This is a special amigurumi elf pattern highly requested by you on the YouTube channel! Special St. Patrick’s day, if somebody catches this Leprechaun, he will granted you three wishes or, give you his pot of gold!
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Leprechaun amigurumi elf free crochet pattern
Materials:
- 2mm crochet hook
- Three shades of green, beige, white, orange, and yellow yarn. I used 100% cotton, lightweight, 4ply.
- Black thread for embroidering the eyes.
- Stuffing material
- Scissors
- Sewing needle.
- Or, you can use safety eyes! The position is at the end of this post.
Finish size: 15cm or (about) 6 inches with the shamrock on his hat.
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LEGS
With brown yarn start
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 2 times Total 8sts
• Change to white color yarn,
3 rnd 8sc
• Change to dark green color yarn,
4 rnd 8sc
• Change to white color yarn,
5 rnd 8sc
• Change to dark green color yarn,
6 and 7 rnd 8sc
• Cut the yarn, fasten it off and make another one
• Don’t cut the yarn of the second leg, chain 2, and continue working the body.
• Connect the two legs by inserting the loop of the needle inside one stitch of the first leg, following,
8 rnd 20sc (2sts from the chains, 8sts from the leg, 2sts from the other side of the chain and 8sts from the other leg)
9 rnd (4sc, 1inc) repeat 4 times Total 24sts
10 rnd 24sc
• Change to brown yarn,
11 rnd 24blsl
12 rnd 24blsc
• Change to light green,
13 rnd 24blsl
14 rnd 24blsc
15 rnd (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
16 and 17 rnd 18sc
18 rnd (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 12sts
• Change to beige
19 rnd 12blsl
• Start adding stuffing material before continuing to the next round.
• For the next round, you will work in the remaining front loop only, of the previous round (the front loop in dark green color)
20 rnd FL 12inc total 24sts
21 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 12 times Total 36sts
22 rnd (5sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 42sts
23 rnd (6sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 48sts
24 to 30 rnd 48sc
31 rnd (6sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 42sts
32 rnd (5sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 36sts
33 rnd (4sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
34 rnd (3sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
35 rnd (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
• Stop here for adding stuffing material before continuing to round 35.
36 rnd (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 12sts
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
ARMS
With beige,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6sc
• Change to dark green color
3 rnd 6blsl
4 rnd 6blsc
5 to 7 rnd 6sc
8 rnd 3sc (crochet one side to another, closing the arm)
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
• Make another one following the same instructions.
JACKET
With dark green, chain 21. Skip the first chain and start
1 row 20sc, chain 1, turn
2 to 5 row repeat row 1
6 row 2sc, 3sc with the arm, 10sc, 3sc with the other arm, 2sc
• Now, crochet a contour around the jacket.
Chain 1, 2dc in the first st, turn the work and continue crocheting on the side 3sc, 2sc in the corner, 18sc, 2sc in the corner, 3sc in the other side, chain 1, 2dc, 18sc.
• Place it around his body and sew it.
HAT
With dark green yarn start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
3 rnd 12inc Total 24sts
4 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 12 times Total 36sts
5 rnd (5sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 42sts
6 rnd (6sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 48sts
7 rnd 48bpsc
8 to 10 rnd 48sc
11 rnd (6sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 42sts
• Change to brown color yarn
12 rnd 42blsl
13 rnd 42blsc
14 rnd (5sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times total 36sts
• Change back to dark green
15 rnd 36blsl
• For the next round, you will work only in the front loop of the stitch.
16 rnd FL(3sc, 1inc) repeat 9 times Total 45sts
17 rnd (4sc, 1inc) repeat 9 times Total 54sts
18 rnd (5sc, 1inc) repeat 9 times, sl Total 63sts
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
• Leave a tail for sewing it.
BEARD
With with orange yarn,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6sc
3 rnd 6inc total 12sts
4 and 5 rnd 12sc
6 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
7 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
8 rnd (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
9 rnd 30sc
10 rnd 15sc crocheting the sides together, closing the beard
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
• Leave a tail for sewing it.
HAIR
With with orange yarn,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc total 12sts
3 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
4 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
5 rnd (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
6 rnd (4sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 36sts
7 rnd (5sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 42sts
8 rnd (6sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 48sts
9 to 12 rnd 48sc
13 rnd 15sc, (chain 5, skip first chain, 4sc), 18sc
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
• Leave a tail for sewing it.
EARS
With beige yarn chain 4. Skip the first chain and start,
1 row 1sl, 1hdc, 1dc
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off. Leave a tail for sewing.
• Make another one following the same instructions
SHAMROCK
With green yarn, in a magic ring start,
1 rnd chain 2, 2hdc, 2sc, chain 1, 1hdc, chain 1, 2sc, 2hdc, chain 2, join with a sl.
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off. Make three of this detail.
• This little leave has the shape of a tiny heart. Now, sew the two stitches on the tip of the heart together, creating the shamrock shape.
• With the leftover of the sewing tail, make 7 chains. Sew it on the side of the hat.
ASSEMBLY
- Sew the beard between rounds 24 and 25.
- Place the hair on top of his head, leaving 7 rounds distance from the beard and two remaining rounds on the back of his head, and sew it all around. Connect the beard and the hair with the two strings of hair you worked on in the last round of the hair.
- Sew the ears beside the strings of hair that connects with the beard.
- Embroider the eyes three rounds above the beard leaving 4 stitches between them.
- With orange yarn, embroider the eyeshadow one round above the eyes taking 1 stitch in length.
- Sew the hat on the top of his head.
- With yellow yarn, embroider the belt detail and the hat detail.
Congratulations!!!
Your Leprechaun elf amigurumi doll is ready!
I hope you enjoy this pattern, and if you have any questions or comments in general, leave them in the comment box below.
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See you next time!
Love,
Ana
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