Crochet Christmas Elf Ornament Amigurumi

Crocheting a Christmas Elf Ornament Amigurumi is a delightful way to add some handmade charm to your festive decor. These cute little elves, with their pointy hats and jolly expressions, are a joy to create and sure to bring a smile to everyone who sees them hanging on your tree. From choosing the perfect yarn colors to stitching on tiny details like buttons or bells, each step in making these ornaments is a labor of love that will fill your heart with holiday cheer. Whether you're an experienced crocheter looking for a new project or a beginner eager to learn, crafting these whimsical elves is a fun and rewarding way to spread a little Christmas magic. So grab your crochet hook and get ready to bring some festive cheer into your home with these adorable amigurumi ornaments!

MATERIALS

• 2 mm crochet hook or a hook suitable for your yarn
• Any type of yarn you like, designer-used cotton(green, red, skin tone, brown, white and black)
• Yarn needle
• Scissors
• Stitch marker
• Polyester fibre fill for stuffing

ABBREVIATIONS (US terms)

• Mc - magic circle
• St - stitch
• Sts - stitches
• Sl st slip stitch
• Sc-single crochet
• Hdc - half double crochet
• Dc double crochet
• Inc - increase
• Dec - decrease
• Ch - chain
• Blo - back loop only
• Flo - front loop only
• FO - fasten off

Step by step Pattern

HEAD

• (Skin colour)
• 1) Sc 6 in mc (6)
• 2) Inc x 6 (12)
• 3) 1Sc, inc x 6 (18)
• 4) In blo 2 sc, inc x 6 (24)
• 5) 3 sc, inc x 6 (30)
• 6) 4 sc, inc x 6 (36)
• 7) 5 sc, inc x 6 (42)
• 8-15) Sc (42) (8 rounds)
• 16) 5 sc, dec x 6 (36) Start stuffing
• 17) 4 sc, dec x 6 (30)
• 18) 3 sc, dec x 6 (24)
• 19) 2 sc, dec x 6 (18) Stuff firmly
• 20) 1 sc, dec x 6 (12)
• 21) Dec x 6 (6) FO and sew to close

COLLAR

• (Green colour)
• Return to round 4 and work flo. Turn the head upside
• down and face the bottom of
• the head where you
• started; take your hook and insert it in a front loop.
• The tip of your hook must be pointing at the centre of mc.
• 1) In flo 2 sc, inc x 6 (24) 2) *Sc in next st, ch 4, starting in 2nd ch from hook sc,hdc, dc, skip 2 sts*Repeat the sequence between
• *...* until you reach the first sc of the previous round and sl st there to finish.
• FO and hide the tail.

EARS

• (Make 2 with skin colour)
• 1) Sc 6 in mc (6), ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook,sl st in 1st st. FO and leave a long tail to sew the ears on the head.

HOW TO ASSEMBLE

• Embroider the eyes with black yarn in round 10, leaving 8 sts between them.
• Embroider the nose with skin colour between rounds 9-10.
• Embroider with brown colour the fringe as shown in the first picture.
• The top of the fringe must be between rounds 14-15, and hide it when sewing the hat on the head.
• Sew the ears on both sides of the head, leaving the pointy edge without sewing.
• Sew a little bell on the tip of the hat so it can jingle, and add a piece of yarn on the top of the head to hang the elf ornament on the Christmas tree. And you are done!!! Hope you had fun!!

HAT

• (Change colours every 2 rounds) Starting with green
• 1) Sc 3 in mc (3)
• 2) Inc x 3 (6) change to red
• 3) Sc (6)
• 4) 1 sc, inc x 3 (9) change to green
• 5-6) Sc (9) change to red
• 7) Sc (9)
• 8) 2sc, inc x 3 (12) change to green
• 9-10) Sc (12) change to red
• 11-12) Sc (12) change to green
• 13-14) Sc (12) change to red
• 15) 3 sc, inc x 3 (15)
• 16) Sc (15) change to green
• 17) Sc (15)
• 18) 4 sc, inc x 3 (18) change to red
• 19-20) Sc (18) change to green
• 21) 5 sc, inc x 3 (21)
• 22) Sc (21) change to red
• 23) 6 sc, inc x 3 (24)
• 24) Sc (24) change to green
• 25) 3 sc, inc x 6 (30)
• 26) 4 sc, inc x 6 (36) change to red
• 27) 5 sc, inc x 6 (42)
• 28) Sc (42) change to green
• 29-30) Sc (42) change to red
• 31-32) Sc (42) change to green
• 33-34) Sc (42) change to red
• 35-36) Sc (42) change to white
• 37-38) Sc (42)
• FO and leave a long tail too sew the hat on the head