How to Crochet a Leprechaun
Have fun celebrating this St Patrick's Day while you hook up this cute leprechaun with his pot of gold. Why not display your finished character in the window to brighten up everyone's day.
Tutorial by @sewing_the_seeds_of_love
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How to make
This pattern is in UK terms
Finished Size
Rainbow Pot Of Gold:
Approx 10cm wide by 12cm high.
Roly-poly Leprechaun:
Approx 12cm wide by 14cm high.
Using Black
Mc
R1. 6dc (6dc)
R2. [Inc] 6times (12dc)
R3. [1dc, Inc] 6times (18dc)
R4. [2dc, Inc] 6times (24dc)
R5. [3dc, Inc] 6times (30dc)
R6. [4dc, Inc] 6times (36dc)
R7. [5dc, Inc] 6times (42dc)
R8. [6dc, Inc] 6times (48dc)
R9. Work in back loops. Dc around (48dc)
R10-19. Dc around (48dc)
R20. Work in front loops. Dc around (48dc)
(You will join the gold round to the back loops of R20)
R21. Dc around (48dc)
R22. Crab st around the top of the pot (48sts)
and sew in the ends.
Using Mustard
Mc
R1. 6dc (6dc)
R2. [Inc] 6times (12dc)
R3. [1dc, Inc] 6times (18dc)
R4. [Popcorn st, 1dc, Inc] 6times (6 popcorn, 18dc)
R5. [3dc, Inc] 6times (30dc)
R6. [3dc, popcorn st, Inc] 6times (6 popcorn, 30dc)
R7. [5dc, Inc] 6times (42dc)
R8. [1dc, popcorn st, 4dc, Inc] 6times (6 popcorn st, 42dc)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to R20 of the pot.
Stuff the pot as you sew shut.
Using White
Ch12
R1. 2tr in the 3rd ch from hook, 1tr in the next 6sts, 2tr in the next st, miss a st and slst in the last st.
Ch3, turn.
R2. 5tr in the 1st st, miss a st, slst, miss a st, 6tr in the next st, slst, miss a st, 6tr in the next st, miss a st, slst, slst in the 3rd ch of beg ch of R1.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the pot.
Red
Ch 40
R1. Ch1, dc in each st to the end. Fasten off. (40dc)
Yellow
R2. Ch1, dc in each st to the end. Fasten off. (40dc)
Teal
R3. Ch1, dc in each st to the end. Fasten off. (40dc)
Bright Blue
R4. Ch1, dc in each st to the end. Fasten off. (40dc)
Purple
R5. Ch1, dc in each st to the end. Fasten off. (40dc)
Hot Pink
R6. Ch1, dc in each st to the end. Fasten off. (40dc)
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Follow the images as a guide to assembly.
Using Teal
Mc
R1. 1ch (does not count as dc), 12dc in to mc, slst in 1st ch of beg ch (12dc)
R2. [Ch3, 1dc in the next st, ch3, slst in the next st, slst in nxt st] Repeat 4times.
Do not fasten off.
For the stem:
Ch6, slst in 2nd ch from hook, slst in the next 4sts, slst in the 1st ch of beg ch of R2.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the 'pot'.
Teal
Mc
R1. 6dc (6dc)
R2. [Inc] 6times (12dc)
R3. [1dc, Inc] 6times (18dc)
R4. [2dc, Inc] 6times (24dc)
R5. [3dc, Inc] 6times (30dc)
R6. [4dc, Inc] 6times (36dc)
R7. Work in back loops. Dc around (36dc)
R8-16. Dc around (36dc)
Change to black, do not fasten off teal.
R17-18. Dc around (36dc)
Change to teal, fasten off black.
R19. Dc around (36dc)
R20. Work in front loops. [5dc, inc] 6times (42dc)
R21. [6dc, Inc] 6times (48dc)
R22. [7dc, Inc] 6times (54dc)
R23. Crab st around the top of the pot (54sts)
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Use Mustard yarn to embroider a simple buckle on the hat.
When you sew the hat to the body, stuff with fibre filling.
Ricorumi DK Beige
Mc
R1. 6dc (6dc)
R2. [Inc] 6times (12dc)
R3. [1dc, Inc] 6times (18dc)
R4-6. Dc around (18dc)
R7. [1dc, dec] 6times (12dc)
Start to stuff.
R8. [Dec] 6times (6dc)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the face
Coral
Mc
R1. 6dc (6dc)
R2. [Inc] 6times (12dc)
R3. [1dc, Inc] 6times (18dc)
R4. Work loop st for this row. [2dc, Inc] 6times (24dc)
R5. [3dc, Inc] 6times (30dc)
R6. Work loop st for this row. [4dc, Inc] 6times (36dc)
R7. [5dc, Inc] 6times (42dc)
R8. Work loop st for this row. [6dc, Inc] 6times (48dc)
R9. [7dc, Inc] 6times (54dc)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the body.
Teal
Mc
R1. 6dc (6dc)
R2. [Inc] 6times (12dc)
R3. [1dc, Inc] 6times (18dc)
R4. [2dc, Inc] 6times (24dc)
R5. [3dc, Inc] 6times (30dc)
R6. [4dc, Inc] 6times (36dc)
R7. [5dc, Inc] 6times (42dc)
R8. [6dc, Inc] 6times (48dc)
R9-15. Dc around (48dc)
R16. [6dc, dec] 6times (42dc)
Place a marker at R17 for a guide as to where to sew the hat, beard, arms and nose.
R17. [5dc, dec] 6times (36dc)
R18. [4dc, dec] 6times (30dc)
R19. [3dc, dec] 6times (24dc)
Start to stuff the body with fibre filling.
R20. [2dc, dec] 6times (18dc)
R21. [1dc, dec] 6times (12dc)
R22. [6dec] 6times (6dc)
Ricorumi DK Beige
Mc
R1. 6dc (6dc)
R2. [Inc] 6times (12dc)
R3-5. Dc around (12dc)
Fasten off Beige and attach Teal.
R6-10. Dc around (12dc)
R11. [2dc, dec] 3times (9dc)
Start to stuff the arms with fibre filling.
R12-15. Dc around (9dc)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the body (sew to R17 of the body).
Follow the images as a guide to assembly.
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