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We are all the way to Day 20 of the Mini Amigurumi Advent, only 4 more days to go after this. I feel like it has kind of flown by. Today's pattern is a Nutcracker.
When I first decided I was going to make this one I had toy soldier/nutcracker on my list, because I knew I wanted to do one or the other but I wasn't sure which one I wanted to do. There wouldn't have been a huge difference between the two, just a few minor differences in the details. I didn't actually decide for sure which I was doing until I was actually in the process of making him. I ended up deciding on a nutcracker because I have already make a little Toy Soldier Christmas Ornament, but I have never made a nutcracker so I decided to go with the one that I had never done before.
The Nutcracker body is made similar to the Gingerbread man from a few days ago, with the body crocheted continuing on from the legs, rather than sewing the legs on. He has a belt and epaulettes, plus a little simple embroidery, to complete his uniform.
He has a tall black hat on his head with white hair sticking out underneath, and a big white mustache on his face. He is one of the tallest in the series, about 6.5", partially due to the height of his hat.
How to Crochet a Mini Nutcracker
Finished Size: about 6.5" tall
You will need:
- medium weight yarn in black, blue, red, white, skin color, and yellow (Sample made with Red Heart Super Saver in Black, White and Cherry Red, Buff, and Saffron, and Loops and Threads Impeccable in Blue Moon)
- G Crochet Hook (4.25 mm)
- 2- 6mm safety eyes
- fiberfill
- yarn needle
Instructions:
The legs are crocheted first, then with one leg still on your hook you will begin the body by crocheting around both legs and continuing on from there. One round of the body is worked in the back loop only and the shirt edge is later worked into the front loops of that round. The arms are sewn on to the side, but rather than just sewing the top flat against the body like you normally would, you sew them more straight along the side, the epaulettes are placed on the shoulders and sewn on. The hair is a strip that is sewn on the head, just under the edge of the hat. The mustache, belt, and hat feather are added to finish the look, along with a couple embroidered stitches across the chest to complete the uniform.
Legs
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (9 sc)
Round 3: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Switch to blue yarn
Round 4-6: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
First leg- finish off and cut yarn
Second leg- do not finish of or cut yarn, continue straight on to the body
Body/Head
Make 1 starting with blue yarn, continuing on from legs
Round 1: sc in first 6 sts on the leg, sc in each of the 9 sts on the other leg, sc in the last 3 sts of first leg (18 sc)
Round 2-3: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Switch to red yarn
Round 4: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 5: 1 sc in blo of each st (18 sc)
Round 6-9: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you go
Round 10: sc2tog around (9 sc)
Switch to skin color
Round 11: 2 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 12: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Rounds 13-16: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 14 and 15 about 3-4 stitches apart
Round 18: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 19: sc2tog around (6 sc)
Finish off, weave in ends
Attach red yarn to the unworked loops of round 5 of the body. I prefer to start in the back so that the join is less noticeable.
Join yarn to unworked loop
ch 2 (does not count as a st), 1 dc in each st. sl st to first dc to join (18 dc)
Finish off and weave in ends
Arms
Make 2 starting with skin color, begin with a magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
Switch to red
Round 3-6: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Belt
Make 1 with black yarn
ch 21
sc in second ch from the hook and each ch to the end
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Epaulettes
Make 2 with yellow yarn, beginning with a magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around, sl st to first sc to join round (9 sc)
Round 3: ch 1, sc in first 6 sts (6 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Hat
Make 1 with black yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] (18 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 5: 1 sc in blo of each st (24 sc)
Rounds 6-10: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Hair
Make 1 with white yarn
ch 15
Row 1: 1 sc in second ch from hook and each ch to the end (14 sc)
Row 2: [ch 3, sl st in those 3 ch, sl st in next sc) repeat to the end (13 sl st "strands of hair")
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Mustache
Make 1 with white yarn
ch 5
sl st in first ch from hook, hdc in next, sl st in next, hdc in next, sl st in last ch
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Feather
Make 1 with yellow yarn
ch 4
sl st in first ch from hook, sc in next 2 ch, sl st in last ch
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Assembly
Wrap belt around waist and stitch in place
Stitch 2 lines across front of shirt above the belt with yellow yarn
Sew arms to side of body, rather than pinching the top and sewing at the shoulder you will want to sew them more straight along the side
Sew the epaulettes to the top of the arms with the open edge toward the body
Sew the hair wrapped around the back of the head so that when the hat is pulled on it will cover the top edge of the hair
Add a small amount of stuffing to the hat and sew on top of the head, just over the hair line
Sew the mustache to the face below the eyes
Sew the feather to the front of the hat
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