Mandragora Crochet Pattern

Okay. Confession. I LOVE Mandragoras!! They’re very heavily tied to my nostalgia for Final Fantasy XI. Eleven was my first MMO. So it will always hold a special place in my heart and will always be what I compare every MMO I play from now on to. I’m sure that’s true for everyone’s first. I first met Mandragoras after I finally got my airship pass to Kazham and was able to start leveling in Yuhtunga Jungle. There wasn’t anything particularly special about leveling here, but I loved it. The mob of choice for newbies was Mandragoras. They’re just so cute! A little evil… But cute! I present to you this cute evil Mandragora crochet pattern.

Please check out the companion pattern page that has MINIMAL pictures for your convenience.

Materials:

Worsted Weight Yarn.

Regular Mandragora:

White
Dark Brown
Brown
Light Brown
Green
For Mandragora Queen add: Pink, Yellow, and Black

4.5 mm Size G Crochet Hook
Stuffing (fiberfill, polyfill, etc.)
Tapestry Needle

Abbreviations:

[American English Terms]
slst – slip stitch
ch – chain stitch
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
inc – increase (2 single crochet stitches in the same stitch)
dec – decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
f/o – fasten off
[ ] – repeat instructions between [ and ]
( ) – the total number of stitches for row
CC – change color
MC – Magic Circle (Please see special instructions)

Finished Size:

The finished size is about 12″ tall. Size varies based on yarn, crochet hook, and your tension.

Special Stitch Instructions:

Most pieces begin with a “ring.” Use any type you feel comfortable with (i.e. Magic Circle, chain 2, and single crochet in the second chain, etc). You’ll be working most pieces in a continuous spiral, as indicated by the MC. If your row starts with CH then you’ll be working in regular rows unless otherwise indicated.

The use of a marker is very useful if you’re not used to working in continuous rounds. It’s also great if you have to stop midway.

About the Pattern:

This Mandragora crochet pattern MAY NOT be publicly distributed or sold in print or digital form. You MAY NOT reproduce this pattern on your site. Instead, link back to this pattern.

This pattern is an original pattern by Bobbi Wetzler, Satu Stitches (2015). Do not claim this pattern as your own. Mandragora and Final Fantasy are registered trademarks or trademarks of Square Enix Co., Ltd. I am not affiliated with Square Enix.

You can NOT sell dolls made from this pattern as the doll’s likeness is under the copyright of SquareEnix. This pattern is for personal use ONLY.

Head

With Dark Brown yarn:
1. MC – 6sc (6)
2. 6inc (12)
3. [1sc, 1inc] x 6 (18)
4. [2sc, 1inc] x 6 (24)
5. [3sc, 1inc] x 6 (30)
6. [4sc, 1inc] x 6 (36)
7. [5sc, 1inc] x 6 (42)
CC to White
8. [6sc, 1inc] x 6 (48)
9. [7sc, 1inc] x 6 (54)
10. [8sc, 1inc] x 6 (60)
11-20. 60sc
21. [8sc, 1dec] x 6 (54)
22. [7sc, 1dec] x 6 (48)
23. [6sc, 1dec] x 6 (42)
24. [5sc, 1dec] x 6 (36)
25. [4sc, 1dec] x 6 (30) Begin stuffing.
26. [3sc, 1dec] x 6 (24)
27. [2sc, 1dec] x 6 (18) Finish stuffing.
28. [1sc, 1dec] x 6 (12)
29+ [1sc, 1dec] until closed.

Legs and Body

With white yarn.
(Make 2)
1. MC – 6sc (6)
2. 6inc (12)
3-5. 12sc
6. [1sc, 1inc] x 6 (18)
7-8. 18sc
f/o the first leg here. For the second leg, do not finish off. We’ll be attaching these legs together in the next row:
9. 9sc, continue onto first leg 18sc, back onto the second leg 9sc (36) Continue in rounds.
10-14. 36sc
15. [4sc, 1dec] x 6 (30)
16-17. 30sc
18. [3sc, 1dec] x 6 (24) Begin stuffing.
19-23. 24sc
24. [2sc, 1dec] x 6 (18)
25. 18sc
f/o, leave a long tail for attaching and attach to the head. Weave in ends and sew up any holes that may have appeared due to the connecting of the legs.

Feet:

(Make 2)
With dark brown yarn:
1. MC – 4sc (4)
2. 4inc (8)
3-4. 8sc
5. [2sc, 1dec] x 2 (6)
6. 6sc
7. CH1, turn. 3sc
f/o and leave a tail for attaching. Put aside.

(Make 2)
With dark brown yarn:
1. MC – 6sc (6)
2-4. 6sc
5. [2sc, 1inc] x 2 (8)
1slst to even. f/o and leave tail for attaching. Attach one of each part together; attach to legs.

Neckpiece:

With brown yarn:
1. CH19 – 18sc (18)
2. 1inc, 16sc, 1inc (20)
3. 1inc, 18sc, 1inc (22)
4. 1inc, 20sc, 1inc (24)
5-7. 24sc
8. [2sc, 1inc] x 8 (32)
9. 32sc
10. [1inc, 3sc] x 8 (40)
11. 40sc
12. [4sc, 1inc] x 8 (48)
13-14. 48sc
15. [5sc, 1inc] x 8 (56)
16. 56sc
17. 1dec, 52sc, 1dec (54)
18. 1dec, 50sc, 1dec (52)
19. 1dec, 48sc, 1dec (50)
20. 1dec, 46sc, 1dec (48)
21. Create a sc border down the side, bottom, and up the other side. Do not sc border the top (row 20).
f/o and attach around the neck of the body.

Stitches: With light brown yarn make 3 stitches down the front of the piece.

Arms:

(Make 2)
With brown yarn:
1. MC – 4sc (4)
2. 4sc
3. 4inc (8)
4. 8sc
5. [1sc, 1inc] x 4 (12)
6. [2sc, 1inc] x 4 (16)
7. 16sc
8. [3sc, 1inc] x 4 (20)
9-14. 20sc
15. [3sc, 1dec] x 4 (16)
16. 16sc
17. [2sc, 1dec] x 4 (12)
18. [1sc, 1dec] x 4 (8)
19. 8sc
f/o, leave a long tail for attaching. Don’t stuff. Attach to body.

Eyes:

(Make 2)
With white yarn:
1. MC – 6sc (6)
2. 6inc (12)
3. [1sc, 1inc] x 6 (18)
1slst to even out.
f/o and attach. Do not whip stitch, we want the eyes to pop out since it’s white on white. You’ll want to position these with about half covering the dark brown middle.

Leaf:

(Make 2)
With green yarn:
1. CH2 – 1sc (1)
2. 3sc in same stitch (3)
3. 1sc, 1inc, 1sc (4)
4. 1inc, 2sc, 1inc (6)
5. 1inc, 4sc, 1inc (8)
6. 8sc
7. 1inc, 6sc, 1inc (10)
8-10. 10sc
11. 1dec, 6sc, 1dec (8)
12. 1dec, 4sc, 1dec (6)
13. 1dec, 2sc, 1dec (4)
14. 1sc, 1dec, 1sc (3)
15-18. 3sc
19. Create a single crochet border around the entire piece, including row 18. (2sc in corners, 3sc in tip of leaf)
f/o, leave a tail for attaching.
Fold the bottom 4 rows of one, stitch closed. Fold the 2nd piece’s bottom 4 rows over the folded part of the first leaf. Stitch together. Attach to the top of head.

Mandragora Queen:

Petals:
(Make 4)
With pink yarn:
1. CH2 – 1sc (1)
2. 3sc in same stitch (3)
3. 1sc, 1inc, 1sc (4)
4. 1inc, 2sc, 1inc (6)
5. 1inc, 4sc, 1inc (8)
6. 8sc
7. 1inc, 6sc, 1inc (10)
8-10. 10sc
11. 1dec, 6sc, 1dec (8)
12. 1dec, 4sc, 1dec (6)
13. 1dec, 2sc, 1dec (4)
14. 1sc, 1dec, 1sc (3)
15. Create a single crochet border around the entire piece, including row 14. (2sc in corners, 3sc in the tip of the petal)
f/o, leave a tail for attaching.
Attach to head in a square pattern, off to the side.

Pollen:
With yellow yarn:
1. MC – 6sc (6)
2. 6inc (12)
f/o, leave a tail for attaching.
Attach to the middle of the petals.

Eyelashes:
With black yarn embroider 2 lines starting from behind the eyes.

Thank you all so much for completing this Mandragora pattern! I hope to see pictures of the Mandragora army you are obviously creating. I’m happy to see others love Mandragoras as much as I do. So tell me, what monster from any MMO are you particularly nostalgic over?