The pattern is written in English using US

crochet terminology. Instructions are easy to

follow if you are familiar with basic crochet
techniques.
Materials:

“Christmas Elves” • 2.5 mm hook (or 2.00 mm)

• Cotton yarn

Christmas toy (I used Alize cotton baby “soft”, 50% cotton)

- Cream, white, green and red
Designed by Rnata - Brown extra merino (hair)
• Brown embroidery thread
• Safety eyes 8.00 mm
• Stuffing
• Yarn needle
• Stitch marker

The size of the Christmas elf is approximately 28

cm long from legs to head. It may vary though
depending on the kind of yarn and hook size
used.

You can also use any color of yarn.

Feel free to add accessories to your very own

Christmas toy.

Abbreviations:

COPYRIGHT: • ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
This is a pattern designed and written by RNata. • st/sts - stitch/stitches
It’s for personal use only. You may not sell, • inc – increase
share (printed or online), reproduce, distribute • dec – decrease
• slst - slip stitch
or alter any part of it. Do not claim it as your
• dc – double crochet
own. However, you are welcome to sell the • inc dc – 2 dc in the same st
finished item in a limited number provided that • FO – fasten off
you credit me (RNata) as the designer especially
when listing online. Thank you.

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HEAD
Use the cream yarn.
Ch 11. Stitches are worked around both
sides of the foundation chain.
Make sure your chain isn’t twisted.
*if you have some questions how to crochet an oval,
see the video tutorial in my channel on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk25_v35qSk&t
=39s
Rnd 1: start in second ch from the hook, inc
in this st, 8 sc, 3 sc in last st.
Continue on the other side of the
foundation chain, 9 sc, (fig 1) [22]
1 4
2 5
Rnd 2: 2 inc, 8 sc, 3 inc, 8 sc, inc [28]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x2, 8 sc, (sc, inc) x3, 9 sc, inc
[34]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x2, 8 sc, (2 sc, inc) x3, 10 sc,
inc [40]
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x2, 8 sc, (3 sc, inc) x3, 11 sc,
inc [46]
Rnd 6: 3 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x2, 8 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x3,
8 sc, inc, sc, (fig 2) [52]
Rnd 7: sc around [52]
Rnd 8: 4 sc, inc, 25 sc, inc, 21 sc [54]
Rnd 9-20: sc around, (fig 3 and 4) [54], 12
rounds
Attach the safety eyes between rounds 15
and 16 with 10 sts in-between (fig 5).
• Tip: skip 13 sts from the beginning, attach
the first eye, then skip next 10 sts and
attach the second eye.
3
Rnd 21: 53 sc around [53], place your stitch
marker here.
2
This will be the new starting point.
• Tip: I used invisible decreases for next
rounds.
Rnd 22: (dec, 4 sc) x3, 9 sc, (dec, 4 sc) x3,
9 sc [48]
Rnd 23: (dec, 3 sc) x3, 9 sc, (dec, 3 sc) x3, 9
sc [42]
Start to stuff the head.
Rnd 24: (dec, 2 sc) x3, 9 sc, (dec, 2 sc) x3, 9
sc [36]
Rnd 25: (dec, sc) x3, 9 sc, (dec, sc) x3, 9 sc
[30]
Rnd 26: (3 dec, 9 sc) x2 [24]
Stuff the head firmly (fig 6, 7).
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for closing.
6 8
7 Rnd 10-14: sc around [54], 5 rounds
BODY
Use the cream yarn.
*you can start the body of elf girl with green
yarn and change the color at the end of round
12. Next 13th round will be cream (11A).
Ch 8. Stitches are worked around both sides
of the foundation chain.
Make sure your chain isn’t twisted.
Rnd 1: start in second ch from the hook, inc
in this st, 5 sc, 3 sc in last st.
Continue on the other side of the
foundation chain, 6 sc [16]
Rnd 2: 2 inc, 5 sc, 3 inc, 5 sc, inc [22]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x2, 5 sc, (sc, inc) x3, 6 sc, inc
[28]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x2, 5 sc, (2 sc, inc) x3, 7 sc,
inc [34]
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x2, 5 sc, (3 sc, inc) x3, 8 sc,
inc [40]
Rnd 6: 3 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x2, 5 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x3,
5 sc, inc, sc [46]
Rnd 7: 4 sc, (inc, 5 sc) x2, 5 sc, (inc, 5 sc) x3,
5 sc, inc, sc, (fig 8) [52]
Rnd 8: sc around [52]
Rnd 9: 5 sc, inc, 25 sc, inc, 20 sc [54]
Rnd 15: (dec, 7 sc) x6 [48]
Rnd 16-18: sc around [48], 3 rounds
Rnd 19: (dec, 6 sc) x6, (fig 9) [42]
10
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Rnd 20-22: sc around [42], 3 rounds 12
Rnd 23: (dec, 5 sc) x6, (fig 10) [36]
Start to stuff the body.
Rnd 24-25: sc around [36], 2 rounds
Rnd 26: (dec, 4 sc) x6 [30]
Rnd 27: sc around [30]
Rnd 28: (dec, 3 sc) x6 [24] NOSE
Stuff the body firmly (fig 11).
Use the cream yarn.
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.
Rnd 1: 8 sc in magic ring [8]
Rnd 2: sc around [8]
11
Cut the yarn leaving a tail for sewing.
Fasten off.

ARMS (make 2)
Use the cream yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9]
11A Rnd 3: sc around [9]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x3 [12]
Rnd 5-6: sc around [12], 2 rounds
Rnd 7: 6 sc, bubble stitch (it should be a
thumb) (fig 18), 5 sc [12]
How to make a thumb:
• Yarn over.
EARS (make 2) • Insert your hook in the next st and pull up
Use the cream yarn. a loop (fig 13).
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6] • Yarn over again and pull through 2 loops.
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9] This will leave one loop of the dc still on
Rnd 3: 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc [12] your hook (2 loops on hook) (fig 14).
Rnd 4: sc around [12] • yarn over and pull through 2 loops (3
Rnd 5: dec, 2 sc, 4 inc, 2 sc, dec [14] loops on hook) (fig 15).
Rnd 6: sc around, (fig 12) [14] • yarn over… repeat it 4 times.
Fasten off. • ….and pull through all 5 loops on your
Cut the yarn leaving a tail for sewing. hook (fig 16, 17).

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 Rnd 8: sc around [12]
13 Rnd 9: (dec, 2 sc) x3, (fig 18) [9]
Stuff the arm firmly.
Rnd 10-29: sc around, (fig 19) [9], 20 rounds
Stuff the second part of arm very lightly.
Cut the yarn leaving a tail for sewing.
Crochet 2 additional sc in the both arms
after round 29 to bring the yarn tail to the
14 corner of your work.

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SHOES with LEGS (make 2)

Use the green yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2-4: sc around [6], 3 rounds
Rnd 5: (sc, inc) x3 [9]
16 Rnd 6: sc around [9]
Rnd 7: (2 sc, inc) x3 [12]
Rnd 8-9: sc around [12], 2 rounds
Rnd 10: (3 sc, inc) x3 [15]
Rnd 11: sc around [15]
Rnd 12: (4 sc, inc) x3 [18]
Rnd 13: sc around [18]
17
Rnd 14: 7 sc, 4 inc, 7 sc [22]
Rnd 15: 7 sc, 4 dec, 7 sc [18]
Rnd 16: 5 sc, 4 dec, 5 sc [14]
Start to stuff the shoe firmly.
Rnd 17: 5 sc, 2 dec, 5 sc [12]
Rnd 18: 4 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc, (fig 20) [10]
18 Stuff the shoe firmly.

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 20 22

Rnd 19-21: sc around [10], 3 rounds
Rnd 22: 8 sc, place your st marker here.
This will be the new starting point. In that
way our changing of yarn will be on back
side of leg (fig 21).
21
Change the color to green and cut the white
yarn.
Rnd 36-45: sc around [10], 10 rounds
Crochet 2 additional sc after round 45 to
bring the yarn tail to the corner of your
work (fig 23).
23

Rnd 23: BLO: sc around [10]

Rnd 24-25: sc around [10], 2 rounds Binding: lay the leg with the top away from
Change the yarn to white. your face. Find the last loop of round 23,
• Tip: make sure, that your first stitch of the insert your hook and pick up the red yarn
next round is white. (fig 24, 25). Ch 8 and make a slst in next
Don’t cut the green yarn. loop. Repeat it 10 times (fig 26 and 27).
How to change the color of yarn:
With the two loops from the previous yarn 24
on the hook, wrap the new yarn around the
hook, then pull the new yarn through the
two loops of the stitch.
Rnd 26-27: sc around [10], 2 rounds
Change the color to green.
Rnd 28-29: sc around [10], 2 rounds
Change the color to white. 25
Rnd 30-31: sc around [10], 2 rounds
Change the color to green.
Rnd 32-33: sc around [10], 2 rounds
Change the color to white.
Rnd 34-35: sc around, (fig 22) [10], 2 rounds

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 26 29

27 30

Rnd 4: white yarn: (2 sc, inc) x4 [16]

POMPON Rnd 5: (green: sc, white: sc) x8, (fig 31) [16]
*you can see the video tutorial how to change the
Use the white yarn. color of yarn in my YouTube channel.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uROLrnFxaPs&t
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9] =6s
Rnd 3: sc around [9]
Rnd 4: (sc, dec) x3 [6] 31
Stuff the pompon firmly.
Cut the yarn leaving a tail for sewing.
Sew the pompom to the shoe on front side
(fig 28).
Rnd 6: red yarn: (3 sc, inc) x4 [20]
28 Rnd 7: red yarn: sc around, (fig 32) [20]
Rnd 8: white yarn: (4 sc, inc) x4 [24]
Rnd 9: (green: sc, white: sc) x12 [24]

32

HAT (for girl)

Use the red, white and green yarns.
Rnd 1: red yarn: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: red yarn: (inc) x6 [12]
Rnd 3: red yarn: sc around [12] 33
• Tip: make sure, that your first stitch of the
next round is white (fig 29, 30).

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Rnd 10: red yarn: (5 sc, inc) x4 [28]
Rnd 11: red yarn: sc around, (fig 33) [28]
Rnd 12: white yarn: (6 sc, inc) x4 [32]
Rnd 13: (green: sc, white: sc) x16 [32]
Rnd 14: red yarn: (7 sc, inc) x4 [36]
Rnd 15: red yarn: sc around [36]
Rnd 16: white yarn: (8 sc, inc) x4 [40]
Rnd 17: (green: sc, white: sc) x20 [40]
Rnd 18: red yarn: (9 sc, inc) x4 [44]
Rnd 19: red yarn: sc around [44]
Rnd 20: white yarn: (10 sc, inc) x4, (fig 34)
[48]
Rnd 21: (green: sc, white: sc) x24 [48]
34
Rnd 22: red yarn: (11 sc, inc) x4 [52]
Rnd 23: red yarn: sc around [52]
Rnd 24: white yarn: (12 sc, inc) x4 [56]
Rnd 25: (green: sc, white: sc) x28 [56]
Rnd 26-27: red yarn: sc around [56], 2
rounds
Rnd 28: white yarn: sc around [56]
Rnd 29: (green: sc, white: sc) x28 [56]
Rnd 30-31: red yarn: sc around, (fig 35) [56],
2 rounds
35
Rnd 32: white yarn: sc around [56]
Rnd 33: (green: sc, white: sc) x28 [56]
Rnd 34-35: red yarn: sc around [56], 2
rounds
Rnd 36: white yarn: sc around [56]
Rnd 37: white yarn: slst in each st, (fig 36)
[56]
36
HAIR (for girl)
Use the brown yarns.
Lay the hat away from you.
We are going to work with the back loops of
the slip stitches (fig 37).
*you can see the video tutorial how to attach the
hair to the cap on my YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfCVFBNMsRM
&lc=Ugx5ueLQsBX7PXeDeX94AaABAg
37
Insert your hook in the back loop of slip
stitch and pick up the yarn (fig 38, 39).
Ch 6, in second chain from hook: 5 sc, slst in
next loop (fig 40, 41, 42). Repeat it 19 times.
Ch 4, in second chain from hook: 3 sc, slst in
next loop. Repeat it 18 times.
Ch 6, in second chain from hook: 5 sc, slst in
next loop. Repeat it 19 times (fig 43).
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 DRESS (for girl)
38
Use the red yarn.
Ch 37. Make sure your chain isn’t twisted.
Row 1: start in second ch from the hook:
36 sc, ch 2, turn [36]
Turn your crocheting.
Row 2: BLO: (3 dc, inc dc) x9, ch 1, turn (fig
39 44) [45]

44

40 Row 3: 45 sc, ch 2, turn [45]

Row 4: (4 dc, inc dc) x9, ch 1, turn [54]
Row 5: 9 sc, ch 4 (fig 45), skip 10 sts and
insert your hook in next (fig 46), 16 sc, ch 4,
skip next 10 st, insert your hook in next st
(fig 47), 9 sc, ch 2, turn (fig 48) [42]

41
45

42
46

43
47

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 48 52

Row 6: (2 dc, inc dc) x14, ch 1, turn [56]

Row 7: 56 sc, ch 2, turn [56]
Row 8: (6 dc, inc dc) x8, ch 1, turn [64] 53
Row 9: 64 sc, ch 2, turn [64]
Row 10: (15 dc, inc dc) x4, ch 1, turn, (fig 49)
[68]
Row 11: 68 sc, ch 2, turn [68]
Row 12: 68 dc, ch 1, turn [68] Pick up the red yarn and insert it in first
Row 13: 68 sc, ch 2, turn [68] green stitch (fig 54).
Row 14: (inc dc, 16 dc) x4, ch 1, turn [72] Row 18: (ch1, slst in each st) x72, (fig 55, 56)
Row 15: 72 sc, ch 2, turn [72] [72]
Rnd 16: 72 dc, attach the green yarn by
doing last dc stitch, ch 1, turn [72] 54
Don’t cut the red. We are going to use it
later for binding.

49

55

Row 17: (green: sc, attach the white yarn,

white: sc) x36 (fig 50, 51) [72]

50
56

Binding: go back to round 2. Insert your

hook in the front loop and pick up the green

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yarn (fig 57). Ch 6 and a sl st in next loop (fig Place the ears to head between rounds 13
58, 59). Repeat it 45 times. and 20 and sew it around (fig 62).

57 62

Embroider the few small freckles on both

sides (fig 63, 64).
58
63

59
64

60 Sew the head to the body. Use the tail of

head, skip the 7 st from the end of body and
insert the needle in 8th st and go it through
(fig 65, 66). Go back to head and insert the
needle in next st (fig 67). Sew the head to
Lace: ch 45. Make a bow and sew it to dress body by going across stitches of body and
(fig 60). head.
*you can see the video tutorial how to sew the head
to the body on my YouTube channel.
ASSEMBLING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESyuuWuXqG8
&t=7s
Place the nose between eyes and sew it
around (fig 61).
65

61 7 st from the end of body

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 Sew the 3 buttons to the dress in the one
66 side and make 3 small loops in another side.

71

67

BLOUSE (for boy)

Use the green yarn.
Ch 37. Make sure your chain isn’t twisted.
Row 1: start in second chain from the hook:
36 sc, ch 1 [36]
68 Turn your crocheting.
Row 2: (3 sc, inc) x9, ch 1, turn [45]
Row 3-4: 45 sc, ch 1, turn (fig 72) [45], 2
rounds
Row 5: (4 sc, inc) x9, ch 1, turn [54]
Row 6: 54 sc, ch 1, turn [54]
Row 7: 9 sc, ch 4 (fig 73), skip 10 sts, insert
your hook in the next st (fig 74), 16 sc, ch 4,
Sew the arms to body between rounds 26 skip next 10 sts and insert the hook in next
and 27 (fig 69). st (fig 75), 9 sc, ch 1, turn [42]
Row 8: 42 sc, ch 1, turn [42]
69
Row 9: (2 sc, inc) x14, ch 1, turn [56]
Row 10-11: 56 sc, ch 1, turn [56], 2 rounds
Row 12: (6 sc, inc) x8, ch 1, turn (fig 76) [64]
Row 13-14: 64 sc, ch 1, turn [64], 2 rounds
Attach the red yarn and don’t cut the green.
We are going to use it later to make the binding.
Row 15: (red yarn: sc, white yarn: sc) x32,
Lastly, sew the legs to body between round
(fig 77, 78) [64]
1 and 2 in front side of body.
Insert the hook in the red first stitch of
70 previose round and pick up the green yarn
(79). Folow the pattern below to make the
binding (fig 80, 81).
Row 16: (ch 1 + slst) x32 [64]

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72 78

73 80

74 81

Make a small loop for the button using the

tail of starting green yarn (fig 82).
75
82

76
SHORTS (for boy)
Use the red yarn.
Ch 27. Insert the hook in the first chain and
crochet around (fig 82).

82
77

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Rnd 1-9: sc around, (fig 83) [27], 9 rounds
83
Fold the 3 stitches of piece to the outside
(fig 84).
84
Fasten off the first piece and don’t cut the
yarn of second piece. We are going to
connect two pieces together.
Chain 3 (fig 86), then insert your hook into
the next stitch of the first piece (after where
you fasted off) (fig 87) and complete a sc to
connect the pieces. This will mark the first
stitch of the shorts and is now your new
starting point. Place your stitch marker
here.
85
86
87
88
Rnd 10: with the two pieces together: 27 sc
around the first piece, sc in the next 3 chain
sts, 27 sc around the second piece, sc in the
next opposite side of the next 3 chain sts,
(fig 88) [60]
Rnd 11-20: sc around [60], 10 rounds
Rnd 21: (dec, 8 sc) x6 [54]
Rnd 22-25: sc around, (fig 88) [54], 4 rounds
88
Rnd 26: (2 sc, ch 1, skip the next st and
insert your hook in next st) x18, (fig 89) [54]
Fasten off.
89
Lace: ch 70. Cut the yarn leaving tail.
Hold out the lace across the holes of shorts
using the needle (fig 90, 91, 92).
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 90 94

91 95

92 96

HAIR (for boy) 97

Use the brown yarns.
Lay the hat away from you.
We are going to work with the ridge loops
of slip stitches.
Insert your hook in the back loop of slip
stitch and pick up the yarn (fig 93, 94).
Ch 6, in second chain from hook: 5 sl st, sl st 98
in next loop. Repeat it 19 times (fig 95, 96).
Ch 4, in second chain from hook: 3 sl st, slst
in next loop. Repeat it 18 times (fig 98).
Ch 6, in second chain from hook: 5 sl st, slst
in next loop. Repeat it 19 times.

93

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