Link (Ocarina of time)

Hi! This Link pattern was based on his adult version in the game Ocarina of Time. I also made Zelda and soon I will be posting her pattern here. Hope you like it ^_^ Cheers.

Materials:

– Cream, green, yellow, brown, white, grey and red yarn (I used 100% cotton yarn Barroco by Circulo, which is a bulky / 12 ply (7wpi));
– Thin yellow yarn to embroider (I used 100% cotton yarn Anne by Circulo, which is a Fingering / 4 ply (14 wpi));
– Thin gold yarn to embroider (I used 100% cotton yarn Esterlina 5 by Círculo, which has a metalic look and is a Light Fingering);
– 4mm crochet hook;
– Fiberfill;
– Tapestry needle, needle and scissors;
– Safety eyes 10mm;
– Pins;
– Thick wire to sustain his head (because of the hood and hair his head is too heavy to stand up by itself, so you have to place a very thick piece of wire from the top of his head until his feet in order to keep his head up).

Notes:

– I always do my crochet works using continuous rounds. I will let you know when you have to join rounds;
– Everytime I will do a crochet work, the first thing I do is take a look in the entirely pattern before start doing it, so, I can have an idea of how the pattern works. Well, I recommend you to do the same;
– For sewing the pieces together you will use the tapestry needle;

Recently, I’m having a hard time to answer all the questions sent to my email and the comments. I’m sorry that I’m not able to answer your doubts. However, if you have any doubt, I’m sure that it is worth to leave a comment here, because even if I can’t answer you, I’m sure that someone in the community will try to help you out ^^

Pattern:

– Head:
R1: 6 sc in MC (6)
R2: inc (12)
R3: sc, inc (18)
R4: 2 sc, inc (18)
R5: 3 sc, inc (30)
R6-13: sc in each sc (30)
R14: 3 sc, dec (24)
R15: 2 sc, dec (18)
Place the safety eyes between Rounds 10 and 11. Leave about 5 holes between the eyes:

R16: sc, dec (12)
Embroider his eyebrows with yellow yarn.

R17: sc, dec (9)
Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.

– Hood:
R1: 4 sc in MC (4)
R2: sc in each sc (4)
R3: inc (8)
R4: sc in each sc (8)
R5: sc, inc (12)
R6: sc in each sc (12)
R7: 2 sc, inc (16)
R8: sc in each sc (16)
R9: 3 sc, inc (20)
R10: sc in each sc (20)
R11: 4 sc, inc (24)
R12: sc in each sc (24)
R13: 5 sc, inc (28)
R14-18: sc in each sc (28)
R19: 6 sc, inc (32)
R20-24: sc (32)
R25: 7 sc, inc (36)
R26-30: sc in each sc (36)
Finish off.

Ears:
R1: Ch 4, 3 sc from the second ch from hook (3)
R2: ch 1, turn, dec, sc (2)
R3: ch1, turn, 2 sc (2)
R4: ch1, turn, dec (1)
Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Hair:
R1: 6 sc in MC (6)
R2: inc (12)
R3: sc, inc (18)
R4: 2 sc, inc (24)
R5: 3 sc, inc (30)
R6: sc in each sc (30)
R7: Make a sl st in the next stitch, then make 2 ch and a dc in the same stitch. After that make 16 dc (17)
R8: ch2, turn, 17 dc (17)
R9: ch2, turn, dec, 13 dc, dec (15)
R10: ch2, turn, dec, 11 dc, dec (13)
R11: ch2, turn, dec, 9 dc, dec (11)
Finish off.

Now, attach the yarn in the stitch next to the 1st dc and make one dc in this stitch. Then, make another dc in the next stitch. Ch 1, turn and make one dc in each dc. Repeat this last step 3 times. Then, ch1, turn and make a dec. Finish off. (You have 6 rows in total).

After that, repeat the same steps on the other side… Attach the yarn in the second stitch near the dc of the other side and make 2 dc. Ch1, turn, 2 dc… Finish off.

Bangs:
Attach the yarn in the left side of his hair, near the dc’s. Make 2 sc, ch1, turn, dec. Fiish off. Then attach the yarn next to this piece and make 2 sc, ch1, turn and dec. Finish off.

 

Now, turn the work to the “wrong side” and attach the yarn next to the last piece and make 3 sc, ch’1, turn, sc, dec, ch1, turn, dec. Finish off. Facing the wrong side, attach the yarn next to this last piece and make 2 sc, ch 1, turn, dec. Finish off.

Body and legs (work joining rounds):
Start with white yarn
R1: ch 5, 2 sc in 2nd chain from hook, 2 sc, 3 sc in the last chain, 2 sc, sc (10)
Change to green yarn
R2: 2 inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc n white, inc (one sc in white and the last one in green)(16)
R3: 13 sc in green, 2 sc in white, 1 sc in green (16)
R4-R6: sc in each sc (16)
Change to brown
R7: sl st (16)
R8: sc in each sc (16)
Change to white yarn
R9: sc in each sc using only back loops (16)
R10: 6 sc, sc in the 15th sc, sc in the 16th sc (8)
R11: sc in each sc (8)
Change to brown
R12: sc in each sc (8)
R13: 2 sc, dec (6)
Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing. The first leg is done.
Attach the white yarn in the remaining hole and make:

R10: 8 sc (8)
R11: sc in each sc (8)
Change to brown
R12: sc in each sc (8)
R13: 2 sc, dec (6)
Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing. Second leg is done.

– Bottom of his tunic:
R1: ch 21, sc 20 (20) -> Make it very loose.

R2: ch1, turn, inc, sc 18, inc (22)

Finish off.

– Arms (work joining rounds):
Start with green yarn
R1: ch 5, sc 4 (4)
R2: ch 2, attach the yarn in the 1st stitch in order to make a circle and then make 6 sc (6)
R3: sc in each sc (6)
Change to white
R4-5: sc in each sc (6)
Change to brown
R6-7: sc in each sc (6)
R8: 2 sc, inc (8)
R9: 3 sc, inc (10)
R10: dec (5)
Finish off.

Boots  (work joining rounds):
R1: ch 6, inc in the 2nd ch from hook, 3 sc, 3 sc in the last chain, 3 sc, sc in the last chain (12)
R2: 4 sc, 3 dec, 2 sc(9)
R3: 2 sc, 3 dec, sc (6)
Finish off.

– Shield:
The pattern I used to make his shield wasn’t desined by me. It was created by All about Ami (click in the link to get the pattern).
I just made some adjustments in the size of the shield, which were:
In the front and back part of the shield:
In round 3, I made “ch 1, turn, sc, 2 inc, sc (6)” instead of what the pattern says.
In round 4-5 I made one sc in each sc (6) instead of what the pattern says.
In round 6 I made “2 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc (8)” instead of what the pattern says.
In round 7 and 8 I made one sc in each sc instead of what the pattern says.
In round 9 I made “sc, 2 dc, 1 trc, ch1, 1 trc, 2 dc, sc (8) instead of what the pattern says.
And finish off instead of making round 10 and 11. Then make the sc border in the front and back part as the pattern indicates.

Strap: make 9 ch, then 8 sc from the 2nd chain from hook and sew both ends to the shield.

– Sword:
Blade:
Start with grey yarn.
R1: ch2, sc in the 2nd ch from hook (1)
R2-9: ch1, turn, sc (1)
Change to blue
R10-17: ch1, turn, sc (1)
Change to grey
R18-26: ch 1, turn, sc (1)
Finish off.

Fold into half and sew the parts together. Place a piece of wire inside.

Cross-guard:
R1: ch 2, sc from the 2nd ch from hook (1)
R2-10: ch1, turn, sc (1)
Finish off.
Sew the cross-guard around the blade, covering the beginning of the blade.

Strap: ch 10 and  sew both ends to the sword.

-Sheath:
In yellow yarn
R1: ch 9, sc 8 from the 2nd ch from hook (8)
Change to blue
R2-3: sc in each sc (8)
Change to yellow
R4-5: sc in each sc (8)
Change to blue
R6-7: sc in each sc (8)
Change to yellow
R8: sc in each sc (8)
Finish off.

Fold it and sew the first row with the last one, leaving a hole on the top and closing the bottom hole:

Handle:

Brown yarn
R1: ch 21. Finish off.

Sew both ends to the tube.

Assembly:

1. Make all the crochet pieces.

2. Sew his ears to his head.

3. Sew his hair to his head.

4. Sew his hood to his head.

5. Insert a thick wire inside his head and body, from the top of his head until his feet. Because his head is too heavy to stand up by itself you need to put this wire.

6. Sew his feet to his legs (Stuff his feet lightly)

7. Sew his arms to his body (just stuff his hands, no need to stuff his arms)

8. Sew the bottom of his tunic bellow his belt

9. Embroider the buckle of his belt with gold yarn

10. Place his sheath on his back and he is done!

 

I did not create this character, Link is copyright of Nintendo!!

This Pattern was created by Ana Amélia Mendes Galvão.

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