Free Crochet Pattern for Ellie the Elf

Looking for a cute Christmas crochet pattern? If so, then crochet the most adorable doll Ellie the Elf with this free pattern!.For your magical moments or as a nice gift for someone special! It will become an inseparable friend! Also perfect as decoration.

SUPPLIES

cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in four colors: beige, green, white and red, a bit of yellow for the hair, crochet hook 2,5 mm, Polyester fiberfill stuffing, 2 black beads or safety eyes, a bit of black yarn to embroider mouth, 2 buttons or Velcro fastener, scissors, yarn needle.

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

SIZE

The ready doll is approx. 30 cm. You can make the pattern larger (or smaller) by changing the yarn weight and/or hook size or by adding rounds

SKILLS YOU NEED

chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, increase, decrease

ABBREVIATIONS

Ch =chain

St = stitch

Sc =single crochet

Sl st = slip stitch

dec = decrease stitch (two single crochets together)

inc = increase stitch (two single crochets into one stitch)

Dc = double crochet

Rnd = Round

TIPPS

• Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
• Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round
• All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
• You can use any type of yarn as long as you have a corresponding crochet hook size (check yarn label for recommendations)
• Numbers at the end of each round in parentheses ( ) = total number of stitches for that round or row.
• Please note that I use US crochet terms. 
• Doll can be made in any desired colours.

SHIFT STITCH

Sometimes during a work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrically. As work tends to twist to the right you need to adjust position of the marker periodically (beginning of the round).

Shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look symmetrical. If you notice that marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch in the end of the round and move marker for one stitch (now 2nd st of the round becomes 1st). this is shift stitch.

The shift stitch is not included in the round description. To check if it’s time to work shift stitch fold your work in half and check if marker still goes straight or use a yarn that marks a straight line.

You may think this is a increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the amount of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.

Seamsless way of changing color when working in the round

Pick up the new color at the end of the round: inset your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.

Front Post Double Crochet:

Yarn over, insert your hook between the posts of the first and second stitch of the row below, and then from back to front again between the posts of the second and third stitches

Yarn over and draw the yarn around the post of the stitch. You now have 3 loops on the hook

Yarn over and draw the yarn through the 2 loops on the hook, twice. 

One front post double crochet (FP dc) is complete.

INSTRUCTIONS

PART 1

FOOT (2x)

Use with skin color yarn and begin with a magic ring.

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 sts)

Rnd 4: (*sc in next st, inc* repeat from* to* three times, sc in each of next 3 sts) repeat twice (24 stitches)

Rnd 5: (*sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* repeat from* to* three times, sc in each of next 3 sts) repeat twice (30 stitches)

Rnd 6 (working in the back loop): sc in each of next 30 sts

Rnd 7: sc in each of next 30 sts

Rnd 8: sc in each of next 2 sts, *dec* six times, sc in each of next 16 sts (24 stitches)

Rnd 9: *dec* five times, sc in each of next 6 sts, dec, sc in each of next 6 sts (18 stitches)

Do not bind off. 

LEG (2x)

Continue crocheting in rounds: two rounds in red and two rounds in white color yarn.

Rnd 10: sc in each of next 18 sts

Change the color to red

Rnd 11 (working into the back loop): sc in each of next 18 sts

Rnd 12: sc in each of next 18 sts

Change the color to white

Rnd 13-14: sc in each of next 18 sts

Change the color to red

Rnd 15-16: sc in each of next 18 sts

Change the color to white

Rnd 17-18: sc in each of next 18 sts

Change the color to red

Rnd 19: *sc in each of next 5 sts, inc* (21 stitches)

Rnd 20: sc in each of next 21 sts

Change the color to white

Rnd 21-22: sc in each of next 21 sts

Work with red color yarn

Rnd 23: sc in each of next 21 sts

Stuff firmly. Bind off the first leg.

Work the second leg the same way but don´t cast off!

BODY and HEAD

Work shift stitch every 2-3 round. 

Rnd 1: chain 3 stitches, work one round over both legs (21 stitches  of the first leg, sc in each of next 3 sts, 21 stitches of the second leg)

Rnd 2: sc in each of next 13 sts, inc, sc in each of next 23 sts, inc, sc in each of next 10 sts (50 stitches)

Rnd 3: sc in each of next 14 sts, inc, sc in each of next 24 sts, inc, sc in each of next 10 sts (52 stitches)

Rnd 4-8: sc in each of next 52 stitches

Rnd 9: sc in each of next 11 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 22 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 9 sts (48 sts)

Rnd 10-12: sc in each of next 48 stitches

Rnd 13: sc in each of next 10 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 20 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 8 sts (44 sts)

Rnd 14: sc in each of next 44 stitches

Change the color to white

Rnd 15-16: sc in each of next 44 stitches

Rnd 17: sc in each of next 9 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 18 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 7 sts (40 sts)

Rnd 18-19: sc in each of next 40 stitches

Rnd 20: sc in each of next 8 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 16 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 6 sts (36 sts).

Rnd 21-22: sc in each of next 36 stitches

Rnd 23: sc in each of next 7 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 14 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 5 sts (32 sts).

Rnd 24-25: sc in each of next 32 stitches

Rnd 26: sc in each of next 6 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 12 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 4 sts (28 sts).

Rnd 27: sc in each of next 28 stitches

Stuff firmly.

Rnd 28: sc in each of next 5 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 10 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 3 sts (24 sts).

Rnd 29-30: sc in each of next 24 stitches

Don´t bind off!

HEAD

Rnd 1: *sc in next st, inc* (36 stitches)

Rnd 2: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (48 stitches)

Rnd 3: *sc in each of next 7 sts, inc* (54 stiitches)

Rnd 4: sc in each of next 54 sts

Rnd 5:*sc in each of next 8 sts, inc* (60 stitches)

Rnd 6-14: sc in each of next 60 stitches

Rnd 15: *dec, sc in each of next 8 sts* (54 stitches)

Rnd 16: *dec, sc in each of next 7 sts* (48 stitches)

Rnd 17: *dec, sc in each of next 6 sts* (42 stitches)

Rnd 18: *dec, sc in each of next 5 sts* (36 stitches)

Rnd 19: *dec, sc in each of next 4 sts* (30 stitches)

Rnd 20: *dec, sc in each of next 3 sts* (24 stitches)

Rnd 21: *dec, sc in each of next 2 sts* (18 stitches)

Stuff firmly.

Rnd 22: *dec, sc in the next st* (12 stitches)

Rnd 23: *dec*, repeat six times.

Bind off.

ARM (2x)

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 sts)

Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 sts)

Rnd 4-8: sc in each of next 18 sts

Stuff the hand slightly.

Rnd 9: *dec, sc in each of next 4 sts* (15 stitches)

Change the color to green

Rnd 10-21: sc in each of next 15 stitches

Rnd 22: *dec, sc in each of next 3 sts* (12 stitches)

Rnd 23: sc in each of next 12 sts

Rnd 24: dec 6 times.

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing. Work the second arm the same way.

ESR (2x)

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring.

Rnd 2: *inc, sc in next st* (9 stitches)

Rnd 3: sc in each of next 9 stitches

Rnd 4: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (12 sts)

Rnd 5: *sc in each of next 3 sts, inc* (15 sts)

Rnd 6-9: sc in each of next 15 stitches

Rnd 10: jede 3.+4. M zus ab (12 M)

Rnd 11-12: sc in each of next 12 stitches

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing. Work the second ear the same way.

ASSEMBLY

Sew arms to the body.

Position ears and sew them to the head of the doll. Be sure to step back and take a look to make sure they are even.

Mark where you want the eyes to be placed with pins and sew them with the distance of 3-4 stitches to the head of the doll. Embroider nose, eyebrows and lips if desired. Eyes can also be embroidered.

Cut the yarn twice as long as the length you want. Mine are approx 30 cm. Put the hook through the loop where you want the hair, grab a strand of your yarn and pull it through. Grab the end of the yarn and pull that through the loop.

Embroider mouth. 

The pattern for the doll´s clothes you can find here.

Happy crocheting! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!