Christmas Elf

Knit a Miracle by Nelly
presents
Matthew
the Christmas Elf
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Yarn and Equipment

1. Alize Cotton Gold, cotton (55%), acrylic (45%), 330 m - 100 g. Weight: Sport (5 ply)
• color terracotta (36) (for the hair). 3 g of the yarn.
• color green (35) (for boots, breeches and the stripes on the hat) – 5 g of the yarn.
• color light grey (200) (for the stripes on the body, socks and arms) – small amount of the
yarn.
2. YarnArt Jeans, Weight: Sport (5 ply)
• color skin (73) (for the head and arms of the doll). 3 g of the yarn.
• color light green (29) (for the stripes on the body, socks, arms and hat) – small amount
of the yarn.
• color red (26) (for the collar, hat and decoration of the boots) 3 g of the yarn.
3. Crochet hooks: 2 mm (B/1- US, 14- UK), 2,5 mm (C/2 – US, 12 - UK).
4. A pair of eyes for toys or two halfbeads Ø 4 mm (0,16 inch)
5. Chopstick (or any other wooden stick with a blunt end) – for the stuffing of the toy.
6. Washable polyester filling for the stuffing of the toy.
7. Yarn needle – a long needle for assembling of the toy.
8. Two small buttons Ø 8 mm (0,3 inch) for the bridges.
9. 2-3 cotton buds to strengthen the neck
If you use the materials as advised above the final size of the toy is going to be 21 cm
(approximately 8,2") from top of the head to toes.
The pattern is written using USA terminology
Abbreviations
R- row dc - double crochet;
MR - Magic ring; dec- decreasing (2 sc/dc together);
St/Sts – stitch/stitches inc - increasing (2 sc/dc in 1 st);
ch – chain stitch; sc3tog- decreasing (3 sc together);
sl st – slip stitch; 3 dc cluster-3 dc joined at the top.
sc – single crochet;
Note: To make the decreases less

visible on the crocheted detail I
recommend making them as shown in
the picture below. It is advisable to
use the present method on the visible
parts of the doll such as face, visible
parts of the body, etc.
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Arms (2 piece)
Use a 2 mm crochet hook and skin colored yarn. Start at the underside of the arm.
R 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R 2: (1 sc,1 inc) 3 times (9)
R 3: 2 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc (11)
R 4-5: 1 sc in each stitch around (11)
R 6: 5 sc, 3 dc cluster, 5 sc (11)
R 7: 4 sc, sc3tog, 4 sc (9)
Cut off the skin colored yarn and attach the light grey yarn
R 10: 1 sc in each stitch around (9)
Attach the light green yarn and go on crocheting
Stuff the ready part of the hand. Do not put the filling into the rest of the arm.
R 12-21: repeat 10-11 rows (change color from light grey to light green and vice versa every
each row).
After completing the 21st row cut off the light-green yarn and continue crocheting with the
light-grey.
Fold the top of the arm and do 4 sc going through both sides of the arm to make it flat.
Cut off the yarn.
Breeches Legs (2 pieces)

Use a 2mm crochet hook and green colored yarn.
Make a chain of 20 loops. Try and make your chain rather loose so that the lower part of the
breeches are rather loose on the leg. If it is difficult for you to crochet loosely use 2.5 hook for
the chain and then continue crocheting with the 2 mm hook.
Make sure the chain is not twisted, then work 1 sl st in the 1st loop and close it in a circle.
R 1-3: 20 sc
Cut off the yarn and make a needle join.
How to make needle join:

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Leg (2 pieces)
We begin crocheting from the feet/boots and legs of the doll.
Use a 2mm crochet hook and green colored yarn.
R 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R 2: 6 inc (12)
R 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (18)
R 4: 1 sc, 1 inc, (2 sc, 1 inc) 5 times, 1 sc (24)
Cut out two thick carton or plastic insoles of the matching size.
R 5: into the back loop of the stitch: 24 sc (24)
R 8: 6 sc, (1 sc, 1 dec) 4 times, 6 sc (20)
R 9: 6 sc, 4 dec, 6 sc (16)
Insert the insoles into the boots.
R 10: 5 sc, 3 dec, 5 sc (13)
Cut off the green yarn and attach the light grey yarn
R 11: into the back loop of the stitch: 1 dec, 11 sc (12)
Attach the light green yarn and go on crocheting
Change to light grey colored yarn
Stuff the boot tightly, avoid stretching the stitches.
Change to light green colored yarn
Cut off the light grey yarn and continue with light green yarn.
R 19: (1 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (18)
Cut off the light green yarn. Insert the leg of the toy into the breeches leg.
Attach the green yarn.
R 20: 4 sc, 1 inc, 8 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc (20)
Combine the 20th leg row with the last row of the breeches leg and then crochet the 21st row
working both the details together.
R 21: 20 sc (20) Cut off the yarn and make a needle join.

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Finishing the upper part of the boot.

Use a 2mm crochet hook.
Go back to the front loops of the 10th row, attach the red yarn at the center of the back of the
boot and crochet:
R 1: 6 sc, 1 inc, 6 sc, sl st in the 1st sc of the round to join, turn the detail and continue
crocheting in the other direction.
R 2: into the back loop of the stitch: *3 ch, starting from the 2nd st from the hook 1 sl st, 1 sc,
1 skip, sl st in next st*, repeat the pattern between the asterisks to the end of the row, crochet
the last sl st into the same stitch from which we started the first 3 ch.
Cut off and fix the yarn. Repeat for the second leg.
Stuff the legs tightly.

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The collar
Use a 2,5 mm crochet hook and red colored yarn.
Ch 16 and work starting from the 2nd st from the hook:
R 1: (1 sc, 1 inc) 7 times, 1 sc, turn the work (22)
R 2: *4 ch, starting from the 2nd st from the hook 1 sl st, 1 sc, 1 dc, 1 skip, sl st in next st into
the back loop*, repeat the pattern between the asterisks to the end of the row.
Cut off the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.

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Legs, body and head (1 piece)

Use a 2 mm crochet hook and green colored yarn.
R 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R 2: 6 inc (12)
R 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (18)
We are going to attach the legs in the next row.
Mark with the help of the markers three stitches on inner side of each of the two legs. These
marked stitches we are going to crochet together with the stitches of the body.
The beginning of the row is in the center of the back. We attach the legs to the sides of the
crocheted circle.
R 4: (1 sc, 1 inc) following the body, then 4 sc crocheting the body and left leg stitches
together, again (1 sc, 1 inc) 3 times on the body only, followed by 4 sc crocheting the body and
right leg stitches together, 1 inc, 1 sc on the body only (23)

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R 5: 1 inc, 2 sc following the body, 16 sc following the remaining left leg stitches, then (2 sc, 1
inc) 3 times following the body, again 16 sc following the remaining stitches of the right leg,
followed by (1 inc, 2 sc) crocheting the body (52)
Further on please pay attention that the center of the row marker stays in the center of the back.
If needed add one or more floating loop stitches.
R 7: 3 sc, 1 inc, 16 sc, 1 inc, 10 sc, 1 inc, 16 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc (56)
R 14: 14 sc, 1 dec, 27 sc, 1 dec, 11 sc (54)
R 16: 8 sc, 1 dec, (16 sc, 1 dec) 2 times, 8 sc (51)
R 17: (15 sc, 1 dec) 3 times (48)
Cut off the green yarn and attach the light green yarn
R 19: into the back loop of the stitch: 1 sc in each stitch around (45)
Attach the light grey yarn and go on crocheting
R 21: (13 sc, 1 dec) 3 times (42)
R 24: (11 sc, 1 dec) 3 times (36)

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R 28: (9 sc, 1 dec) 3 times (30)
R 29: (3 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (24)
Cut off the light grey yarn and continue with light green yarn.
We are going to crochet in the arms in the following row.
Check the center of the row marker to make sure it is in the center of the back. If needed add
one or more floating loop stitches and move the marker.
We are marking the places for the arms. The arms should be placed centered on the sides of the
body taking 4 sc on the sides and spaced 6 sc on the front and 4 sc on the back (see photos
below for reference).
This is how I got it done:

R 31: 3 sc following the body, then 4 sc crocheting the body and arm stitches together, again
6 sc on the body only, followed by 4 sc crocheting the body and arm stitches together, 1 sc on
the body only (18)

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R 32: (1 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (12)

Pull out a long loop so that the crocheted details does not go loose and cut off the light green
yarn.
Let us finish the breeches, make the straps for them and then continue with the main detail.
Mark the places at the back of the breeches where you are going to attach the straps. I placed
them 8 sc apart – you could do as you please. Choose also the spots where the straps are going
to be attached at the front.
Attach the green yarn to the front stitch loops of the 18th row at the side at palm level. Crochet
in the round 1sc in each stitch up to the first marker, then 1 sc into the stitch marked by the
marker, after that 31 ch (see if it is long enough for the strap – if needed to be changed make it
shorter or longer). Beginning with the 2nd chain from the hook crochet 30 sc and then make
1 sl st into the same stitch from where we started. Continue making sc along the edge of the
breeches up to the next marker, make the second strap following the instructions for the first
one, then continue crocheting sc until the end. Finish the row with sl st, fasten and cut off, hide
the yarn tails inside the toy.

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Go back to working on the main detail.

Attach the skin colored yarn into the back loops of the 32nd row stitches.
R 33: into the back loops 1 sc in each stitch around (12)
Take the collar and attach it around the neck with the help of the pins, then sew it on to the 32nd
row with small stitches.
Sew the buttons on fixing the straps. Continue stuffing the body and neck.

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Begin crocheting the head.

R 36: 12 inc (24)
R 37: (1 sc, 1 inc) 12 times (36)
R 38: (5 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (42)
R 40-49:48 sc (48)
Take two or three cotton buds and cut off the buds from one end.
Insert the budless ends into the body through the neck into the body stuffing as shown in the
photo below. Go on stuffing the head as you crochet on.

R 51: (5 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (36)
R 53: (3 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (24)
R 54: (2 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (18)
R 55: (1 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (12)
Stuff the head. Pay attention that it is well stuffed and the stuffing is well distributed especially
at the bottom where the cheeks are going to be formed.
R 56: 6 dec (6)
Close the opening, fix the yarn and hide its tails inside the detail.

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Ears (2 pieces)
Use a 2mm crochet hook.
R 1: 5 sc in MR, 1 ch, turn your work (5)
Pull the ring and fix the thread.
R 2: 5 sc (5)
Cut off the thread leaving a long tail for sewing.
The Wig
Use a 2 mm crochet hook and terracotta colored yarn.
Crochet the wig in spiral rounds.
R 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R 2: 6 inc (12)
R 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (18)
R 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (24)
R 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (30)
R 7: (5 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (42)
R 9-13: 48 sc (48)
R 14: 48 sc, 1 sl st in 1st sc (48)
We are going to crochet strands of hair further on.
R 15:
- (4 ch, starting from the 2 nd st from the hook 2 sl st, 1 sc,1 skip, sl st in next st) repeat 7 times;
- 4 ch, starting from the 2 nd st from the hook 3 sl st, sl st in next st;
- 5 ch, starting from the 2nd st from the hook 6 sl st, sl st in next st;
- (3 ch, starting from the 2 nd st from the hook 2 sl st, sl st in next st) repeat 2 times;
- (4 ch, starting from the 2 nd st from the hook 2 sl st, 1 sc,1 skip, sl st in next st) repeat 6 times, 1
skip, 1 sl st in 1st st.
Fix and cut off the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.

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Assembling the toy

Count down 14 rows from the top of the head and mark the place for the nose with pins. The
distance between the pins should be 3 sc.
Start embroidering the nose. Place the stitches over two single crochet until the nose is
protruding a bit. Do not make the stitches too tight - the stitches should be quite accurate and
the tightness of the stitches should be the same for all of them. Only in such a case, the nose is
going to be even. After finishing the nose have the needle exit at the top of the head, fix the
thread well and hide its ends inside the head.
Sew or glue on the eyes one row up the nose - the distance between the eyes should be 6 sc.
Sew on the ears between the 14th and 17th rows (counting from the last row of the head) 7 sc off
the eyes.
Divide the terracotta yarn into threads and use one of them to embroider eyebrows and freckles.
Embroider the eyebrows and freckles as in the photo below. Put some blusher on the doll’s
cheeks.
Fix the wig to the head with the help of the sewing pins and then sew it on with small sewing
stitches following the edges of the wig. Pay attention that the first seven and last six hair strands
are placed at the back of the head.

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That is all!
There is only the hat that is still missing.
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Hat
Begin with the red colored yarn. Use 2,5 mm hook.
R 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R 2: (2 sc, 1 inc) 2 times (8)
R 3: (3 sc, 1 inc) 2 times (10)
R 4: 2 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc (12)
R 5-6: 12 sc (12)
R 7: (5 sc, 1 inc) 2 times (14)
R 9: 3 sc, 1 inc, 6 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc (16)
R 11: (7 sc, 1 inc) 2 times (18)
R 13: (5 sc, 1 inc) 3 times (21)
R 16: (5 sc, 1 inc) 4 times (28)
R 20: (7 sc, 1 inc) 4 times (36)
R 24: (9 sc, 1 inc) 4 times (44)
R 28: (11 sc, 1 inc) 4 times (52)
Cut off the yarn and make a needle join.
Cut off the red yarn and attach the green yarn
Attach and continue with light green yarn
Cut off the light green colored yarn and continue with green yarn
R 33: (1 sl st, 1ch) in each stitch around, sl st of the round to join.
Cut off and fix the yarn.
Make a small pompom using green and light
green yarns. I usually use a fork for that.
If you’d like to follow my

lead, you can see how to here

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Attach the pompom to the end of the hat.

Bend the hat as shown and steam iron it through a damp cloth.
And that’s it!
Now you can praise yourself and give yourself a little pat on the back for a job
well done)))
Now you have yourself a beautiful friend Matthew the Christmas Elf
to make this year’s Christmas different!
ENJOY!

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Yarn and Equipment

The pattern is written using USA terminology

Note: To make the decreases less

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Breeches Legs (2 pieces)

How to make needle join:

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Finishing the upper part of the boot.

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Legs, body and head (1 piece)

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Change to light grey colored yarn

This is how I got it done:

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R 32: (1 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (12)

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Go back to working on the main detail.

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Begin crocheting the head.

R 50: 3 sc, 1 dec, (6 sc, 1 dec) 5 times, 3 sc (42)

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Assembling the toy

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If you’d like to follow my

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Attach the pompom to the end of the hat.

And that’s it!

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