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General Information

Design by Raffaella Tassoni

Skill Level

Finished Measurements

80 inches long 16 inches wide, not including fringe

Materials

Worsted weight yarn (3 oz/219 yds/100g per skein):

2 skeins red

2 skeins dark teal

1 skein skin tone

Scraps contrasting skin tone

Scraps for hair color

Scraps black

Scraps white

Scraps yellow

Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Tapestry needle

1 yellow pompom (optional)

1 button (optional)

Gauge

3 Rnds of Granny Square = 4 inches

Take time to check gauge.

Pattern Notes

Join new color by working: Yo, draw through joining chain and last loop on hook.

Chain-5 at the beginning of a round counts as a double crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated.

Chain-2 at the beginning of a round or row does not count as a stitch unless otherwise stated.

Chain-1 at the beginning of a round or row does not count as a stitch unless otherwise stated.

Special Stitch

Picot: Ch 3, sl st in same st as first ch (see illustration).

Granny Squares

Make 5 using the color sequence chart.

Begin with an adjustable ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 5(see Pattern Notes), working in the adjustable ring, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] 3 times, 2 dc, sl st into 3rd ch of initial ch 5. (12 dc)

Rnd 2: Ch 5, 3 dc in first ch-2 sp, ch 1, [(dc 3, ch 2, dc 3, ch 1) in next ch-2 sp] 3 times, 2 dc in same ch-2 sp as beg ch 5, sl st into 3rd ch of initial ch 5. (24 dc)

Rnd 3: Ch 5, 3 dc in first ch-2 sp, ch 1, [(dc 3, ch 1) in next ch-1 sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 1) in next ch-2 sp] 3 times, 3 dc, ch 1 in next ch-1 sp, 2 dc in same ch-2 sp as beg ch 5, sl st into 3rd ch of initial ch 5. (36 dc)

Rnd 4: Ch 5, dc in first ch-2 sp, ch 1, [(3 dc, ch 1) in next ch-1 sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 1) in next ch-2 sp] 3 times, (dc 3, ch 1) in next ch-1 sp, 2 dc in same ch-2 sp as beg ch 5, sl st into 3rd ch of initial ch 5.

Rnds 512: Work as for Rnd 4, working (3 dc, ch 1) in each ch-1 sp along sides and (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 1) in each ch-2 sp to the last ch-1 sp, (3 dc, ch 1) in last ch-1 sp, 2 dc in the same ch-2 sp as beg ch 5, sl st into the 3rd ch of the initial ch 5.

Fasten off at the end of Rnd 12.

Pockets

Make 1 with red yarn and 1 with skin tone yarn.

Make an adjustable ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 2 (see Pattern Notes), 12 dc in red (skin tone), join with sl st into the first dc. (12 dc)

Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each dc around, join with sl st into the first dc. (24 dc)

Rnd 3: Ch 2, *dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc; rep from * around, join with sl st into the first dc. (36 dc)

Rnd 4: Ch 2, *2 dc in next dc, dc in next 2 dc; rep from * around, join with sl st into the first dc. (48 dc)

Rnd 5: Ch 2, *dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc; rep from * around, join with sl st into the first dc. (60 dc)

Rnd 6: Ch 2, *2 dc in next dc, dc in next 4 dc; rep from * around, join with sl st into the first dc. (72 dc)

Rnd 7: Ch 2, *dc in next 5 dc, 2 dc next dc; rep from * around, join with sl st into the first dc. (84 dc)

Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Left Pocket

Elf Hat

With dark teal yarn, ch 21.

Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each rem ch. (20 sc)

Row 2 (WS): Ch 1 (see Pattern Notes), sc in each sc across. (20 sc)

Row 3: [Rep row 2].

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in next 19 sc, sl st into last sc, turn. (19 sc)

Row 5: Ch 1, sk first sl st, sl st in next sc, sc in next 18 sc, turn. (18 sc)

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in next 18 sc, sl st in sl st, turn. (18 sc)

Row 7: Ch 1, sk first sl st, sl st in next sc, sc in next 16 sc, sl st in last sc, turn. (16 sc)

Row 8: Ch 1, sk sl st, sc in next 15 sc, sl st in last sc, turn. (15 sc)

Row 9: Ch 1, sk first sl st, sl st in next sc, sc in next 14 sc, turn. (14 sc)

Row 10: Ch 1, sc dec(see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sts, sc in next 11 sc, sl st in last sc, turn. (12 sc)

Row 11: Ch 1, sk first sl st, sl st in next 2 sc, sc in next 10 sc, turn. (10 sc)

Row 12: Ch 1, sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in next 7 sc, sl st in last sc, turn. (8 sc)

Row 13: Ch 1, sk first sl st, sl st in next 2 sc, sc in next 6 sc, turn. (6 sc)

Row 14: Ch 1, sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sc, sl st in last sc and last sl st, turn. (4 sc)

Row 15: Ch 1, sk first sl st, sl st in next sl st and next sc, sc in last 3 sc, turn. (3 sc)

Row 16: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sc, sl st in next sl st, turn. (3 sc)

Row 17: Ch 1, sk first sl st, sl st in next sc, sc in last 2 sc, turn. (2 sc)

Row 18: Ch 1, sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in sl st, turn. (2 sc)

Row 19: Ch 1, sc dec in next 2 sts. (1 sc)

Fasten off.

Hat Border

With RS facing, join dark teal yarn on the side of the last sc of Row 1.

Row 1: Sc evenly in the side of each row, (sc 1, ch 1, sc 1) in row 19 of the hat.

Hair

Crochet the hair along the bottom of the elf hat.

With RS facing, hold the hat with the tip down and join your hair color yarn in the 2nd ch of the initial ch 21 of the hat.

Row 1: Sc in same ch as joining, hdc in next ch, (dc, ch 2, sl st) in next ch, sc in next 4 ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, (tr, ch 3, sl st) in next ch, sc in next 2 ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, (tr, ch 3, sl st) in next ch, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, (tr, ch 3, sl st) in next ch.

Fasten off and weave in your ends.

Hatband

With yellow yarn, ch 26.

Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each rem ch, turn. (25 sc)

Row 2 (WS): Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn. (25 sc)

Row 3: Ch 1, [sc in first sc, hdc in next sc, dc in next sc, tr in next sc, (tr, ch 3, sl st) in the next sc] 5 times.