For instructions I recommend PlanetJune on youtube. Her online tutorials are very easy to learn Magic ring Invisible decrease Changing colors Ultimate finish Abbreviations ch = Chain dec = Use the invisible decrease, insert your hook into the frontloops of the next two stitshes, yarn over draw through the first two loops, yarn over through the remaining two stitches hdc = Half double crochet inc = 2 sc in next stitch sc = Single crochet stitch FLO = Front loops only BLO = Back loops only — PATTERN — Head and body Start with skin colored yarn Rnd 1: 6 sc into the magic ring Rnd 2: 1 inc in each st (12) Rnd 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] x6 (18) Rnd 4: [2 sc, 1 inc] x6 (24) Rnd 5: [3 sc, 1 inc] x6 (30) Rnd 6-11: 30 sc (30) Rnd 12: [3 sc, 1 dec] x6 (24) Rnd 13: [2 sc, 1 dec] x6 (18) Place the 7 mm safety eyes in round 8 with 4 st in between. Fill the head Rnd 14: FLO 18 sc (18) Change color to red yarn Rnd 15: [2 sc, 1 inc] x6 (24) Rnd 16: [3 sc, 1 inc] x6 (30) Rnd 17: [4 sc, 1 inc] x6 (36) Rnd 18: [5 sc, 1 inc] x6 (42) Rnd 19: [6 sc, 1 inc] x6 (48) Rnd 20: [7 sc, 1 inc] x6 (54) Rnd 21-23: 54 sc (54) Change color to brown yarn (for the belt) Rnd 24: 54 sc (54) Rnd 25: BLO [7 sc, 1 dec] x6 (48) Change color to red yarn Rnd 26: [6 sc, 1 dec] x6 (42) Rnd 27: [5 sc, 1 dec] x6 (36) Rnd 28: [2 sc, 1 dec] x9 (27) Rnd 29: [1 sc, 1 dec] x9 (18) Fill the body. Rnd 30: [1 dec] x9 (9) Finish off. Embroider a buckle with yellow yarn and a slip stitch to the belt, like the example below. If you don’t know how to make a chain stitch, you can follow this video tutorial Buttons Use yellow yarn Rnd 1: 6 sc into the magic ring Finish off. Sew the buttons to the body Beard Use white yarn I’ve cut a lot of strokes (± 40) white yarn with the same length ± 10 cm, and made knots like the tutorial by Freshstitches. After I’ve knotted all the strokes, I’ve frayed them one by one with a needle. And then I’ve trimmed the beard in the correct shape. Hat Start with white yarn Rnd 1: 6 sc in the magic ring Rnd 2: [1 inc] x6 (12) Rnd 3-4: 12 sc (12) Rnd 5: [1 dec] x6 (6) change color to red yarn Rnd 6: FLO 6 sc (6) Rnd 7: [1 inc] x6 (12) Rnd 8-12: 12 sc (12) Rnd 13: [3 sc, 1 inc] x3 (15) Rnd 14-18: 15 sc (15) Rnd 19: [4 sc, 1 inc] x3 (18) Rnd 20-24: 18 sc (18) Rnd 25: [2 sc, 1 inc] x6 (24) Rnd 26-27: 24 sc (24) Rnd 28: [3 sc, 1 inc] x6 (30) Rnd 29-30: 30 sc (30) Rnd 31: [9 sc, 1 inc] x3 (33) Rnd 32-36: 33 sc (33) change color to white yarn Rnd 37: [10 sc, 1 inc] x3 (36) Rnd 38: [5 sc, 1 inc] x6 (42) Rnd 39-41: 42 sc (42) Finish off. Scarf Use white yarn Rnd 1: crochet a chain of 51 st Rnd 2: 50 hdc Finish off. If you have finished a Christmas Elf Bust, please post it on my facebook page. I am very curious to see your creations and variations facebook.com/dendennisamigurumi Or try the other christmas busts and make your set complete.
