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THe LITTLE SANTA'S HELPER

Author: Kseniya Krupskaya

Copiright: Dear crafters, I did my best to make this pattern simple and clear, easy to understand and to follow and I spent a lot of time, making it. I really hope that you respect my work and give me a credit as the designer of this pattern in your social media. This pattern is my intellectual property and it is for your personal use o n l y. F u l l o r p a r t i a l c o p y i n g a n d s h a r i n g ( p o s t i n g , s e n d i n g , purchasing it with other people, crocheting along with someone else and so on) are infringement of my copyrigh. Please, respect the designer’s rights! Thank you very much!

Please,   contact me in any convenient way if you have any questions, suggestions about the pattern or You have found an error in the instruction. Also remember to tag me please on your finished work when you use any of my patterns. Please use #kru_pattern.

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I will be glad to to get any feedback from You!

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Dear friends, let me introduce myself, My name is Kseniya and for past three years crocheting is my hobby. I'm absolutely obsessed with crocheting Amigurumi toys and photographing my toys in the best way to preset my creations. Perhaps, the idea to combine these two kinds of expressing myself is the true reason why I'm so obsessed with amigurumi and that is why we are both here to crochet the little Santa's helper - Christmas elf. Only in this year I've decided to start preparing for Christmas along before the Holliday crocheting some one new. I've created my own Christmas elf. It's a really big deal for me. Someone says crafters create something that looks like they do. Something that inspired with his own vision and soul. And here we are - two cute smiling buddies. What can be more symbolic, right? Now I would like you to share the experience with me in creating something new and cute! It's time to create your own Christmas elf with his bag of the toys, he will bring only good vibes and memories.

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Supplies yarn for the head and the arms in the beige color Gazzal Jeans #1106 or YarnArt Jeans #07, yarn for the underwear in the green color Cotton Gold #385 and in the gray color YarnArt Jeans #49, yarn for the boots and the hat in the burgundy color YarnArt Jeans #66, yarn for the overall in the khaki color YarnArt Jeans #82, yarn for the hair in the brown color Cotton Gold #493, yarn for a scarf in the mustard color YarnArt Jeans #84, a crochet hook - Clover 2 mm or 1.75mm any type you prefer for all parts and a crochet hook - Clover 2.5mm or 2.25mm any type you prefer for hat buttons 8 mm size - 2 pcs, safety eyes 6 mm size - 2 pcs, a tapestry needle for attaching the pieces, 3 bells: 2 small size and 1 a little bit bigger fot the hat, knitting needles 2 mm, thread thickness: carton or any other polymer material for the boot insoles, YarnArt Jeans - 160m/50g some pins, Cotton Golg - 330m/100g markers, fiberfill, If you have one ball of the happy vibes. yarn every color that will be enough These materials are only a list of my recommendation to help you create the toy like mine. You could use any type/size of the yarn and the hook, but you must understand it will affect the toy's final look.

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Color palette YarnArt Jeans #66

YarnArt Jeans #07

YarnArt Jeans #49

Alize Cotton Gold #385

Alize Cotton Gold #493

YarnArt Jeans #84

YarnArt Jeans #48

Alize Cotton Gold #40

Alize Cotton Gold #126

YarnArt Jeans #29

YarnArt Jeans #56

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Factors to Consider When Determining Yarn Amounts 1. The first and the most obvious factor is a  crochet hook size. If you will use the yarn mentioned in the materials list and a crochet hook size other than recommended one, it would affect the yarn amount necessary for your project. If you choose a larger crochet hook, then you will need much yarn and if you go for a smaller crochet hook - then you will need less yarn than it is specified in the materials list. 2. The second factor – your typical tension when crocheting. The gauge and tension is going to make a difference with the amount of yarn used because it allows for more or less space between stitches. The tighter your stitches, the less yarn you need. 3. The third and very important condition – your stitches shape: V-shape, Xshape/semi-X. The stitch shape depends on what crochet technique you use – yarn over or yarn under. If you wrap the thread, placing the hook underneath the yarn strand (circular movement of the hook from the right to the left) – this makes V-shaped stitch, if you put the hook over the yarn strand (circular movement from the right to the left) – this makes X-shaped stitches, and if you make yarn under then yarn over, this technique gives us semi-X stitches. You will need much more yarn for the fabric made in Yarn Over technique compared with the amount needed for Yarn Under technique. Why did I specify the yarn density in the materials list? If you don’t have the same brand that I recommended, You should use the yarn weight as substitution with any risk of miscalculation for the toy and clothes sizes.

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InstructionS st = stitch MR = magic ring ch/tch = chain/turning chain sl st = slip stitch sc = single crochet hdc = half double crochet dc = double crochet tr = treble crochet dec = decrease inc = increase

BLO  = crochet into back loops only FLO  = crochet into front loops only k = knit / p = purl yo = yarn over e st = edge stitch CL = cluster stitch (4 hdc joined at the top)

The number in brackets at the end of every round means a total number of stitches in the round, (…) * n – means that you should repeat the combination of stitches n times. In this pattern we use US terminology. Choose the correct hook size which is appropriate for the yarn you are going to use. Your choice can be different from mine, but please pay attention to the fact, that the size of the toy and the clothes will be different when you use other yarn and other hook size. Use a stitch marker for your convenience and rounds counting.

The elf is crocheted in semi-X stitches. Shift stitches are calculated precisely for this technique. If You crochet the stitches with Yarn Overs, then You will need to determine the symmetry of the pieces and the number of shift stitches and their location by yourself. Stuff all the pieces as you go, firmly (unless otherwise stated), gradually adding small portions of stuffing and forming necessary shapes of pieces. About yarn change. I recommend to change color in the last stitch of a round, before you start the round with a new color. Work this last stitch with thread of a new color in the following way: pull up a loop with the yarn you're working with and then finish with yarn new one. Also I colored the rounds (in striped part) with the different colors of the yarn for easier pattern reading. About increases. I make invisible increases - work in FLO, but it's easier to make classic increases in some stitches - in both loops. The elf measures is 25 cm tall (9.8 inches) in case of using the materials listed and crocheting in semi-X stitch.

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HOW TO MAKE AN INVISIBLE EDGE Here I wanna show you how I ended the crocheting in the rounds by making invisible edge.

1. Insert the needle in stitch 2 stitches before your last one. Pull it out. 2. Insert the needle between front and back loops of the stitch before your last one. Pull it out. 3. Make sure the thread is tight enough. That is all.

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Part 1. the Elf

ARMS Starting with beige yarn #07. Make two pcs. 1. 6 sc in MR (6) 2. (sc, inc)*3 (9) 3. 9 sc (9) 4. (2 sc, inc)*3 (12) 5-6. 12 sc (12), 2 rnds 7. for the 1st arm: CL, 11 sc (12) for the 2nd arm: 7 sc, CL, 4 sc (12) 8. 12 sc (12) change color to green #385 9. 12 sc (12), change color to grey #49 10. BLO: 12 sc (12) 11-12. 12 sc (12), 2 rnds, change color to green #385 13. 12 sc (12), change color to grey #49 14-16. 12 sc (12), 3 rnds, change color to green #385 17. 12 sc (12), change color to grey #49 18-20. 12 sc (12), 3 rnds, change color to green #385 21. 12 sc (12), change color to grey #49 22-24. 12 sc (12), 3 rnds, change color to green #385 25. 12 sc (12), change color to grey #49 26-28. 12 sc (12), 3 rnds, change color to green #385 29. 12 sc (12), change color to grey #49 30-32. 12 sc (12), 3 rnds, change color to green #385 33. 12 sc (12), change color to grey #49 34-36. 12 sc (12), 3 rnds, fasten off. Fill the arms not tightly, only 2/3 of the whole arm. The cuff crocheting.

CUFF: Place the arm with the tip facing down and attach the thread of color #385  to the front loop of 10th rnd, where we have crocheted into back loops only. Make 1 round with 12 sl st, fasten off.

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legs Starting with the yarn of the burgundy color #66. 1. 6 sc in MR (6) 2-3. 6 sc (6), 2 rnds 4. 3 sl st, inc, sc, inc (8) 5. 3 sl st, 5 sc (8) 6. (3 sc, inc)*2 (10) 7. (4 sc, inc)*2 (12) 8-9. 3 sc, 4 sl st, 5 sc (12), 2 rnds 10. (2 sc, inc)*4 (16) 11. (3 sc, inc)*4 (20) 12-13. 20 sc (20), 2 rnds 14. (2 sc, inc)*4, 8 sc (24) 15-18. 24 sc (24), 4 rnds 19. (2 sc, dec)*6 (18) 20. 18 sc (18) Draw an outline around the countour of the foot on carton (or any other polymer material). If you will wash the toy in the future, don't use the carton because it will be damaged during the washing. Cut out two boot insoles. 21. (sc, dec)*6 (12) 22. 6 dec (6), close the hole through the back loops only, fasten off. The foot is ready. Now we're starting to make a leg.

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Pu t t h e f o ot i n f r o n t o f yo u a n d m a r k o n i t a f o u r sq u a r e w i t h 4 st o n t h e si d e , l i ke y o u s ee o n p i c. T o t a l y o u ha v e t o m a r ke d 1 6 st i t ch e s. At t a ch t h e t h r e a d i n t h e b a ck si d e o f t h e f o o t . 1 - 2 . 1 6 s c ( 1 6 ) , 2 r n d s, m a k e so m e sh i f t st it c h e s i f y o u n e e d , r n d m u st be e n d e d i n t h e m i d dl e o f t h e b a ck s i d e , c h a n g e c o lo r t o g ra y # 4 9 . 3 . B L O: 1 6 s c ( 1 6 ) 4 - 5 . 1 6 s c ( 1 6 ) , 2 r n d s, ch a n g e c o l or t o g re e n # 3 8 5 6 . 1 6 s c ( 1 6 ) , ch a n ge co l o r t o g ra y # 4 9 , 7 - 9 . 1 6 s c ( 1 6 ) , 3 r n d s, c h a n g e col o r t o g re e n # 3 8 5 1 0 . ( 7 s c , i n c ) *2 ( 1 8 ), ch a n g e col o r t o g ra y # 4 9 1 1 . 18 s c ( 1 8 ) 1 2 . ( 5 s c , i n c ) *3 ( 2 1 ) 1 3 . 2 1 s c ( 2 1 ) , c h a n ge co l o r t o g re e n # 3 8 5 1 4 . 2 1 s c ( 2 1 ) , c h a n ge co l o r t o g ra y # 4 9 1 5 - 1 7 . 2 1 s c ( 2 1 ) , 3 r n d s, ch a n g e col o r t o g re e n #385 1 8 . 2 1 s c ( 2 1 ) , ch a n ge co l o r t o g ra y # 3 8 5 , cu t gr e e n thread 1 9 . ( 6 s c , i n c ) *3 ( 2 4 )

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20-21. #385 22. 24 23. 24 24. 24 thread

24 sc (24), 2 rnds, change color to green sc (24), change color to grey #385 sc (24) sc + 10 extra sc for the 1st leg (24), cut the and fasten off. + 19 extra sc for the 2nd leg (24), don't cut the thread.

The quantity of shift stitches in round 24 on the legs depends on your own yarn tension and can be different. How to make a right quantity of shift stitches? Put the legs on the desk and fold its upper part like you see on pic. The stitches which are placed in the middle of the inner fold - are the stitches you should connect with the chain. Mark it. Then count how many stitches you need to crochet after end of the round 24.

CUFF: Then crochet the cuffs on the boots. Place the foot like you see on pic and attach the thread of  burgundy color to the front loop  of the round  2. The foot must be placed with the heel facing up. Crochet 16 sc. Fasten off.

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body ATTACHING THE LEGS: Continue to work, make 3 chain stitches and 1 sl st into the markered stitch on the 1st leg.

We've attached two legs one to another. In the next rnd we crochet with the gray yarn till the place where we had change the yarn on the 2nd leg in previous rnd and change there the yarn onto the green. 25. 24 sc along the 1st leg (last stitch into sl st), 3 sc along the ch , 24 sc along the 2nd leg (somewhere here we need to change the yarn on green), 3 sc along the ch (54), put the marker.

In next rnd we must change the yarn in the same way: when we reach the place of change. 26. 24 sc, 3 inc, 24 sc (somewhere here we need to change the yarn on gray), 3 inc (60) 27. 24 sc, (sc, inc)*3, 24 sc, (sc, inc)*3 (66) Continue to crochet till the place where you change the yarn, put the marker there. Now it will be the start of the rnd. 28. (10 sc, inc)*6 (72), change color to green #385 29. 72 sc (72), change color to gray #49 30-32. 72 sc (72), 3 rnds, change color to green #385 33. (10 sc, dec)*6 (66), change color to gray #49 34-36. 66 sc (66), 3 rnds, change color to green #385 37. (9 sc, dec)*6 (60), change color to gray #49 38-40. 60 sc (60),3 rnds, change color to green #385

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41. 60 sc (60), change color to gray #49 42. (8 sc, dec)*6 (54) 43-44. 54 sc (54), 2 rnds, change color to green #385 45. 54 sc (54), change color to gray #49 46-47. 54 sc (54), 2 rnds 48. (7 sc, dec)*6 (48), change color to green #385 49. 48 sc (48), change color to gray #49 50-51. 48 sc (48), 2 rnds 52. (6 sc, dec)*6 (42), change color to green #385 53. 42 sc (42), change color to gray #49 54. 42 sc (42) 55. (5 sc, dec)*6 (36) 56. 5 sc along the body, 6 sc along the inner side of the 1st arm and the body, 11 sc along the body, 6 sc along the inner side of the 2nd arm and the body, 8 sc, change color to green #385. Pay your attention to the simmetry of the arms location. Please correct it according to your thread tention and position of the legs. Maybe you will need to make other quantity of stitches at the beginning or at the end of the round. Also I recommend to make ordinary decreases in the place of crocheting the arms. 57. (4 sc, dec)*6 (30), crochet 6 st of each arm which were left free according to stitches combination, change color to gray #49. 58. (3 sc, dec)*6 (24) 59-60.24 sc (24), 2 rnds, change color to green #385 and cut the gray one. 61. (2 sc, dec)*6 (18), 3 rnds, change color to beige #07/1106, cut the green thread. 62. BLO: 18 sc (18) 63-64. 18 sc (18), cut the thread and fasten off. COLLAR: Attach the thread of green color to the front loop  of the round  61. The body must be placed with the legs down. Crochet 18 sl st. Fasten off.

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head Starting with the yarn of beige color #07/1106. 1. 6 sc in MR (6) 2. 6 inc (12) 3. (sc, inc)*6 (18) 4. (2 sc, inc)*6 (24) 5. (3 sc, inc)*6 (30) 6. (4 sc, inc)*6 (36) 7. (5 sc, inc)*6 (42) 8. (6 sc, inc)*6 (48) 9. (7 sc, inc)*6 (54) 10. (8 sc, inc)*6 (60) 11. (9 sc, inc)*6 (66) 12. (10 sc, inc)*6 (72) 13-25. 72 sc (72), 13 rnds Insert the eyes (now or when you finish the process) between 18-19 rnds with a distance of 11 stitches apart. I recomend you to insert the eyes when the head will be finished. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34.

5 sc, dec, (10 sc, dec)*5, 5 sc (66) (9 sc, dec)*6 (60) 4 sc,dec (8 sc, dec)*5, 4 sc (54) (7 sc, dec)*6 (48) 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc (42) (5 sc, dec)*6 (36) 2 sc, dec, (4 sc,dec)*5, 2 sc (30) (3 sc, dec)*6 (24) sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc (18), fasten off.

Fill the head with the fiber tightly, and if you haven't inserted the eyes, use pins for the best positions for the eyes. Pull the fiberfill out the head, wide the holes for the eyes with a hook, insert and close the back of the eyes. Fill the head with fiber again. I recommend that you melt the back of the safety eyes. I use a household lighter. But be careful in using it, because you could damage or dirty the crocheted piece and you might burn it. Press the melted part of the back side of the eye with a lighter or a knife to secure it.

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hair Starting with the yarn of brown color #493. 1. 6 sc in MR (6) 2. 6 inc (12) 3. (sc, inc)*6 (18) 4. (2 sc, inc)*6 (24) 5. (3 sc, inc)*6 (30) 6. (4 sc, inc)*6 (36) 7. (5 sc, inc)*6 (42) 8. (6 sc, inc)*6 (48) 9. (7 sc, inc)*6 (54) 10. (8 sc, inc)*6 (60) 11. (9 sc, inc)*6 (66) 12. (10 sc, inc)*6 (72) 13-21. 72 sc (72), 9 rnds 22. 8 ch, from the 2nd st on the hook: sl st, 5 sc, hdc, sl st in the foundation, 2 sl st; (10 ch,from the 2nd st on the hook: sl st, 5 sc, 3 hdc, skip 1 st, sl st in the foundation)*2; 2 sl st, 28 dc, 3 tr, 25 sc, 3 hdc, sc, 9 ch, from the 2nd st on the hook: l st, 5 sc, 2 hdc, sl st in the foundation. Don't cut the thread, leave a very long tail (about 70 cm).

ears Starting with the yarn of beige color #07/1106. 1. 6 sc in MR (6) 2. (2 sc, inc)*2 (8) 3. (3 sc, inc)*2 (10) 4. (4 sc, inc)*2 (12) 5-6. 12 sc (12) 7. (4 sc, dec)*2 (10) 8. (3 sc, dec)*2 (8), cut the thread and leave a long tail for sewing.

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assembling 1. E n br oi de r th e no s e . M a r k w i t h t he pi ns a b ou t 6 st i t che s. M ak e 2-3 l e n gt h w i s e s t i t ch e s f rom t h e one p i n t o t h e ot he r one . W r ap t h ese s t i t ch es w i t h t h e n e e d l e w i t h t h e t h re ad u s i n g t r an s v er se st i t che s. T o b e su r e t h e n os e w i l l n o t w o b bl e d m ake a cou p l e s t i t ch e s t h r ou g ht t he he a d t oo. Pl ea s e t a k e y our a t t e nt i o n o n t h e t hr ead t e ns i on . I f i t w i l l b e n ot s t ron g e n ou gh t h e n os e w i l l be w ob bl e d a nd d oe sn' t l o ok ni ce.

2 . D ep t h of t he e ye s . Y ou c a n m a ke t he f a ce scu l p t i n g i f y o u w an t : i n s e rt a ne e d l e b e t w e e n s t i t ch e s i n t h e bo t t om of t he ne ck i n poi n t 1 a nd pu l l i t ou t t h e r i g ht l o w er co r ne r o f t he r i gh t e y e ( f o r us ) i n poi n t 2, t he n, m ak i n g a sm al l st i t ch , i n ser t a ne ed l e i n t h e l e f t co rn e r of t h e s a m e e y e i n poi nt 3 a nd p ul l i t o ut i n p o i nt 4. M ak e a sm al l st i t ch ag ai n i n s er t a n eed l e i n p oi nt 5, pul l i n g i t out i n p oi nt 6 b e t w e en st i t ch es t o t h e l e f t f ro m po i n t 1 i n 1 st i t c h .

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Pu l l b ot h t ai l t hr e a ds u n t i l y ou h a v e t h e c o rre ct p os i t i on of t h e e y e s an d m ak e 2- 3 st r on g k not s . I f i t ' s ne cess ar y , p u l l t h e t ai l t h re ad s agai n an d m ak e t he on e m or e k n ot . C u t t he t hr e a d a n d h i d e t h e t ai l s o f t h e t h re ad i n s i d e t h e h e ad . M ak e a l i t t l e st i t c h w i t h t he w hi t e t h r e ad a r o u nd ou t er s i d e of t h e e ach e y e . S o m e of you use t he s a m e t h r e ad f or con t r act i o n as f o r t h e t oy , b u t t h i s t h re ad i s n ' t st or n g e nou g h. I r e com m en d t o u s e ny l o n t h re ad of t h e s am e col o r f o r t he s cu l pt i n g o f t he e yes . @KRU.TOYS • SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER • 2020

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3. E m b ro i d e r th e e ye b r ow s . M a r k w i t h t he pi ns pl a ce f o r t h e ey eb r ow s: 2 s t i t ch e s ab ov e t h e e y e i n t h e t op a n d 1 st i t c h i n t h e bo t t om of t h e ey eb r o w and w i t h 4 s t i t ch e s w i d e .

4. S e w t he ha i r . M a k e s u r e t he pl a ce o f ha i r i s o k f o r y o u an d s e w i t w i t h l i t t l e i n v i s i b l e s t i t t ch e s . 5. S e w t he e a r s . Fo l d a l i t t l e bi t t he ed g e o f t h e e ar , m ake a cou p l e s t i t ch e s an d s e w i t o n t h e l e v e l o f n os e l i k e yo u s ee on pi ct u r e . 6. Fre ck l e s a nd bl us h Y ou c a n a l s o m a ke f r e ckl es a n d a b l u ch . I h av e u s e f or i t an e y e b row p e n ci l an d a n e ye sha dow s. T h e he a d i s r e a dy , a l l i s l ef t i s se w i t t o t h e h e ad . .

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7. Sewing the head.

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I l i ke t he t e c hni que o f t he cf a f t m ake r @ l i t tl e f i sh . c r oc h ete ri e. I t ' s r eal l y n eat a nd a n i n v i si bl e t e c hni que of at t a chi n g t h e p i ece s t oge t he r. I nse r t a n ee dl e up i n t he l oo p of t h e n eck , t h e n cat ch a s t i t ch o f t he h e ad w i t h a n eed l e , a s i f pi e r ci ng t hi s st i t ch w i t h a n ee d l e - i ns e rt i n g a n e e d l e i n a s t i t ch b e f or e i t an d p u l l i ng i t out i n t h e ne xt s t i t ch. P ay a tte nti o n, I f y ou w an t t h e h ead t o b e i n t h e m i d l l e w i t hou t a ny sh i f t i n g, w o r k i n t h e st i t ch t o t he s t i t ch t e ch n i q u e . P i n t h e h e a d t o t h e b o dy t o he l p t he p r o cess of a t t ach i n g i t .

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Part 2. the OUTFIT

pants Make a chain of 39 stitches. Make sure the chain doesn't twist, then make 1 sl st in the 1st stitch and close it in a circle. 1-4. 39 sc (39), 4 rnds 5. (12 sc, inc)*3 (42) 6-9. 42 sc (42), 4 rnds 10. (9 sc, inc, 10 sc,inc)*2 (46) 11-13. 46 sc (46), 3 rnds, fasten off and cut the thread for the 1st part of the pants. For the 2nd part make 2 more sc after the 13th rnd (check to your crochet tensity, fold the trouser leg in half, maybe you will need to make less amount of stitches), don't cut the thread. Prepare for crocheting in reverse direction (counterclock-wise). Pull out the hook from the last stitch and insert it back at the other side. It means the tip of the hook must look into the pants first and it will look out of the pants after. Also make sure you have the same beginning for the 1st leg and for the 2nd leg, work 4 sc through both parts of the pants. After connecting both legs we continue to crochet in ordinary way: from the right to the left.

The beginning of 2nd part of the pants must be in the same point.

Work 4 sc through both parts of the pants. Step 1.

14. 42 sc along the 1st leg, 42 sc along the 2nd leg, put the marker (84) 15-17. 84 sc (84), 3 rnds 18. (19 sc, dec)*4 (80) 19-27. 80 sc (80), 9 rnds, sl st, fasten off.

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4 sc through both parts of the pants. Step 1-4.

Then work in rounds.

Hide the thread tail.

UPPER PART The upper part of the pants is crocheted in turning rows, so pay your attention that we need to make a turning chain after each row. Mark 19 sc simmetrycally and attach the thread to the right side. Leave a long (abot 50 cm/19,7 inc) tail. 1-8. 19 sc, ch( 19), 8 rnds, fasten off. Crochet along the edge of the upper part of the pants with sc using the long tail we have left in the beginning of the work. @KRU.TOYS • SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER • 2020

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STRIPS Make chain of 7 stitches, sl st into the 1st stitch (that is the 1st loop for the button), make chain of 35 stitches, 4 sc along the upper edge of the pants in the middle of the back, make chain of 41 stitches, sl st into the 7th stitch from the hook (that is the 2nd loop for the button), crochet back to the beginning along the chain 72 sc. Cut the thread and fasten off. Sew the buttons to the upper part of the pants for the strips.

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hat (knitted) The hat is oversize, so if you don't wanna make so big one, just cast on a less stitches. But please take to attention if you will use a less stitches the hat will be smaller and shorter. Cast on (I use only 1 needle) 72 stitches. 1-5. make a ribbing k2p2, i.e. up to the end of a row (72), 5 6-17. stockinnette stitch (72), I recommend to make the 6th

Dec left.

anterate k2 and p2 rows 12 rows row with purl.

Then make 2 dec (in the end and in the beginning) in every front side till the end of knitting when all is left 6 stitches. I made total 89 rows. dec left - k2tog. dec right - slip 2 stitches and change their order on the left needle, but the 2nd stitch (last one) must be in over of the 1st one. Then work them together.

Dec right - step 1.

For example: 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

all purl edge st, dec left, 50 k, dec right, edge st (54) all purl edge st, dec left, 48k, dec right, edge st(52) all purl and so on till the end.

Bind off stitches and sew the hat or attach both edges of the hat to each other with a hook. I prefer to work with a hook. Sew the bell on the top. Dec right - step 2.

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hat (crocheted) With a hook 2,5 mm and burgundy color #66, work loose enough. 1.  4 sc in MR (4) 2. (sc, inc)*2 (6) 3. 6 sc (6) 4. (sc, inc)*3 (9) 5. 9 sc (9) 6. (2 sc, inc)*3 (12) 7-8. 12 sc (12), 2 rnds 9. (2 sc, inc)*4 (16) 10-11. 16 sc (16), 2 rnds 12. (3 sc, inc)*4 (20) 13-14. 20 sc (20), 2 rnds 15. (4 sc, inc)*4 (24) 16. 24 sc (24) 17. (5 sc, inc)*4 (28) 18. 28 sc (28) 19. (6 sc, inc)*4 (32) 20. 32 sc (32) 21. (7 sc, inc)*4 (36) 22. 36 sc (36) 23. (8 sc, inc)*4 (40) 24. 40 sc (40) 25. (9 sc, inc)*4 (44) 26. 44 sc (44) 27. (10 sc, inc)*4 (48) 28. 10 sc (48) 29. (7 sc, inc)*6 (54) 30-31. 54 sc (54), 2 rnds 32. (8 sc, inc)*6 (60) 33-34. 60 sc (60), 2 rnds 35. (9 sc, inc)*6 (66) 36. 66 sc (66), 2 rnds 37. (10 sc, inc)*6 (72) 38-40. 72 sc (72), 3 rnds 41. ch, 70 hdc, sc, sl st (72), fasten off and cut the thread. You can make a couple of stitches with the needle at some points to make the folds on the hat. Sew the bell on the top.

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scarf The knitted one Cast on 9 stitches. The scarf has a lengh about 38 cm (14.96 inc). Just knit stockinnette stitch while it will be long enough and bind off stitches in the end.

The crochet one If you can't (or don't like to) knit you can make a crochet scarf. Make a chain from about 38 cm (14.96 inc) length, from the 2nd st on the hook make sc in every stitch till the end of the chain + ch, turn the work. Continue to crochet with 6 more turning rows, fasten off.

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Part 3. the ACCESSORIES

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1 .F r om t he 3r d st on t h e h oo k: 3 1 d c, 3 d c i n l as t s t i t c h, f r om t he ot h e r si d e: 30 dc, 2 d c i n 1st s t i t c h ( 66 ) , put t h e m ar ke r . 2 -1 9 . 6 6 d c (66), 1 8 rn ds A f t er r nd 1 9 m a ke: hd c, sc, s l st , f a st en o f f . A l s o w e n ee d a pa t ch f o r t he b a g . M ak e a c ha i n f r om t he 9 st i t c he s a n d cr o ch et w i t h t u r n i ng r ow s : 8 sc f r o m t he 2 n d st o n t h e h oo k, ch , t u r n t h e w or k, r e pe at t h i s 6 m or e t i m es . Af t e r cr oc h et al ong t he e dge t h e s t i t ch w i t h sc. C u t t h e t h r ea d a nd l i v e a l ong t a i l f or sew i ng . N ow m a k e a c or d f r om ch ai n w i t h 8 6 st i t c hes . BE A R S t a r t i n g f r om t he a r m s w i t h t he b ro w n t h r e ad, m a k e t w o. 1 .6 s c i n M R ( 6 ) 2 . ( 2 s c , i n c ) *2 ( 8) 3 -8 . 8 s c (8), 6 rn d s 9 . ( 2 s c , d ec ) *2 ( 6) , f a st en o f f . Co n t i nu e w i t h t h e l e g s, m a k e t w o a l s o. 1 .6 s c i n M R ( 6 ) 2 . 6 i nc ( 1 2 ) 3 -6 . 1 2 sc (12), 4 rn d s 7 . ( 2 s c , d ec ) *3 ( 9) 8. 9 sc (9) 9 . ( s c , de c ) *3 ( 6) , f a st en of f . S t a r i ng t h e body . 1 .6 s c i n M R ( 6) 2 . 6 i nc ( 1 2 ) 3 . ( s c , i nc ) * 6 ( 18 ) 4 . 3 sc t h r o ug t he 1 st l eg a n d b od y , 2 sc , 3 s c t h r ou g h t he 2 n d l e g an d b o d y , 1 0 sc ( 1 8 ) 5 . (2 s c , inc ) *4, 2 sc, 3 c h , from the 2nd s t o n t h e h o o k : 2 s c; in c, 2 sc , inc (24), t h e ch a i n s t i t ch e s m u st be placed in the m i d d l e o f t h e b a ck , s o l o o k o n yo ur ow n placem en t o f t h e t a i l . 6 . 2 4 sc ( 24 ) @KRU.TOYS • SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER • 2020

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7 -9 . 2 4 s c (24), 3 rnds 1 0 . (2 sc , dec)*6 (18) 1 1 . 2 s c throu gh the 1st a r m a n d b o d y, 6 s c, 2 s c th ro u gh the 2nd arm an d b o d y, 8 s c ( 1 8 ) 1 2 . (s c , dec )*6 (12) 1 3 . 6 d e c (6) 1 4 . 6 i n c (12) 1 5 . 1 2 i nc (24) 1 6 . 2 4 sc (24) 1 7 . (3 sc , inc ) (30) 1 8 -2 2 . 3 0 s c (30), 5 rn d s 2 3 . (3 s c , dec)*6 (24) 2 4 . (2 sc , dec)*6 (18) 2 5 . (s c , d ec )*6 (12) 2 6 . 6 d e c (6), close the hol e a n d f a st e n o f f . N ow w e need t o m a ke t h e m u z z l e , em b r o i d e r t h e no se a nd a c oupl e o f t h e ea r s. M a k e a c ha i n f r om 5 c h w i t h t he m i l k t h r e ad , f r o m t h e 2 n d s t on t h e hoo k: 3 s c, 3 s c i n t he l ast st, f r o m t h e o t h er s i de - 2 s c, i nc, f ast en of f . Th at w a s a m u z z l e. M a k e t w o e a r s: 6 s c i n M R , f a st en o f f and l eav e a l o n g t a i l f or s ew i ng . N ow a l l i s l e f t - i s se w t h e ea r s, t h e m u z z l e an d a co u pl e of but t on s f or t h e ey es an d y o u r l i t t l e t e dd y be a r - g i f t i s r ea d y ! BA LL S t a r t w i t h t he r e d t hr e a d. 1 .6 s c i n M R ( 6) 2. 6 inc (12) 3 . ( s c , i nc ) * 6 ( 18 ) 4 . ( 2 s c , i nc ) *6 ( 2 4 ) 5 . ( 3 s c , i nc ) *6 ( 3 0 ) 6 . ( 4 s c , i nc ) *6 ( 3 6) 7 -8 . 3 6 s c (36), 2 rn ds, ch a n ge the color to y e l l o w 9 -1 0 . 3 6 s c (36), 2 rnds, cha n g e t h e co l o r t o r e d 1 1- 1 2 . 3 6 s c ( 3 6 ) , 2 r nd s 1 3. ( 4 sc , d e c ) * 6 ( 3 0 ) 1 4. ( 3 sc , d e c ) * 6 ( 2 4 ) 1 5. ( 2 sc , d e c ) * 6 ( 1 8 ) 1 6. ( s c , de c) *6 ( 12 ) 1 7. 6 de c ( 6 ) , cl ose t he h ol e a n d f a st en o f f .

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CHRISTMAS TREE Start with the green thread. All rnds are crocheting with BLO if its not mentioning otherwise. 1.6 sc in MR (6) 2. (sc, inc) (9) 3. 9 sc (9) 4. (2 sc, inc)*3 (12) 5. 12 sc (12) 6. (2 sc, inc)*4 (16) 7. 18 sc (16) 8. (3 sc, inc)*4 (20) 9. 20 sc (20) 10. (4 sc, inc)*4 (24) 11. 24 sc (24) 12. (5 sc, inc)*4 (28) 13. 28 sc (28) 14. (6 sc, inc)*4 (32) 15. 32 sc (32) 16. (2 sc, dec)*8 (24) 17. work with both loops: (sc, dec)*8 (16) 18. work with both loops: 8 dec (8), change the thread on the brown 19. BLO: 8 sc (8) 20-21. 8 sc (8), 2 rnds, close the hole and fasten off. Sew the colorfull botons to the tree if you like how it looks.

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Now your little Santa's helper - the cutest elf and his tiny bag with the gifts are ready for Christmas Eve. May your Hollidays bring you joy and happiness! Marry Christmas and Happy New Year!

That is it. Please remember to tag your elfs using #kru_pattern and don't forget to mention me whenever you post one of my toys. Give your creation kindness and lovely stories.

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