Elf on the Shelf

afreecrochetpatternbySydneyDuenas

Make your own special Elf with this free pattern. Strong magnets in the arms and legs opens
up a new world of whimsy. Alternately, you can stuff the arms and legs with extra fluffy pipe
cleaners, to aide in bending and positioning.

Materials
worstedweightyarninred,white,andyourpreferredskintone
fortheElfshown,Iused
DeborahNorvillleEverydaySoftWorstedinReallyRedandSnowWhite,andLoops&Threads
ImpeccableinHeather
hooksinsizeG6/4.00mmandD3/3.25mm
two9mmsafetyeyes
foursmallrareearthorotherstrongmagnets,approx.8mmavailableatRadioShack
oronAmazon.com
smallamountofstuffing
blunttipyarnneedle,scissors,stitchmarkerorscrap2"yarn

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Notes
Pleasereadinstructionsinit'sentiretybeforestarting.
Bodyisworkedinrowsthatarejoinedattheendhead,legs,arms,andhatareworked
completelyintheround.
Whenworkingbody,thech1doesnotcountasastitch.Joinrowswithaslipstitchto
firstactualscineachrow,theslstwillsitontopofthech1,makingitappearasastitch
inthefinalproduct.Youwillnotbeworkingstitchesintothech1orjoiningslst,except
foroneinstanceinthebody.
Alwaysmarkyourrows.Ipreferusingascrapcutofyarninadifferentcolor.
PatterninwritteninUSterms.

StitchesUsedandShorthand
ch=chain
slst=slipstitch
sc=singlecrochet
fsc=foundationsinglecrochet
bpsc=backpostsinglecrochet
bpslst=backpostslipstitch
sc2tog=singlecrochet2stitchestogether
st/sts=stitch/stitches
RS=rightside
WS=wrongside

Instructions
Body
with red and G6 4.00 mm hook

row1:11fsc.rotateworksothatbottomofworkisfacingup.workingintothechportionof
yourfsc,scinbottomoffirstfscfromhook,andinbottomofeachfscuntilend.joinwithslstto
topoffirstfdsc.markendofrowwithstitchmarker,andmoveupatendofeachrow.22sts.
WSwillbefacingout.

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row2:ch1,scinsamest,andineachsttoend.joinwithslsttotopof1stsc.22sts.
rows318:repeatrow2.

row19:ch1,sc2togstartinginsamest,scinnext7sts,sc2togtwice,scinnext7sts,sc2tog.
joinwithslsttotopof1stsc2tog.18sts.

row20:ch1,sc2togstartinginsamest,scinnext5sts,sc2togtwice,scinnext5sts,sc2tog.
joinwithslsttotopof1stsc2tog.14sts.

row21:ch1,scinsamestandinnext5sts,sc2tog,scinnext5sts,sc2togbyinsertinghook
intonextst,yarnover,pulluploopthroughst(twoloopsonhook),insertyarnintotopof1stsc,
yarnover,pullloopthroughstandbothloopsonhookthiscountsasbothasc2togandthe
joiningslst.12sts.

fastenoffandweaveinends.turninsideoutsoRSisfacingout.

Collar
with white and G6/4.00 mm hook
Collar is worked with RS facing in, so it can be folded over to lay outside body with RS
facing out

joinwithaslstto1stscinrow21ofbody.

row1:ch1.workinginbackloopsonly,scinsamestitchandnext4sts.2scinnextst,scin
next5sts,2scinnextst.joinwithslsttotopof1stsc.placestitchmarkerandmoveupatend
ofeachrow.14sts.

row2:ch1.workinginbothloops,2scinsamest,scinnext4sts.2scinnext3sts,scinnext
4sts,2scinnext2sts.joinwithslsttotopof1stsc.20sts.

row3:ch1.scinsamest,andinnext6sts,2scinnext3sts,scinnext7sts,2scinnext3sts.
joinwithslsttotopof1stsc.26sts.

row4:slstinsamest.*(slst,dc,slst)innextst,slstinnextst.*repeat*to*untilend,ending
on(slst,dc,slst)inlastst.slsttotopof1ststincollarrow3.13picotsmade.

fastenoff,andweaveinends.foldoversoRSisfacingout.stuffbodytodesiredstuffingI
prefernottoobulkytokeeptheElfsoftandslightlyflexible.

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Head
with skin tone and G6/4.00 mm hook

row1:ch1inmagicring.6scinmagicring,pulltighttoclosering.placestitchmarkeratend
ofrowandmoveupwitheachrow.donotjoin.6sts.WSwillbefacingout.

row2:2scineachsts.12sts.

row3:*2scinnextst,scinnextst*.repeat*to*atotalof6times.18sts.

row4:*2scinnextst,scinnext2sts*.repeat*to*atotalof6times.24sts.

row5:*2scinnextst,scinnext3sts*.repeat*to*atotalof6times.30sts.

row612:scineachst.30sts.

row13:*sc2toginnextst,scinnext3sts*.repeat*to*atotalof6times.24sts.

row14:*sc2toginnextst,scinnext2sts*.repeat*to*atotalof6times.18sts.

row15:*sc2toginnextst,scinnextst*.repeat*to*atotalof6times.12sts.

row16:scineachst.12sts.

fastenoff,leavingalongtail.attachsafetyeyesinbetweenrows10and11,about4stsapart.
stufffirmly.

sewheadontobodyintheremaining(red)loopsofrow21ofbody.weaveinends.

Legs
withredandD3/3.25mmhook
make2

row1:ch1inmagicring.7scinmagicring,pulltighttoclosering.donotjoin,continueto
workintheround.7sts.

row2+:scineachstitch.WSisfacingout.

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whenyoucompleteafewrows,turnworkinsideoutsoRSisfacingout,andcontinuetowork
withRSfacingout.Thisisbecauseit'smuchhardertoturninsideoutwhenit'slongerthanan
inchorso.

onceyoufinishaboutaninch,droponemagnetinsidelegandpushasfardownaspossible.

continuerow2untillegmeasuresapprox.thesamelengthasbody.fastenoff,leavingalong
tail.donotstuff.

seweachlegtobottomofbody,makingsurethatoppositepolesofmagnetsfaceeachother.
weaveinends.

Arms
start with white, change colors to red, with D3/3.25 mm hook
make 2

row1:ch1inmagicring,6scinmagicring,pulltighttoclose.donotjoin,continuetoworkin
theround.placestitchmarker.6sts.WSisfacingout.

row2:scineachst.moveupstitchmarker.6sts.

fliparminsideoutsoRSisfacingout,andcontinuetoworkwithRSfacingout.

row3:hdcineachst,changingtoredatendofsixthst.moveupstitchmarker.6sts.

row4:scinthebackbarofeachst.removestitchmarker.6sts.

droponemagnetinsidearmandpushasfardownaspossible.

row5+:scineachst.6sts.

continuerow5untilarmmeasuresapprox.thesamelengthasbody.fastenoff,leavingalong
tail.donotstuff.

seweacharmtosideofbody,makingsurethatoppositepolesofmagnetsfaceeachother.
weaveinends.

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Hat
start with red, change to white, with D3/3.25 mm hook

row1:ch1inmagicring,3scinmagicring,pulltighttoclose.donotjoin,continuetoworkin
theround.placestitchmarkerandmoveupwitheachrow.3sts.WSisfacingout.

row2:2scineachst.6sts.

row3:scineachst.6sts.

row3:*2scinnextst,scinnextst*.repeat*to*atotalof3times.9sts.

row4:*2scinnextst,scinnext2sts*.repeat*to*atotalof3times.12sts.

row5:scineachst.12sts.

row6:*2scinnextst,scinnext3sts*.repeat*to*atotalof3times.15sts.

row7:*2scinnextst,scinnext4sts*.repeat*to*atotalof3times.18sts.

row8:scineachst.18sts.

row9:*2scinnextst,scinnext5sts*.repeat*to*atotalof3times.21sts.

row10:*2scinnextst,scinnext6sts*.repeat*to*atotalof3times.24sts.

row11:scineachst.24sts.

row12:*2scinnextst,scinnext7sts*.repeat*to*atotalof3times.27sts.

row13:*2scinnextst,scinnext8sts*.repeat*to*atotalof3times.30sts.

row14:scineachst.30sts.

row15:*2scinnextst,scinnext9sts*.repeat*to*atotalof3times.33sts.

row16:*2scinnextst,scinnext10sts*.repeat*to*atotalof3times.36sts.

rows1720:scineachst.36sts.switchcolorstowhiteatlaststofrow20.

row21:scineachst.36sts.

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row2224:bpscineachst.36sts.bpslsttonextstafterlaststofrow24.

fastenoffandweaveinends.turninsideoutsoRSisfacingout.fitoverElfhead.

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bynotsellingthispattern,norsellingfinisheditemsmadefromthispattern.FeelfreetomakeasmanyElvestokeep,gift,ordonate
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