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Today is the 10th Day of the Little Nativity crochet along. There are only 2 days left after today. For today's pattern we have a Little Angel.
The Little Angel is all in white with wings on its back and a little halo on its head. I added a little hair cap with shell bangs in the front and a little bun in the back.
I used all white for the clothing and the wings (Red Heart Super Save Soft White), the same tan for the skin that I used for Mary, Joseph, and the Shepherd (Loops & Threads Impeccable Almond) and brown for the hair (Loops & Threads Soft Classic Coffee), then a little bit of gold for the halo (Loops & Threads Impeccable Gold). The angel is probably one of the simplest figures as far as the pieces you have to make and the amount of things to sew together.
This completes the set of 3 wisemen. Tomorrow will bring something new. Be sure to check back in to see what it is.
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How to Crochet a Little Angel
Finished Size about 4" tall
You will need:
- Worsted weight yarn in 4 colors- skin tone, hair color, white, and gold (Sample made with Loops & Threads Impeccable in Almond, and Gold, Red Heart Super Saver in Soft White, and Loops & Threads Soft Classic in Coffee)
- G crochet hook (4/4.25 mm)
- 2- 6mm safety eyes
- pink or black embroidery floss and needle
- stuffing
- yarn needle
- stitch markers
- scissors
- optional: if you want to add weighted bases to you figures you will need some scrap fabric and Poly-Pellets
Instructions:
Some of the pieces are made beginning with a magic ring, other start with a chain, which is indicated at the beginning of the pattern for that piece.
*If you want to add weighted bases to the bottom of your figures you can cut out a circle of fabric about 3" in diameter, work a running stitch all the way around the outside edge, cinch it to make a little bowl shape, add a little bit of poly-pellets to the circle, then cinch closed. The base of the figure is only about 1.5" in diameter so it needs to be kept pretty small. If using a weighted base place it in the bottom of the figure when the pattern says to begin stuffing, the continue with stuffing. This does help keep your figures upright easier but is an optional step. Below is a video that shows the process, just keep in mind that this one would need to be a lot smaller than the one in the video.
Video Tutorial: How to Make a Weighted Base
Body/Head
Make 1 starting with clothing color/white, changing to skin tone/tan where directed, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 4: 1 sc in blo of each st (18 sc)
Rounds 5-9: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work
Round 10: [sc2tog, sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (15 sc)
Round 11: [sc2tog, sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 12: [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (9 sc)
Change to sink tone/tan yarn
Round 13: 2 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 14: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Rounds 15-18: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 19: [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 16 and 17 about 3 stitches apart
Round 20: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 21: sc2tog around (6 sc)
Finish off, weave in ends
Arms
Make 2 starting with skin tone/tan yarn and changing to clothing color/white where directed, beginning with a magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
change to clothing color/white
Rounds 2-5: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Sew the two arms to the sides of the body
Hair
Make 1 hair and 1 bun with hair color/brown yarn, beginning with a magic ring
Hair
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Rounds 5-9: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 10: sl st in next st, sk 1 st, 4 dc in next st, sk 1 st, sl st in next st, sk 1 st, 4 dc in next st, sk 1, sl st in next st (2 shells)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Bun
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Place the hair on top of the head tilted pulled down in the back with the shells at the front as bangs, stitch in place
Add a tiny bit of stuffing to the bun and stitch to the back of the head at the base of the hair.
Wings
Make 1 with wing color/white, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 5: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (30 sc)
Fold the wings in half and continue with the final round working through both layers of the semicircle
Round 6: ch 1, working through both layers (starting in the stitch on either side of the hook, the next st and the last st worked in the previous round) sl in first st, [3 dc in next st, sl st in next st] repeat to the end (8 sl st, 7- 3dc shells)
Finish off leaving long tail for sewing
Stitch the wings with the folded edge up onto the back of the body
Halo
Make 1 with halo color/gold yarn
ch 20
Row 1: sl st in each st to the end (20 sl st)
Finish off leaving long tail for sewing
Stitch the ends of the halo together and then stitch to the top of the head, I just stitched it at the point that the ends where sewn together so it kind of hovers over the head in the front.
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