Crochet Karlach Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3)Companion Front

Crochet Karlach, Baldur’s Gate 3 Companion

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Materials and Tools

3.5mm crochet hook

Yarn Needle

Red worsted weight yarn (Skin)

Black worsted weight yarn Yarn (Outfit)

Optional: Darker red worsted weight yarn (Hair highlights)

7.5mm black safety eyes (you can embroider eyes if you prefer)

Crochet Stitches and Abbreviations

Note: These are US crochet terms

ch – chain

sl st – slip stitch

st – stitch

sc – single crochet

inc – increase (2 new stitches in one)

dec – crochet two together (aka 2tog)

BO – bind off

Pattern Notes

Arms

Make 2

Red Yarn

Row 1: 8sc into magic circle

Row 2-14: 8sc 

Stuff each arm
BO

Leg 1

Red yarn
Row 1: 6sc into magic circle (6)

Row 2: *1sc, sc inc* repeat from * until end of row (9)
Row 3: 9sc 
Swap to black yarn
Row 4: 9sc
Row 5: *2sc, sc inc* repeat from * until end of row (12)
Row 6-7: 12sc 
Row 8: *3sc, sc inc* repeat from * until end of row (15)

Row 9-10: 15sc 
BO

Leg 2

Red yarn

Repeat leg 1, but so not bind off, sl st into 1st st

Attach Legs
Ch 2, sl st into leg one, crochet around leg 1 (15), ch 2, crochet around leg 2 (15) (34)

Body

Continuing with the black yarn
Row 1: 15sc (across leg), 2 sc (across ch2), 15sc (across leg), 2 sc (across ch2) (34)

Row 2: *4sc, sc inc* repeat from * 3 times, 2sc, *4sc, sc inc* repeat from * 3 times, 2sc (40)
Row 3-6: 40sc 
Row 7: *6sc, sc dec* repeat from * until end of row (35)
Swap to red yarn
Row 8-10: 35sc
Row 11: *5sc, sc dec* repeat from * until end of row (30)
Row 12-13: 30sc
Swap to black yarn
Row 14: 30sc

Begin stuffing the body
Row 15: *4sc, sc dec* repeat from * until end of row (25)
Row 16-17: 25sc
Row 18: 7sc, 4sc (with arms inserted – attach 4 ts of the arm), 8sc, 4sc (with arms inserted – attach 4 sts of the arm), 2sc (25)

Row 19: 3sc, sc dec, 2sc, sc (with arms inserted – attach 1 st of the arm), sc dec (with arms inserted – attach 2 sts of the arm), sc 1 (with arms inserted – attach 1 st of the arm), 2sc, sc dec, 3sc, dec, 3sc (with arms inserted – attach 2 sts of the arm), sc dec (with arms inserted – attach 1st of the arm) (20)

You will use tapestry crochet to work with both red and black yarn in the next few rows
Row 20: Red 4sc, black 8sc, red 8sc (20)
Row 21: Red 5sc, black 6sc, red 11sc (20)
Row 22: Red 2sc, sc dec, 2sc, black sc dec, 2sc, red sc dec, *2sc, sc dec* repeat from * until end of row (15)

Finish stuffing the body
BO

Head

Red Yarn
Row 1: 6sc into magic circle (6)
Row 2: inc x6 (12)
Row 3: 1sc, inc x6 (18)
Row 4: 2sc, inc x6 (24)
Row 5: 3sc, inc x6 (30)
Row 6-13: sc 30
Place eyes between rows 8 and 9, leave 6 sts between the eyes
Row 14: 3sc, dec x6 (24)
Row 15: 2sc, dec x6 (18)
Row 16: 1sc, dec x6 (12)
Row 17: dec x6 (6)

Stuff the head
BO with a long tail, use the tail to sew the head closed

Ears

Make 2

Red yarn
Row 1: Ch 3
Row 2:(1sc, 1slip stitch) in second ch from the hook, slip stitch into next 2 chs
BO

Attach between rows 7 and 8, 4 sts to the side of the eye

Tail

Red yarn
Row 1: Ch 15
Row 2: In second chain from hook sc, hdc, (dc, ch, slip onto the same stitch), 4sc, 4hdc, 3dc
BO
Attach to the back side, at the middle of the color change line

Broken horn

Black yarn
Row 1: 9sc into magic circle (9)
BO and attach

Horn

Black yarn
Row 1: 3sc into magic circle (3)
Row 2: *sc in* repeat from * until end of row (6)
Row 3: *sc, sc inc* repeat from * until end of row 
Row 4-5: 9sc
BO

Stuff and attach

Attach the bottom middle of the horns 2 rows above and 3 stitches out from the eyes

Hair

Mostly black with a few highlight strands of a darker red yarn (you can use your main red if you do not want to buy a darker red)
Individual strands double knotted into the head. Shorter in the front, medium long on the top, long going down the back
Leave the sides bare
Trim as needed

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