A nice idea for Easter: a dwarf to hide sweet treats and chocolates.
Simple, but impressive: it’s sure to surprise!
WHAT IS NEEDED
1 balls of Nuovo Jaipur yarn in the following colours: cream, yellow, light yellow – A 3.00mm crochet hook – Yarn needle with rounded point – Stitch-markers – Wadding for stuffing – Pins – Glue gun
STITCHES
Chain (ch)
Slip stitch (ss)
Double crochet (dc)
Treble (tr)
RIDGE DOUBLE CROCHET FRONT (RdcF): work each dc inserting hook into front loop only of previous round.
RIDGE DOUBLE CROCHET BACK (RdcB): work each dc inserting hook into back loop only of previous round.
INSTRUCTIONS
Dwarf: measurement approx 22cm high.
Hat
1st round: with yellow yarn make a magic ring; into ring ch1 (that doesn’t count EVER as stitch) and dc6, then cont working in a spiral, i. e. don’t close each round but cont working the following round, placing a stitch-marker into first dc on each round to indicate beginning. At end of first round, pull yarn to close magic ring.
2nd round: 6 dc.
3rd round: [1 dc into next stitch, 1 inc (= 2 dc into same stitch)] 3 times (= 9 dc).
4th round: 9 dc.
5th round: (1 dc into 2 following sts, 1 inc) 3 times (= 12 dc).
6nd round: 12 dc.
7th round: (1 dc into 2 following sts, 1 inc) 4 times (= 16 dc).
8th and 9th rounds: 16 dc.
10th round: (1 dc into 3 following sts, 1 inc) 4 times (= 20 dc).
11th and 12th rounds: 20 dc.
13th round: (1 dc into 4 following sts, 1 inc) 4 times (= 24 dc).
14th and 15th rounds: 24 dc.
16th round: (1 dc into 5 following sts, 1 inc) 4 times (= 28 dc).
17th and 18th rounds: 28 dc.
19th round: (1 dc into 6 following sts, 1 inc) 4 times (= 32 dc).
20th and 21th rounds: 32 dc.
22th round: (1 dc into 7 following sts, 1 inc) 4 times (= 36 dc).
23rd and 24th rounds: 36 dc.
25th round: (1 dc into 8 following sts, 1 inc) 4 times (= 40 dc).
26th and 27th rounds: 40 dc.
28th round: (1 dc into 9 following sts, 1 inc) 4 times (= 44 dc).
29th and 30th rounds: 44 dc.
31th round: (1 dc into 10 following sts, 1 inc) 4 times (= 48 dc).
32th and 33th rounds: 48 dc.
34th round: (1 dc into 11 following sts, 1 inc) 4 times (= 52 dc).
35th and 36th rounds: 52 dc.
37th round: (1 dc into 12 following sts, 1 inc) 4 times (= 56 dc).
38th and 39th rounds: 56 dc.
40th round: (1 dc inserting hook in front loop into 13 following sts, 1 inc) 4 times (= 60 dc).
41th round: (1 dc into 9 following sts, 1 inc) 6 times (= 66 dc).
42th round: (1 dc into 10 following sts, 1 inc) 6 times (= 72 dc).
43th round: (1 dc into 11 following sts, 1 inc) 6 times (= 78 dc).
44th round: (1 dc into 12 following sts, 1 inc) 6 times (= 84 dc).
45nd round: 1 inc 84 times (= 168 dc).
Fasten off and cut yarn.
Ears – (make 2 alike)
1st round: work as the hat with light yellow yarn.
2rd round: (1 dc into next st, 1 inc) 3 times (= 9 dc).
3rd round: 9 dc.
4th round: (1 dc into 2 following sts, 1 inc) 3 times (= 12 dc).
5th round: 12 dc.
6th round: (1 dc into 5 following sts, 1 inc) twice (= 14 dc).
7th round: 14 dc.
8th round: (1 dc into 6 following sts, 1 inc) twice (= 16 dc)
9th and 10th rounds: 16 dc.
11th round: [1 dc into 6 following sts, 1 dec (= dc2tog)] twice (= 14 dc).
12th and 13th rounds: 14 dc.
14th round: (1 dc into 5 following sts, 1 dec) twice (= 12 dc).
15th and 16th rounds: 12 dc.
17th round: (1 dc into 4 following sts, 1 dec) twice (= 10 dc).
18th and 19th rounds: 10 dc.
Fasten off and cut yarn.
Body
1st round: with cream yarn make a magic ring; into ring ch1 and dc8, then cont working in a spiral, i. e. don’t close each round but cont working the following round, placing a stitch-marker into first dc on each round to indicate beginning. At end of first round, pull yarn to close magic ring.
2rd round: 1 inc 8 times (= 16 dc).
3rd round: (1 dc into next st, 1 inc) 8 times (= 24 dc).
4th round: (1 dc into 2 following sts, 1 inc) 8 times (= 32 dc).
5th round: (1 dc into 3 following sts, 1 inc) 8 times (= 40 dc).
6th round: (1 dc into 4 following sts, 1 inc) 8 times (= 48 dc).
7th round: (1 dc into 5 following sts, 1 inc) 8 times (= 56 dc).
8th round: 56 dc.
9th round: 56 dc, inserting hook in back loop.
10th round: (1 dc into 6 following sts, 1 inc) 8 times (= 64 dc).
From 11th to 15th round: 64 dc.
16th round: (1 dc into 14 following sts, 1 dec) 4 times (= 60 dc).
From 17th to 21th round: 60 dc.
22th round: (1 dc into 13 following sts, 1 dec) 4 times (= 56 dc).
From 23th to 28th round: 56 dc.
Fasten off and cut yarn.
Bow: with cream yarn ch15 and, starting from 2th ch from hook, work 14 dc inserting hook in back loop.
Work 11 rows in total, fasten off and cut yarn. Stitch thread, curl the centre, pull the thread tight and wrap it around the centre of the bow several times and fasten it on the reverse side.
Little flowers – (make 10 alike) – with light yellow yarn make a magic ring; into ring ch1 and dc5, at end of first round, pull yarn to close magic ring. Continue with cream.
2rd round: inserting hook in front loop work into 5 following sts (ss1, ch1, tr2, ch1 and ss1).
Fasten off and cut yarns.
Nose
1st round: work as the body with yellow yarn.
2rd round: (1 dc into next st, 2 inc, 1 dc into next st) twice (= 12 dc).
3rd round: (1 dc into 2 following sts, 2 inc, dc into 2 following sts) twice (= 16 dc).
4th and 5th rounds: 16 dc.
6th round: 1 dec 8 times (= 8 dc). Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a long end.
Note: stuff the nose well with synthetic wadding when the work is almost finished.
Arms – (make 2 alike) – 1st and 2rd round: work as the ears with yellow yarn.
3th and 4th rounds: 9 dc.
5th round: 1 dec, 1 dc into 7 following sts (= 8 dc).
Continue with cream.
From 6th to 13th round: 8 dc.
Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a long end.
Feet – (make 2 alike)
1st round: work as the hat with cream yarn.
2rd round: 1 inc 6 times (= 12 dc).
From 3th to 5th round: 12 dc.
6th round: (1 dc into 5 following sts, 1 inc) twice (= 14 dc).
7th round: 14 dc.
8th round: (1 dc into 6 following sts, 1 inc) twice (= 16 dc).
9th round: 16 dc.
10th round: 1 dec 8 times (= 8 dc).
Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a long end.
Heels: with yellow yarn make a magic ring; into ring ch1 and dc8 and ss1. At end of first round, pull yarn to close magic ring. Sew the heel in the centre of the foot between the 2nd and 6th rounds. Embroider 3 cross stitches on top of the foot in yellow.
Eggs – (make 1 with yellow and 1 with light yellow)
1st round: work as the body with yellow yarn.
2rd round: 1 inc 8 times (= 16 dc).
3th round: 16 dc.
4th round: (1 dc into next st, 1 inc) 8 times (= 24 dc).
5th and 6th rounds: 24 dc.
7th round: (1 dc into 3 following sts, 1 inc) 6 times (= 30 dc).
8th and 9th rounds: 30 dc.
10th round: (1 dc into 4 following sts, 1 inc) 6 times (= 36 dc).
From 11th to 15th round: 36 dc.
16th round: (1 dc into 4 following sts, 1 dec) 6 times (= 30 dc).
17th round: (1 dc into 3 following sts, 1 dec) 6 times (= 24 dc).
18th round: (1 dc into 2 following sts, 1 dec) 6 times (= 18 dc).
19th round: (1 dc into next st, 1 dec) 6 times (= 12 dc).
20th round: 1 dec 8 times (= 6 dc).
Fasten off and cut yarn.
Note: stuff the egg well with synthetic wadding when the work is almost finished.
FINISHING
Fold the ears in half and sew them on top of the hat brim 4 sts apart. Sew or glue 8 flowers onto the hat, sew the bow in front of the ears. Sew the nose in the centre of the upper body and the arms at the sides between the 27th and 28th rounds. Sew the feet to the body between the 9th and 21st rounds. Glue a small flower in the centre of each egg.
