This crochet Christmas elf can hang. This cute crochet christmas ornament will hang on your Christmas tree and make it look very nice. A super crochet pattern for those looking for different crochet Christmas ornaments. Elves, one of the most popular figures during Christmas time, can be on your Christmas tree this time. This wonderful crochet elf is waiting for you below for free step by step. It looks very nice with its red Christmas hat and red scarf.

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Crochet christmas ornament hanging elf

Materials:

Crochet hook: 4.5 mm.
Yarn: super bulky category 5, black, red, white, peach, brown, green.
Stuffing.
Scissors.
Sewing needle.
Two 8 mm safety eyes.

Abbreviations:

sc- single crochet
dec- decrease
inc- increase
ch- chain
slst- slip stitch
fl- front loop
BLO- back loop only
cc- color change

Arms (make 2)

Do not stuff.
Using peach yarn.
R1. 6 sc in MR (6)
R2-3. 6 sc (6) (2 rounds)
cc to green.
R4. (BLO): 6 sc (6)
R5. 6 sc (6)
Repeat round 5 until you have a long tube that measures approx 12 in.
Fold and 3 sc the arms closed.

Legs (make 2)

Using brown yarn.
R1. 6 sc in MR (6)
R2. inc x6 (12)
R3. 12 sc (12)
cc to green.
R4. 12 sc (12)
1st leg: fasten off.
2nd leg: continue onto the next round.

Body

Attach the legs together.
R5. into the 2nd leg (3sc,inc)x3, (3sc,inc)x3 (30)
R6. 30 sc (30)
R7. (BLO): 30 sc (30)
R8. 30 sc (30)
cc to brown.
R9. 30 sc (30)
cc to green.
R10. (3sc,dec)x6 (24)
Add stuffing and continue as you go.
R11. (2sc,dec)x6 (18)
Attach the arms.
R12. 1sc, dec, (with arm and body, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc), dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, (with arm and body dec, 1 sc, dec) (12)

How to attach the arms

Place the first arm on top of the body. Line up your next stitch with where we did 3 sc closed on the arm.
Hook through the first stitch on the arm, then through the next stitch in the body. Single crochet as normal.
Continue this for the next 2 stitches.

Decrease like this.

Body continued

CC to peach.
R13. (1sc,inc)x6 (18)
R14. (2sc,inc)x6 (24)
R15. (3sc,inc)x6 (30)
R16-17. 30 sc (30)
cc to red.
R18. BLO: 30 sc (30)
R19. 30 sc (30)
Insert eyes between row 15 & 16 about 4 stitches apart.

R20. (3sc,dec)x6 (24)
R21. 24 sc (24)
R22. (2sc,dec)x6 (18)
R23. 18 sc (18)
R24. (1sc,dec)x6 (12)
R25. 12 sc (12)
R26. (2sc,dec)x3 (9)
R27. 9 sc (9)
R28. (1sc,dec)x3 (6)
Fasten off & pull through remaining loops.
Leave a long tail if you want to sew the side of the hat down.

Scarf

Chain 43 fasten off and hide both ends.

Eyebrows

Using brown yarn, sew 1 strand of yarn above each eye, above 2 stitches across.

Nose

Using peach yarn sew 2-3 strand of yarn 1 stitch below the eyes, across the 4 visible stitches we have between the eyes.

Belt

Using yellow yarn, sew 3-4 strand of yarn vertically over the centre of the belt.

Trim in front loops

We will create fluffy trim in the front loops of each area:
1. both arms
2. around the belly
3. around the hat
Insert hook into any front loop, pull up a stitch and ch 1(1sc,inc) across the entire round.
Slst into the ch 1, fasten off and hide ends.