Crinklink had small eyes, a big nose, and a sharp chin. His hair was blue and his clothes scarlet, and every button on his coat was the head of an animal. From top to bottom they were a bear, a wolf, a cat, a weasel, and a field-mouse. He could change his size from a three-inch-tall man to a giant large enough to step over a wide lake. His log castle is located on the tallest peak of a hill and is of ordinary size, though his bed is very small.