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(Includes the hair tutorial and step-by-step photo references)

The Christmas Elf Pixie is an adorable, sprite that loves the holiday season!  This jolly girl wears a festive red and green outfit, complete with a Santa hat.  She is a quick and easy amigurumi doll project that can also be easily customized by using different yarn colors, making different hair styles, and adding embellishments such as beads, buttons, and appliques.  This elf is part of Sweet Softies’ Pocket Pixies Series.  Like those other mini toys, this amigurumi is a great children gift for kids who love to play with small figures.  Make her as a birthday or winter present today! 

The Christmas Elf Pixie’s PDF pattern file includes complete written instructions for the doll-making process with helpful visual references.

Height without hat: 6 inches (15 centimeters)

★★☆☆☆  Easy / Familiar Beginner 

Requires familiarity with stitches used (below), attaching plastic safety eyes, changing yarn colors, and sewing parts together.

Use skin-colored yarn (peach). 

R1: In MR, sc 6. (6 sts) 

R2: Inc around. (12 sts) 

R3: (Sc, inc) x 6. (18 sts) 

R4: (Sc 2, inc) x 6. (24 sts) 

R5: (Sc 3, inc) x 6. (30 sts) 

R6-R11: Sc around. (30 sts) 

R12: (Sc 3, dec) x 6. (24 sts) 

Insert 7mm plastic safety eyes between R9-R10, 6 sts apart. 

R13: (Sc 2, dec) x 6. (18 sts) 

R14: (Sc, dec) x 6. (12 sts) 

FO and weave in the ends. 

Use hair-colored yarn (yellow). 

Repeat R1-R10 of the ‘Head’ section. 

FO with a long tail for sewing later. 

Use skin-colored yarn (peach). Start with a long yarn tail (you’ll use this for sewing later). 

Ch 5. Tr in the 5th ch from hook. Ch 1. 

FO and weave in the end. 

Use green yarn. 

R1: In MR, sc 6. (6 sts) 

R2: Inc around. (12 sts) 

R3: (Sc, inc) x 6. (18 sts) 

R4-R7: Sc around. (18 sts) 

R8: In BLO, sc around. (18 sts) 

R9: (Sc 4, dec) x 3. (15 sts) 

R10: Sc around. (15 sts) 

R11: (Sc 3, dec) x 3. (12 sts) 

R12: Sc around. (12 sts) 

FO with a long tail for sewing later. 

Notes: [1] Finish the ‘Body’ first before beginning the dress. 

[2] If desired, you may sew legs onto the body before starting the dress, OR after the dress is complete. 

Start with dress-colored yarn (red). Attach yarn to back loops created in R8 of Body. 

R1: Ch 3, (dc 2, dc-inc) x 6. around. *Join with a sl st to the first dc. (24 sts) 

R2: Ch 3, (dc 7, dc-inc) x 3. *Join. (27 sts) 

R3: Ch 3, (dc 8, dc-inc) x 3. *Join. (30 sts) 

Switch to fluffy, white yarn. 

R5: In BLO, ch 1, sc around. *Join. 

FO and weave in the ends. 

Note: Arms and legs are made using the “i-cord” crochet technique. Click here for the i-cord video tutorial.  

Start with skin-colored yarn (peach). 

Set up the i-cord: Ch 3. Insert hook into 2nd ch from hook, YO, pull up a loop, insert hook into next ch, YO, and pull up a loop. (3 loops on hook) 

R1: Drop 2 loops from hook, but hold onto them tightly with your non-hook hand so that they do not come undone. YO, pull through loop on hook. Insert hook into first dropped loop, YO, pull through. (2 loops on hook.) Insert hook into second dropped loop, YO, and pull through. (3 loops on hook) Switch to shirt-colored yarn (green). 

R2-R8: Repeat R1. 

To finish, YO and pull through all 3 loops on hook. FO with a long tail for sewing later. 

Start with shoe-colored yarn (red). 

Set up the i-cord the same way as you did for the Arms (above). 

R1: Repeat R1 instructions from the ‘Arms’ section. 

Switch to stocking-colored yarn (white). 

R2-R12: Repeat R1 instructions from the ‘Arms’ section. 

FO with a long tail for sewing later. 

Use dress-colored yarn (red). Start with a long yarn tail. 

Ch 12. 

FO with a long tail for sewing later. 

Start with hat-colored yarn (red). 

R1: In MR, sc 6. (6 sts) 

R2: (Sc, inc) x 3. (9 sts) 

R3: (Sc 2, inc) x 3. (12 sts) 

R4: (Sc 3, inc) x 3. (15 sts) 

R5: (Sc 4, inc) x 3. (18 sts) 

Switch to fluffy, white yarn. 

R6: Sc around. (18 sts) 

FO and weave in the ends.  

Using a yarn needle, sew some white, fluffy yarn to the top of the hat to create a pom pom effect.

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