Materials:
Yarn (medium weight 4):
gold (head, collar, hands,
feet and fringe), orange
(body and sleeves), blue
(pant legs), green (hat), tan
(hair and arms/feet fringe)
1.25 mm Clover Amour
crochet hook (for the
flower)
2.00 mm Clover Amour
crochet hook for
everything else
Yarn needle (bent tip
helpful for attaching
amigurumi parts-
see HERE)
Fiberfill
Felt: green (for the patch)
and pink (for the cheeks)
Embroidery floss: white
(flower), yellow (flower and
patch), and brown (smile)
9 mm safety eyes
Note: I worked in continuous
rounds (vs. joined rounds).
HEAD
Using gold yarn, We cut strands of gold
and tan yarn for the hair to add
dimension. We knotted the ends of the
strands and threaded them through the
head. When we were done threading
them, we cut them to our desired
length. Notice how he kind of has side-
swept bangs?
R1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6 sts)
R2: Sc 2 in each sc around. (12 sts)
R3: *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times.
(18 sts)
R4: *Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (24 sts)
R5: *Sc 3, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (30 sts)
R6: *Sc 4, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (36 sts)
R7: *Sc 5, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (42 sts)
R8-16: Sc 42
R17: *Sc 5, dec 1*, rep 6 times. (36 sts)
R18: *Sc 4, dec 1*, rep 6 times. (30 sts)
R19: *Sc 3, dec 1* rep 6 times. (24 sts)
Place 9 mm safety eyes. Embroider smile with brown embroidery floss. Begin stuffing head.
R20: *Sc 2, dec 1*, rep 6 times. (18 sts)
R21: *Sc 1, dec 1*, rep 6 times. (12
sts)
Continue stuffing head firmly.
R22: *Sk 1 sc, sc 1*, rep 6 times. (6
sts)
Fasten off and weave in end.
Cut 6-7” strands of gold and tan
yarn. Tie knots on one ends. Sew
strands through head as shown in
picture, alternating between gold
and tan. Trim strands as desired
(or so hair just grazes eye level).
COLLAR
I crocheted a ring and ran a running
stitch through the inner portion,
causing it to frill up. This ring
served as Scarecrow’s collar 🙂
Using gold yarn,
Ch 23, join with sl st to form a ring.
R1: Sc around. (23 sts)
R2: Sc 2 in each sc around. (46
sts)
Fasten off. Thread yarn needle with gold yarn and do a running stitch across the inner part of the
collar so that it scrunches up. Sew collar to head.
PANT LEGS (make 2)
I then crocheted two blue pant legs and two orange sleeves.
Using blue yarn,
Ch 8, join with sl st to form a ring.
R1-4: Sc around (8 sts)
Fasten off and weave in end.
SLEEVES (make 2)
Using orange yarn,
Ch 6, join with sl st to form a ring.
R1: Sc
around (6 sts)
R2: *Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 2 times. (8 sts)
R3: Sc 8.
R4: *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 3 times. (12 sts)
R5-6: Sc 12.
Fasten off and weave in end.
FEET (make 2)
Using gold yarn,
R1: 4 sc in magic ring.
R2-3: Sc 4
Fasten off (can weave in end or leave end as part of fringe).
HANDS (make 2)
Using gold yarn,
R1: 5 sc in magic ring.
R2-3: Sc 5
Fasten off (can weave in end or leave end as part of fringe).
Fringe:
Cut four 8 inch strands of yarn (two gold, two tan). Drape them over the hands and feet (as
shown in picture) and glue/sew them on. Alternate the gold and tan strands. Sew/glue the hands
into the arm sleeves and the feet into the pant legs.
BODY
We used orange yarn for the Scarecrow’s sweater and sewed a tiny green patch of felt to add
more detail!
R1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6 sts)
R2: Sc 2 in each sc around. (12 sts)
R3: *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (18 sts)
R4: *Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (24 sts)
R5: *Sc 3, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (30 sts)
R6: Through back loops only, Sc 30.
R7-8: Sc 30
R9: *Sc 3, dec 1* rep 6 times. (24 sts)
R10-14: Sc 24
Fasten off and leave long end for sewing. Cut out small square patch of green felt. Embroider
onto corner of body with yellow embroidery floss. Sew pant legs onto body. Place circular piece
of cardboard on bottom of body to keep shape. Stuff body. Sew body to collar/head.
HAT
Using green yarn,
Next, I worked on the hat. I started with a pointy tip and then started expanding. Then, I started
crocheting in the other direction to make it flare out on the bottom. Notice how the top part of the
hat has the “right side” showing while the bottom part is the “wrong side”
R1: 3 sc in magic ring R12:*Sc 4, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (36 sts)
R2: 3 sc R13-16: Sc 36
R3: Sc 2 in each sc around. (6 sts) Fasten off. Holding hat upside-down, join in any
R4: *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 3 times. (9 sts) sc with sl stitch. Chain 1 and begin working
R5: *Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 3 times. (12 sts) counter-clockwise,
R6: *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (18 sts) R17: Sc 35 (36 sts).
R7: Sc 18. R18: *Sc 5, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (42 sts)
R8: *Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc *, rep 6 times. (24 sts) R19: *Sc 6, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (48 sts)
R9: Sc 24 R20: *Sc 7, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (54 sts)
R10: *Sc 3, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (30 R21: *Sc 8, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (60 sts)
sts) R22: *Sc 9, 2 sc in next sc*, rep 6 times. (66 sts)
R11: Sc 30 Fasten off and weave in end.
