Show your house pride by making your own little house elves from the Harry Potter films and Hogwarts Legacy game - dress them up with their own clothes and show off your house pride with a scarf from Slytherin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw.
February 2023 the incredible game Hogwarts Legacy came out with a lot of support and sales from all over the world. The game has given the house elves from the books a great come back giving us a peek into the lives and struggles of the house elf.
These hard little workers deserve their own crochet pattern! Crochet them as cute little amigurumi keychains or as a full sized plushie. Get creative with their clothing too!
This free crochet pattern is perfect for the advanced beginner.
US terminology is used for this pattern.
List of materials
Yarn
- Cotton yarn by Sostrene & Grene(Drops Alpaca & Nord used in cover photo)
- Linen (body) - Cream (shirt)
- Dark red (scarf)
- Yellow (embroidery details
Tools
- 2 mm. crochet hook
- Embroidery needle for attaching body parts and embroidery details
- Polyfill stuffing
- 4mm. safety eyes for doll (3mm safety eyes used in combination with Drops Alpaca/Nord yarn)
- Sharp scissors
- Pins to pin down parts
Head Linen colour
1 | sc6 in mr | 6 |
2 | *inc* | 12 |
3 | *sc, inc* | 18 |
4 | *sc2, inc* | 24 |
5 | sc around | 24 |
6 | *sc3, inc* | 30 |
7-13 | sc around | 30 |
​ | Place 4mm safety eyes in row 7 with 8st in between. Stuff head as you go. | ​ |
14 | *sc3, dec* | 24 |
15 | *sc2, dec* | 18 |
16 | *sc, dec* | 12 |
17 | *dec* | 16 |
​ | Finish off and sew hole closed. Make indentations for the eyes. Check this tutorial to learn how. | ​ |
Ears
Linen colour
1 | sc6 in mr | 6 |
2 | sc around | 6 |
3 | Sc, inc, sc2, dec | 6 |
4 | *sc, inc* | 9 |
5 | *sc, inc*, sc | 13 |
6 | *sc2, inc*, sc | 17 |
7 | sc around | 17 |
8 | *sc, dec*, sc2 | 12 |
​ | ​Leave a long tail for sewing and cut yarn. Make second ear. Pin down and attach onto head later. | ​ |
Nose
Linen colour
1 | sc5 in mr | 5 |
2 | Sc, inc, sc, dec | 5 |
3 | Sc2, inc, sc2 | 6 |
4 | *sc2, inc* | 8 |
​ | ​Make a slst and leave a long tail for sewing and cut yarn. Pin down on face and attach onto head later. | ​ |
Legs + Body
Linen colour
1 | Ch4, sc2, 3sc, sc, inc | 8 |
2 | Inc, sc, 2hdc 3 times, sc2, inc | 13 |
3 | Sc around in BLO | 13 |
4 | Sc around | 13 |
Cut out a piece of plastic for the soles and slide inside foot. See blog post with a tutorial here. | ​ | |
5 | Sc4, dec 3 times, sc3 | 10 |
6 | Sc4, dec, dec, sc2 | 8 |
7-12 | sc around x6 | 8 |
​ | - Cut yarn, make 2nd leg. Do the same for 2nd leg - Insert hook in 6th stitch of right leg. Sc1, ch2, insert hook 6th stitch of left leg, sc. Place marker in this sc. We’ll start counting from 1 again. :) | ​ |
1 | Sc7 in leg, sc2 in ch, sc8 in leg, inc in ch, sc in ch, sc in leg | 21 |
2-8 | Sc around x7 | 21 |
9 | Dec, sc3, dec, sc8, dec, sc4 | 18 |
10 | *dec* | 9 |
11-12 | Sc around x2 | 9 |
​ | Stuff neck. Cut yarn. Attach head onto body. | ​ |
Arms x2
Linen colour
1 | sc6 in mr | 6 |
2 | *sc2, inc* | 8 |
3 | Sc around | 6 |
4 | *sc2, dec* | 6 |
5 | Sc, dec, sc3 | 5 |
6-10 | sc around x5 | 5 |
​ | Leave long tail, cut yarn. Make second arm. | ​ |
Shirt
Cream
1 | Ch20 | 20 |
2 | hdc19 | 19 |
3 | Hdc2, ch6, skip 3st, hdc9, ch6, skip 3st, hdc2, ch1, turn | 25 |
4 | Hdc25, ch1, turn | 25 |
5 | Hdc8, 2hdc, hdc7, 2hdc, hdc8, ch1, turn | 26 |
6-8 | Hdc26, ch1, turn | 26 |
Leave long tail for sewing. Put on shirt and sew back closed. | ​ |
Scarf
Dark red
1 | Ch56 | 56 |
2 | Hdc55, ch1, turn | 55 |
3-4 | Hdc in BLO, ch1, turn | 55 |
​ | Leave long tail, cut yarn. Embroider plus signs in yellow. Wrap scarf around neck. | ​ |
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