Crochet Leprechaun – Amigurumi Leprechaun Free Pattern

Liam the Leprechaun is my newest St. Patrick’s Day-themed free crochet pattern!

Read on to learn more about my design process and inspiration, or scroll to the end to get the free pattern. If you’re in a hurry and need to take this pattern offline, grab the beautifully formatted, ad-free, PDF pattern from Etsy here.

A super cute beard and hair for doll-beginners!

If you’re a beginner to doll making and intimidated by all the different ways of creating doll hair, this is a great place to start! Liam the Leprechaun has a simple and clever hairstyle that you can make easily as a first time dollmaker. His beard is composed entirely of bobble stitches, so it’s a great way to try them out without committing to a larger project.

Liam the Leprechaun has a super cute and on-theme outfit, but the best news is that this outfit is mostly worked with color changes, meaning that this doll is a breeze to make and you won’t have to waste any time creating extra pieces for the clothing.

My favorite part of this doll is the tiny top hat. In my opinion, small details make a huge difference in amigurumi and this little top hat adds the perfect touch even though it’s such a small piece.

Make your first pom-pom!

Liam the Leprechaun also comes with a giant and fluffy (!!) four leaf clover made up of four pompoms.

If you’ve never handmade a pompom before, watch the video below for how to make a pompom using the handy Clover Pompom maker.

Clover’s pompom makers are my favorite because they come in three different sizes and it’s easy to effortlessly create the exact size of pompom that you want. If you don’t have a pompom maker, you can DIY an alternative using cardboard, but honestly I get better results with the pompom maker so I would really recommend going that route if you think you’ll make more than one.

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The Pattern

• If you want to take this pattern offline, grab the beautifully formatted, ad-free, PDF pattern from Etsy here!

Description

Liam the Leprechaun is a mini doll with a flair for mischief. He is accompanied by a fluffy four-leaf clover, made up of four pompoms. This tiny leprechaun doll is sure to please with his tiny hat and cute details.

Yarn

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• Hobbii Amigo (sport)
  • (<1 skein) beige
    • light beige, can be substituted for any skin color
  • (<1 skein) coral
  • (<1 skein) green
  • (<1 skein) light green
  • (<1 skein) black
  • (<1 skein) brown
  • (<1 skein) yellow

Notions

• Size D 3.25mm Clover Amour hook
• 6.0mm safety eyes
• fiberfill stuffing
• tapestry needle
• stitch markers

Technical Notes

1. Crochet in continuous spiral rounds, unless specified otherwise. Use a stitch marker or piece of yarn to keep track of the last stitch in each round.

2. When filling with polyester stuffing, pull apart each large chunk into many smaller chunks. This ensures an even distribution of firmness within the amigurumi.
3. To avoid large holes in the crochet fabric, increase tension until the holes cannot be seen, or choose a crochet hook a size down.
4. Stuff the head and the body firmly at the openings so that the neck is stable upon completion.

2. Use sewing pins to secure parts of the amigurumi before you sew them.

Color Coding

For this pattern, the MC is green, CC1 is beige, CC2 is coral, CC3 is black, CC4 is brown, CC5 is light green, and CC6 is yellow.

Special Stitches

• Invisible finish off: click here for tutorial
• Bobble stitch (video tutorial here):
  • 1.Yarn over, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through two. (This is essentially completing the first half of one double crochet stitch.)
  • 2. Repeat number one in the same stitch/space until you have a total of 6 loops on your hook.
  • 3. Yarn over, pull through all 6 loops at once.

Final Size

Doll: 4.5″ x 2″ Clover: 1.5″ x 1.5″

PATTERN

LEG (begin in CC4)

• Round 1: 5 sc in MR (5 sts)
  
• Round 2: sc around (5 sts)
  
• Round 3: 2 sc, inc, 2 sc (6 sts)
  
• Cut CC4 and switch to MC.
  
• Round 4: sc around (6 sts)
  
• Round 5: 2 sc, inc, 3 sc (7 sts)
  
• Round 6: sc around (7 sts)
  
• Stuff very lightly. Finish off and weave in the end. Make another identically but do not finish off.
• Chain 2 off the side of the leg you’re working on, attach yarn to the first leg and sc 7 around the leg. Sc 2 in the connecting chains, sc 7 around the second leg. (18 sts total, counting the 2 connecting chains)

BODY (in MC)

• Round 1: inc x2, 7 sc, inc x2, 7 sc (22 sts)
• Round 2: inc, sc 10, inc, sc 10 (24 sts)
• Round 3: sc around (24 sts)
• Round 4: (dec, 2 sc) x6 (18 sts)
• Round 5-8 (4 rnds): sc around (18 sts)
• Stuff. Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

HEAD (in CC1)

• Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
• Round 2: inc x6 (12 sts)
• Round 3: (sc, inc) x6 (18 sts)
• Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x6 (24 sts)
• Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30 sts)
• Round 6: (4 sc, inc) x6 (36 sts)
• Round 7: (5 sc, inc) x6 (42 sts)
• Round 8: (6 sc, inc) x6 (48 sts)
• Round 9-15 (7 rnds): sc around (48 sts)
• Insert 6mm safety eyes between rounds 12 and 13, 8 stitches apart. Embroider a nose using CC1 directly between the eyes, 2 stitches wide.
• Round 16: (6 sc, dec) x6 (42 sts)
• Round 17: (5 sc, dec) x6 (36 sts)
• Round 18: (4 sc, dec) x6 (30 sts)
• Round 19: (3 sc, dec) x6 (24 sts)
• Round 20: (2 sc, dec) x6 (18 sts) Stuff.
• Round 21: (sc, dec) x6 (12 sts)
• Round 22: dec x6 (6 sts)
• Finish off and weave in end. Using the tail from the body, sew the head to the body.

ARMS (in CC1, then MC)

• Round 1: 5 sc in MR (5 sts)
• Round 2: 2 sc, inc, 2 sc (6 sts)
• Round 3: sc around (6 sts)
• Cut CC1 and switch to MC.
• Round 4: 2 sc, dec, 2 sc (5 sts)
• Round 5-6 (2 rnds): sc around (5 sts)
• Do not stuff. Finish off, leaving a tail for sewing. Make another identically. Sew to the left and right sides of the seam between the body and the head.

HAIR (in CC2)

• Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
• Round 2: inc x6 (12 sts)
• Round 3: (sc, inc) x6 (18 sts)
• Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x6 (24 sts)
• Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30 sts)
• Round 6: (4 sc, inc) x6 (36 sts)
• Round 7: (5 sc, inc) x6 (42 sts)
• Round 8: (6 sc, inc) x6 (48 sts)
• Round 9-11 (3 rnds): sc around (48 sts)
• Round 12: chain 2, 20 dc, hdc, slst, hdc, 25 dc, slst to top of first stitch (48 sts)
• Finish off. Either leave a long tail and sew the hair cap to the head with the part slightly off center, or use a hot glue gun to secure the hairpiece.

BEARD (in CC2. See Special Stitches for Bobble Stitch.)

• Begin: Chain 18
• Row 1: Beginning from the second chain from the hook, sc across, turn (17 sts)
• Row 2: ch 2, (hdc, bobble stitch) x8, hdc, turn (17 sts, 8 bobbles)
• Row 3: ch 2, hdc, (bobble, hdc dec) x5, hdc (12 sts, 5 bobbles)
• For row 3, the bobbles will be facing the opposite direction as row 2. Using the back of your crochet hook or other blunt object, pop the bobbles on row 3 inside out so that all of the bobbles are facing the same direction.
• Finish off. Either leave a long tail and sew the beard to the bottom of the head, or use a hot glue gun to secure. Row 3, with fewer bobbles, should be on top.

BELT (in CC3. See Abbreviations for FSC.)

• Row 1: FSC 16
  Finish off, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew to the 3rd round of the body. Using CC6, embroider a square centered at the front of the belt.

BOWTIE (in CC5, worked in turned rows. Video tutorial here.)

• Row 1: FSC 4, chain and turn (4 sts)
• Row 2-3 (2 rows): 4 sc, chain and turn (4 sts)
• Cut a long tail, thread needle from the end of the rectangle to the middle. Wrap yarn around the middle of the rectangle several times, and then secure the end by passing the needle through the rectangle several times. Make sure to leave a tail for sewing to the body.

HAT BRIM (in MC. Video tutorial for crab stitch here and invisible finish off here.)

• Round 1: 8 sc in MR (8 sts)
• Round 2: inc x8 (16 sts)
• Round 3: (sc, inc) x8 (24 sts)
• Round 4: crab stitch all around. Invisible finish off. Weave in end.

HAT TOP (in MC, then switch to CC3)

• Round 1: 8 sc in MR (8 sts)
• Round 2: inc x8 (16 sts)
• Round 3-6 (4 rnds): sc all around (16 sts)
• Cut MC, switch to CC3.
• Round 7-8 (2 rnds): sc around (16 sts)
• Stuff. Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the top of the hat to the brim using CC3. Using CC6, embroider a rectangle on the black band of the hat. Sew the hat to the top of the head using MC.

FOUR-LEAF CLOVER (in MC)

Make four pompoms. If you have a Clover Extra Small Pompom maker, view this tutorial here. If you’re
DIYing it, check out this tutorial for making pompoms from scratch.

CLOVER STEM (in MC)

• Round 1: 5 sc in MR (5 sts)
• Round 2: (sc, inc) x2, sc (7 sts)
• Round 3-6 (4 rnds): sc around (7 sts)
• Stuff lightly. Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing and thread a tapestry needle. Next, string all four pompoms onto your tapestry needle one after another by inserting your needle through the middle of each pompom. Once you have all four pompoms in a line on your needle, insert your needle back through the open end of the stem, forming a circle. Pull tight, and the four pompoms should all squish together into a square shape. Insert your needle through all four pompoms again to secure, then tie a knot and weave in the end. Trim the pompoms of any stray yarn strands.

Liam the Leprechaun is all done! I hope you enjoyed crocheting it and found the pattern helpful. I would love to see your finished amigurumi, so share a picture on Instagram with me by using the #littleworldofwhimsy and tagging me @littleworldofwhimsy.