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Link Amigurumi Pattern

Link Amigurumi Pattern
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6-8 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic knitting experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Cute Companion

An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Link Amigurumi Pattern

This Link amigurumi pattern brings Nintendo's legendary hero to life in an adorable miniature form. With his signature green tunic, pointed hat, and trusty sword and shield, this pattern captures all the iconic details that make Link instantly recognizable. The pattern includes comprehensive instructions for creating his distinctive blonde hair with styled strands, brown leather accessories with yellow embroidered details, and even safety eyes to give him that heroic expression. Perfect for Legend of Zelda enthusiasts and collectors alike.

Link Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

The finished doll stands approximately 15cm tall and features movable arms that can hold his weapons. Working in continuous rounds with color changes, you'll create a charming companion that embodies the spirit of adventure and courage.

Why You'll Love This Link Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love how this pattern captures Link's essence in such a compact, huggable form! The attention to detail is incredible—from the slip stitch technique used to create the boot borders to the clever hair construction that gives him those iconic blonde locks. What really makes this pattern special is how it balances complexity with clarity; the instructions guide you through creating intricate accessories like the hammered wire sword and the multi-layered shield without feeling overwhelming. I find the continuous round technique keeps the work flowing smoothly, and seeing Link's personality emerge as you add each element is truly rewarding. It's a pattern that challenges your skills while celebrating a character we all know and love.

Link Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Link Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Link Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Link Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love experimenting with different color palettes for this Link pattern! While the traditional green tunic is iconic, you could create a stunning Dark Link version using all black and grey yarns, or even try the blue tunic from Breath of the Wild by swapping the green for a rich cerulean shade.

If you're feeling adventurous, consider adding embroidered details to the shield using metallic thread to make it really pop, or use a slightly thicker yarn weight to create a larger 20cm version that shows off even more detail. I've also experimented with safety eyes in different sizes—going slightly smaller creates a sweeter, more innocent expression.

For a unique twist, try creating the Fierce Deity version with white and blue colors, or make a young Link by scaling down the pattern slightly and adjusting the proportions. You could even craft multiple versions representing different games in the series—Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess, or Skyward Sword each have distinctive costume elements you can incorporate.

Another fun modification is adding tiny embroidered Triforce symbols to the shield or creating miniature accessories like the Ocarina, bottles, or even a tiny Master Sword with more elaborate detailing using embroidery floss and wire techniques.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Forgetting to place stitch markers at the beginning of continuous rounds can lead to losing track of where rounds start and end ✗ Not stuffing the legs firmly enough before joining them to the body results in a floppy doll that won't stand properly ✗ Misaligning the arms when attaching them to the body creates an awkward appearance—always check positioning before securing with the final stitches ✗ Skipping the back loop only instructions in specific rounds will affect the texture and appearance of clothing details like the tunic ✗ Not pinning the wig and hat before gluing leads to uneven placement that's difficult to correct once the glue sets ✗ Rushing through the shield's chain spaces without counting carefully results in an asymmetrical shape that won't look right

Link Amigurumi Pattern

Bring the legendary hero from Hyrule to life with this charming Link amigurumi pattern! Standing approximately 15cm tall with his iconic green tunic and hat, this detailed crochet project captures Link's adventurous spirit perfectly. Complete with his signature sword and shield, brown belts, and adorable golden hair, this pattern offers a delightful crafting experience for Legend of Zelda fans. Whether you're creating him for yourself or as a gift for a fellow gamer, this Link doll will become a treasured keepsake that celebrates one of gaming's most beloved characters.

Intermediate 6-8 Hours

Materials Needed for Link Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Beige yarn for skin (3mm crochet hook compatible)
  • 02
    Green yarn for clothes (3mm crochet hook compatible)
  • 03
    Off white yarn for clothes (3mm crochet hook compatible)
  • 04
    Grey yarn for shield (3mm crochet hook compatible)
  • 05
    Brown yarn for accessories (3mm crochet hook compatible)
  • 06
    Mustard yarn for hair (3mm crochet hook compatible)
  • 07
    Yellow yarn for details (3mm crochet hook compatible)
  • 08
    Royal blue yarn for shield (3mm crochet hook compatible)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    3mm crochet hook
  • 02
    Tapestry needle
  • 03
    Craft glue
  • 04
    Stuffing
  • 05
    9mm safety eyes
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    Pins
  • 07
    Two 2cm buttons
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    Thick craft wire (6cm - 2.3 inches)
  • 09
    Hammer
  • 10
    Adhesive tape
  • 11
    Stitch markers

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— ARMS :

Info :

Make two - brown and off white - slip stitch and single crochet

Round 1 :

Start with brown, 6 sc in the magic ring

Round 2 :

(1 sc, inc) around [9]

Round 3-4 :

Sc around [9]

Round 5 :

Change to off white, Sc around in back loops only [9]

Round 6 :

(1 sc, dec) around [6]

Round 7-8 :

Sc around [6]

Round 9 :

Fold and close the opening with 2 sc

Info :

Fasten off. Work a round of slst on the loops of round 5

— LEGS :

Info :

Make two - brown, off white and yellow - chain, slip stitch and single crochet

Round 1 :

Start with brown, 6 sc in the magic ring (leave a tail to sew the button)

Round 2 :

Inc around [12]

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc) around [18]

Round 4 :

Sc around in back loops only [18]

Round 5 :

Sc around [18]

Info :

Sew a button inside the shoe

Round 6 :

6 sc, 3 dec, 6 sc [15]

Round 7-8 :

Sc around [15]

Round 9 :

Change to off white, Sc around in back loops only [15]

Round 10-12 :

Sc around [15]

Info :

Fasten off. Make the border of the boot, starting in the front center: chain 3, 13 sc, chain 2, slst 1. Using yellow yarn, embroider a small line in the front of the boot

— BODY :

Info :

Off white and green - single crochet

Round 1 :

Using off white, join both legs with a slip stitch. Pay attention to the position of the feet: the heels should be facing you when joining

Round 2 :

Sc around both legs [30]

Round 3 :

6 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 6 sc [27]

Round 4 :

Sc around [27]

Info :

Stuff the legs

Round 5 :

Change to green, 6 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 5 sc [24]

Round 6 :

Sc around in back loops only [24]

Round 7 :

Sc around [24]

Round 8 :

5 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 5 sc [21]

Round 9 :

Sc around [21]

Round 10 :

4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 3 sc [18]

Info :

In the next round we are going to join the arms. Check to see if the arms are aligned on the sides of the body. If necessary, start the round with 5 or 3 sc instead of 4

Round 11 :

4 sc, 2 sc joining the arm, 7 sc, 2 sc joining the arm, 3 sc [18]

Round 12 :

Sc around [18]

Round 13 :

Sc around [18]

Round 14 :

Sc around [18]

Round 15 :

Sc around [18]

Round 16 :

Sc around [18]

Round 17 :

Sc around [18]

Round 18 :

Sc around [18]

Round 19 :

Sc around [18]

Round 20-21 :

Sc around [18]

Round 22 :

Sc around [18]

Round 23 :

Sc around [18]

Info :

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing

— SHIRT BORDER :

Info :

Green - single crochet

Round 1 :

Join the yarn in the front loops of round 17, (5 sc, inc) around [28]

Round 2 :

Sc around [28]

Round 3 :

(6 sc, inc) around [32]

Round 4 :

Sc around [32]

Info :

Fasten off

— BELT :

Info :

Brown and yellow - chain

Instructions :

Using brown, make two belts with 25 chains each. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Wrap one of the belts around the waist and sew both ends under the right arm. Wrap the other belt over the shoulder and attach on the waist belt. Using yellow, embroider a line in the center of each belt and hide the ends

— SWORD :

Info :

Blue - chain, slip stitch and single crochet

Round 1 :

4 sc in the magic ring

Round 2-5 :

Sc around [4]

Round 6 :

1 sc, ch 2, slst 1, 2 sc, ch 1, slst 1, 1 sc

Info :

Fasten off. Protect the hammer with adhesive tape. Hammer the craft wire, leaving 1cm (0.3 inches) for the handle. Carefully hit both sides, until you get a flat strip of wire. Glue the blade on the handle

— HEAD :

Info :

Beige - chain, slip stitch, single crochet and half double crochet

Round 1 :

6 sc in the magic ring

Round 2 :

Inc around [12]

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc) around [18]

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc) around [24]

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc) around [30]

Round 6 :

(4 sc, inc) around [36]

Round 7 :

(5 sc, inc) around [42]

Round 8-14 :

Sc around [42]

Info :

Insert safety eyes between rounds 11 and 12, eight stitches apart

Round 15 :

(5 sc, dec) around [36]

Round 16 :

(4 sc, dec) around [30]

Round 17 :

(3 sc, dec) around [24]

Round 18 :

(2 sc, dec) around [18]

Info :

Fasten off. Stuff. Pin and sew the head on the body

— EARS :

Info :

Make two

Instructions :

Chain 6, skip 1 chain, Slst 1, 1 sc, 2 hdc, slst 1. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Attach them on the sides of the head, between rounds 12 and 13, five stitches apart from the eyes. Note: the curve should be on the top of the ear, and sew the first hdc to the head, to raise the ear a little bit

— SLEEVES :

Info :

Green - chain, slip stitch, single crochet and half double crochet - make two

Instructions :

Chain 7, skip 1 chain, 1 sc, 3 hdc, 1 sc, slst 1. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. With the wrong side of the piece showing, sew them over Link's arms. Note: only one stitch on each end is enough

— HAIR :

Info :

Mustard - chain, slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet and double crochet

Round 1 :

6 sc in the magic ring

Round 2 :

Inc around [12]

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc) around [18]

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc) around [24]

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc) around [30]

Round 6 :

(4 sc, inc) around [36]

Round 7 :

(5 sc, inc) around [42]

Round 8-11 :

Sc around [42]

Info :

Try on the wig. It should end right behind the ears. If necessary, add one or two extra rounds. From now on, start working on the strands

Strand 1-4 :

Chain 4, slst 1, 2 hdc, skip 1 stitch, slst 1 on the base: 4 sc, slst 1

Strand 5 :

Chain 10, slst 1, 8 sc on the base: slst 1

Strand 6 :

Chain 7, slst 1, 2 hdc, 3 dc, 1 dc in the same stitch you started the chains on the base: 2 hdc, slst 1

Strand 7 :

Chain 6, slst 1, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 1 dc in the same stitch you started the chains on the base: 2 hdc, slst 1, 2 hdc, 1 dc

Strand 8 :

Chain 6, slst 1, 2 hdc, 2 dc, slst 1 in the same stitch you started the chains on the base: 2 hdc, 1 dc

Strand 9 :

Chain 7, slst 1, 2 hdc, 3 dc, slst 1 in the same stitch you started the chains on the base: slst 1

Strand 10 :

Chain 10, slst 1, 8 sc on the base: slst 1, 4 sc, slst 1

Strand 11-14 :

Chain 4, slst 1, 2 hdc, skip 1 stitch, slst 1

Info :

Fasten off. Pin the wig on the head. The 4-sc spaces should be placed over the ears, and the 10-ch strands should be on the front. The tips of the wide strands on the front should be curved to the sides. Glue the wig in place, with the ends loose

— HAT :

Info :

Green - slip stitch, single crochet and half double crochet

Round 1 :

4 sc in the magic ring

Round 2 :

(1 sc, inc) x2 [6]

Round 3 :

(2 sc, inc) x2 [8]

Round 4 :

Slst 2, 1 sc, inc, slst 3, inc [10]

Round 5 :

Slst 2, 2 sc, inc, slst 4, inc [12]

Round 6 :

Slst 2, 3 sc, inc, slst 5, inc [14]

Round 7 :

Slst 2, 4 sc, inc, slst 6, inc [16]

Round 8 :

Slst 2, 5 sc, inc, slst 7, inc [18]

Round 9 :

Slst 2, 6 sc, inc, slst 8, inc [20]

Round 10 :

Slst 2, 7 sc, inc, slst 9, inc [22]

Round 11 :

Slst 2, 8 sc, inc, slst 10, inc [24]

Round 12 :

Slst 2, 9 sc, inc, slst 11, inc [26]

Round 13 :

Slst 2, 10 sc, inc, slst 12, inc [28]

Round 14 :

Slst 2, 11 sc, inc, slst 13, inc [30]

Round 15 :

3 inc, 24 sc, 3 inc [36]

Round 16 :

(5 sc, inc) around [42]

Round 17 :

(6 sc, inc) around [48]

Round 18-21 :

Sc around [48]

Round 22-23 :

12 sc, 24 hdc, 12 sc [48]

Info :

Make a crease, fold the tip of the hat and try it on the head. It should end right behind the ears and very close to the slst on the center part of the hair. If necessary, add one or two extra rounds of sc. Fasten off

— SHIELD :

Info :

Blue and grey - slip stitch, single crochet and half double crochet

Round 1 :

Start with blue, In the magic ring, make: 1 sc, ch 2, 2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc, ch 2, 1 sc. Close the ring

Round 2 :

1 sc, {1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc} in the chain space, 2 sc, {1 sc, ch 2 , 1 sc} in the chain space, 2 sc, {1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc} in the chain space, 1 sc

Round 3 :

2 sc, {1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc} in the chain space, 1 sc, 3 hdc, {1 hdc, ch 2, 1 hdc} in the chain space, 3 hdc, 1 sc, {1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc} in the chain space, 2 sc

Info :

Fasten off and leave a tail to make the handle

Round 4 :

Change to grey, Slst 4, ch 1, slst 2, 1 hdc on round 3, Slst 5, ch 1, slst 5, 1 hdc on round 3, Slst 2, ch 1, slst 4, 1 hdc on round 3. Note: The chains should be stitched over the chains of the previous round. Fasten off

Info :

Make a handle big enough to attach to Link's wrist

Assembly Instructions

  • Pin and sew the stuffed head securely to the body, ensuring proper alignment with the front of the tunic
  • Attach the arms to the body by joining them during round 11 with 2 sc each, making sure they're positioned on the sides
  • Sew the ears onto the sides of the head between rounds 12 and 13, five stitches apart from the eyes with the curve at the top
  • Wrap the first belt around the waist and sew both ends under the right arm, then attach the shoulder strap to the waist belt
  • Attach the sleeves over Link's arms with the wrong side showing, using only one stitch on each end
  • Pin the wig on the head with 4-sc spaces over the ears and long strands at the front, curve the front strands to the sides, then glue
  • Place the hat on the head with a crease fold at the tip, ensuring it ends right behind the ears close to the center hair part

Important Notes

  • 💡Work in continuous rounds and use stitch markers at the beginning of each round to track your progress accurately
  • 💡Pay close attention to back loop only instructions as they create important texture details for clothing elements
  • 💡When hammering the craft wire for the sword, protect your hammer with adhesive tape and work carefully to create a flat blade
  • 💡Stuff the doll firmly but not too tightly to maintain proper shape, especially in the legs before joining them to the body
  • 💡Always pin pieces in place before sewing or gluing to ensure correct positioning and alignment
  • 💡The heel of the boots should face you when joining the legs to create the proper stance
  • 💡Keep yarn ends long enough for sewing when fastening off pieces that need to be attached later

This enchanting Link amigurumi pattern captures the heroic spirit of Hyrule's legendary champion in an irresistibly cute miniature form! With detailed instructions for his iconic green tunic, golden hair, and signature accessories including sword and shield, this pattern offers both challenge and reward for intermediate crocheters. Each stitch brings Link's adventurous personality to life, creating a treasured keepsake for Legend of Zelda fans. Whether displayed on a shelf or gifted to a fellow gamer, this handcrafted hero will inspire courage and creativity! 🧶⚔️✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished Link doll be?

The finished Link amigurumi measures approximately 15cm (5.9 inches) tall when wearing his hat, making him the perfect size for display or as a portable companion.

Do I need special tools to make the sword?

Yes, you'll need thick craft wire (6cm), a hammer, and adhesive tape to create the sword. The pattern includes instructions for carefully hammering the wire flat to create the blade, which is then attached to the crocheted handle.

How do I create Link's distinctive hair?

The hair is worked as a wig cap with individual strands crocheted directly onto the base using chains of varying lengths. The pattern provides specific instructions for 14 different strands that create Link's iconic blonde hairstyle, with longer strands at the front.

Can I make the arms posable?

Yes! The arms are made separately and joined to the body, allowing for some movement. You can also add wire inside the arms before closing them if you want more posability for holding the sword and shield.

What's the purpose of the buttons mentioned in the materials?

The two 2cm buttons are sewn inside each boot to provide weight and stability, helping Link stand upright on his own without tipping over.

Is the tunic and pants one piece or separate?

They're worked as one continuous body piece with color changes from off-white (pants) to green (tunic). The shirt border is added separately by working into the front loops of a previous round to create the layered tunic effect.