Free Mad Hatter Amigurumi Pattern (Crochet)

Our latest creation is the Mad Hatter of Lewis Carroll’s and Disney’s Alice in Wonderland . He would be very happy with his friend, Alice (free pattern here).

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FINISHED SIZE:

Approximately 37 cm (14 inches) tall using DK/Light Worsted Weight yarn and 3 mm crochet hook.

Approximately 43 cm (17 inches) tall using worsted weight yarn and 3 mm crochet hook.

Approximately 30 cm (12 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, white, yellow-green, light green, medium green and black (see note below)
• Crochet hook
• Safety eyes (optional, can be embroidered
instead)
• 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 The Mad Hatter I used a 2.75 mm hook with 8ply/DK/Light Worsted weight acrylic yarn.

Crochet abbreviations (US terminology):

sc – single crochet

dec – decrease

inc – increase

blo – crochet through back loops only

flo – crochet through front loops only

sl – slip stitch

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 medium green 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 medium green 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 light green 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 medium green coloured yarn:

Round 4: 22 sl

Round 5: 22 sc blo

Round 6-8: 22 sc (3 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 sc

Round 16: 12 inc (24)

Round 17: 24 inc (48)

Round 18-25: 48 sc (8 rounds)

Place safety eyes between rounds 23 and 24, making sure they are centre on face and 8 stitches apart.

Round 26: (6 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (42)

Round 27: (5 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (36)

Round 28: (4 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (30)

Round 29: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24)

Round 30: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18)

Round 31: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (12)

Round 32: dec x 6 (6)

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

Hair

Cut white yarn into 10 cm lengths. To attach one length, fold yarn in half and feed crochet hook (it is easier to use a larger hook) behind post. Draw loop through. Pull cut ends through loop. After the yarn is attached, split the yarn to make it wavy. Attach as many lengths as necessary to make enough hair on sides of head.

Coat

Sleeves (make two):

Using yellow-green coloured yarn

Round 1: 12 ch and join in a loop

Rounds 2-11: 12 sc (10 rounds)

Fasten off

Main body of cloak:

Using yellow-green coloured yarn

Row 1:  ch 23

Row 2: starting in second chain from hook 22 sc

Row 3-14: 1 ch, starting in second chain from hook 22 sc (12 rows)

Row 15: 1 ch, 6 sc, 12 sc around arm, 10 sc, 12 sc around other arm, 6 sc (46)

Row 16: 1 ch, 23 dec (23)

Row 17-18: 1 ch, 23 sc (2 rounds)

Row 19: 1 ch, 11 dec, 1 sc (12)

Fasten off.

Weave in yarn ends.

Hat

Using light green coloured yarn

Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring

Round 2: 6 inc (12)

Round 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)

Round 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 6  (24)

Round 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6  (30)

Round 6: (4 sc, 1 inc) x 6  (36)

Round 7: (5 sc, 1 inc) x 6  (42)

Round 8: (6 sc, 1 inc) x 6  (48)

Round 9: (7sc, 1 inc) x 6  (54)

Rounds 10: 54 sc blo

Round 11: 52 sc, 1 dec (53)

Rounds 12-13: 53 sc (2 rounds)

Round 14: 51 sc, 1 dec (52)

Rounds 12-13: 52 sc (2 rounds)

Round 14: 50 sc, 1 dec (51)

Rounds 15-16: 51 sc (2 rounds)

Round 17: 49 sc, 1 dec (50)

Round 18: 50 sc

Change to medium green coloured yarn:

Round 19: 50 sl

Round 20: 50 sc blo

Round 21: 48 sc, 1 dec (49)

Rounds 22-23: 49 sc (2 rounds)

Round 24: 47 sc, 1 dec (48)

Rounds 25-26: 48 sc (2 rounds)

Change to light green coloured yarn:

Round 27: 48 sl

Round 28: working in flo (3 sc, 1 inc) x 12 (60)

Round 29: (4 sc, 1 inc) x 12 (72)

Round 30: (5 sc , 1 inc) x 12 (84). This round forms the outer edge of brim. Rounds after this are folded under to make brim of hat stiffer.

Round 31: (5 sc, 1 dec) x 12 (72)

Round 32: (4 sc, 1 dec) x 12 (60)

Round 33: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 12 (48)

Fasten off, fold brim over and stitch in place.

Hat tag

Using white coloured yarn:

Row 1: 6 ch

Row 2: staring in second chain from hook, 5 sc

Rows 3-8: 1 ch, 5 sc (6 rows)

Fasten off.

Using black coloured yarn, embroider 10/6 onto tag. Pin tag to hat and sew in place. Stuff hat, pin to head and sew in place.

Bow tie

Using light green coloured yarn:

Row 1: 6 ch

Row 2: staring in 2^nd ch from hook, 5 sc

Rows 3-4: 1 ch, 5 sc (2 rows)

Fasten off. Find the centre of the bow and wrap yarn tightly around, pulling tightly to form a bow. Pin to head and sew in place.