A cheerful little leprechaun girl with bouncy orange curls, freckles, a green dress with a four-leaf clover, a tall green top hat and green shoes with golden buckles – a lucky charm and a sweet St Patrick's Day decoration or gift.
An easy crochet pattern by Galina Stelmakhova with step-by-step instructions and photos. A wire frame helps the doll stand.
This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.
LANGUAGE:
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The pattern is in English.
SKILL LEVEL:
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Easy
FINISHED SIZE:
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Approx. 15 cm (5.9 inches) tall using the materials stated in the pattern.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
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Magic ring
Crochet in rounds
Single crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Slip stitch
MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
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• Yarn in skin, orange, white, green, dark green, black and yellow – I used YarnArt “Jeans” (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 160 m / 50 g): 12 g skin, 5 g orange, 5 g dark green, 10 g green, 2 g white and a little black and yellow.
• Matching crochet hook – I used 1.75 mm.
• Two black beads or half beads for the eyes (I used 8 mm).
• Single core copper electrical wire – about 40 cm (15.7 inches), 1.5 mm thick – and fabric tape 1 cm wide for the wire ends.
• A piece of thick cardboard or plastic for the insoles.
• Red embroidery thread for the mouth; optional: an orange felt-tip pen or orange thread for the freckles.
• Stuffing, tapestry needle, transparent glue and sewing pins.
ABOUT THIS PATTERN:
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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).
20 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.
