Free Albus Dumbledore Crochet Pattern – Harry Potter Projects

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Calling all Harry Potter DIY fans! If you love to crochet and you love Harry Potter.. then take a peak at this amazing Harry Potter: Official Book of Crochet Amigurumi book out on the market. I have been lucky enough to take a look AND to be allowed to share one of the amazing Harry Potter Amigurumi Patterns with you. I have chosen the Albus Dumbledore Crochet Pattern – as he is simply one of my favourite Harry Potter characters.

Albus Dumbledore Crochet Pattern Free

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It was really hard to choose which Harry Potter crochet pattern to choose from. There are soooo many cute patterns, from Harry himself of course (skill level 2), but I was also so so so tempted by POMONA SPROUT (Skill level 2), one of the magical companions, I mean, BUCKBEAK, right??? and one of the enchanted artifacts (the crochet WINGED KEYS are sooo cute, and would make adorable Harry Potter Christmas Ornaments!).

I finally settled on Albus Dumbledore himself. He is a Skill level 3 – so a little more advances, but you can check the crochet stitches required below to get a feel for how difficult you think he will be to crochet. I love the indication of the skills level, so everyone can find something to do!

From the Book Itself

So about Albus Dumbledore. Here is an excerpt from the book itself – this shows you a typical introduction to each of the Harry Potter makes. You can get the Harry Potter: The Official Book of Crochet Amigurumi in good bookstores and online.

“Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster of Hogwarts, and a fierce protector, adviser, and friend to Harry Potter. Dumbledore founded the Order of the Phoenix to fight Voldemort and his Death Eaters in both Wizarding Wars, and inspired Dumbledore’s Army, formed by Hermione Granger and Harry Potter.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone costume designer Judianna Makovsky was given the brief that Dumbledore, played by Richard Harris, was a clotheshorse, and so dressed him in thick robes of silkscreened velvets embroidered with Celtic symbols. With Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, new costume designer Jany Temime saw Michael Gambon, who took over the role, as “an old hippie, though still chic.” She dressed this version in layers of purple and lavender tie-dyed silks and a tasseled, flattened hat, and tied up his beard. When Dumbledore was injured in pursuit of a Horcrux, the color was washed out of his robes, and the hat was removed, giving Dumbledore a look of vulnerability.

Draped in purple robes accented with tasteful yellow edges and topped with his iconic tassel hat, this amigurumi Professor Dumbledore is ready to announce the winner of this year’s House Cup. His long gray beard is crafted using a mix of different crochet stitches to add texture and charm, reflecting the character’s aged wisdom and kind demeanor. Celebrate the magic of handmade crafting with this extraordinary amigurumi doll of the beloved Hogwarts headmaster.“

ALBUS DUMBLEDORE CROCHET SUPPLIES & INFO

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

If you are making the Albus Dumbledore crochet pattern with similar supplies, you final crochet item will be approximately:

Height: 5.5 in. / 14 cm
Width: 3 in. / 8 cm

YARN for this crochet Dumbledore

DK weight (#3 light) yarn, shown in Hobbii Yarns Amigo, (100% acrylic, 191 yd. / 175 m per 1.8 oz. / 50 g ball).

  • Color A: #A46 Light Peach, 1 ball
  • Color B: #A12 Black, 1 ball
  • Color C: #A09 Gray Melange, 1 ball
  • Color D: #A60 Violet, 1 ball
  • Color E: #A35 Primrose, 1 ball

HOOK & Notions

• US D-4 / 3.25mm crochet hook
• Stitch markers
• Pair of 6.0mm safety eyes
• Polyester stuffing
• Tapestry needle
• 18-gauge wire for glasses (optional)

(Steam block to straight hair/ hot glue gun to glue on if you prefer to sewing)

GAUGE

Gauge is not critical for this project. Ensure your stitches are tight so the stuffing won’t show through.

All Abbreviations used in book

  • ch: chain
  • ch-sp: chain-space
  • dc: double crochet
  • dec: decrease
  • FO: fasten off
  • hdc: half double crochet
  • inc: increase
  • lp: loop
  • pm: place marker
  • rnds: rounds
  • RS: right side
  • sc: single crochet
  • sc2tog: single crochet two
  • stitches together
  • sc3tog: single crochet three
  • stiches together
  • sk: skip one stitch
  • sl st: slip stitch
  • sp: space
  • st: stitch
  • Str: strand
  • tr: triple crochet
  • WS: wrong side
  • yo: yarn over

SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS

We have a number of Crochet Stitch Video Tutorials for you to browse here!

  • Bobble Stitch (bobble st): [Yarn over, insert hook into indicated st, yo, pull up lp, pull through two lps] 6 times, yo, pull through 6 lps on hook
  • Back Loop Only (blo): Work through back loop only
  • Front Loop Only (flo): Work through front loop only

NOTE: The Dumbledore Doll is worked primarily using single crochet stitches in the amigurumi style. Dumbledore’s Robe, Hair piece, Beard, and Hat are worked separately and then attached to the doll.

Amigurumi Dumbledore Crochet Pattern for Harry Potter Fans

Dumbledore Doll’s LEGS (MAKE 2)

With B, make a magic ring.

  • Rnd 1: 6 sc in ring—6 sc.
  • Rnd 2: [2 sc, inc] 2 times—8 sc.
  • Rnds 3–5: Sc all around—8 sc.

Switch to C.

  • Rnds 6–11: Sc all around—8 sc.

Fasten off the first Leg (Leg 1). Make another (Leg 2), but do not fasten off.

CONNECTING THE LEGS

With the hook still connected to Leg 2, pick up a st on Leg 1, and work 8 scs all around Leg 1.

Then, pick up a st on Leg 2 (the one immediately after the last st from Rnd 11), and then work the remaining 7 sts around Leg 2.

The two Legs are now connected with a total of 16 sts.

Continue to Body:

Make Dumbledore’s BODY

  • Rnds 1–8: Sc all around—16 sc.
  • Rnd 9: [6 sc, dec] 2 times—14 sc.
  • Rnd 10: Sc all around—14 sc.
  • Rnd 11: [5 sc, dec] 2 times, sl st to first st in rnd—12 sc.

Stuff firmly. Fasten off and weave in ends.

HEAD

With A, make a magic ring.

  • Rnd 1: 6 sc in ring—6 sc.
  • Rnd 2: Inc 6 times—12 sc.
  • Rnd 3: [Sc, inc] 6 times—18 sc.
  • Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] 6 times—24 sc.
  • Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] 6 times—30 sc.
  • Rnd 6: [4 sc, inc] 6 times—36 sc.
  • Rnd 7: [5 sc, inc] 6 times—42 sc.
  • Rnds 8–16: Sc all around—42 sc.

Insert the eyes between Rnds 13 and 14, 8 sts apart. Using A, embroider a nose across 2 sts directly between the eyes.

  • Rnd 17: [5 sc, dec] 6 times—36 sc.
  • Rnd 18: [4 sc, dec] 6 times—30 sc.
  • Rnd 19: [3 sc, dec] 6 times—24 sc.
  • Rnd 20: [2 sc, dec] 6 times—18 sc.

Stuff firmly.

  • Rnd 21: [Sc, dec] 6 times—12 sc.
  • Rnd 22: Dec 6 times— 6 sc.

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew the Head to the Body. Weave in end.

Make the Wizard’s ARMS (MAKE 2)

With A, make a magic ring.

  • Rnd 1: 6 sc in ring—6 sc.
  • Rnd 2: [2 sc, inc] 2 times—8 sc.
  • Rnd 3: Sc all around—8 sc.
  • Rnd 4: [2 sc, dec] 2 times—6 sc.
  • Rnds 5–9: Sc all around—6 sc.

Do not stuff. Fasten off leaving a short tail. Sew to one side of the Body at the seam between the Head and the Body.

Repeat Rnds 1–9 to make another Arm and sew to the other side of the Body. Weave in ends.

Dumbledore’s BEARD

With C, ch 11.

  • Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and sc across, turn— 10 sc.
  • Row 2: Ch, [bobble st, hdc] 5 times, turn—5 hdcs, 5 bobble sts.
  • Row 3: Ch, bobble st, sk, hdc, bobble st, hdc, bobble st, hdc, bobble st, sk, hdc, turn—8 hdcs, 4 bobble sts.
  • Row 4: Ch, bobble st, sk, hdc, bobble st, hdc, bobble st, sk, hdc, turn—6 hdcs, 3 bobble sts.
  • Row 5: Ch, bobble st, sk, hdc, bobble st, sk, hdc, turn—4 hdcs, 2 bobble sts.
  • Rows 6–7: Ch, [bobble st, hdc] 2 times, turn—4 hdcs, 2 bobble sts.
  • Row 8: Ch, sk, bobble st, sk, hdc—2 hdcs, 1 bobble st.

Fasten off beard, leaving a tail for sewing. Position the Beard so that Row 1 lies directly below the nose, at Rnd 15 of the Head. Sew it down. Then, using a piece of yarn C, tie a small butterfly knot at row 6 of the Beard. Weave in ends.

HAIR

With C, make a magic ring.

  • Rnd 1: 6 sc in ring—6 sc.
  • Rnd 2: Inc 6 times—12 sc.
  • Rnd 3: [Sc, inc] 6 times—18 sts.
  • Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] 6 times—24 sts.

We will now create 20 Hair strands (Str), leaving the last 4 sts in Rnd 4 unworked.

Str 1: Ch 21 off the side of Rnd 4. Sc in the 2nd ch from hook and sc across. Sl st into the next st in Rnd 4—20 sc.
Strs 2–20: Repeat Str 1, creating Hair strands all around Rnd 4, until there are 4 sts left, which will remain unworked.

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Lay the Hair flat and steam block so that each Hair strand is straight and does not curl. Place the blocked Hair on the Head with the wrong side facing up and with the unworked sts from Rnd 4 facing the front of the Head.

Pin down the Hair to your liking and secure by sewing or with hot glue. Weave in end.

EYEGLASSES

Optional: Using an 8 in. / 20 cm length of 18-gauge wire, wrap the wire around a ½ in. / 1 cm diameter object (e.g. pen) to form an eyeglass rim. Repeat to create a second rim. Bend the remaining wire backwards and insert into the front of the face to secure.

Let’s Dress Albus Dumbldore

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The Magician’s Crochet ROBE

With D, ch 15.

  • Row 1 (RS): In the 2nd ch from hook, [2 sc, 3 sc in one st] 2 times, 2 sc, [3 sc in one st, 2 sc] 2 times, ch and turn— 22 sc.
  • Row 2: 3 sc, ch 4, sk 4, 8 sc, ch 4, sk 4, 3 sc, ch and turn—22 sc, 8 ch, 2 ch-4 sps.

Each of the ch-sps just created is an armhole.

  • Row 3: 3 sc, 4 sc in ch-sp, 8 sc, 4 sc in ch-sp, 3 sc, ch and turn—22 sc.
  • Rows 4–7: Sc across, ch and turn—22 sc.
  • Row 8: 4 sc, inc, 12 sc, inc, 4 sc, ch and turn—24 sc.
  • Row 9: 5 sc, inc, 12 sc, inc, 5 sc, ch and turn—26 sc.
  • Row 10: 6 sc, inc, 12 sc, inc, 6 sc, ch and turn—28 sc.
  • Row 11: Sc across, ch and turn— 28 sc.
  • Row 12: 7 sc, inc, 12 sc, inc, 7 sc, ch and turn—30 sc.
  • Rows 15–16: Sc across, ch and turn—32 sts.

Switch to E. Work a border in sc all around the outside of the robe, around 80 sc. Fasten off and weave in end.

SLEEVES (MAKE 2)

With D, attach yarn to one of the armholes created by the ch-4 sps in Row 2 of the Robe.

  • Rnd 1: [4 sc, inc] 2 times—12 sc.
  • Rnd 2: [2 sc, inc] 4 times—16 sc.
  • Rnd 3: [3 sc, inc] 4 times—20 sc.
  • Rnd 4: Sc all around—20 sc.

Switch to E.

  • Rnd 5: Sc all around—20 sc.

Fasten off and weave in end. Repeat Rnds 1–5 for the remaining Sleeve. Place Robe on Body.

Wizards HAT

With D, make a magic ring.

  • Rnd 1: 6 sc in ring—6 sc.
  • Rnd 2: Inc 6 times—12 sc.
  • Rnd 3: [Sc, inc] 6 times—18 sc.
  • Rnd 4: Sc, inc, [2 sc, inc] 5 times, sc—24 sc.
  • Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] 6 times—30 sc.
  • Rnd 6: 2 sc, inc, [4 sc, inc] 5 times, 2 sc—36 sc.
  • Rnd 7: In blo, sc all around—36 sc.
  • Rnds 8–9: Sc all around—36 sc.

Switch to E.

  • Rnd 10: Sc all around—36 sc.

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Using E, make a oneinch long tassel. Block tassel to remove wrinkles and sew to the top of the Hat at the center of rnd 1. Sew the Hat to the top of the Head.

And you have done it!! You have made your very own crochet Dumbldore Doll! Congratulations!!

If you LOVED this pattern as much as we do.. you simply HAVE to check out the rest of this Harry Potter Crochet book!

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