Scarecrow Free Pattern

 

ABBREVIATIONS

• ch - chain
• st - stitch
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• mr - magic ring
• sc - single crochet
• BLO - back loop only
• FLO - front loop only
• hdc - half double crochet
• sl st - slip stitch

MATERIALS

• 4mm hook
• stuffing
• red yarn
• brown yarn
• beige yarn
• green yarn
• yellow yarn
• scissors
• needle / black thread
• fabric scraps / buttons

THE BODY

Sew the HEAD to the body with the needle following the 18 st left open. The part with the decreases is located at the base of the neck. (In reverse of how we made it)

Sew the HAIR to the top of the head. Attach the LEGS laterally to the base of the body by piercing it with the needle. Sew the ARMS 3 rows below the neck.

THE FACE

Sew the EYES (buttons) between rounds 13 and 14, leaving 4 st between one eye and the other (the st can change depending on the dimensions of the buttons).

Sew the MOUTH between rounds 16-17-18 leaving 1 st between the eyes. Sew the details with embroidery thread and enrich the scarecrow with shades using fabric colors (optional).

HAT

With brown yarn
R1: 6 sc in mr (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: 1 sc 1 inc (18)
R4: 2 sc 1 inc (24)
R5: 5 sc 1 inc (30)
R6: 4 sc 1 inc (56)
R7: 5 sc 1 inc (42)
R8: 6 sc 1 inc (48)
R9: 7 sc 1 inc (54)
R10: BLO 54 sc (54)
R11-17 (7 rows): 54 sc (54)
R18: FLO 54 sc (54)
R19: 8 sc 1 inc (60)
R20: 9 sc 1 inc (66)
R21: 10 sc 1 inc (72)
R22: 11 sc 1 inc (78)
R23: 78 sc (78)
Close the hat with a slip stitch.

With green yarn make 78 ch, from the second ch work 77 hdc, attach the line to the base of the hat.

DUNGAREES

With green yarn start 42 ch.
Insert the hook in the first ch and join with a slip stitch the foundation ch.
Continue working in spiral.
R1-10 (10 rows): 2 ch 41 hdc (42)

LEGS

R11: divide the round indentifying 3 ch for front central space, 3 ch for the back and 18 ch for each leg.
FIRST LEG R11-15 (5 rows): 2 ch 17 hdc (18) cut the yarn.
SECOND LEG Rejoin the yarn
R11-15 (5 rows): 2 ch 17 hdc (18) cut the yarn.
Sewing the 6 ch in the middle with a needle.

UPPER PART OF THE DUNGAREES

Mark 12 ch in the front center and attach a new thread.
R1-4 (4 lines): 2 ch 11 hdc (12)

SUSPENDERS X2

Work 18 ch and from the second ch, 17 sc.
Sew fabric scraps to the dungarees for a rustic look.

HEAD

With beige yarn
R1: 6 sc in mr (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: 1 sc 1 inc (18)
R4: 2 sc 1 inc (24)
R5: 3 sc 1 inc (30)
R6: 4 sc 1 inc (36)
R7: 36 sc (56)
R8: 5 sc 1 inc (42)
R9: 42 sc (42)
R10: 42 sc (42)
R11: 6 sc 1 inc (48)
R12: 48 sc (48)
R13: 7 sc 1 inc (54)
R14: 8 sc 1 inc (60)
R15: 60 sc (60)
R16: 8 sc 1 dec (54)
R17: 7 sc 1 dec (48)
R18: 6 sc 1 dec (42)
R19: 5 sc 1 dec (36)
R20: 4 sc 1 dec (50)
R21: 3 sc 1 dec (24)
Start filling the head with stuffing.
R22: 2 sc 1 dec (18)
R23: 1 sc 1 dec (12) finish filling with stuffing the head.
R24: 6 dec (6)
Close the head with a needle and cut the beige yarn.

HAIR

With yellow yarn
R1: 6 sc in mr (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: 1 sc 1 inc (18)
R4: 2 sc 1 inc (24)
R5: 3 sc 1 inc (30)
Now we start the hair (H)
H1-2: 9 ch, from the second ch 8 sc, attach the hair to the base with a slip stitch.
H3-4: 13 ch 12 sc (12)
H5-23: 23 ch 22 sc (22)
H24-25: 13 ch 12 sc (12)
H26-27: 9 ch 8 sc (8)
Now you're almost done and you're back to the center of the base of the hair. Work 3 slip stitches to leave a central space between the shorter hair.
Leave the thread long to sew the hair to the head.

LEGS *2

Start with brown yarn
R1: 6 sc in mr (6)
R2: 2 inc 1 sc (10)
R3: 4 inc 1 sc (18)
R4: 2 sc 1 inc (24)
R5: 24 sc in BLO (24)
R6: 24 sc (24)
R7: 3 sc, 6 dec, 9 sc (18)
R8: 4 sc, 2 dec, 10 sc (16)
R9: 2 sc 1 dec (12)
R10-24: 12 sc (12) change to beige yarn at row 13.
R25: 2 sc 1 dec (9)
R26: 1 sc 1 dec (6)
R27: 6 dec (3)
Close the leg sewing.
Cut off the yarn.

ARMS X2

Start with beige yarn
R1: 6 sc in mr (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: 12 sc (12)
R4: 12 sc (12)
R5: 12 sc (12)
R6: 12 sc (12)
R7: 5 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc, 1 dec (10)
R8: 10 sc (10)
Change to red yarn
R9: BLO 10 sc (10)
R10-17 (8 rows): 10 sc (10)
R18: 3 sc 1 dec (8)
R19: 2 sc 1 dec (6)
Close the arm sewing.
Leave a long tail for sewing.
Filling with stuffing only half arm (not too much).

Once you have finished making the arm, go back to round 9 and with the red color insert the hook into the BLO work of the round, make two chains and work two rounds of half double crochets. 10 stitches for each round for a total of 20.