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Move over Elf on the Shelf, there's a new sheriff in town.
This started as a Christmas ornament - no need to make appendages, just wrap the head and body in a robe, stick it in a pod, and hang it from your tree - but it was too tempting to add arms and legs, and pretty soon there was a naked green baby running around the house. The pattern has instructions for it all, but make it as simple as you want - the head and ears alone would make a cute ornament.
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Baby Yoda Crochet Pattern
Materials:
-Worsted weight yarn in pale green, grey and beige
-size F crochet hook (3.75mm)
-yarn needle for finishing
-fiberfill for stuffing
-solid black safety eyes, 8-9mm
Abbreviations
sc - single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
dc - double crochet
sl st - slip stitch
st - stitch
inc - increase
dec - decrease
2sc - single crochet twice into same stitch (=increase)
2hdc - half double crochet twice into same stitch (=increase)
sc2tog - single crochet two stitches together (=decrease)
hdc2tog - half double crochet two stitches together (=decrease)
General instructions:
This is the perfect project to use up those little bits of yarn in your stash… but if they come in a variety of weights, you may need to adjust the pattern for the robe and the pod to better fit your baby Yoda. Only use one type of yarn for the doll to maintain correct sizing for features (I used Sugar N Cream cotton) Crochet the baby Yoda first, then for the robe and pod, measure it against your doll as you go; you may need to cast on more or fewer stitches for the robe, or expand or shrink the pod by an increase row.
Head
Row 1 - sc 7 into magic circle and tighten (7)
Row 2 - hdc around circle, inc in each stitch (14)
Row 3&4 - hdc in each st (14). Start stuffing the ball and insert eyes between rows 3 & 4, with 3 stitches separating them.
Row 5: hdc2tog 7 times. (7) Continue stuffing
Row 6: sc2tog 3 times (4).
Leave the remaining stitch unworked and fasten off. Use a yarn needle and the tail end of the yarn to close the hole. Weave in end of yarn.
Ears - make 2
Chain 6
Starting from 2nd loop from hook, st, hdc, dc, dc, hdc
Finish off and sew to sides of head with tails, about at same level as eyes.
Body
Row 1 - sc 6 into magic circle and tighten (6)
Row 2 - sc around circle, inc in each stitch (12)
R 3 - sc around circle in back loop (12)
R 4 - sc around circle (12
R 5 - dec in each stitch: sc2tog 6 times (6)
Stuff and finish off, leaving a tail to use to sew to head.
Arms - make 2
Chain 5
In 2nd loop from hook, sc, then sl st 3X to end in first cast on loop. Finish off with tail to sew to each side of the body just below where head and body join
Feet
Chain 5
In 2nd loop from hook, sc, then sl st 3X to end in the first cast on loop
Chain 4
In 2nd loop from hook, sc, then sl st 3X to end again in the first cast on loop.
Finish and sew to bottom of body.
Robe
Using beige, chain 20 st.
Row 1 - hdc down the chain (20). Turn
Row 2 - hdc across row (20). Finish off, and using remaining yarn tail sew into a circle with slightly overlapped ends. Weave in ends
Pod - version 1, which opens and closes
Make 2, using grey
Row 1 - 7 sc into a magic circle and tighten
Row 2 - hdc around circle inc in each stitch (14)
Row 3 - *hdc, inc hdc* around circle (21)
Row 4 - *hdc, hdc, inc hdc* around circle (28)
Row 5&6 - hdc around circle (28)
Row 7 - sst around circle. Finish off and weave in end of one and leave tail of another to sew two pods together rim to rim for the width of 4 stitches
Pod - version 2, which does not close - more suitable for hanging ornament
Make 1 half as above, then make a “quarter sphere as follows:
Row 1 - 4 sc into a magic circle. Turn
Row 2 - increase by working 2hdc into each stitch 3x, then hdc. Turn (7)
Row 3 - *2hdc, hdc* repeated 3x, then 2hdc. Turn (11)
Row 4 - *2hdc, hdc, hdc* repeated 3 times, then 2hdc, hdc. Turn (15)
Row 5 - *hdc, hdc, hdc, 2hdc* repeated 3 times, then hdc, hdc, hdc. Turn (18)
Row 6 - hdc along row. Turn (18)
Row 7 - sl st along row (18)
Finish off, and use long tail to sew the straight edge (opposite to the last finished row) to half of the bottom hemisphere.
