14X, X, {4CH (called chain 1), crochet F at the first st of chain 1, (1 Picot: 3CH (called chain 2), SS at the first st of chain 2), (F, 3CH, SS all at the first st of chain 1)}, 12X, {4CH (called chain 1), crochet F at the first st of chain 1, (1 Picot: 3CH (called chain 2), SS at the first st of chain 2), (F, 3CH, SS all at the first st of chain 1)}, X, 14X (42)
Keep eyes on the next row on the place where we added the ears. You should better watch this video for more clearance.
19) (5X, A)*2, (5X, A)*2, (5X, A)*2 (36)
20) (4X, A)*2, (4X, A)*2, X, 3X, A, 4X, A (30)
21) (3X, A)*2, (3X, A)*2, X, 2X, A, 3X, A (24)
22) (2X, A)*2, (2X, A)*2, X, X, A, 2X, A (18)
Cut the white/skin yarn, Do not cut the red yarn. Continue to body.
Insert the eyes at rows 18-19, 8sts in between. Stuff the head.
BODY – free crochet Christmas elf pattern
Red yarn
1) 4X, 3X through both body and arm, 6X, 3X through both body and arm, 2X (18)
2) (2X, V)*6 (24)
3) 24X (24)
4) (3X, V)*6 (30)
5) (4X, V)*6 (36)
6) (5X, V)*6 (42)
7-9) 42X (42)
Change to blue yarn (cut red yarn)
10-13) 42X (42)
Stuff the head properly and the body.
14) Fold the body in half at the last st of round 13, crochet through 2 opposite sts 20X (20)
FO. Hide the yarn.
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LEG (MAKE 2) – crochet elf pattern free
White/skin yarn
Divide the last row of the body into 4 parts: 6sts, 4sts, 4sts, 6sts. Crochet around 2 parts of 4sts to create legs.
1) FLO 4X, turn, BLO 4X(8)
2-13) 8X (8)
Use a yarn needle to close the opening.
FINISHING – Christmas Elf Crochet Tutorial
Use crochet thread or 1 strand of 1mm cotton yarn to embroider the head and dress
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