Guard Your Realm: Free Mini Crochet Beetle Knight and Castle Diorama Pattern

Crochet Pattern: Guard Your Realm: Free Mini Crochet Beetle Knight and Castle Diorama Pattern

Materials

• Fingering weight yarn in Forest Green, Sand/Beige, Dark Grey, Chocolate Brown, Deep Blue, and Gold/Yellow
• 1.5 mm crochet hook
• Polyester fiberfill stuffing
• Thick cardboard or plastic canvas (for base stability)
• Wooden skewers or toothpicks (for flagpole and spear)
• Embroidery needle and scissors

Abbreviations

• MR: Magic Ring
• ch: Chain
• sc: Single Crochet
• inc: Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
• dec: Decrease (sc 2 together)
• BLO: Back Loops Only
• FLO: Front Loops Only
• st(s): Stitch(es)

Instructions

Base (Forest Green):

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)

Round 2: inc in each st around (12)

Round 3: [sc, inc] x6 (18)

Round 4: [2 sc, inc] x6 (24)

Round 5: [3 sc, inc] x6 (30)

Round 6: [4 sc, inc] x6 (36)

Round 7: [5 sc, inc] x6 (42)

Round 8: [6 sc, inc] x6 (48)

Round 9: [7 sc, inc] x6 (54)

Round 10: [8 sc, inc] x6 (60)

Round 11: [9 sc, inc] x6 (66)

Round 12: In BLO, sc around (66)

Round 13-16: sc around (66)

Fasten off, inserting a circular piece of cardboard to keep the base flat, stuff lightly, and close the bottom round with a matching flat green disk.

Castle Keep (Sand/Beige):

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)

Round 2: inc around (12)

Round 3: [sc, inc] x6 (18)

Round 4: In BLO, sc around (18)

Round 5-15: sc around (18)

Stuff firmly. To make the battlements: [ch 2, skip 1 st, slip stitch in next] around the top edge.

Beetle Knight (Deep Blue & Chocolate Brown):

Body: Start with Brown. Round 1: 6 sc in MR. Round 2: inc around (12). Round 3-6: sc around. Switch to Deep Blue. Round 7-10: sc around. Stuff and close. Horns: Join brown yarn at the head level, chain 6, slip stitch back, making small branches for the beetle horns. Shield: With deep blue, make a small flat triangle, sew a tiny gold embroidered beetle in the center.