FREE PATTERN – Black Haired Witch

This pattern is the third in a series of witches I am doing for Halloween in March! If you haven’t seen the first pattern it is The Red Haired Witch. Click HERE to view the pattern! The second pattern was the Blonde Witch, and her pattern can be viewed HERE!

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Supplies

Yarn weight 4

• Cream (Yarn Bee Soft and Sleek, Cream)
• Dark Orange ( )
• Burgundy (Yarn Bee Soft and Sleek, Burgundy)
• Black (Yarn Bee Soft and Sleek, Black )
• Light Purple (Sugar and Cream, Hot Purple)
• Olive Green (Caron Simply Soft, Sage)

Crochet hook size 3.5

Yarn Needle

Safety Eyes, 12mm plastic

Stuffing (Loops and Threads Classic Fiberfill)

Scissors

Pins

Head

note: pattern updated 8/30/19

With Cream Yarn, ch 2, sc 6 in second ch from hook

R1 – inc in each sc (12 sts)

R2 – *sc, inc* x6 (18 sts)

R3 – *sc 2, inc* x6 (24 sts)

R4 – *sc 3, inc* x6 (30 sts)

R5 – *sc 4, inc* x6 (36 sts)

R6-8 – sc in each sc (36 sts per row)

R9 – *sc 4, dec* x6 (30 sts)

R10 – *sc 3, dec* x6 (24 sts)

R11 – *sc 2, dec* x6 (18 sts)

Insert safety eyes between R7 and R8, about 7 stitches apart. NOTE: you will want the eyes on the opposite side of the head from where the rows start. This way the color changes are not on the front of the doll.

Begin stuffing head to medium firmness.

R12 – *sc, dec* x6 (12 sts)

R13 – *sc 2, dec* x3 (9 sts)

Do not tie off. Continue to Body.

Body

Switch to Dark Orange Yarn

R14 – sc in each sc (9 sts)

R15 – *sc 2, inc* x3 (12 sts)

R16 – *sc, inc* x6 (18 sts)

R17-18 – sc in each sc (18 sts per row)

R19 – *sc, dec* x6 (12 sts)

Switch to Burgundy Yarn

R20 – *sc, inc* x6 (18 sts)

R21 – *sc 2, inc* x6 (24 sts)

R22 – *sc 3, inc* x6 (30 sts)

R23 – *sc 4, inc* x6 (36 sts)

R24-26 – sc in each sc (36 sts per row) TIE OFF.

Body Base

In Burgundy Yarn, ch 2, sc 6 in second ch from hook

R1 – inc in each sc (12 sts)

R2 – *sc, inc* x6 (18 sts)

R3 – *sc 2, inc* x6 (24 sts)

R4 – *sc 3, inc* x6 (30 sts)

R5 – *sc 4, inc* x6 (36 sts)

TIE OFF and leave a tail long enough for sewing.

Sew base to the bottom of the body, stuffing body as you go. Do not overfill the body though because you want the bottom to be flat. Pull the tail from the body base circle up through the middle of the doll to help flatten out the bottom.

Hair

Cap

With Black Yarn, ch 2, sc 4 into second ch from hook

R1 – sc in each sc (4sts)

R2 – sc, inc, sc, inc (6 sts)

R3-4 – sc in each sc (6 sts per row)

R5 – inc x6 (12 sts)

R6-7 – sc in each sc (12 sts per row)

R8 – *sc, inc* x6 (18 sts)

R9-10 – sc in each sc (18 sts per row)

R11 – inc x18 (36 sts)

R12 – sc in each sc (36 sts)

R13-15  – 9 sc, hdc, 25 dc, hdc (36 sts)

On last row slip stitch after last hdc, then TIE OFF, leaving a tail for sewing

Texture

With Black Yarn, ch 170, turn, sc in each ch. TIE OFF leaving a tail for sewing

(an alternative way to do this is to do a sc chainless foundation stitch, this is my prefered method because you can add or subtract length easier if needed)

Sew this long piece around the cap in a swirl, starting in the back and spiraling up to the top.

Purple Streak

Using a rather long piece of light purple yarn, start at the top of the hair and weave in and out of the spiral until you reach the bottom, then weave back up to the top. Add as many streaks as you like.

Arms (make 2)

With Cream Yarn, ch 2, sc 4 in second ch from hook

R1 – sc in each sc (4 sts)

Switch to Bright Orange

R2 – sc in each sc (4 sts)

R2 – inc x4 (8 sts)

R3 – sc in each sc (8 sts) TIE OFF. Leave a tail for sewing.

To attach to body, pinch R2 and use tail to sew arms to either side of body.

Waist Wrap

In Light Purple Yarn, ch 10

R1 – starting in second ch from hook, sc in each ch. Ch 1, turn (9 sts)

R2 – (sc, ch 3, skip 1) x4, sc in last sc. Ch 3, turn

R3 – (sc in gap, ch 3) x4, ch3, sc in last sc. TIE OFF, leaving a tail for sewing

In Olive Green Yarn, ch 10

R1 – starting in second ch from hook, sc in each ch. Ch 1, turn (9 sts)

R2 – (sc, ch 3, skip 1) x4, sc in last sc. Ch 3, turn

R3 – (sc in gap, ch 3) x4, ch3, sc in last sc, ch 3, turn

R4 – (sc in gap, ch 3) x4, sc in last gap. TIE OFF, leaving a tail for sewing

Sew the green wrap on first, and layer the purple on top. I like to do them off center to the left and not perfectly aligned with one another to give it a more whimsical feel.

This pattern is an original design by Jaclyn Bartelt of The Crochet Queen Designs. Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may share the link to this pattern but please do not reprint it on your site or sell paper copies. You may keep a copy for your own personal use but please DO NOT sell the pattern or distribute it.  

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