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The Halloween witch Sigrid

I am so excited to share a new ragdoll crochet pattern with you, and since Halloween is around the corner, I made a witch! I didn't know what to call her, first her name was Glinda the friendly witch from the North. But since she doesn't look so much like Glinda, I've decided to call her Sigrid instead.

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Sigrid is a nordic name and it means the beautiful one and victory. If you live in the USA you probably never heard of this name before, but in Norway, it`s pretty common.

This pattern has also been translated into Norwegian and German.

The yarn

I've used Catania from Schachenmayr for my witch. This is a sports weight yarn, and it's my favorite for amigurumi projects. However, feel free to use whatever yarn you'd like. Some of my testers used worsted weight and they turned out amazing too!

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Ragdoll witch - a free crochet pattern

This pattern is the intellectual property of Yarnhild. The pattern must not be altered, translated, copied or republished without approval. You are welcome to sell the items that you have made from my patterns, but please be sure to give me credit for the pattern that you sell online. For private use only, no commercial use. 2019 – Yarnhild ©

Abbreviations – US terms 

ch – chain 


yo – yarn over 


st – stitch 


sl st – slip stitch 


sc – single crochet 


sc2tog – single crochet decrease

inc – single crochet increase, 2 single crochet in one stitch

dc – double crochet

r – rows

mr – magic ring 

hdc – half double crochet 

Materials 

Filling materials

Stitch marker

Crochet hook 2.5 mm and 3.0 mm

Safety eyes 10 mm

Scissors

Piece for broomstick (I used a wooden knitting needle) 

Yarn sports weight. Color dark grey, pink and green. About 30 g of grey and green and 40 of pink needed. 

Straight pins 

Information 

All parts, except the hat, are being crocheted with a 2.5 mm crochet hook. We are making two panels for each part. The head/body, and the hat are crocheted separately and then the pieces are placed wrong sides together and crocheted together. The witch is crocheted from bottom up. I stuffed my witch lightly with some filling material. 

You can do regular decreases for the flat parts and invisible decreases for the round parts. 

Skill level: Intermediate

Finished size: 24 cm/9.5”

BODY AND HEAD

Color dark grey and green. Make 2 panels 

With dark grey:

R 1: Ch 15, turn, 1 sc in the second ch from the hook and across, ch 1, turn = 14 sc 

R 2: Sc2tog, 10 sc, sc2tog, ch 1, turn = 12 sc

R 3: 12 sc, ch 1, turn = 12 sc

R 4: Sc2tog, 8 sc, sc2tog, ch 1, turn = 10 sc

R 5-7: 10 sc, ch 1, turn (3 rows) = 10 sc

R 8: Sc2tog, 6 sc, sc2tog, ch 1, turn = 8 sc

R 9: 8 sc, ch 1, turn = 8 sc

R 10: Sc2tog, 4 sc, sc2tog, ch 1, turn = 6 sc

R 11: 6 sc, ch 1, turn = 6 sc

R 12: Sc2tog, 2 sc, sc2tog, ch 1, turn = 4 sc

R 13: Sc2tog x 2, ch 1, turn. Switch to green on the last pull trough of row 12 = 2 sc

R 14: Sc inc x 2, ch 1, turn = 4 sc

R 15: Sc inc, 2 sc, sc inc, ch 1, turn = 6 sc

R 16: Sc inc, 4 sc, sc inc, ch 1, turn = 8 sc

R 17: Sc inc, 6 sc, sc inc, ch 1, turn = 10 sc

R 18: Sc inc, 8 sc, sc inc, ch 1, turn = 12 sc

R 19: Sc inc, 10 sc, sc inc, ch 1, turn = 14 sc

R 20 – 23: 14 sc, ch 1, turn (4 rounds) = 14 sc

R 24: Sc2tog, 10 sc, sc2tog, ch 1, turn = 12 sc

R 25: Sc2tog, 8 sc, sc2tog, ch 1, turn = 10 sc

R 26: Sc2tog, 6 sc, sc2tog, ch 1, turn = 8 sc

Cut the yarn. Put the panels to the side. 

Hair

In pink 

Ch 50, turn. 1 sc in the second chain from the hook and in the next 28 chains. This will be the first strand of the hair. Now sl st in the next ch, ch 30, turn, 1 sc in the second chain from the hook and in the next 29 ch. Repeat the proses with all the remaining chains, until you have 20 strands or so of hair. (See pictures below): 

Hat

3.0 mm crochet hook 

Color dark grey 

Make 2 panels

R1: Chain 23, turn, sl st in the 2ndch from the hook (keep tension loose) and in next 3 ch, 1 sc in next 13 ch, sl st in last 4 chains, ch 1, turn.  

Sl st in next 2 st, 1 sc in next 18 sc, sl st in last 2 st.  This will be the brim of the hat.

R 2: Break the yarn, turn, and reattach the yarn in st nr 5. Ch 1, 1 sc in same st and in next 14 st, ch 1, turn. = 14 sc

R 3: Sc2tog, 10 sc, sc2tog, ch 1 turn = 12 sc

R 4: 12 sc, ch 1, turn = 12sc

R 5: Sc2tog, 8 sc, sc2tog, ch 1, turn =10 sc

R 6-7: 10 sc, ch 1, turn (2 rows) = 10 sc

R 8: Sc2tog, 6 sc, sc2tog, ch 1, turn = 8 sc

R 9-10: 8 sc, ch 1, turn (2 rows) = 8 sc

R 11: Sc2tog, 4 sc, sc2tog, ch 1, turn = 6 sc

R 12: 6 sc, ch 1, turn = 6 sc

R 13: Sc2tog, 2 sc, sc2tog, ch 1, turn = 4 sc

R 14: 4 sc, ch 1, turn = 4 sc

R 15: sc2tog x 2 = 2 sc

R 16: 2 sc, ch 1, turn = 2 sc

R 17: Sc2tog = 1 sc

Make another panel. When you are finished with crocheting, don’t cut off the yarn. Chain 1, put the other panel on top of it and sc them together. Sc until you get to the brim of the left side Leave the stitches for the bottom open. Cut the yarn and insert it on the other brim side. Sc your way until you get to the top of the hat. Sl st in the first sc and cut the yarn. Weave in all ends. 

Once you have sewed the hat on the head, you can fill it lightly with some stuffing before closing the hole. You don’t have to attach it if it stands by itself.  

Crochet the panels together 

Attach safety eyes on row 21-22, 7 sc space apart, or sew on eyes and mouth on one of the panels. 

If you want to sew on eyelashes, do not add washers to the back of the eyes. Decide where to place the eyes and put them on without attaching the back part. Now sew on the eyelashes using embroidery thread. Sew on 2-3 lashes. Go out on an angle, starting where the safety eye is. Then add the washers to the back part. 

Lay the panels on each other and sc them together. Place 2 sc in each corner of the dress. Match the color used to sew the pieces together with the color being attached. 
See the pictures below for more details. 

Lay the panels on top of each other, wrong sides facing in. Attach yarn at the corner, chain 1 and sc the parts together.

Change color to green when you get to the face. Yo with the new color to get a nice color transition. 

Add some stuffing. Put 2 sc in each corner of the bottom part. Sl st in the first sc, cut the yarn and weave in ends. 

How to make the hair.

Ch 50, turn. 1 sc in the second chain from the hook and in the next 28 sc. This will be the first strand of the hair. 

Now sl st in the next ch, ch 30, turn, 1 sc in the second chain from the hook and in the next 28 chs.

Repeat the process with all the remaining chains, until you have 20 strands or so of hair. When you have made all the strands, fold the piece in half and sew it together, so you`ll get about the same number of strands on each side. 

Sew the hair on the head. Use straight pins to decide the position. 

Feet. Make 2

Colors; dark gray and green

Worked in continuous rounds 

Start with dark grey

Rnd 1: 5 sc in a mr = 5 sc

Rnd 2: sc inc, 4 sc = 6 sc

Rnd 3: 5 sc, sc inc = 7 sc

Rnd 4: Sc inc x 2, 3 sc, sc2tog = 8 sc

Rnd 5: 6 sc, hdc inc x 2 = 10 st (6sc, 4 hdc) 

Stuff lightly 

Rnd 6: hdc inc, 5 sc, sc2tog x 2= 9 st (2 hdc, 7 sc) 

Rnd 7: 2 sc, sc2tog x 2, 1 sc, sc2tog = 7 sc 

R 8 -11: 7 sc. Change color to green after rnd 8. (4 rounds 7 sc).

Crochet the feet together with sc to close the hole. Fasten off. Leave a strand for fastening 

Arms, make 2

Start with green

Worked in continuous rounds 

Rnd 1: 6 sc in a mr = 6 sc

Rnd 2 – 12:  6 sc. Change color to dark grey after round 4. Crochet the arm together with sc to close the hole. Fasten off. Leave a strand for fastening 

Broom

Make a broom. Wind some yarn around your fingers and follow the steps on the pictures. 

Assembly

Sew on the arms and legs. Use straight pins do decide the location. I sewed the arms on near the color change and the feet in the middle of the skirt. You can also sew on the hat, but it will most likely stand on the head by its self. 

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