Y’know, the first time I laid eyes on this spooktacular scarecrow pattern, a shiver of delight ran down my spine. It’s not every day you come across such a bewitching blend of craftsmanship and creativity. Imagine … a scarecrow, with its rustic charm, mingling with the spirits of Halloween in a crochet form. That hat, the stitched smile, and those hauntingly beautiful eyes – it’s pure magic, folks! And I promise, this little fellow won’t just guard the crops; he’ll guard your heart with its adorable-ness.
Now, you might be thinking, “Is it tricky?” Well, with a bit of patience, and some good ol’ yarn manipulation, you’ll have your very own spectral sentinel in no time. Don’t rush it. Embrace the process. After all, the best things come to those who wait… and crochet.
As for me, well, my heart’s already stolen. Every time I look at my finished scarecrow, perched on my mantle, I feel this warm, fuzzy feeling inside. If you’re ready to embark on this journey and feel the same way, grab those hooks and let’s get stitchin’!
Designer: Tobbys Handcraft
Materials
- 4 mm crochet hook
- Stuffing
- Red yarn, brown, beige, green, yellow
- Scissors
- Needle / black thread
- Fabric scraps / buttons
Abbreviations
Ch – chain
St – stitch
Inc – increase
Dec – decrease
Sc – single crochet
BLO – back loop only
FLO – front loop only
Hdc – half double crochet
Sl st – slip stitch
Body
Start with beige yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: 1 sc, 1 inc (18)
Rnd 4: 2 sc, 1 inc (24)
Rnd 5: 3 sc, 1 inc (30)
Rnd 6: 4 sc, 1 inc (36)
Rnd 7: 5 sc, 1 inc (42)
Rnd 8: 6 sc, 1 inc (48)
Rnd 9: 48 sc (48)
Rnd 10: 6 sc, 1 dec (42)
Rnd 11-12: 42 sc (42)
Change to red yarn.
Rnd 13: 5 sc, 1 dec (36)
Rnd 14: 36 sc (36)
Rnd 15: 36 sc (36)
Rnd 16: 4 sc, 1 dec (30)
Rnd 17: 30 sc (30)
Rnd 18: 30 sc (30)
Rnd 19: 3 sc, 1 dec (24)
Rnd 20: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 21: 24 sc (24)
Start filling with stuffing.
Rnd 22: 2 sc, 1 dec (18)
Change to beige yarn.
Rnd 23: 18 sc (18)
Rnd 24: 18 sc (18)
Finish stuffing, leave the body open with 18 sc, leave a long tail for sewing the head.
Legs x2
Start with brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 2 inc, 1 sc (10)
Rnd 3: 4 inc, 1 sc (18)
Rnd 4: 2 sc, 1 inc (24)
Rnd 5: 24 sc in BLO (24)
Rnd 6: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 7: 3 sc, 6 dc, 9 sc (18)
Rnd 8: 4 sc, 2 dec, 10 sc (16)
Rnd 9: 2 sc, 1 dec (12)
Rnd 10-24: 12 sc (12) change to beige yarn at row 13
Rnd 25: 2 sc, 1 dec (9)
Rnd 26: 1 sc, 1 dec (6)
Rnd 27: 6 dec (3)
Close the leg sewing. Cut off the yarn.
Arms x2
Start with beige yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 4: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 5: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 6: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 7: 5 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc, 1 dec (10)
Rnd 8: 10 sc (10)
Change to red yarn.
Rnd 9: BLO 10 sc (10)
Rnd 10-17: 10 sc (10) 8 rows
Rnd 18: 3 sc, 1 dec (8)
Rnd 19: 2 sc, 1 dec (6)
Close the arm sewing. Leave a long tailf for sewing.
Fill with stuffing only half of arm. Once you have finished making the arm, go back to round 9 and with the red color insert the hook into 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.
Head
With beige yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: 1 sc, 1 inc (18)
Rnd 4: 2 sc, 1 inc (24)
Rnd 5: 3 sc, 1 inc (30)
Rnd 6: 4 sc, 1 inc (36)
Rnd 7: 36 sc (36)
Rnd 8: 5 sc, 1 inc (42)
Rnd 9: 42 sc (42)
Rnd 10: 42 sc (42)
Rnd 11: 6 scm 1 inc (48)
Rnd 12: 48 sc (48)
Rnd 13: 7 sc, 1 inc (54)
Rnd 14: 8 sc, 1 inc (60)
Rnd 15: 60 sc (60)
Rnd 16: 8 sc, 1 dec (54)
Rnd 17: 7 sc, 1 dec (48)
Rnd 18: 6 sc, 1 dec (42)
Rnd 19: 5 sc, 1 dec (36)
Rnd 20: 4 sc, 1dec (30)
Rnd 21: 3 sc, 1 dec (24)
Start filling the head with stuffing.
Rnd 22: 2 sc, 1 dec (18)
Rnd 23: 1 sc, 1 dec (12)
Finish filling with stuffing the head.
Rnd 24: 6 dec (6)
Close the head with a needle and cut the beige yarn.
Hair
With yellow yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: 1 sc, 1 inc (18)
Rnd 4: 2 sc, 1 inc (24)
Rnd 5: 3 sc, 1 inc (30)
Now we start the hair (H)
H1-2: 9 ch, from the second ch 8 sc, attach the hair ti the base with a sl st
H3-4: 13 ch, 12 sc (12)
H5-23: 23 ch, 22 sc (22)
H24-25: 13 ch, 12 (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 sl st to leave a central space between the shorter hair.
Leave the thread long to sew the hair to the head.
Hat
With brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: 1 sc, 1 inc (18)
Rnd 4: 2 sc, 1 inc (24)
Rnd 5: 3 sc, 1 inc (30)
Rnd 6: 4 sc, 1 inc (36)
Rnd 7: 5 sc, 1 inc (42)
Rnd 8: 6 sc, 1 inc (48)
Rnd 9: 7 sc, 1 inc (54)
Rnd 10: BLO 54 sc (54)
Rnd 11-17: 54 sc (54)
Rnd 18: FLO 54 sc (54)
Rnd 19: 8 sc, 1 inc (60)
Rnd 20: 9 sc, 1 inc (66)
Rnd 21: 10 sc, 1 inc (72)
Rnd 22: 11 sc, 1 inc (78)
Rnd 23: 78 sc (78)
Close the hat with a sl st. With green yarn made 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 sl st the foundation ch. Continue working in spiral.
Rnd 1-10: 2 ch, 41 dc (42) (10 rows)
Legs
Rnd 11: divide the round identifying 3 ch from from central space, 3 ch for the back and 18 ch for each leg.
First Leg Rnd 11-15: 2 ch, 17 dc (18)
Cut the yarn.
Second leg rejoin the yarn.
Rnd 11-15: 2 ch, 17 hdc (18) cut the yarn. Sewing the 5 ch in the middle with a needle.
Upper part of the Dungaress
Mark 12 ch in the front center and attach a new thread.
Rnd 1-4 (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.
Assembly
- Sew te head to the body with the needle following the 18 st left open. The part with the decreasees 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.
- Sew the eyes between rounds 13 snd 14, leaving 4 st between one eye and the other (the st can change depending the dimensions of the buttons).
- Sew the mouth between rounds 16-17-18 leaving 1 st between the eyes.
- Sew the detail with embroidery thread and enrich the scarecrow with shades using fabric colors.