Leprechaun Pattern

Leprechaun Pattern 

Materials:

Worsted weight yarn

Safety eyes

Stuffing

G crochet hook and C hook

Yarn needle

Crochet terms:

Magic circle-mc

Single crochet- sc

Increase- inc (2 stitches in one stitch.)

Decrease-dec  (stitch 2 stitches together to make one)

Fasten off- F/O

Back loop only- BLO

Notes:  This pattern is worked in the round.  I use a running stitch marker to keep track of rounds.  Instructions between asterisks ** are to be repeated to end of round or number of times specified.  The numbers in ( )  are the number of stitches in the round.

HEAD With flesh or light tan color

1.  Make 6 sc in a mc.

2.  Inc x’s 6  (12)

3. *Sc in 1, inc*  (18)

4. *Sc in 2, inc* (24)

 5.*Sc in 3, inc*  (30)

 6.*Sc in 4, inc*  (36)

7-9.  Sc in each stitch.  (36)  Place safety eyes between rows 9 and 10.  

10.  *Sc in 4, dec*  (30)

11-13  Sc in each stitch.  (30)

14.  *Sc in 3, dec.  (24)

15.  *Sc in 2, dec*  (18)

16.  *Sc in 1, dec*  (12)  Stuff head firmly.

17.  Dec X’s 6.  (6)

18.  Dec till closed.  F/O leaving a long tail for sewing.

With doubled strand of  flesh or tan yarn, stitch on a nose, placing several stitches to give dimension.  With black, embroider eyebrows and mouth.

To make hair, cut strands of orange yarn 2-3 inches long and using latch hook technique, hook hair and lamb chop whiskers to face.  

Stitch hat and hat brim together and stitch hat to head in desired position.

BODY

1.With dark green. Make 6 sc in a mc.

2.Inc X’s 6  (12)

3.*Sc in 1, inc*  (18)

4.*Sc in 2, inc* (24)

5.*Sc in 3, inc*  (30)

6.*Sc in 4, inc*  (36)

7-8  Sc in each stitch.  (36)

9-10  With black yarn for belt, sc in each stitch.

11.  Change yarn to light green.  Sc in each stitch.

12.  *Sc in 4, dec*  (30)

13-15.  Sc in each stitch.  (30)

16.  *Sc in 3, dec*  (24)

17.  *Sc in 2, dec*  (18)

18.  *Sc in 1, dec*  (12)  Stuff body firmly.

19.  Dec X’s 6   (6)

20.  Dec till closed.  

With yellow or gold yarn stitch a buckle on the center of the black belt.

ARMS  Make 2.

1.With flesh or light tan color.  Make 6 sc in a mc.

2.*Inc, sc*  (9)

3-5  Sc in each stitch.

6.  Join light green.  Sc in each stitch.  (9)

7. *Sc in 2, inc*  (12)

8-10.  Sc in each st.

11.  Stuff arm and sc open edge together.  Leave a long tail to sew arm to body.

LEG  Make 2

!.  With black and C hook.  Chain 6, sc in 2nd. ch from hook and next 3 chains,       3sc in last chain, turn and work along other side of chain, sc in 3, inc.

2.  Inc, sc in 3, inc X’s 3, sc in 3, inc X’s 2.

3.  Inc, sc in 4, *inc, sc*  X’s3, sc in 3, *inc, sc* X’s 2.

4-6.  Sc in each stitch.  (24)

7.  Sc in 9, dec X’s 3, sc in 9.  (21)

8.  Dec, sc in 5, dec, sc3tog., dec, sc in 5, dec.  (15)

9.  Change color to dark green.   Sc in each stitch.  (15)

10-12.  Sc in each stitch.  F/O leaving long tail to sew to body.

HAT With dark green.

Brim:

1. Make 6 sc in a mc.

2.Inc in each stitch  (12)

3.Inc in each stitich.  (24)

4.*Sc in 3, inc*  (30)

5.*Sc in 4, inc*  (36)

Body of hat:

1.  Make 6 sc in mc.

2.  Inc X’s 6  (12)

3.  *Sc in 1, inc*  (18)

4.  Sc in each stitch back loop only.

5.  Sc in each stitch.

6.  Dec 1, sc in remaining stitches.

7.  Dec 1, sc in remaining stitches.

8.  Dec 1, sc in remaining stitches.

9.  Dec 2 stitches evenly around.  F/O leaving long tail for sewing.  Stuff hat lightly.  If you wish, a piece of plastic mesh cut in a circle can be placed in the top of the hat to help it hold shape.

Hat band.  With black make a chain long enough to go around base of hat.  Stitch band together around base.  With yellow or gold yarn stitch a buckle on the hat band. 

Attach arms, legs and head to body.