Free amigurumi pattern

Severus Snape

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MR: Magic ring
ch: Chain
sc: Single crochet
inc: Increase
dec: Decrease
BLO: Back loop only

Legs + body

Round	Stitches	Total
1	Black: MR 6sc	6
2	(2sc, inc)x2	8
3	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	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	Black: 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, black 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.

Robe

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
8–19	34sc	34

Fasten off and weave in the end.

Finished black robe laid flat, with the sleeves out to the sides.

Robe 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	11sc	11
2	(2sc, inc)x3, 2sc	14
3–12	14sc	14

Fasten off and weave in the end.

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

Hair

Chain 11 and start in the second chain from the hook:

Work in a spiral around the foundation chain.

ss, 18ch, starting in the second chain work 17sc, ss, 20ch, starting in the second chain work 19sc, (ss, 22ch, starting in the second chain work 21sc)x16, ss, 20ch, starting in the second chain work 19sc, ss, 18ch, starting in the second chain work 17sc, ss

Sew the hair to Snape's head with 10 strands on each side, as shown in the photo.

Hair piece laid flat: long black strands coming off a central chain.

Finishing touches

Finally, embroider eyebrows. And don't forget Snape's angry little mouth!

Snape's face with hair sewn on both sides, embroidered eyebrows and an angry mouth.