Little Witch

Free Little Witch crochet tutorial by Emily Freeman @emily_friman.

With this pattern, you can crochet a witch in a hat and dress. For this amigurumi project, any cotton blend yarn works: Alize Cotton Gold, YarnArt Jeans, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and others.

Materials and Tools

• Alize Cotton Gold yarn (milky white)
• YarnArt Jeans yarn (black)
• Alpina Anabel yarn (purple)
• Adelia Valeri yarn for hair (orange)
• Acrylic yarn for eyelashes
• 2.2 mm crochet hook
• 6 mm safety eyes
• 2 white beads
• Synthetic poly filling
• Glue
• Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• sl st - slip stitch
• ch - chain stitch
• sc - single crochet
• dc - double crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• BLO - back loop only
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Little Witch Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Arms (2 pieces)

In beige:

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2-4: 6 sc (6)
Switch to black:
Rnd 5-12: 6 sc (6)

Finish with sl st, cut a longer black tail (for sewing), and hide the beige yarn ends. Stuff with filling if desired (I did not stuff mine).

Leg 1

In black:

Rnd 1: 7 sc in MR (7)
Rnd 2-4: 7 sc (7)
Switch to beige (you can keep the black yarn attached; you will use it again in round 11):
Rnd 5-10: 7 sc (7)
Switch back to black:
Rnd 11: 7 sc (7)

Finish with sl st, cut yarn (you will not sew with this tail, so a short tail is fine).

Leg 2 + Body

Repeat everything the same through round 11, but do not cut the yarn at the end.

Rnd 11: 7 sc, ch 4, take leg 1 and join it with sl st.
Rnd 12: 7 sc on leg 1, 4 sc into the chain stitches on one side, 7 sc on leg 2, and 4 sc on the other side of the chain (22 sc total)
Rnd 13: (9 sc, dec) x 2 (20)
Stuff both legs firmly, later this will be inconvenient.
Rnd 14: (8 sc, dec) x 2 (18)
Rnd 15: 18 sc
Rnd 16: in BLO, 18 sc
Rnd 17: 18 sc
Rnd 18: in BLO, 18 sc
Rnd 19-21: 18 sc
Rnd 22: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Cut yarn (next you will switch to beige and crochet the head, but before that it is more convenient to stuff this piece and crochet the skirt right away, so do not fasten off, just leave a loop on the hook). Stuff the piece firmly.

Skirt

For this part, crochet in joined rounds rather than in a spiral, with turning chains and a slip stitch at the end of each round.

Rnd 1: ch 3, (2 dc in one half-loop, 3 dc in one half-loop) x 9, sl st at the end (45)
Rnd 2: ch 3, (dc inc, 4 dc) x 9, sl st at the end (54)
Rnd 3: ch 3, (dc inc, 5 dc) x 9, sl st at the end (63)

Cut yarn and hide the tail. I decorated the dress with 2 beads and an air chain of 20 ch (I crocheted the chain and sewed it to the back of the dress with a needle).

Head

We finished round 22 in black. Switch to beige and keep crocheting:

Rnd 23: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
Rnd 24: 9 inc (18)
Rnd 25: (inc, 2 sc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 26: (inc, 3 sc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 27-35: 30 sc
Rnd 36: (dec, 3 sc) x 6 (24)

Stuff firmly. Insert a cotton swab into the neck opening. For convenience, you can cut off the cotton on one side so only the stick remains, then twist it into the filling until it reaches the point where the legs are joined.

Rnd 37: (dec, 2 sc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 38: (dec, 1 sc) x 6 (12)
Rnd 39: 6 dec (6)

Stuff the remaining part of the head firmly, pull the opening tight with a needle, and hide the yarn end.

Hat

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: 6 sc (6)
Rnd 3: (inc, 1 sc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 4: 9 sc (9)
Rnd 5: (inc, 2 sc) x 3 (12)
Rnd 6: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 7: (inc, 1 sc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 8: 18 sc (18)
Rnd 9: (inc, 2 sc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 10: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 11: (inc, 3 sc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 12: (inc, 4 sc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 13-14: 36 sc (36)
Rnd 15: (inc, 5 sc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 16-17: 42 sc (42)
Rnd 18: in FLO, (inc, 6 sc) x 6 (48)
Rnd 19: (inc, 7 sc) x 6 (54)
Rnd 20: (inc, 8 sc) x 6 (60)
Rnd 21: (inc, 9 sc) x 6 (66)
Rnd 22: (inc, 10 sc) x 6 (72)
Rnd 23: 72 sl st

Cut yarn and hide the tail. To crochet the strip on the hat, join yarn in another color and crochet slip stitches around the stitches of round 17.