Free amigurumi pattern

Rita Skeeter

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

Legs + body

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

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

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.

Skirt

Join the yarn to the loops left from round 13 and work:

Round	Stitches	Total
1	32hdc	32
2–4	ss, 2ch, 32hdc	32

Fasten off and weave in the end.

Hair

Repeat rounds 1–6 of the head, then continue:

Round	Stitches	Total
7–13	48sc	48
14	(sc, 9ch, starting in the second chain work 8sc)x48

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Hair piece viewed from above, with short curls around the edge.

Glasses

For the glasses, all you need is wire and something square. You can make the shape you want out of cardboard or use something at home with the right shape. Bend the wire around your chosen object. Once the frame is ready, cover all the wire with light brown yarn and tie a thread from one end of the glasses frame to the other.

Square wire glasses wrapped in light brown yarn, positioned on the face.

Quill

To make the quill, use a piece of wire about 4 cm long. Tie strands of dark green yarn along it, then brush them out for a feathery look.

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

Turn and work along the side, into the stitches shown in the photo:

2ch, 8hdc.

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Using burgundy thread, embroider the buttons and work slip stitches along the first row.

Finished lime green jacket laid flat; white dots mark the side where the edging is worked.

Jacket with crocheted sleeves and burgundy details on the collar and cuffs.

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
1–10	11sc	11
11	Burgundy: 11dc	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 eyebrows and a white line under her eye, and add a little color to her cheeks.

Your Rita Skeeter is ready!

Eye detail with an embroidered eyebrow and a white line underneath.