Small Crochet Witch
Zeena is a mini crochet witch doll and the newest member of the Kozu Palm Pals series, a collection of small crochet dolls. The designers at Chai Coffee Crochet created her as Halloween amigurumi, giving their dolls a trick-or-treat costume. She is described as a good witch who uses her powers for kindness, casting a kindness spell to spread random acts of kindness around the world.
At 4.5 inches tall without the hat, Zeena works up quickly and is presented as easy to make. This overview walks through what the pattern includes, the supplies it calls for, and how the pieces come together, so you can decide whether she fits your Halloween making plans. It is not a full tutorial; the row-by-row instructions live with the designer.
The source suggests pairing her with the site’s crochet vampire, cute crochet Frankenstein, or crochet mummy to build a small Halloween amigurumi collection. The Original designer’s pattern and instructions are the place to go for the complete pattern.
About this Mini Crochet Witch Pattern Overview
Zeena is approximately 4.5 inches tall. The designers made her with DK yarn and a 2.5 mm hook, noting that any yarn with the relevant hook will do. She has commonly been crocheted using worsted weight yarn and simply comes out slightly larger, and chunky yarn is suggested if you want a larger witch doll.
She shares the same body as all Kozu Palm Pals, so her hair cap can be swapped with any other doll in the mini amigurumi dolls series. As part of the crochet dress up dolls series, her dress and hat are both removable, which means she can wear an extensive wardrobe once Halloween is over. You could also sew the witch hat onto her head and attach a keychain ring for a Halloween crochet keychain.
Zeena the Small Crochet Witch Pattern Overview
The pattern is for personal use only and cannot be sold, copied, or reproduced in any way without permission from the designers. Finished objects made from the pattern may be sold, but credit should be given to chaicoffeecrochet.com as the pattern designers. The source lists this as a free pattern, so the web version is free to access; that does not automatically mean every format or printable is free.
Tools & Materials You Will Need
The source lists a compact set of supplies. Gather these before you begin:
- DK yarn in skin, hair, purple, and black colours (small amounts)
- Crochet hook: The source lists a 2.75 mm hook for the materials section, while the pattern introduction mentions using a 2.5 mm hook for the sample
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch marker
- Polyfill stuffing
- Two 6mm safety eyes
- Embroidery thread: a small amount of black and pink for eyelashes and lips
Crochet Stitches and Abbreviations
The pattern uses a short set of US terms. Here are the abbreviations exactly as the source defines them:
- Sl st: slip stitch
- SC: single crochet
- INV DEC: invisible decrease
- INC: single crochet increase (2 SC in the same stitch)
- HDC: half double crochet
- HDC INC: two HDCs in the same stitch
How to Crochet a Witch Doll
Body
The body comes first. The source directs makers to crochet the doll body, then return to continue with the hair, dress, and hat. The body is shared across the Kozu Palm Pals line, which is why the hair caps and outfits can be mixed and matched between dolls.
Hair
The hair section covers bangs and long curly hair, and the source notes that any hair cap from the Kozu Palm Pals crochet dolls will also fit this doll. The cap is worked in hair colour yarn in rounds, beginning with a magic ring and increasing outward to shape the head covering.
Round 8 is the detailed part. The designer breaks it into sections because the instructions can be confusing, and it forms five bangs at the front of the head plus five strands of hair and a final strand. The cap is then fastened off with a long tail and sewn onto the witch so the bangs sit at the front.
Clothes
Crochet Witch’s hat
The hat is worked in black yarn in rounds that shape the cone, then the brim begins at Round 16 worked in the front loops only. The yarn changes to purple before the final listed round. The source gives the full round-by-round counts, so follow the original for the exact sequence.
Crochet Witch Dress (Two-Tone Dress)
The dress starts in black yarn. The first three rows are crocheted in rows, and at the end of row 3 the two ends are joined with a slip stitch, after which the rest of the dress is crocheted in the round. The yarn then changes to purple and work continues in the same direction.
The dress begins with a chain 21 foundation and 20 single crochet, then two rows create chain spaces, followed by rounds that increase from 20 to 25 and then 30 stitches. Four rounds are worked evenly in half double crochet before fastening off and weaving in the ends. The source provides the complete counts for each round.
Your small crochet witch is now complete!
Once the body, hair, hat, and dress are done, Zeena is complete. The source notes that additional outfits for her are available from the crochet dress up dolls series for a post-Halloween look, so she is not limited to her witch costume.
For more Halloween amigurumi, the source mentions an amigurumi mummy and an amigurumi vampire, plus a roundup of Halloween amigurumi patterns from selected crocheters. If you enjoy this style, you might also like our Amigurumi Santa Claus Crochet Doll: Pattern Overview or the Candy Corn Witch Baby Dress: Pattern Overview.
This overview is meant to help you understand the project before you start. For the actual instructions, use the Original designer’s pattern and instructions.
