The Hopkinsville Goblin and Ear Mod
- lizzieb777
- Dec 12, 2025
- 8 min read
The Hopkinsville Goblin
brought to you by MTP Designs
a subsidiary of Madd Tea Party Boutique
Copyright 2021
Materials: #4 worsted weight yarn, approx 200 yards
Polyfibre fill
G 4mm hook (gauge is not important in this item, if you wish to use a smaller hook, or larger hook this will simply change the size of the finished product)
Needle for sewing in ends and attaching pieces
Stitch Guide: sc: single crochet
sc incr: single crochet increase
sc dec: single crochet decrease
sl: slip stitch ch: chain
blo: back loop only
Special Instructions: I suggest using the invisible dec wherever it says in the pattern to do a dec, it helps with the overall look of the item, and helps to reduce stuffing showing through on those rows/rounds. The ears as written here are the same as I have pictured on my work, there is a modification done by one of the testers that I have written out, and I have made available as a FREE add on modification.
Arms: (make 2)
Start with a magic circle, or ch 3 with a sl to join, however you feel comfortable starting on the round
Stuff arms lightly as you go, stop stuffing around round 24 leaving the last few unfilled
Round 1: 4 sc in the circle (4)
Round 2: 1 sc, repeat around (4)
Round 3: 1 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (6)
Round 4 – 7: 1 sc, repeat around (6)
Round 8: 2 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (8)
Round 9 – 10: 1 sc, repeat around (8)
Round 11: 1 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (12)
Round 12 – 13: 1 sc, repeat around (12)
Round 14: 5 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (14)
Round 15 – 18: 1 sc, repeat around (14)
Round 19: 6 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (16)
Round 20 – 27: 1 sc, repeat around (16)
Round 28: fold flat and sc through both sides x 8
Finish off and weave in ends
Legs: (make 2)
Start with a magic circle, or ch 3 with a sl to join, however you feel comfortable starting on the round
Round 1: 6 sc in the circle (6)
Round 2: 1 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (9)
Round 3: 2 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (12)
Round 4: 3 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (15)
Round 5: blo: 1 sc, repeat around (15)
Round 6: 4 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (18)
Round 7 – 18: 1 sc, repeat around (18)
Here you will stuff and fasten off the first leg, leaving a bit of a tail, when you attach the two legs together it will leave a small hole which you will use this tail to close up. Make your second leg, and do NOT fasten this one off, instead proceed to the next set of instructions to attach:
Round 19: (on second leg) ch 3, hold to first leg, 1 sc in the first st, then each of the remaining 17 st on that leg, 1 sc in the back bump of each ch 3, then sc into each of the 18 st on the second leg, 1 sc into each of the front loops of the ch 3 (42)
Round 20 – 24: 1 sc, repeat around (42)
Take the time now to sew the hole closed between the legs
Body:
Round 25: 4 sc, 1 sc dec, repeat around (35)
Round 26: 1 sc, repeat around (35)
Round 27: 3 sc, 1 sc dec, repeat around (28)
Round 28 – 30: 1 sc, repeat around (28)
Round 31: 2 sc, 1 sc dec, repeat around (21)
Round 32 – 34: 1 sc, repeat around (21)
Round 35: 2 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (28)
Round 36: attaching arms 7 sc, hold the first arm to the side of the body and sc through both pieces x 8, 6 sc, hold the second arm to the side of the body and sc through both pieces x 8 *** if you use a stitch marker, move it over one st to accommodate for the extra st on the arm, this will be your new 1st st going forward *** (28)
Alternate Round 36: (if you choose to sew arms on) 1 sc, repeat around (28)
Round 37: 1 sc, repeat around (28)
Round 38: 2 sc, 1 sc dec, repeat around (21)
Head
Round 39: 1 sc, 1 sc incr, when you get to 1 st left, do 1 sc incr (32)
Round 40: 1 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (48)
Round 41: 2 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (64)
Round 42: 3 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (80)
Round 43: 9 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (88)
Round 44 – 53: 1 sc, repeat around (88)
Round 54: 9 sc, 1 sc dec, repeat around (80)
Round 55: 8 sc, 1 sc dec, repeat around (72)
Round 56: 10 sc, 1 sc dec, repeat around (66)
Round 57: 9 sc, 1 sc dec, repeat around (60)
Round 58: 8 sc, 1 sc dec, repeat around (54)
Round 59: 7 sc, 1 sc dec, repeat around (48)
Round 60: 6 sc, 1 sc dec, repeat around (42)
Round 61: 5 sc, 1 sc dec, repeat around (36)
Round 62: 4 sc, 1 sc dec, repeat around (30)
Round 63: 3 sc, 1 sc dec, repeat around (24)
Round 64: 2 sc, 1 sc dec, repeat around (18)
Round 65: 1 sc, 1 sc dec, repeat around (12)
Round 66: 1 sc dec, repeat around (6)
Finish off and weave in ends
Ears: (make 2)
This section is worked in rows, so you will turn at the end
ch 7
Row 1: 1 sc in the second ch from hook, and in the next 5 ch, turn (6)
Row 2: ch 4, 1 sc in the second ch from hook, and in the next 2 ch, 5 sc, 1 sl, turn (9)
Row 3: ch 1, 1 sl, 8 sc, turn (9)
Row 4: ch 4, 1 sc in the second ch from hook, and in the next 2 ch, 8 sc, 1 sl, turn (12)
Row 5: ch 1. 1 sl, 11 sc, turn (12)
Row 6: ch 4, 1 sc in the second ch from hook, and in the next 2 ch, 11 sc, 1 sl, turn (15)
Row 7: ch 1, 1 sl, 14 sc, turn (15)
Row 8: ch 4, 1 sc in the second ch from hook, and in the next 2 ch, 14 sc, 1 sl, turn (18)
Row 9: ch 1, 1 sl, 17 sc, turn (18)
Row 10: ch 4, 1 sc in the second ch from hook, and in the next 2 ch, 17 sc. 1 sl, turn (21)
Row 11: ch 1, sl, 20 sc, turn (21)
Row 12: ch 4, 1 sc in the second ch from hook, and in the next 2 ch, 20 sc, 1 sl, turn (24)
Row 13: ch 1, sl, 23 sc, turn (24)
Row 14: ch 4, 1 sc in the second ch from hook, and in the next 2 ch, 23 sc, 1 sl, turn (27)
Row 15: ch 1, sl, 26 sc, turn (27)
Row 16: ch 4, 1 sc in the second ch from hook, and in the next 2 ch, 26 sc, sl (30)
Finish off and leave a long tail to sew to the head (or continue on to the instructions in the free add on)
Eyes: (make two)
Start with a magic circle, or ch 3 with a sl to join, however you feel comfortable starting on the round
Round 1: 6 sc in the circle (6)
Round 2: 1 sc incr, repeat around (12)
Round 3: 1 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (18)
Round 4: 2 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (24)
Finish off and leave a long tail to sew on to the body
Mouth: this is just a simple one strand across the face to make the large straight slash of mouth like depicted with this cryptid
Copyright MTP: Designs, a subsidiary of Madd Tea Party Boutique, do not share or sell this pattern either in part or as a whole. You are free to make any items you wish from this item either for personal use or for sale, just give credit for pattern back to MTP: Designs and/or Madd Tea Party Boutique.
I also have a group specifically for my patterns, and getting help and sharing your creations:
The Hopkinsville Goblin
Ear Modification by Sian Ross
brought to you by MTP Designs
a subsidiary of Madd Tea Party Boutique
Copyright 2021
When I first designed my version of The Hopkinsville Goblin, I noticed how the ears tended to curl a little, and weren't very stable, because of their size. I had plans to go back and add some kind of a modification to them to stop that, but while it was being tested, one of my testers, the infinitely talented Sian Ross, came to me after she had noticed the same problem. As we were discussing different ideas, it was decided between us that doubling them, and crocheting around the whole thing might be one of the best possibilities. I remarked that my main concern would be the definition on the outer edges, so she said that she would try it out for me, (as I was neck deep in my next design at the time), and see how that would work, and make sure the definition stayed with the ridging.
So here is her work on modifying those ears I designed, I wrote out everything that she did, and as you can see by these pictures, it works perfectly, and gives the ears a squishiness that is just awesome. This I have made available as a free modification add on for the original design, included as a separate file.
Thank you very much Sian!
xoxo, Lizzie
Ears: (make 4)
These ears are doubled, so you will make the first ear as per the instructions in the main pattern, when you make the second ear, you will not finish it off, instead you will continue on to these instructions:
Row 17: * hold the second ear to the first ear so the edges match up (if it makes it easier you can pin them together to ensure they stay lined up as you work), sl into the first ch and play our st marker there
1 sc in each st along the top, when you get to the end, ch 1, turn your work so the slanted
bumpy edge is what you're working on:
*2 sc in the side of the bump, ch 1, 1 sc in the 2 st on the bottom, sl to the ch 1 on the ear *
repeat * to * 8x to the last bump, ch 1, 2 sc in the side, ch 1, sc along the bottom, when you
get to the edge you will be sewing on to the head, you can leave this open and just sew
through the flaps, or sl along it to the top and join with a sl to that first sl
* sunflower and eye modifications created by Sian as well, and not included in this mod file
Copyright MTP: Designs, a subsidiary of Madd Tea Party Boutique, do not share or sell this pattern either in part or as a whole. You are free to make any items you wish from this item either for personal use or for sale, just give credit for pattern back to MTP: Designs and/or Madd Tea Party Boutique.
I also have a group specifically for my patterns, and getting help and sharing your creations:
