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Tiny Grim Reaper crochet pattern

  • Mathematically BalancedChecked by script: in all 105 rounds the increases and decreases add up to the stitch count.

by the pattern engineFantasy

Difficulty
3/3
Time
~3 h
Size
12.2 cm
Weirdness
1/5
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A4 PDF: materials, every round with a tick box, assembly and face

Free crochet grim reaper pattern: a Tiny Grim Reaper amigurumi, about 12 cm tall in DK yarn with a 2.5 mm hook. A chubby little reaper in a black hood and robe with a scalloped hem has a cream skull face with big black eyes and a smile, waves one sleeve and holds a small scythe with a silver blade. You need about 100 m of yarn: 65 m black, 10 m dark grey, 10 m white, 10 m brown and 5 m silver. Plan on roughly 3 hours. It makes a charming Halloween gift or a shelf buddy for fans of cute spooky things. You can spin the 3D model and follow the round-by-round pattern.

How to crochet the Tiny Grim Reaper

Advanced · 12 cm tall · about 3 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook

  1. Crochet the 9 pieces in rounds: Robed body, Robe hem, Head (hood), Hood trim, Skull face, Sleeve, Scythe sleeve, Scythe handle, Scythe blade (110 rounds in all).
  2. Stuff and put it together in 9 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
  3. Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.

Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.

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Gauge

1 sc ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.

Worked in

Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.

Parts

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  1. Size before assembly: about 5.9 cm at the widest, 5.1 cm long; 17 rounds.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  1. Size before assembly: about 8 cm at the widest, 0.6 cm long; 4 rounds.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  1. Size before assembly: about 9.1 cm at the widest, 6.9 cm long; 29 rounds.
  2. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  3. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  1. A flat oval about 8.7 × 5.9 cm; 8 rounds. Worked around a chain, so it is an oval: sew it on with its long side (along the chain) running side to side. The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 4 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
  2. With dark grey: ch 9.
  3. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  1. A flat oval about 7.5 × 5.1 cm; 7 rounds. Worked around a chain, so it is an oval: sew it on with its long side (along the chain) running side to side. The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 3 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
  2. With white: ch 8.
  3. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  1. Size before assembly: about 1.6 cm at the widest, 3 cm long; 9 rounds.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  1. Size before assembly: about 1.6 cm at the widest, 3 cm long; 9 rounds.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  1. Size before assembly: about 1.1 cm at the widest, 9.4 cm long; 26 rounds.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff moderately just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  1. Flat motif — crescent (worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 2.6 × 6 cm; 1 row.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

The whole face is embroidered. Order: the eyes (black satin), then the white glints over them, then the nose and mouth, blush last. Mark the centres with pins first and compare with the picture. Bring thread ends out where a sewn-on piece will cover them, or bury them in the stuffing.

  • Satin stitch (on the skull face) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in dark thread, a oval about 9 mm wide and 11 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 3, 7 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left .
  • Satin stitch (on the skull face): in dark thread, a triangle about 3.5 mm wide and 4.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 1, on the centre bottom line .
  • Embroidery in dark thread (on the skull face), straight stitches through: (between rounds 2 and 3, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 3, 0.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 3, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 3, 0.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 2 and 3, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's right ).

Robed body · R1–R5

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    Abbreviations

    MR
    magic ring
    sc
    single crochet
    inc
    2 sc in the same stitch
    dec
    single crochet two stitches together (invisible decrease recommended)
    BLO
    work the round in back loops only
    FLO
    work the round in front loops only
    ch
    chain
    sl st
    slip stitch
    st
    stitch
    R5
    round 5; R7–14 = rounds 7 to 14 are the same
    (…) ×6
    repeat 6 times
    (24)
    stitches in the round when it is done