This cute crochet Elf ornament will be a wonderful DIY decoration for your Christmas Tree. You can also use it as an applique for the embellishment of various items for Christmas.
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My son is a fan and believer of Christmas Elves and he wanted very badly for Santa to send him his helper. I made for my son his own Elf on the Shelf. My son loves his Elf especially when he makes little messes around the house.
Then my son asked me: “Why don’t we have an Elf ornament on our Christmas tree?” By my son’s request, I designed this crochet Christmas Elf and now it decorates our Christmas tree together with my other crochet Christmas ornaments!
You may also like these Christmas designs: crochet Snow Globe, crochet Heart Santa, crochet Elf Belly snow globe, crochet Christmas emoji ornaments, and crochet Heart Snowflake.
More of my crochet Christmas ornament ideas can be found in this post crochet Christmas Ornaments Free Pattern Collection and under the tag Christmas.
Elf Ornament or Applique – Crochet Pattern
The pattern for this crochet Elf is also available as a print-friendly, styled, and advertisement-free PDF file. You can get it from my Etsy Shop. Free pattern is below.
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Abbreviations:
(See a list of crochet abbreviations used in patterns by yarn industry designers and publishers HERE)
Ch – chain
DC – double crochet
HDC – half double crochet
SC – single crochet
Sl St – slip stitch
St – stitch
TR – treble crochet
Finished Size:
This crochet Elf is about 4-1/2″ tall.
Yarn:
Light weight #3 cotton yarn. I used:
Patons Grace, light weight #3 yarn (100% mercerized cotton), color – Cardinal
Patons Grace, light weight #3 yarn (100% mercerized cotton), color – Natural
Premier, Cotton Fair light weight #3 yarn, color – Green
Notes:
Elf’s Head is worked in continuous rounds. Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of each round.
Instructions:
For this crochet Christmas Elf, you need to make Head, Hat, Collar, Hat Brim and then sew them together.
Copyright: This pattern is an original design by GoldenLucyCrafts. You may not copy, rewrite, redistribute or resell this pattern in any form, this includes making video tutorials. You may not translate this pattern to another language and publish the pattern or any parts of it.
Head
With natural, make a magic ring.
Round 1. Ch 1, 6 SC into the ring. Draw the loop closed.
Round 2. 2 SC in each St around. Total – 12 SC. Mark the first SC in this round with a stitch marker. Move the marker with each new round.
Round 3. *2 SC in next St, SC in next St*, repeat from * to * to the end of the round. Total – 18 SC.
Round 4. *2 SC in next St, SC in next 2 Sts*, repeat from * to * to the end of the round. Total 24 SC.
Round 5. *2 SC in next St, SC in next 3 Sts*, repeat from * to * to the end of the round. Total 30 SC.
Round 6. *2 SC in next St, SC in next 4 Sts*, repeat from * to * to the end of the round. Total 36 SC.
Round 7. SC in each of next 3 Sts, 2 SC in next St, SC in next 4 Sts;
first Ear – Ch 2, Sl St in 2nd Ch, DC in next St, HDC in same St;
* SC in next 5 Sts, 2 SC in next St*, repeat from * to * one more time, SC in next 5 Sts;
second Ear – HDC in next St, DC in same St, Ch 2, Sl St in 2nd Ch;
SC in next St, SC in next 5 Sts, 2 SC in next St, SC in next, Sl St in next.
Fasten off.
Hat
With red, Ch 16.
Row 1. Sl St in 2 nd Ch, Sl St in next, SC in next 2, SC4tog, HDC in next, DC in next 3, TR in next 3, Ch 4, Sl St in last Ch.
Do not turn. Continue working on the opposite side of Chain.
Row 2. Ch 4, TR in 1st Ch, TR in next 2, DC in next, HDC in next, SC in next 2, Sl St in next. Fasten off.
Hat Brim
With green, Ch 10.
Row 1. SC in 2nd Ch and in every Ch to the end – 9 SC. Turn.
Row 2. *Ch 4, Sl St into 2nd Ch from hook, HDC into next Ch, DC into next Ch; skip next St of previous Row, Sl St into next 2 Sts*.
Repeat from * to * to the end of this Row, make only one Sl St at the end.
Fasten off.
Collar
With green, Ch 13.
Row 1. SC in 2nd Ch and in every Ch to the end – 12 SC. Turn.
Row 2. *Ch 4, Sl St into 2nd Ch from hook, HDC into next Ch, DC into next Ch; skip next St of previous Row, Sl St into next 2 Sts*.
Repeat from * to * to the end of this Row, make only one Sl St at the end.
Fasten off.
Finishing
Sew Hat, Collar, and Hat Brim on the Elf’s face. Embellish the Hat with a yellow button. Attach the eyes. Embroider the mouth.
Attach the string for hanging your crochet Elf ornament on the Christmas tree.
I hope you enjoyed this Christmas Elf ornament or applique free crochet pattern!
Happy Crocheting!
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Hi!
Love yr patterns – I belong to a FB group called “Random Acts of Crochet Kindness” – we make various items & place at different places such as parks, trees, benches, porches, on rocks, etc., etc., for ppl to find and brighten their day. We place them in a bag with a little poem with words of encouragement – I wud love to make this cutie elf to add to my assortment – I hv trouble walking as I hv severe oste-arthritis in my hip as well as lymphedema so I will fwd my items to a nursing home as well as give to my PSw’s (person support workers) to distribute to their clients. What I was wondering is cud u possibly make a Santa and Mrs. Claus ornaments – I wud luv to add these in my Christmas bundle to give them. Many tks in advance.
What a fabulous idea to place various cute things at different places to make people happy!
I already have a pattern for the Santa made from hearts, here is the link: https://www.goldenlucycrafts.com/crochet-santa-ornament/. I will have to think about making Mrs. Claus.
I am pleased to tell you that I have made the Christmas Elf. I only changed the colours of the hat and it’s trimming. Thank you for your instructions.
I am glad that you like my Elf! Thank you!