​Harry Potter Amigurumi Pattern

Approximately 30 cm (12 inches) tall using worsted weight yarn and 3 mm crochet hook.

Approximately 28 cm (11 inches) tall using DK/Light Worsted Weight yarn and 3 mm crochet hook.

Approximately 20 cm (8 inches) tall using DK/Light Worsted Weight yarn and 2.75 mm crochet hook.

You can use any yarn and crochet hook combination that gives you good tension. Normally this would be a hook at least two sizes smaller than that recommended on the yarn label.

MATERIALS:

Yarn in flesh, black, light grey, dark grey, yellow and red

Crochet hook

Safety eyes (optional – can be embroidered instead)

Glasses

Stuffing

You can use any yarn and crochet hook combination that gives you good tension. Normally this would be a hook around two sizes smaller than that recommended on the yarn label. For Harry I used a 3 mm hook with DK/Light Worsted Weight (3) acrylic yarn.

Crochet abbreviations (US terminology):

sc – single crochet

dec – decrease

inc – increase

blo – crochet through back loops only

sl – slip stitch

dc – double crochet

tr – treble crochet

The numbers in brackets at the end of each round indicate how many stitches you should have at the end of the round

Arms (make 2)

Using flesh coloured yarn:

Round 1: 4 sc into magic ring (4)

Round 2: 4 inc (8)

Rounds 3-4: 8 sc (2 rounds)

Change to light grey coloured yarn:

Round 5: 8 sl

Round 6: 8 sc blo

Rounds 7-14: 8 sc (8 rounds)

Fasten off.

Body starting at feet, stuffing as you go:

Legs:

Using black coloured yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring (6)

Round 2: 6 inc (12)

Round 3: (3 sc, 3 inc) 2 times (18)

Round 4: 18 sc blo (18)

Round 5: 18 sc

Round 6: 2 sc, 7 dec, 2 sc (11)

Change to dark grey coloured yarn:

Round 7: 11 sl

Round 8: 11 sc blo

Round 9-18: 11 sc (10 rounds)

Fasten off.

Make second leg, but do not fasten off.

If you are not already at the side of leg with foot facing forward, sc until there. Chain 1 stitch.

Body

Round 1: 11 sc around leg that you fastened off (so legs are then attached to each other), 1 sc in ch, 11 sc around second leg, 1 sc in ch (24)

Round 2: 10 sc, dec, 10 sc, dec (22)

Round 3: 22 sc

sc until at centre of back

Change to light grey coloured yarn:

Round 4: 22 sl

Round 5: 22 sc blo

Change to yellow coloured yarn:

Round 6: 22 sc

Change to light grey coloured yarn:

Round 7-8: 22 sc (2 rounds)

Round 9: 5 sc, 1 dec, 9 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc (20)

Round 10-11: 20 sc (2 rounds)

Sc to side of body with feet facing forward if not already there

Round 12: 8 sc around arm, 10 sc on body, 8 sc around other arm, 10 sc on body (36)

Round 13: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 12 (24)

Round 14: 12 dec (12)

Change to flesh coloured yarn:

Round 15: 12 sl

Round 16: 12 sc blo

Round 17: 12 inc (24)

Round 18: 24 inc (48)

Round 19-26: 48 sc (8 rounds)

Place safety eyes between rounds 24 and 25, making sure they are centre on face and 8 stitches apart.

Round 27: (6 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (42)

Round 28: (5 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (36)

Round 29: (4 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (30)

Round 30: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24)

Round 31: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18)

Round 32: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (12)

Round 33: dec x 6 (6)

Fasten off, gather around fasten off stitches and pull tight to close hole at top of head.

Hair

Using black coloured yarn:

Round 1: 7 sc into magic ring

Round 2: 7 inc (14)

Round 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) (21)

Round 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) (28)

Round 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) (35)

Round 6: (4 sc, 1 inc) (42)

Round 7: (5 sc, 1 inc) (49)

Rounds 8-13: 49 sc (6 rounds)

Round 14: (1 sc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 sc) x 7

Fasten off. Pin hair to head and then sew into place.

Using red yarn, embroider lightning bolt scar on forehead.

Working around posts of yellow stitches on jersey, 20 sl stitches in red.

Scarf:

Using red coloured yarn:

Round 1: 8 ch and join in a loop

Rounds 2-5: 8 sc (4 rounds)

Using yellow coloured yarn:

Rounds 6-9: 8 sc (4 rounds)

Using red coloured yarn:

Round 10-13: 8 sc (4 rounds)

Repeat the previous 8 rounds until you have 13 stripes in total. Fasten off. Fold scarf flat, sew together cast on stitches, sew together cast off stitches. Cut eight 10 cm lengths of yellow yarn and eight 10 cm lengths of red yarn. Using one length of red and one length of yellow, fold lengths in half, draw loop through scarf and then pull cut ends through loop (see photos).

Cloak:

Sleeves (make two):

Using black colour yarn

Round 1: 12 ch and join in a loop

Rounds 2-11: 12 sc (10 rounds)

Main body of cloak:

Using black coloured yarn

Row 1: 21 ch

Row 2: starting in second chain from hook 20 sc

Row 3-24: 1 ch, starting in second chain from hook 20 sc (22 rows)

Row 25: 1 ch 5 sc, 12 sc around arm, 10 sc, 12 sc around other arm, 5 sc (44)

see photo tutorial of Round 25 here

Row 26: 1 ch, 22 dec (22)

Row 27-28: 1 ch, 22 sc (2 rounds)

Row 29: 1 ch, 11 dec (11)

Fasten off.

Weave in yarn ends.