Merlina Amigurumi

Merlina Amigurumi ♥

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

SKILLS YOU NEED:

• Magic ring, chains, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, increase, decrease, invisible decrease, front loop only, back loop only, slip stitch
•  How to change yarn color
• Basic sewing and embroidery skills
• How to join parts

SIZE: Finished size about 26 cm tall using similar yarn

MATERIALS:

• Crochet Hook N° 4
• Worsted weight acrylic yarn #4
• I used: El gato expres
• Skin color / 30g. approx.
• Black / 40g. approx.
• White / 20g. approx
• Leftovers of black super fine yarn
• 2 (12mm) safety eyes
• Yarn Needle
• stitch marker
• scissors
• pins
• Fiberfill or stuffing of choice

ABBREVIATIONS:

• Rnd = Round
• MR= magic ring
• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• inc = increase (2 sc in one st)
• dec = decrease (sc 2 together)
• inv dec = invisible decrease
• FLO = front loop only
• BLO = back loop only
• sts (s) = stitches (s)
• sl st = slip stitch
• rep = repeat
• * * = repeat work between asterisks as indicated
• ( ) = number of stitches you should have at the end of your round

NOTE:

• Choose your favorite worsted weight yarn
• Work in continuous rounds
• Mark the beginning of each round with a stitch marker
• Do not join rounds with a slip stitch or turn unless stated otherwise.
• If you normally crochet loosely, you may want to use a smaller hook size to tighten your stitches up
• Start stuffing as you go

PATTERN 

ARMS MAKE 2 SKIN COLOR YARN

Rnd 1.- Start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)

Rnd 2.- inc in each stitch around (12)

Rnd 3-4.- 1  sc in each stitch around (12)

Rnd 5.- *inv dec, 2 sc* rep 3 times (9)

CHANGE TO WHITE YARN

Rnd 6-7.- 1  sc in each stitch around (9)

CHANGE TO BLACK YARN 

Rnd 8-12.- 1  sc in each stitch around (9)

Rnd 13.-  inv dec, 7 sc (8)

Stuff slightly.

Rnd 14.- fold the arm and make 3 sc, both sides together to close.

Fasten off and make another one.

LEGS MAKE 2, BLACK YARN

Rnd 1.- Start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)

Rnd 2.- inc in each stitch around (12)

Rnd 3.- *1 sc, inc* rep 6 times (18)

Rnd 4.- *2 sc, inc* rep 6 times (24)

Rnd 5.- BLO  1  sc in each stitch around (24)

Rnd 6.- 8 sc, 4 inv dec, 8 sc (20)

Rnd 7.- 6 sc, 4 inv dec, 6 sc (16)

Rnd 8.- 1  sc in each stitch around (16)

CHANGE TO WHITE YARN 

Rnd 9.-  BLO  1  sc in each stitch around (16)

CHANGE TO BLACK YARN 

Rnd 10.- 1  sc in each stitch around (16)

CHANGE TO WHITE YARN 

Rnd 11.- 1  sc in each stitch around (16)

CHANGE TO BLACK YARN 

Rnd 12.- 1  sc in each stitch around (16)

CHANGE TO WHITE YARN 

Rnd 13.- 1  sc in each stitch around (16)

CHANGE TO BLACK YARN 

Rnd 14.- 1  sc in each stitch around (16)

CHANGE TO WHITE YARN 

Rnd 15.- 1  sc in each stitch around (16)

Stuff firmly, fasten off.

Make a second leg, DO NOT cut the yarn at the end.

BODY

WHITE YARN 

Second leg make 6 sc and chain 3.  now join the legs,  count 3 sc of the first leg.  see picture # 3, place your stitch marker in the first sc.

Rnd 16.-  Make 16 sc, 3 sc  over the chain taking only one strand, 16 sc, 3 sc  over the chain taking only one strand (38)

Rnd 17-18.- 1  sc in each stitch around (38)

Rnd 19.- * 17 sc, inv dec* rep 2 times (36)

Rnd 20-21.- 1  sc in each stitch around (36)

CHANGE TO BLACK YARN 

Rnd 22.- 1  sc in each stitch around (36)

CHANGE TO WHITE YARN 

Rnd 23.- BLO  * 4 sc, dec * rep 6 times (30)

CHANGE TO BLACK YARN 

Rnd 24-26.- 1  sc in each stitch around (30)

Rnd 27.- * 3 sc, inv dec * rep 6 times (24)

Rnd 28.- 1  sc in each stitch around (24)

Rnd 29.- Make 6 sc, we place the arm to join the body through the 4 strands and we make 3 sc, continued with 9 sc place the second arm and make 3 sc and finish the round with 3 sc (24)

¡Start stuffing as you go!

Rnd 30.- * inv dec, 2 sc* rep 6 times (18)

CHANGE TO WHITE YARN 

Rnd 31.- 1  sc in each stitch around (18)

CHANGE TO SKIN COLOR 

Rnd 32.- BLO  1  sc in each stitch around (18)

DRESS 

We are going to continue with BLACK yarn in the back side of round # 23

We start with chain 1 and sc in the same stitch

Row 1.-  1 sc in each chain, sl st in the first sc (36)

Row 2.- * 2 sc, inc * rep 12 times (48)

Row 3-6.- 1 sc in each stitch (48)

Row 7.- * 2 sc, 1 dc, 1 chain, and 1 dc in the next stitch* rep 12 times

Fasten off, and hide the extra yarn.

NECK

We are going to continue with WHITE  yarn in round # 32

FLO: 4 sc, 2 hdc in the same chain, 2 dc in the same chain, 1 hdc, 2 sl st, 1 hdc, 2 dc in the same chain, 2 hdc in the same chain and 6 sc,  sl st in the first sc. Fasten off.

HEAD

Rnd 33.- * 2 sc, inc * rep 6 times (24)

Rnd 34.- * 3 sc, inc * rep 6 times (30)

Rnd 35.- * 4 sc, inc * rep 6 times (36)

Rnd 36.- * 5 sc, inc * rep 6 times (42)

Rnd 37.-* 6 sc, inc * rep 6 times (48)

Rnd 38-47 .- 1  sc in each stitch around (48)

¡Start stuffing as you go!

 

• Place safety eyes between round 44 and 43. 6 stitches apart. 
• Embroider nose between rounds 42 to 41
• Embroider mouth in round 39
• Embroider eyelashes, and eyebrows in round 46

Rnd 48.-* 6 sc, inv dec * rep 6 times (42)

Rnd 49.-* 5 sc, inv dec * rep 6 times (36)

Rnd 50.-* 4 sc, inv dec * rep 6 times (30)

Rnd 51.-* 3 sc, inv dec * rep 6 times (24)

Rnd 52.-* 2 sc, inv dec * rep 6 times (18)

Stuff firmly

Rnd 53.-* 1 sc, inv dec * rep 6 times (12)

Rnd 54.- * inv dec * rep 6 times (6)

EARS

MAKE 2, COLOR SKIN YARN 

1.- 5 sc in a magic ring (5)

We close it in half to form an ear, we make 1 chain and cut leaving a long thread.

• Sew ears between rounds 43 to 41
• With 6 stitches apart between the eye and the ear.

HAIR, BLACK YARN

Rnd 1.- Start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)

Rnd 2.- inc in each stitch around (12)

Rnd 3.- inc in each stitch around (24)

Rnd 4.- * 3 sc, inc * rep 6 times (30)

Make 31 chains, start in the 2nd chain from the hook and make 15 sc,  14 dc, and 1 hdc.  skip 1 stitch and make a sl st in the next st. Repeat the same steps until you have 3 strands of hair.

 

Make 20 chains, start in the 3rd chain from the hook and make 17 dc and 1 hdc.  skip 1 stitch and make a sl st in the next st. Repeat the same steps until you have 6 strands of hair.

Make 31 chains, start in the 2nd chain from the hook and make 15 sc,  14 dc, and 1 hdc.  skip 1 stitch and make a  sl st in the next st. Repeat the same steps until you have 3 strands of hair.

And make 2 sc, 2 dc, 2 sc, sl st in the next st. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

• Pin the hair in the upper part of the head between rounds 49 and 50 with the long strands on the sides, with our yarn needle sew the top.  

•  Pin the bottom row of hair equally, sew the bottom hair covering all spaces. 

• With the long strands of hair, we make the braids on the sides and sew them with black yarn

¡CONGRATULATIONS!  I hope you had fun ♥

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