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Today, the new daily crochet pattern Amigurumi Don The Elegant Tree Free Crochet Pattern, I want to give you some information about this pattern;

DON, THE ELEGANT TREE, is the fifth character in my Matundas collection. The Matundas are beings created by a sorceress, called Amal, from her favorite plants and fruits. The Matundas live in community, in a small secret town in the middle of a forest that has not yet been touched by humans. Don loves his job, which consists of making socks, scarves, clothes, blankets —and whatever is needed in his community— with the help of his needles and his crochet
hook. He also spins and dyes fibres to make his own yarn for knitting and crocheting. Don is loved in his community thanks to his healing hugs. Whenever someone feels sad, the best medicine is to visit Don to receive one of his hugs, to be comforted and filled with his good energy.
Kira is Don’s best friend and they share the same passion for DIY and music. Together they have a sound project: creating Dub Music with their own sound system. They call it «Sinteno», a word in Esperanto (a language that all Matundas master perfectly) which means Attitude. They have a small laboratory in a corner of Kira’s workshop. There they spend hours creating sounds and effects with the machines they make with old devices; technological waste that they recycle from the garbage of the human world and that our friends manage to give a new life by creating sounds that reach the soul.
If you go through the forest and hear a strange music (something that apparently doesn´t belong to the world of “nature” and its reaches your soul), it´s likely that it comes from old radio speakers that Kira and Don have recovered and placed strategically through the forest to reach you with their music: the heartbeat of the universe.

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

MEASUREMENTS: 23 cm / 9 inches tall approximately

YARN USED:
A: Hobbii Rainbow 8/4
B: Drops Safran
C: Hilaturas LM Cotton nature 2.5

The 3 dolls you see in the photo were crocheted with a 2.25 cm crochet hook. Dolls A and B
were crocheted with V-shaped stitches and doll C was made with X-shaped stitches.

STITCHES USED (US terms):

● mr – Magic ring
● sc – Single crochet
● ch – Chain stitch
● st / sts – Stitch / stitches
● sl st – Slip stitch
● hdc – Half double crochet
● dc – Double crochet
● BS – Bobble stitch*
● FLO – Front loop only. Crochet inserting the hook only into the front loop of the stitch.
● inc – Single crochet increase (2 sc in one st).
● inv dec – Invisible single crochet decrease (2 sc together, front loops only).
● rnd – Round
● [no.] – The number inside the brackets is the total number of stitches of the round. Ex: [12] means that in total, there must be 12 stitches in the round.
● (…) xN – Repeat the instructions between the brackets N times. Ex: (1 sc, 1 inv st) x 6, means that we should crochet 1 sc, 1 inv dec 6 times.

MATERIALS & TOOLS:

● 100% Cotton yarn in colors: 002 natural white, 007 brown, 098 sage green, 059 dark red, 055 sunny yellow, 072 olive, 066 burnt orange (Color reference corresponds to Hobbii Rainbow 8/4 yarns). Scraps of beige yarn to embroider details on the body and pink yarn for the cheeks.
● Scraps of black embroidery floss (to embroider the mouth)
● Crochet hook according to the thickness of the yarn used
● 6 mm black safety eyes (optional)
● Toy stuffing
● Yarn needle
● Scissors, sewing pins and stitch markers
NOTE: Read the instructions completely before starting. Work in a continuous spiral, without closing off the round with a slip stitch. Use a stitch marker or a piece of contrasting color yarn to mark the beginning of each round. Crochet tightly to prevent little gaps between the stitches. If needed, try a smaller hook. Stuff your toy firmly. Use the stuffing to shape the pieces.

Construction: The head and the body are made separately and then sewn together to form the main piece (legs and body are made in one piece from the bottom up). The other parts/pieces are also made separately. The treetop, arms, bow tie and cheeks are sewn to the doll; the vest and the boots are removable.

HEAD:

With natural white yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a mr
Rnd 2: 6 inc [12]
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x6 [18]
Rnd 4: 1 sc, 1 inc, (2 sc, 1 inc) x5, 1 sc [24]
Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) x6 [30]
Rnd 6: 2 sc, 1 inc, (4 sc, 1 inc) x5, 2 sc [36]
Rnd 7: (5 sc, 1 inc) x6 [42]
Rnd 8: 3 sc, 1 inc, (6 sc, 1 inc) x5, 3 sc [48]
Rnd 9: (7 sc, 1 inc) x6 [54]
Rnd 10: 4 sc, 1 inc, (8 sc, 1 inc) x5, 4 sc [60]
Rnd 11-22: 60 sc (12 rounds)
Rnd 23: 4 sc, 1 inv dec, (8 sc, 1 inv dec) x5, 4 sc [54]
Rnd 24: (7 sc, 1 inv dec) x6 [48]
Rnd 25: 3 sc, 1 inv dec, (6 sc, 1 inv dec) x5, 3 sc [42]
Place the safety eyes, centered, between rounds 21 and 22, with 13 stitches apart.
Rnd 26: (5 sc, 1 inv dec) x6 [36]
Rnd 27: 2 sc, 1 inv dec, (4 sc, 1 inv dec) x5, 2 sc [30]
Make 1 sl st, fasten off and stuff firmly.

BODY / TRUNK:

With brown yarn. Start with the legs. Use images on the next page as a guide (leg A is crocheted in another color for illustration).
LEG A:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a mr
Rnd 2: 6 inc [12]
Rnd 3-9: 12 sc (7 rounds)
Fasten off.
LEG B:
Repeat rounds 1-9 of LEG A (don´t cut the yarn!)
R10: 10 ch. Join with LEG A with a sc
(mark this stitch as start of rounds). Make 11 sc more around LEG A, 10 sc on one side of the chain, 12 sc around LEG B, 10 sc in the other side of the chain. In total, at the end of the round, we´ll have 44 stitches.
Rnd 11: 44 sc
Rnd 12: (10 sc, 1 inc) x4 [48]
Rnd 13: (7 sc, 1 inc) x6 [54]
Rnd 14: 4 sc, 1 inc, (8 sc, 1 inc) x5, 4 sc [60]
Rnd 15-19: 60 sc (5 rounds)
Stuff the legs firmly.

Rnd 20: 4 sc, 1 inv dec, (8 sc, 1 inv dec) x5, 4 sc [54]
Rnd 21-23: 54 sc (3 rounds)
Rnd 24: (7 sc, 1 inv dec) x6 [48]
Rnd 25-27: 48 sc (3 rounds)
Rnd 28: 3 sc, 1 inv dec, (6 sc, 1 inv dec) x5, 3 sc [42]
Rnd 29-31: 42 sc (3 rounds)
Rnd 32: (5 sc, 1 inv dec) x6 [36]
Rnd 33-36: 36 sc (4 rounds)
Rnd 37: 2 sc, 1 inv dec, (4 sc, 1 inv dec) x5, 2 sc [30]
Make a sl st and fasten off leaving a long tail to sew the body to the head.
Embroider lines on the body with beige color: make loose stitches so that the body doesn´t deform when you put the stuffing (embroider the front and then the back separately).
Stuff the body firmly.

TREETOP:

With sage green and dark red yarn
Start with sage green yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a mr
Rnd 2: 6 inc [12]
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x6 [18]
Rnd 4: 1 sc, 1 inc, (2 sc, 1 inc) x5, 1 sc [24]
Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) x6 [30]
Rnd 6: 2 sc, 1 inc, (4 sc, 1 inc) x5, 2 sc [36]
Rnd 7: (5 sc, 1 inc) x6 [42]
Rnd 8: 3 sc, 1 inc, (6 sc, 1 inc) x5, 3 sc [48]
Join the red yarn to continue crochetin with green and red yarn in the rounds where indicated (*See note on next page).
Rnd 9: (5 sc [green], 1 BS [red]), (1 sc, 1 inc, 5 sc [green], 1 BS [red]) x5, 1 sc, 1 inc [green] [54]
Rnd 10: 4 sc, 1 inc, (8 sc, 1 inc) x5, 4 sc [60]
Rnd 11: (9 sc, 1 inc) x6 [66]
Rnd 12: 5 sc, 1 inc, (10 sc, 1 inc) x5, 5 sc [72]
Rnd 13: (11 sc, 1 inc) x6 [78]
Rnd 14: 6 sc, 1 inc, (12 sc, 1 inc) x5, 6 sc [84]
Rnd 15: 1 sc [green], 1 BS [red], (11 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc [green], 1 BS [red]) x5, 11 sc, 1 inc [green] [90]
Rnd 16: 7 sc, 1 inc, (14 sc, 1 inc) x5, 7 sc [96]
Rnd 17: (15 sc, 1 inc) x6 [102]
Rnd 18-20: 102 sc (3 rounds)
Rnd 21: 10 sc [green], 1 BS [red], (16 sc [green], 1 BS [red]) x5, 6 sc [green] [102]
Rnd 22-26: 102 sc (5 rounds)
Rnd 27: 2 sc [green], 1 BS [red], (16 sc [green], 1 BS [red]) x5, 14 sc [green] [102]
Rnd 28-29: 102 sc (2 rounds)

Rnd 30: (15 sc, 1 inv dec) x6 [96]
Rnd 31: 7 sc, 1 inv dec, (14 sc, 1 inv dec) x5, 7 sc [90]
Rnd 32: (13 sc, 1 inv dec) x6 [84]
Rnd 33: 6 sc, 1 inv dec, 1 sc [green], 1 BS [red], (11 sc, 1 inv dec [green], 1 BS [red]) x5, 4 sc [green] [78]
Rnd 34: (11 sc, 1 inv dec) x6 [72]
Rnd 35: 5 sc, 1 inv dec, (10 sc, 1 inv dec) x5, 5 sc [66]
Rnd 36: (9 sc, 1 inv dec) x6 [60]
Rnd 37: 4 sc, 1 inv dec, (8 sc, 1 inv dec) x5, 4 sc [54]
Rnd 38: FLO. 54 sc
Rnd 39: 54 sc
Make a sl st and fasten off leaving a long tail to sew it to the head.

NOSE:

With natural white yarn
Rnd 1: 8 sc in a mr
Rnd 2: 7 sc, 1 sl st [8]
Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew it to the face.

CHEEKS (x2):
With pink yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a mr
Rnd 2: 6 inc [12]
Make a sl st and fasten off leaving a long tail to sew it to the face.

EARS (x2):
With natural white yarn
Rnd 1: 7 sc in a mr
Join with a sl st and fasten off leaving a long tail to sew it to the head.

ARMS (x2):
With brown yarn
Rnd 1: 5 sc in a mr
Rnd 2: 5 inc [10]
Rnd 3-4: 10 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 5: 1 sc, 1 BS, 8 sc [10]
Rnd 6-25: 10 sc (20 rounds)
Stuff lightly, only 3/4 of the arm

NOTE: Before starting Rnd 26, fold the arm in half. Having the finger on one side of the arm, the last stitch of Rnd 25
should be exactly on the opposite side. If it’s not, add or undo stitches.
R26: 1 ch. Fold the top of the arm in half and work 4 sc, 1 sl st through front and back stitches [5]
Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew it to the body. See images bellow.

BOW TIE:

With sunny yellow yarn
PIECE 1
Make 28 ch and join with a sl st to continue crocheting in a continuous spiral
Rnd 1-5: 28 sc (5 rounds)
Rnd 6: 1 ch. Fold the top of the piece in half and work 14 sc through front and back sts [14] Fasten off and weave in the ends.
-Join yarn at the bottom of the bow tie and work 14 sc through front and back sts [14]
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
PIECE 2
Make 14 ch. Start crocheting in 3rd chain from hook: 12 hdc
Fasten off leaving a long thread to sew it to piece 1 and shape the bow tie. See images bellow.

*To join the thread, you can make a slipknot on your hook, before inserting it into the stitch and starting to crochet.

VEST:

With olive yarn. Work in rows.
Make 37 ch
Row 1: Start crocheting in 3rd chain from hook: 35 hdc
Row 2: 2 ch, turn. 5 hdc, 5 ch, skip 5 sts, 15 hdc, 5 ch, skip 5 sts, 5 hdc [35]
Row 3: 2 ch, turn. 5 hdc, 5 hdc in the chains of the previous row. 15 hdc, 5 hdc in the chains of the previous row, 5 hdc [35]
Row 4-9: 2 ch, turn. 35 hdc (6 rounds)
-Crochet around the vest. Continue crocheting in the same direction of Row 9: 1 inc, 8 sc, 3 sc in the same st, 33 sc, 3 sc in the same st, 8 sc, 3 sc in the last st, 34 sc [94]*
*Increases should be in the corners.
Make a sl st, fasten off and weave in the ends.

BOOTS (x2):

With burnt orange yarn
Make 5 ch. Crochet around the chain. Start crocheting in the 2nd ch from the hook:
Rnd 1: 3 sc, 3 sc in the last st, 2 sc, 1 inc [10]
Rnd 2: 1 inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc, 2 inc [16]
Rnd 3: 2 inc, 2 sc, 6 inc, 2 sc, 4 inc [28]
Rnd 4: 28 sc
Rnd 5: 5 sc, 8 inv dec, 7 sc [20]
Rnd 6: 3 sc, 6 inv dec, 5 sc [14]
Rnd 7-9: 14 sc (3 rounds)
Rnd 10: 13 sc, 1 sl st
Fasten off and weave in the ends.

ASSEMBLY:

Use the images on the next page as a guide. Use pins to hold the pieces in place before sewing.

1- Sew the head to the body, aligning the center of the face with the center of the body. Before finishing sewing, stuff the neck firmly to prevent a floppy head.
2- Sew the nose to the face, between the eyes.
3- Stuff the treetop (don’t stuff it completely, you will need some space to fit it onto the head).
4- Sew the treetop to the head.
Recommendation: Before sewing the treetop onto the head, pin the ears in place to see how it looks better to you.
5- Sew the ears, on the sides of the face, between Rnds 23-24, approximately 5-6 stitches from each eye.
6- Sew the arms on the sides of the body, between Rnds 36-37 (you have a sample of how to do it here).
7- Sew the cheeks to the face and embroider the mouth with black embroidery floss.
8- Sew the bow tie to the body, centered, between Rnds 35-37 approx.
9- Put the vest on the doll.
10- Put the shoes on the feet.