Elena Metlina

Author: Elena Metlina

2023.

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Dear crocheters!!!!!!
Thank you for choosing my crochet pattern!

This pattern contains the detailed description of big «Dwarf».

The crochet pattern is for your personal use only. This is an author's
development. Resale, copying, translation into other languages,
posting on the Internet without author`s permission are prohibited!

The difficulty level is average. The pattern does not contain

crocheting lessons and requires basic knowledge.

I hope the crocheting process will not make it difficult for you. I
tried to describe in all details each stage of creating this toy and I
think that you will succeed! If you still have any questions, do not
hesitate to write to me, I will definitely help you.

My E-mail: [email protected]

The crochet pattern is paid!!!

Only I can sell this crochet pattern!!! The Russian version is available
for sale in my group VKontakte - Crocheted toys from Metlina Elena
( https://vk.com/toys_elena_metlina ) or in Instagram
( https://instagram.com/elena_metlina_68?igshid=s6wlpgf3c2gw )
The English version is available for sale ONLY on the Etsy
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ToysMetlinaElena

Beware of scammers!!!

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Required materials and tools

1. Yarn:
Himalaya Dolphin Baby (100gr/120mt) – 80301 white (2 skeins)
Himalaya Dolphin Baby (100gr/120mt) – 80337 brown (1 skein)
Himalaya Dolphin Baby (100gr/120mt) – 80318 red (2,5 skein)
Himalaya Dolphin Baby (100gr/120mt) – 80333 beige (1 skein)
YarnArt Jeans (50gr/160mt) – 20 pink
YarnArt Jeans (50gr/160mt) – 40 brown
You can use analogues that are suitable in size and color.
2. Eyes d-12mm (I have sewn-on eyes)
3. Felt discs d-20mm
4. Filler – I have fiberfill
5. Hook – I have 3,5 for plush yarn and 2,25 for cotton yarn
6. Needle and strong thread for sewing the details
7. Scissors
8. Wooden buttons d-2,5cm

From the above materials, the size of the toy will be 70cm.
I use mixed crocheting method.

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Symbols
mr – magic ring
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet
dtr – double treble crochet
dc sl st – double crochet slip stitch
puff – puff stitch (tr3tog cluster)
dec. – decrease (2sc together)
inc. – increase (2sc in same stitch)
Triple inc – 3 stitches in same stitch cluster
Triple dec – 3 stitches together cluster
(…) – total amount of stitches in the row
FLO – front loops only (front thread of the loop)
BLO - back loops only (back thread of the loop)
SS – shift stitch: make some additional stitches to align the
marker thread.
FPdc – front post double crochet
BPdc – back post double crochet
I use mixed crocheting method. The thread is caught under the
hook in this method, and the pattern of the canvas reminds
crosses. The canvas turns out to be tighter and the offset of
loops is less considerable.

Tick Cross

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Arms
Crochet two identical details. Fill the lower part of the mittens
stuffed tightly, the arms – not tightly. Start crocheting from the
finger with red yarn.

1. 6sc in mr
2. (1sc, 1inc.)*3 (9)
3-4. 9sc (2 rows)
Cut off the thread, secure and hide the thread ends. Crochet
the palm:
1. 6sc in mr
2. 6inc. (12)
3. (1sc, 1inc.)*6 (18)
4. 17sc, 1inc. (19)
5-8. 19sc (4 rows)
Attach the finger to the palm in the 9th row:
9. 5sc, 4sc with the finger together, 10sc (19)
10. 5sc, 5sc on the remaining stitches of the finger, 10 sc (20)
11. (5sc, 1dec.)*2, 6sc (18)
12-13. 18sc (2 rows)
14. (4sc, 1dec.)*3 (15) – BLO

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Change the thread to the white, output the free end of

the red thread on the front side.
15-19. 15sc (5 rows)
Go back to the 13th row and crochet FLO with red yarn:
18sc. Cut off the red yarn, hide the ends. Continue
crocheting the sleeve:

Attach the red yarn:

20-21. 15sc (2 rows)
Change the thread to the white:
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20-24. 15sc (5 rows)

Change the thread to the red:
25-26. 15sc (2 rows)
Change the thread to the white:
27-31. 15sc (5 rows)
Change the thread to the red:
32-33. 15sc (2 rows)
Change the thread to the white, cut off the red yarn:
34-36. 15sc (3 rows)
Cut off the thread, secure and hide the thread ends. Crochet
the second arm in the same way.

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Legs - Body
Start crocheting from the boots. Crochet the boots with brown
yarn:

1. 8ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 1inc., 5sc, 3sc in one
stitch, on the other side of the chain: 6sc (16)
2. 2inc., 5sc, 3inc., 5sc, 1inc. (22)
3. (1sc, 1inc.)*2, 5sc, (1sc, 1inc.)*3, 6sc, 1inc. (28)
4. (2sc, 1inc.)*2, 5sc, (2sc, 1inc.)*3, 7sc, 1inc. (34)
5. (3sc, 1inc.)*2, 5sc, (3sc, 1inc.)*3, 8sc, 1inc. (40)
6. (4sc, 1inc.)*2, 5sc, (4sc, 1inc.)*3, 9sc, 1inc. (46)+4sc (SS)
Cut out the insole according to the size of the resulting detail.

7. 46sc - BLO
8. 19sc, 3hdc, 2hdc inc., 3hdc, 19sc (48)
9. 19sc, 4hdc, 2hdc inc., 4hdc, 19sc (50)
10. 19sc, 5hdc, 2hdc inc., 5hdc, 19sc (52)
11. 21sc, 5dec., 21sc (47)
12. (6sc, 1dec.)*3, (1dec., 6sc)*2, 1dec., 5sc (41)
Insert the insole into the shoe.
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13. (4sc, 1dec.)*2, 4 sc, fold the detail in half and count 10
stitches, next, crochet grabbing stitches for the both sides
– 5sl st, cut off the thread, attach the thread from the
other side of the leg and crochet: 3sc, (1dec., 4sc)*2 (27)

14. 27sc
15. (7sc, 1dec.)*3 (24)
16. (2sc, 1dec.)*6 (18) – BLO
Change the thread to the red, don’t cut off the brown thread,
output it to the front side.

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17-19. 18sc (3 rows)

20. (2sc, 1inc.)*6 (24)

21-22. 24sc (2 rows)
23. (3sc, 1inc.)*6 (30)
24-27. 30sc (4 rows)
Go back to the 15th row and crochet FLO with brown yarn:
1-2. 24sc (2 rows)

Cut off the brown thread, secure and hide the thread ends.
Secure and hide the thread end on the first leg (the leg on the left in

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the photo). Crochet the second leg in the same way (the leg on the
right in the photo).
Go back to the red color of the right leg (it is the right on the
photo) and continue to crochet. Dissolve 2 stitches on the right leg to
align the thread. Next, put both feet side by side and make sure that
the toes of the shoes are symmetrical.

28. Crochet 5ch from the right leg and attach them to the left
leg (in the 9th stitch on the left leg clockwise from the marker
thread), (4sc,1inc.)*6 – on the left leg, 5sc on the chain, (4sc,
1inc.)*6 – on the right leg, 5sc on the other side of the chain
(82) – place here the marker of the rows beginning, it will be
according to the detail on the front.
29. 36sc, 5inc., 36sc, 5inc. (92)
30-40. 92 (11 rows)
41. 18sc, 1dec., 44sc, 1dec., 26sc (90)
42. 90sc
43. (13sc, 1dec.)*6 (84)
44-45. 84sc (2 rows)

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Crochet 40sc and place the marker. It should pass through the
center of the part at the back. You can get a different number of
stitches, make sure that the marker starts exactly in the center at
the back. Next, the marker thread will go around the back.

46. 25sc, 2hdc, 2dc, 2tr, 2dc, 2hdc, 15sc, 2hdc, 2dc, 2tr, 2dc,
2hdc, 24sc (84) – FLO, don’t cut off the red thread, transfer
it inside.
Attach the white thread:
47. (12sc, 1dec.)*6 (78) – BLO

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48-50. 78sc (3 rows)

51. (11sc, 1dec.)*6 (72)
Change the thread to the red:
52-53. 72sc (2 rows)
Change the thread to the white:
54. (10sc, 1dec.)*6 (66)
55-56. 66sc (2rows)
57. (9sc, 1dec.)*6 (60)
58. 60sc
Change the thread to the red:
59-60. 60sc (2 rows)
Change the thread to the white:
61. (8sc, 1dec.)*6 (54)
62-63. 54sc (2 rows)
Attach the arms to the body in the 64th row. The arms should be
on the sides of the body symmetrically relative to the center in front.
64. 14sc, 7sc with the arm together, 19sc, 7sc with the arm
together, 7sc (54)
65. 13sc, 8sc with remaining stitches of the arm together,
16sc, 8sc with remaining stitches of the arm together, 7sc (56)

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Change the thread to the red:

66. (6sc, 1dec.)*7 (49)
67. 49sc
Change the thread to the white, cut off the red thread.
68. 49sc
69. (5sc, 1dec.)*7 (42)
70. (5sc, 1dec.)*6 (36)
71. (4sc, 1dec.)*6 (30)
72. (3sc, 1dec.)*6 (24)
Change the thread to the beige, cut off the white thread.
73. (4sc, 1dec.)*4 (20) – BLO
74. 20sc – FLO

Head
Continue crocheting with beige yarn.
75. 20inc. (40)
76. (4sc, 1inc.)*8 (48)
77. (7sc, 1inc.)*6 (54)
78. (8sc, 1inc.)*6 (60)

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79. (9sc, 1inc.)*6 (66)

80. (10sc, 1inc.)*6 (72)
81. (11sc, 1inc.)*6 (78)
82. (12sc, 1inc.)*6 (84)
83-89. 84sc (7 rows)
90. (12sc, 1dec.)*6 (78)
91. (11sc, 1dec.)*6 (72)
92. (10sc, 1dec.)*6 (66)
93. (9sc, 1dec.)*6 (60)
94. (8sc, 1dec.)*6 (54)
95-102. 54sc (8 rows)
I recommend strengthening the neck of the toy with wooden
sticks, I use sushi sticks. Insert them into the body of the toy so that
they go through the neck and the free edge comes out (approximately
1/3) in the head.
103. (7sc, 1dec.)*6 (48)
104. (6sc, 1dec.)*6 (42)
105. (5sc, 1dec.)*6 (36)
106. (4sc, 1dec.)*6 (30)
107. (3sc, 1dec.)*6 (24)
108. (2sc, 1dec.)*6 (18)
109. (1sc, 1dec.)*6 (12)
110. 6dec.

Cut off the thread, secure and

hide the thread ends.

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Nose

Crochet with beige yarn. Fill the nose.

1. 6sc in mr
2. 6inc. (12)
3. (1sc, 1inc.)*6 (18)
4. (8sc, 1inc.)*2 (20)
5-6. 20sc (2 rows)
7. (8sc, 1dec.)*2 (18)
8. (1sc, 1dec.)*6 (12)
Cut off the thread, secure and hide the thread ends.

Cheeks

Crochet two identical details with pink yarn.

1. 6sc in mr
2. 6inc. (12)
3. (1sc, 1inc.)*6 (18)
4. (2sc, 1inc.)*6 (24)
5. (3sc, 1inc.)*6 (30)
Cut off the thread, leave the long thread end for sewing.

Beard
Crochet with white yarn.
1. 36ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 35sc, turn the
crocheting and continue in the opposite direction. The
beard scheme is similar to a comb: crochet ch, go back on
it with sc and crochet 1sl st to the basis.

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2. 11ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 10sc, 1sl st to
the basis
3. 15ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 14sc, 1sl st to
the basis
4-5. 18ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 17sc, 1sl st to
the basis (2 times)
6-7. 22ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 21sc, 1sl st to
the basis (2 times)
8-9. 25ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 24sc, 1sl st to
the basis (2 times)
10-11. 30ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 29sc, 1sl st to
the basis (2 times)
12-14. 33ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 32sc, 1sl st to
the basis (3 times)
15-17. 36ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 35sc, 1sl st to
the basis (3 times)
18-20. 38ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 37sc, 1sl st to
the basis (3 times)
21-23. 36ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 35sc, 1sl st to
the basis (3 times)
24-26. 33ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 32sc, 1sl st to
the basis (3 times)

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27-28. 30ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 29sc, 1sl st to
the basis (2 times)
29-30. 25ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 24sc, 1sl st to
the basis (2 times)
31-32. 22ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 21sc, 1sl st to
the basis (2 times)
33-34. 18ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 17sc, 1sl st to
the basis (2 times)
35. 15ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 14sc, 1sl st to
the basis
36. 11ch, from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 10sc, 1sl st to
the basis
Cut off the thread, secure and hide the thread ends.

Straps
Crochet 57ch with red yarn, from the 3rd stitch from the hook:
55dc. Cut off the thread. Crochet two identical details.

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Assembly and decoration

Pin the straps to the pants. Sew the buttons at the front, at
the back the straps are criss-crossed.

Pin the nose: count 14 rows from the neck — it will be the
beginning of the nose on the bottom line. Sew on the nose.

Pin and sew on the cheeks on the sides of the nose.

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One row above the nose sew on the eyes with felt discs
(optional). Embroider the eyebrows, eyelashes and smile with brown
yarn (as in the photo).

Pin the beard to the head as in the photo. I formed a line of

cheeks and chin. Sew on it.

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Cap:
Crochet with red yarn without tightening.
Crochet the cap in rounds with sl st at the end of each row and
with tch at the beginning of each row (these stitches will be counted
as the first stitch of the row).
1. 6sc in mr with sl st
2. 2ch, 5dc (6)
3. 2ch, 1inc., (1dc, 1inc.)*2 (9)
4. 2ch, 8dc (9)
5. 2ch, 1dc, 1inc., (2dc, 1inc.)*2 (12)
6. 2ch, 2dc, 1inc., (3dc, 1inc.)*2 (15)
7. 2ch, 3dc, 1inc., (4dc, 1inc.)*2 (18)
8. 2ch, 1dc, 1inc., (2dc, 1inc.)*5 (24)
9. 2ch, 23dc (24)
10. 2ch, 2dc, 1inc., (3dc, 1inc.)*5 (30)
11. 2ch, 29dc (30)
17. 2ch, 3dc, 1inc., (4dc, 1inc.)*5 (36)
18. 2ch, 35dc (36)
19. 2ch, 4dc, 1inc., (5dc, 1inc.)*5 (42)
20. 2ch, 41dc (42)
21. 2ch, 5dc, 1inc., (6dc, 1inc.)*5 (48)
22. 2ch, 6dc, 1inc., (7dc, 1inc.)*5 (54)
23. 2ch, 7dc, 1inc., (8dc, 1inc.)*5 (60)
24. 2ch, 8dc, 1inc., (9dc, 1inc.)*5 (66)
25-26. 2ch, 65dc (66) (2 rows)
27. 2ch, 9dc, 1inc., (10dc, 1inc.)*5 (72)
28. 2ch, 71dc (72)
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29. 2ch, 10dc, 1inc., (11dc, 1inc.)*5 (78)

30. 2ch, 11dc, 1inc., (12dc, 1inc.)*5 (86)
31. 2ch, 85dc (86)
Cut off the thread, secure and hide the thread ends.

I hope
the crocheting was a
pleasure for you.
Elena Metlina
2023

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