Dobby the House Elf

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Dobby's pattern, at long last! Plus I've got his pictures hosted at Flickr, so the Photobucket bandwidth limit won't get in the way there ^^a



Here's Dobby not-quite-finished (also naked); hopefully it'll give you a better idea of how the pieces fit together.



Finished Dobby in his smock.

You can catch him in full dress here and here, though I didn't include the patterns for his hat, scarf, or socks. Sorry! For his hat you can just do rounds 1 through 6 of his head in a different color. The scarf is just alternating rows of 5 dc. The socks I didn't even think to record the pattern for, but any baby sock pattern should work fine.


What you need to know for this pattern: US stitch names; crocheting in the round (spiral); chain stitch (ch); single crochet (sc); double crochet (dc); increasing ([stitch] 2 in 1); decreasing ([stitch] 2 tog); slip stitch (sl st).
Sizing information: I used a size H/5.0mm hook and worsted weight yarn for a gauge of 4 dc/inch (2.5 cm).


Head
Round 1: Begin in a ring; Dc 12; continue in a spiral
Round 2: Dc 18 (dc 2 in 1, dc 1)
Round 3: Dc 24 (dc 2 in 1, dc 2)
Round 4: Dc 30 (dc 2 in 1, dc 3)
Round 5: Dc 36 (dc 2 in 1, dc 4)
Round 6, 7: Dc 36
Round 8: Dc 30 (dc 2 tog, dc 4)
Round 9: Dc 24 (dc 2 tog, dc 3)
Round 10: Dc 18 (dc 2 tog, dc 2)
Round 11: Dc 12 (dc 2 tog, dc 1)
Round 12: Dc 6 (dc 2 tog all around)
Round 13: Sl st 3
Fin

Body
Round 1: Begin in a ring; Sc 6; continue in a spiral
Round 2: Dc 12 (dc 2 in 1 all around)
Round 3: Dc 18 (dc 2 in 1, dc 1)
Round 4: Dc 18
Round 5: Dc 24 (dc 2 in 1, dc 2)
Round 6 thru 8: Dc 24
Round 9: Dc 18 (dc 2 tog, dc 2)
Round 10: Dc 12 (dc 2 tog, dc 1)
Round 11: Sc 6 (sc 2 tog)
Round 12: Sl st 3
Fin

Arms (make 2)
Round 1: Begin in a ring; Sc 6; continue in a spiral
Round 2 thru 11: Dc 6
Round 12: Dc 9 (dc 2 in 1, dc 1), ch 4, sl st 3
Round 13: Dc 9
Round 14: Sc 9
Round 15: (Ch 5, sl st 4, sl st opposite sides together) x 4, sl st 1
Fin

Feet (make 2)
Round 1: Begin in a ring; Sc 6; continue in a spiral
Round 2: Dc 12 (dc 2 in 1 all around)
Round 3 thru 6: Dc 12; even out round

Cut tail extra long. Flatten open end with tail all the way to one side; flatten the back of the foot perpendicular to the front. Sew open end of foot closed manually around the edges to form mock-toes. Should look similar to Cabbage Patch doll digits.
Fin

Legs (make 2)
Round 1: Begin in a ring; Sc 6
Round 2 thru 8: Dc 6
Fin
Attach legs to top of feet (ankle area)

Ears (make 2)
Row 1: Ch 3
Row 2: Dc 1
Row 3: Dc 2 in 1
Row 4: Dc 3 (dc 2 in 1, dc 1)
Row 5: Dc 5 (dc 2 in 1, dc 1, dc 2 in 1)
Row 6: Dc 7 (dc 2 in 1, dc 3, dc 2 in 1)
Row 7: Dc 9 (dc 2 in 1, dc 5, dc 2 in 1)
Row 8: Dc 11 (dc 2 in 1, dc 7, dc 2 in 1)
Fin
Curl top corner of each ear over when you attach the base to the head

Nose:
Round 1: Begin in a ring; Sc 4; continue in a spiral
Round 2, 3: Dc 4
Round 4: Dc 5 (dc 2 in 1, dc 3)
Round 5: Dc 5
Round 6: Dc 6 (dc 2 in 1, dc 4)
Fin

Smock (Make 2)
Row 1: Ch 25
Row 2: Sc 24
Row 3 thru 7: Dc 24
Row 8: Dc 22 (dc 2 tog, dc 20, dc 2 tog)
Row 9: Dc 20 (dc 2 tog, dc 18, dc 2 tog)
Row 10: Dc 18 (dc 2 tog, dc 16, dc 2 tog)
Row 11: Dc 16 (dc 2 tog, dc 14, dc 2 tog)
Row 12: Dc 2, sc 12, dc 2
Row 13 thru 19: Dc 2
Repeat Row 13 on opposite end of Row 12 to make second strap
Sew sides of smock together; tie straps together over Dobby's shoulders


That should be it! Lemme know if you have any questions, and I'll do my best to answer :)