Little Elf The Santa's Helper by Yarnland

Little Elf The Santa's Helper
I m just in love with this little elf. I think it would be a great gift for Christmas. What do u think of it? Just by adding a hook it can be used as an ornament on the tree. If not u can just add a key chain to it to hang on your bag. Its up to you where you would like this little helper to be. So here is the pattern to be used by all, but I do hope people won't sell this pattern as one of their's. Please credit me should you use or alter this pattern since it takes me a lot of time to figure out and type these up.

Materials:

• Yarn- white,red brown,pink.
• Crochet Hooks - Size 2.0mm
• Yarn Needle
• Fiberfill 
• 4mm Eyes
• bell
• Stitch Marker or Safety Pin

Note:

This pattern works in continuous rounds (instead of joined rounds). 

If you are using safety eyes, you would need to leave the body part open until you finished the face part.
The pattern work mostly in single crochet unless written otherwise.

Abbreviation:

• MR - Magic Ring
• sc - Single Crochet
• Inc - Increase 
• dec - Decrease
• Ch – Chain
• dc – Double crochet
• Inc dc – Increase double crochet
• tc – triple crochet
• * * - Repeat Step till round end
• R - round
• F/O - Fasten Off

Body:

R1. MR (sc)                                                   (3)

R2. *Inc*                                                       (6)

R3. dc,Inc dc, *sc,Inc*                                (9)

R4. 2dc,Inc dc, *2sc,Inc*                            (12)

R5. 3dc,Inc dc, *3sc,Inc*                            (15)

R6. 4dc,Inc dc,*4sc,Inc*                             (18)

R7. 5dc,Inc dc,*5sc,Inc*                              (21)

R8. *sc*                                                           (21)

R9. *6sc,Inc*                                                 (24)

R10. *7sc,Inc*                                                  (27)

R11. *sc*                                                          (27)

R12. *8sc,Inc*                                                  (30)

R13-14. *sc*                                                    (30)

R15. *9sc,Inc*                                                  (33)

R16-20. *sc*                                                    (33)

R21. *10sc,Inc*                                                (36)

R22. *sc*                                                          (36)

R23. 5sc,dec,2sc,dec,12sc, dec,2sc,dec,7sc (32)

R24. 5sc,4dec,8sc,4dec,3sc                             (24)

R25. 4sc,dec,2sc,dec,6sc,dec,2sc,dec,2sc    (20)

R26. 3sc,3dec,4sc,3dec,sc                               (14)

F/O, leave a long end to sew the body after stuffing it. ( don't sew it up if you are using safety eyes)

Ear:(Make 2)

Make in magic circle but with different stitches.

R1. sc,2dc,2tc,2dc,sc (MR) (8)

F/O, leave a long end and sew onto the body.

Face:

R1. MR                                                    (6)

Crochet the stitch in the ( ) into one stitch

R2. (sc,dc) ,2(3dc), (sc,dc),2sc            (12)

R3. sc,2Inc,sc,2Inc,sc,2Inc,sc,2sl st     (18)

F/O, leave a long end and sew onto the body.

After you are done with all the sewing, its time to give the little one a nose. Using pink yarn just sew twice at the middle of the face. Then using the brown sewn on the "Y" shape. Then you can position the eyes and using blush or any colour substance you have give the little elf some blush and using the same just colour the inner ears. On the body there are two buttons. I just make a  knot on the yarn n sew it on the body.

Hands:(make 2)

R1. MR     (4)

R2-5. sc   (4)

F/O, leave a long end and sew onto the body after stuffing it.

Legs:(make 2)

R1. MR     (5)

R2-5. sc   (5)

F/O, leave a long end and sew onto the body after stuffing it.

Sew on the hands and legs at the position you would prefer it to be at. And for the final touch, I added a bell on top of the elf. Just to make it more jingle, if you know what I mean. ^-^ 

This is my 2nd free pattern, please let me know if there is any error in it. I ll try to make more to share in the future. 



Here u can see how it looks like