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Turn leftover yarn into magic with this adorable dwarf elf crochet tutorial! Perfect for beginners and experienced crafters alike, this easy pattern uses only scrap yarn to make squishy, whimsical dwarf elves. Great as desk decor, keychains, or sweet gifts—simple, fun, and full of charm.

Stitch Key (Beginner Friendly)

• X: sc (single crochet)
• V: 2 sc into the same stitch
• A: single crochet decrease
• F: dc (double crochet)
• FV: 2dc into the same stitch
• blo: Through back loops only
• flo: Through front loops only
• sl st: slip stitch ch: chain stitch
• E: treble crochet
• number+(): the number of times to loop the stitches in parentheses

Note: Start each round with ch, end with sl st. These do not count toward total stitches.

Full Dwarf Elf Crochet Pattern

Crochet the body

Row	Stitch	Total stitch
R1	Magic Ring 6X	6
R2	6V	12
R3	6 (X, V)	18
R4	6 (2X, V)	24
R5	6 (3X, V)	30
R6	6 (4X, V)	36
R7	6 (5X, V)	42
R8	42X	42
R9	3 (13X, V)	45
R10	3 (14X, V)	48
R11	3 (15X, V)	51
R12~R18	51X	51
R19	3 (15X, A)	48
R20	4 (10X, A)	44
R21	44X	44
R22	4 (9X, A)	40
R23	4 (8X, A)	36
R24	36X	36
R25	4 (7X, A)	32
R26	32X	32
R27	4 (6X, A)	28
R28	28X	28
R29	4 (5X, A)	24
R30	24X	24
R31	4 (4X, A)	20
R32	4 (3X, A)	16
	Stuff with polyester fiberfill
R33	8A	8
	Stuff with fiberfill, close, and fasten off.

Crochet two arms (Make 2)

Row	Stitch	Total stitch
Crochet with skin-toned yarn
R1	Magic Ring 6X	6
R2	6V	12
R3~R5	12X	12
R6	2 (4X ,A)	10
Switch to a different color yarn
R7~R16	10X	10

Crochet the nose

Row	Stitch	Total stitch
R1	Magic Ring 6X	6
R2	6V	12
R3	6 (X, V)	18
R4~R6	18X	18
R7	6 (X, A)	12
R8	6A	6
Leave a long tail for sewing

Crochet the beard

Row	Stitch	Total stitch
R1	Magic Ring 6X	6
R2	3 (X, V)	9
R3	3 (2X, V)	12
R4	3 (3X, V)	15
R5	3 (4X, V)	18
R6	3 (5X, V)	21
R7	21X	21
R8	3 (6X, V)	24
R9	24X	24
R10	3 (7X, V)	27
R11	27X	27
R12	3 (8X, V)	30
R13~R14	30X	30
Leave a long tail for sewing

Crochet the hat

Row	Stitch	Total stitch
R1	Magic Ring 6X	6
R2~R11	6X	6
R12	2 (2X, V)	8
R13	8X	8
R14	4 (X, V)	12
R15	12X	12
R16	4 (2X, V)	16
R17	16X	16
R18	4 (3X, V)	20
R19	20X	20
R20	4 (4X, V)	24
R21	24X	24
R22	4 (5X, V)	28
R23	28X	28
R24	4 (6X, V)	32
R25	32X	32
R26	4 (7X, V)	36
R27	36X	36
R28	4 (8X, V)	40
R29	40X	40
R30	4 (9X, V)	44
R31	44X	44
R32	4 (10X, V)	48
R33	48X	48
R34	4 (11X, V)	52
R35~R36	52X	52
R37	Crochet one round of Reverse Single Crochets (Rev Sc)	52
Fasten off and weave in the ends

Assembly

Sew arms, nose, beard, and hat firmly to the body. Add eyes for a cute finish.

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