Free amigurumi pattern

Remus Lupin

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MR: Magic ring
ch: Chain
ss: Slip stitch
sc: Single crochet
inc: Increase
dec: Decrease
dc: Double crochet
BLO: Back loop only

Legs + body

Round	Stitches	Total
1	Dark brown: MR 6sc	6
2	(2sc, inc)x2	8
3	Brown: 8sc	8
4	(3sc, inc)x2	10
5	(4sc, inc)x2	12
6,7	12sc	12

Make two pieces. Fasten off the first and continue working on the second to join the legs:

Round	Stitches	Total
8	2ch, 12sc in the first leg, 2sc, 12sc in the second leg, 2sc	28
9	6sc, inc, 13sc, inc, 7sc	30
10	7sc, inc, 13sc, inc, 8sc	32
11 and 12	32sc	32
13	White, BLO 32sc	32
14	(6sc, dec)x4	28
15	28sc	28
16	(5sc, dec)x4	24
17,18	24sc	24

Stuff as you go.

Round	Stitches	Total
19	(4sc, dec)x4	20
20,21	20sc	20
22	(3sc, dec)x4	16

Fasten off and weave in the end.

Arms x2

Round	Stitches	Total
1	Skin tone: MR 6sc	6
2	(2sc, inc)x2	8
3	White: 8sc	8
4–14	8sc	8

Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew the arms between rounds 21 and 22 of the body.

Both finished arms, white with skin-tone hands.

Head

Round	Stitches	Total
1	MR 8sc	8
2	8inc	16
3	(sc, inc)x8	24
4	(2sc, inc)x8	32
5	(3sc, inc)x8	40
6	(4sc, inc)x8	48
7–16	48sc	48

Place the safety eyes between rounds 12 and 13, 9 stitches apart.

Round	Stitches	Total
17	(4sc, dec)x8	40
18	(3sc, dec)x8	32
19	(2sc, dec)x8	24
20	(sc, dec)x8	16

Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew the head to the body as shown in the photo.

Embroider a nose between rounds 13 and 14.

Head sewn to the body, with safety eyes in place and an embroidered nose.

Hair

Round	Stitches	Total
1	MR 6sc	6
2	6inc	12
3	(sc, inc)x6	18
4	(2sc, inc)x6	24
5	(ss, 17ch, starting in the second chain work 16sc)x16, ss, 12ch, starting in the second chain work 11sc, (ss, 11ch, starting in the second chain work 10sc)x6, (ss, 12ch, starting in the second chain work 11sc)

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Position the hair as shown, with the 16 long strands at the back of the head, behind the ears.

Place one 12-chain strand in front of each ear. Sweep 4 short strands to one side and the other 2 to the opposite side, leaving space between them as shown.

Hair piece laid flat: a central circle surrounded by long and short strands.

Hair sewn to the head, with the short bangs spaced apart.

Ears x2

Round	Stitches	Total
1	MR 5sc	5

Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew the ears to either side of the face.

Tie

Chain 10 and start in the second chain from the hook:

Round	Stitches	Total
1	ss, 7sc, (3ch, 2dc, 3ch) in the last stitch

Fasten off and sew to the body.

Finished black tie with a knot at one end.

Jacket

Chain 21 and start in the second chain from the hook:

Round	Stitches	Total
1	3sc, 3sc in one stitch, 2sc, 3sc in one stitch, 6sc, 3sc in one stitch, 2sc, 3sc in one stitch, 3sc	28
2	4sc, 4ch, skip 5 stitches, 10sc, 4ch, skip 5 stitches, 4sc	26
3	26sc	26
4	5sc, inc, 14sc, inc, 5sc	28
5	6sc, inc, 14sc, inc, 6sc	30
6	7sc, inc, 14sc, inc, 7sc	32
7	8sc, inc, 14sc, inc, 8sc	34
8 and 9	34sc	34

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Sew down the top corners of the jacket to create lapels. Put it on Remus and sew a few stitches in the middle to close it.

Finished jacket laid flat, with the sleeves out to the sides.

Jacket on the doll, with lapels sewn down and the tie showing.

Jacket sleeves

There are 11 stitches around each sleeve opening: 5 at the top, 4 at the bottom and 1 on each side. Join the yarn to a stitch as shown in the photo and work:

Round	Stitches	Total
1–11	11sc	11

Fasten off and weave in the end.

Crochet hook inserted into a stitch of the sleeve opening to join the yarn.

Finishing touches

Finally, embroider a white line under his eye, and add scars and a mustache.

Your Remus is ready!

Remus's face with a white line under the eyes, embroidered scars and a mustache.