Hornet

Hollow Knight

Crochet pattern by ElizettaCrafts

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Hollow Knight

1. Instruments and materials

• 1.4 mm hook
• Black, silver, cream white, fuchsia. I am using the below types of yarn, but you can use
whichever brand/type you like. I recommend the mercerized cotton for amigurumis
o Schachenmayr Catania Originals 0110 Black
o Schachenmayr Catania Originals 0172 Silver
o Schachenmayr Catania Originals 0105 White
o Schachenmayr Catania Originals 0413 Fuchsia
• Sewing needle
• Stuffing material
• Wire (two types)
• A piece of black felt
• A few rice grains (the ones we use for cooking, uncooked of course )
Hornet – character of Hollow Knight video game, that was created by Team Cherry.
This toy is crocheted with mercerized cotton yarn using a 1.4 mm hook. For stuffing you can use
polyester wadding or wool.

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2. Abbreviations

Ch chain
Sc single crochet
INC increase
INVDEC invisible decrease
BLO back loops only
[… , …] x Y repeat the sequence in the parenthesis Y times (for example [INC, Sc] x 3 means
that you will repeat the sequence inside the parenthesis [INC, Sc] three times. Or in other words,
you will have INC, Sc, INC, Sc, INC, Sc)

1 2 3

Sc in each Sc around single crochet in each of the stitches in a row

Tips
There is a chance that you will lose the beginning of the row; to avoid this, use a marker. It can
be a colored pin, or thread of contrasting color.
Try to crochet tightly, avoid small holes through which stuffing material can be seen.

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3.1 Head
With cream white yarn
I recommend having two balls of white yarn as at some point you will alternate between the two
horns, switching from one to another. Use one of them now, and keep the other for when you’ll
start crocheting the horns)
1 row 6Sc in magic circle (6)
2 row [INC, Sc] x 3 (9)
3 row [INC, 2Sc] x 3 (12)
4 row [INC, 3Sc] x 3 (15)
5 row [INC, 4Sc] x 3 (18)
6 row [INC, 5Sc] x 3 (21)
7 row [INC, 6Sc] x 3 (24)
8 row [INC, 7Sc] x 3 (27)
9 row [INC, 8Sc] x 3 (30)
10 row [INC, 9Sc] x 3 (33)
11 row [INC, 10Sc] x 3 (36)
12 row [INC, 11Sc] x 3 (39) Image 1
13 row [INC, 12Sc] x 3 (42)
14 row INC, 13Sc, INC, 3Sc, Sc (add a marker to this stitch, a pin or colored thread – I used
red yarn, see Image 2), 9Sc, INC, Sc, Sc (add a marker to this stitch, a pin or colored thread – I
used black yarn, see Image 3), 11Sc (45)

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Image 2 Image 3

3.2 First Horn

Continue crocheting where you left off on row 14 above. Given that we will have two separate
horns, we will separately count the rows for each horn, starting at 1.
1 row 11Sc, Chain 10 (Image 4 - this will be the middle piece that will separate the two
horns), Unite the last chained stitched with the stitch marked with a black yarn by doing 1Sc (it’s
the black thread marker in my case, or whichever color you chose to mark – Image 5), 11Sc (33)

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Image 4 Image 5

2 row 11Sc, 10Sc on the chained middle stitches (for these 10 stitches crochet only using
the right loops – red in the Image 6. The left loops, that you can see in Image 7, in green, will be
used for the second horn), 12Sc (33)

Image 6 Image 7

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3 row INVDEC, 8Sc, INVDEC, 8Sc, INVDEC, 9Sc, INVDEC (29)

4 row Sc in each Sc around (29)
5 row INVDEC, 25Sc, INVDEC (27)
6 row Sc in each Sc around (27)

Image 8 Image 9

Do not cut the yarn, you will continue crocheting this horn later.
Switch to the other horn

3.3 Second Horn

This is where the second ball of yarn comes handy.

You will start crocheting this horn by connecting white yarn (from the new ball of white yarn) in
the stitch you have marked on the 14th row of the head (marked with red thread in my case,
Image 2 & Image 10). Make a loop using white yarn in this marked stitch. Start crocheting
towards the left (Image 11).

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Image 10 Image 11

1 row 12Sc, 10Sc in the remaining loops from the chained middle part (the one
separating the horns, in the loops remaining from where you crocheted on the first horn, see
Image 7, the remaining green loops are the ones you will use now. Make sure you crochet these
middle stitches really tight otherwise you will end up with holes between the horns), 11Sc (the
11th Sc will be in the marked stitch where you started this row with a loop) (33)
2 row INVDEC, 9Sc, INVDEC, 8Sc, INVDEC, 8Sc, INVDEC (29)
3 row Sc in each Sc around (29)
4 row INVDEC, 25Sc, INVDEC (27)
5 row Sc in each Sc around (27)
Start stuffing the head but make sure you don’t put too much stuffing because you don’t want it
to be chubby (Image 12 & Image 13).

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Image 12 Image 13

Continue where you left off, crocheting on the second horn (the one marked with a red thread
in my case, or whichever color you chose to use)
6 row INVDEC, 23Sc, INVDEC (25)
7 row Sc in each Sc around (25)
8 row INVDEC, 21Sc, INVDEC (23)
9 row Sc in each Sc around (23)
10 row INVDEC, 19Sc, INVDEC (21)
11 row Sc in each Sc around (21)
12 row INVDEC, 17Sc, INVDEC (19)
13 row Sc in each Sc around (19)
14 row INVDEC, 15Sc, INVDEC (17)
15 row Sc in each Sc around (17)

Image 14
Switch to the first horn. Do not cut the yarn, you will return to this later.

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3.2 First Horn

7 row INVDEC, 23Sc, INVDEC (25)
8 row Sc in each Sc around (25)
9 row INVDEC, 21Sc, INVDEC (23)
10 row Sc in each Sc around (23)
11 row INVDEC, 19Sc, INVDEC (21)
12 row Sc in each Sc around (21)
13 row INVDEC, 17Sc, INVDEC (19)
14 row Sc in each Sc around (19)
15 row INVDEC, 15Sc, INVDEC (17)
16 row Sc in each Sc around (17)

Stuff the two horns. Don’t add too much stuffing, you don’t want the head and Image 15
horns to look chubby/fat (Image 15).
Continue crocheting on the first horn.
17 row INVDEC, 13Sc, INVDEC (15)
18 row Sc in each Sc around (15)
19 row INVDEC, 11Sc, INVDEC (13)
20 row Sc in each Sc around (13)
21 row INVDEC, 9Sc, INVDEC (11)
22 row Sc in each Sc around (11)
23 row INVDEC, 7Sc, INVDEC (9)
24 row INVDEC, 5Sc, INVDEC (7)
Finish stuffing this horn (Image 16)

Image 16

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25 row 3INVDEC, Slip stitch (4)

This horn is now complete. Cut the yarn but leave a
tail for sewing (Image 17)
Switch to the other horn (the Second Horn).

3.3 Second Horn Image 17

16 row INVDEC, 13Sc, INVDEC (15)

17 row Sc in each Sc around (15)
18 row INVDEC, 11Sc, INVDEC (13)
19 row Sc in each Sc around (13)
20 row INVDEC, 9Sc, INVDEC (11)
21 - 22 rows Sc in each Sc around (11)
23 row INVDEC, 7Sc, INVDEC (9)
24 row INVDEC, 5Sc, INVDEC (7)
Finish stuffing this horn.
25 row 3INVDEC, Slip stitch (4)
This horn is now complete. Cut the yarn but leave a tail for sewing. Image 18

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Hide the tails inside the horns, punching the needle right at the tip of the horn (as shown in Image
19). Then guide the needle through the interior of the horn, with the needle getting out like
shown in Image 20. Do the same operation for both horns. Cut the remaining yarn.

Image 19

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Image 20 Image 21

Image 22 Image 23

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4.1 Dress
With fuchsia yarn
1 row Chain 16. Unite the last loop in the chain with the first one to create a circle. You
will now start to crochet in spiral

Image 25
Image 24

2 row BLO in each loop around (crochet only in the back loops) (16)
3 row BLO in each Sc around (crochet only in the back loops) (16) (You will use the front
loops for the Collar later)
4 row Sc in each Sc around (16)
5 row [Sc, INC] x 8 (24)
6 row [Sc, INC] x 12 (36)

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7 row [Sc, INC] x 18 (54)

You can now start to see the ruffles creating Image 26 to Image 29.

Image 26

Image 27
Image 26 Image 27

Image 28

Image 28 Image 29

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8 – 15 rows Sc in each Sc around (54)

16 row [Sc, INC] x 27 (81)
17 row Sc in each Sc around (81)
18 row [Sc, INC] x 40, Sc (121)
19 - 20 rows Sc in each Sc around (121), Slip stitch
Cut the yarn, use a needle to hide the tail on the inside of the dress.

Image 31
Image 30

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4.2 Collar
With fuchsia yarn
Go to the row 2 of the dress, where you
crocheted only on the back loops. You will
see the front loops sticking out. Go to the
last loop in that row (see Image 32),
connect fuchsia yarn. Crochet in spiral.

1 row Sc in each loop around (16)

2 row [Sc, INC] x 8 (24)
3 row [2Sc, INC] x 8 (32)
Image 32
4 row [3Sc, INC] x 8 (40)
5 - 6 rows Sc in each Sc around (40)
Cut the yarn, use a needle to hide the tail on the inside of the dress.

Image 33 Image 34

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5. Legs & Body

With black yarn

First Leg
1 row 6Sc in magic circle (6)
2 row INC around (12)
3 row BLO around (12)
4 – 7 rows Sc in each Sc around (12)
8 row INVDEC, 10Sc (11)
9 row Sc in each Sc around (11)
10 row INVDEC, 9Sc (10)
11 – 19 rows Sc in each Sc around (10)
Cut the yarn, leave a long end for sewing.

Second Leg
1 row 6Sc in magic circle (6)
2 row INC around (12)
3 row BLO around (12)
4 – 7 rows Sc in each Sc around (12)
8 row INVDEC, 10Sc (11)
9 row Sc in each Sc around (11) Image 35

10 row INVDEC, 9Sc (10)

11 – 19 rows Sc in each Sc around (10)

Do not cut the yarn, you will continue crocheting the body.

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20 row Look at the diagram in Image 36 (legs seen from the top). You will need to connect
the two legs. Each little circle is a stitch that you’ll crochet. The green represents the current leg
that you are crocheting (second leg). The red line represents where your yarn is. To unite this to
the first leg in blue, you must first chain one (circle number 1 in red on the diagram). Then
connect to the first leg with one single crochet (circle number 2 in blue on the diagram). Crochet
another 9Sc on this first leg (circles 3 to 11 in blue on the diagram). Then chain one (circle number
12 in red on the diagram). Then connect to the second leg with one single crochet (circle number
13 in green on the diagram). Crochet another 9Sc on this second leg (circles 14 to 22 in green on
the diagram). (22)

Image 36

Image 37

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If you look between the legs (Image 38, red circle), you will see there’s a space that we will need
to sew for the filling not to stick out. Use the long tail remaining on the first leg to sew together
the space between stitches (should be stitches 11-13 & 2-22 on the diagram). Cut the remaining
yarn and hide it inside one of the legs. Continue crocheting the body.

Image 38

21 row Sc in each Sc around (22)

22 row [4Sc, INVDEC] x 3, 4Sc (19)
23 row [3Sc, INVDEC] x 3, 4Sc (16)
At this point you need to add a few rice grains to fill the
interior of the legs. Don’t add too many, only to fill about 0.5
– 1 cm at the bottom of the two legs.
24 – 29 rows Sc in each Sc around (16)
30 row [3Sc, INVDEC] x 3, Sc (13)

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Take some electrical wire (the one wrapped in plastic), fold it in half, like in Image 40 to make a
carcass for the legs and body. The curled, folded part will be the body, the two long ends will be
the legs. Insert the wire carcass into the crocheted legs and body. It should stick out only about
1 cm from the body. This part that is sticking out will be covered by the next crocheted rows
below.

Image 40
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Take some stuffing material, stuff the interior of the legs. After you finish stuffing the legs, add
stuffing to the body as well.

31 row [2Sc, INVDEC] x 3, Sc (10)

32 row [Sc, INVDEC] x 3, Sc (7)
33 row Sc in each Sc around (7)
If the wire is still sticking out, you can cut the
excess wire off.
34 row 3INVDEC, Slip stitch (4).
Cut the yarn and use a needle to hide the tail
inside the body.

Image 43

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6. Arms
With black yarn
1 row 5Sc in magic circle (5)
2 row 5INC (10)
3 row Sc in each Sc around (10)
4 row INVDEC, 8Sc (9)
5 row INVDEC, 7Sc (8)
6 - 7 rows Sc in each Sc around (8)
8 row INVDEC, 6Sc (7)
9 row INVDEC, 5Sc (6)
10 – 19 rows Sc in each Sc around (6)

Image 45

Cut the yarn, leave a tail for sewing.

Crochet two arms.
Attach the arms to the body by sewing them like in
Image 46.

Image 46

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7.1 Needle
With silver yarn
1 row 4Sc in magic circle (4)
2 row INC, 3Sc (5)
3 row INC, 4Sc (6)
4 row INC, 5Sc (7)
5 – 25 rows Sc in each Sc around (7)
26 row Crochet this row in BLO -> INVDEC, 5Sc (6)
27 row INVDEC, 4Sc (5)
28 – 46 rows Sc in each Sc around (5)
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.
Take some electrical wire (the one wrapped in plastic). It
is very important to choose a stronger wire for the
needle. Hornet will lean on the needle to stand on its
own, therefore you should use a stronger wire. I like to
use the electrical one, wrapped in plastic, it is perfect for
this. Insert the wire into Hornet’s Needle, cutting out the
excess (the wire should be of the same length as the
Needle, no wire should stick out). Image 47

Image 48

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Image 49

7.2 Needle eye

With silver yarn
1 row 4Sc in magic ring (4)
2 – 22 rows Sc in each Sc around (4)
Cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.
Form a circle by uniting the two ends of this piece. Sew
the two ends together making sure they perfectly align
to form a circle. Cut the yarn hiding the tail inside the
crocheted piece.
Image 50

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Attach the Needle eye to the Needle by sewing the pieces together using the tail you left for
sewing. Sew them tightly, aligning the Needle eye in the center of the Needle.

Image 53

7.3 Needle Thread

With silver yarn
Take some wire (a soft wire this time, see Image 54), the length should be around 70 cm.

Image 54

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You will wrap this wire in silver yarn. Start at one of the ends of the wire. Wrap a little yarn over,
then roll the end of the wire to secure the yarn. Continue wrapping the yarn until you get to the
other end. Roll the end of the wire to secure the yarn. Cut the end of the yarn.

Image 56

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8. Assembly
Pull the dress on top of the body. The pointy part of the body should stick out through the collar
of the dress (make sure it doesn’t stick out too much, only 2 - 3 rows of crochet should stick out).
Pull down the collar to make the sewing part easier.
Using fuchsia yarn, sew the dress to the body part that’s sticking out the collar (Image 59).

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Image 58 Image 59
Take the head, choose one side that you like better to be the face. Place the head on top of the
body part sticking out the collar.

Image 60 Image 61

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Using white yarn, sew the head to the body part,

making sure it stays tight. Sew the head at a
slight angle. Make sure you do not sew on the
collar, but only on the body part. Raise the collar
when you are done sewing the head.

Image 62

Image 63

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Image 65
Using black yarn, sew her Needle to the right arm.
Position the hand right where you crocheted the BLO
in row 26 for her Needle. Sew it to look like she is
carrying the Needle in her hand.

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To help with balance and for Hornet to be able to stand on its own, you also need to sew her
Needle to the dress. Place Hornet on a table/flat surface. Position the needle parallel to the
horns. Find the spot where the needle is sticking out from the dress on the back (example in
Image 68). This is where you need to sew her Needle to the dress.

Image 68

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Image 70
Image 69

Image 70 shows you where her Needle is now connected to both her hand and her dress. This
will help with her balance. When you finished sewing, place Hornet on a table. She should be
able to stand on its own, using the Needle as a support.

If you are having difficulty making her stand, just move her Needle in different positions until you
figure out her balance. Also spread the legs a little, it will also help with the balance. If you chose
a strong wire like I did, it should stay on its own without any issues.

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Take the Needle Thread. Wrap one of the ends around the Needle Eye. Arrange the Thread into
a sort of a spiral pattern.

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Image 75

Take a small piece of black felt. Cut it in half. Place the two halves one on top of the other, so you
can equally cut both eyes at the same time. Cut two ovals. Glue the eyes to the face.

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Image 77
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Image 78
Congratulations, your Hornet is now ready!

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