FREE crochet house elf pattern

Hi there, muggles!

Enjoy this free Dobby the House Elf pattern!    I have never written a pattern before, so please comment or email me if you have a question or get stuck!

Supplies:
Caron Pound One Pound Aran yarn in lace, white, and grey
Bates E hook
yarn needle
scissors
polyfil stuffing
two safety eyes

stitches:
SC (single crochet)
Ch (chain stitch)
SS (slip stitch)
SC dec (Single crochet decrease--I use an invisible decrease)

This pattern is worked in a continuous spiral....so get a stitch marker :)

Arms (make two)
Round 1: MC and SC 4 (4 sts)
R2:  2 sc in each stitch around (8 sts)
R3:  SC in each stitch around (8 sts)
R4-R13:  Repeat R3 (8 sts)
Tie off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Nose:
MC 3 SC.
Then, in a continuous spiral, SC and INC until you get to 8 stitches.  Tie off and leave a tail for sewing later--AND TURN THE WHOLE THING INSIDE OUT!  Set aside.

Ears (make 2):
R1:  MC 4 SC (4 sts)
R2:  4 SC (4 sts)
R3:  SC, 2 SC around (8 sts)
R4:  SC around (8 sts)
R5:  SC, 2 SC around (12 sts)
R6-7:  SC around (12 sts)
Fasten off and then turn inside out.

Legs/Body/Head--this is all one continuous piece---my biggest help here is to stuff lightly as you go:

We are going to start with the legs:
Leg 1:
R1:  MC and SC 5 (5 sts)
R2:  2 SC in each stitch around (10 sts)
R3:  SC in each stitch around (10 sts)
R4-R11:  repeat R3 (10 sts)
Tie off and leave a long tail for sewing

Leg 2:
R1:  MC and SC 5 (5 sts)
R2:  2 SC in each stitch around (10 sts)
R3:  SC in each stitch around (10 sts)
R4-R11:  repeat R3 (10 sts)
DON'T TIE OFF.  Chain 1 and then SC into LEG 1.  Finish by SC around in each stitch of Leg 1 and then continue around Leg 2.  You should have SC in each stitch of both legs and both sides of the chain and should have 22 stitches total.  This was R12.

R13:  SC in each stitch around (22 sts)
R14-R21:  SC in each stitch around (22 sts)
R22:  (SC 2 stitches, dec) repeat 5 times, then SC remaining 2 stitches (17 sts)
R23: (Dec, Sc in one stitch) repeat 5 times, you will end with a Dec stitch (11 sts)
R24:  SC in each stitch around (11 sts)
R25:  2 SC in each stitch around (22 sts)
R26:  SC in each stitch around (22 sts)
R27: ( SC 3 stitches, INC) repeat 5 times, SC in remaining two stitches(27 sts)
R28-R30: SC in each stitch around (27 sts)
R31:  (SC in 3 stitches, DEC) repeat 5 times, SC in remaining two stitches (22 stitches),
R32:  (SC in 2 stitches, DEC) repeat 5 times, SC in remaining two stitches (17 stitches)
AT this point, put the safety eyes between row 30 and 31 5 stitches apart.  Attach the nose below that, and this is also where I sewed the mouth and eyebrows.
R33:  (SC in 1 stitch, DEC), repeat 5 times (11 stitches).  STUFF HERE.
R34:  DEC all the way around, (5 stitches).  Sew the remainder of the whole shut, fasten off.

Your Dobby should now look like this!

Here is where I attach the ears and the arms.  when attaching the ears, I like to try to make them curve a bit so it forms more of an ear shape.  The arms I attache right where we started to decrease...so there is a little bit of shoulder area.

Now you should have a complete, Naked Dobby!  Hooray!

This next part is going to depend on how much stuffing you used.

Using the grey, chain 20.  Slip stitch to the first stitch in the chain so you have a loop.  Ch 2.
R1:  DC in each stitch around (20 stitches)
R2-4:  Repeat R1 (20 stitches).

You should now have a grey tube.  Again, depending on how much stuffing you used, you may need to chain more, like 22 or 23.  Play around with it and make sure you can slide it on Dobby.

Fasten off the grey tube, and hide the ends.

Using black now, SC around (20 stitches)
Chain 6 and go over the arms to the back and slip stitch.  This is the first "sleeve" on the pillowcase poor ol' Dobby is wearing!

Depending on your preference, you can SC across over the chain and then SC until you get to the next arm, Ch 6 and slip stitch to the back.  Or, you can cut the yarn  here and just have a thin strap and then do the same on the other side.

Either way, Your Dobby is done!  Now, go save Harry Potter and his friends!

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