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It is Day 12, the final day of the Little Nativity Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along. I think everyone who has been following along with the crochet along has figured out what today would be. There wouldn't be a nativity without today's figure. The last pattern in the Little Nativity Crochet Along is Little Baby Jesus.

The little Baby Jesus is made in 4 pieces, the baby, a swaddle, the manger, and hay. I chose to embroider a little sleeping face onto the baby since even the small safety eyes were a little too big for the tiny baby. The manger is a little rectangle box, and the hay is a slightly smaller box that fits inside of the manger, then the baby fits just inside the hay.

For colors I used a tan color for the skin tone, the same as I used for all of the others except the wisemen (Loops & Threads Impeccable Almond). I used white for the body of the baby and for the little blanket he is swaddled in (Red Heart Super Saver Soft White). For the manger I used a dark brown (Loops & Threads Impeccable Walnut) and for the hay a golden yellow (Loops & Threads Impeccable Gold).

With the Little Baby Jesus the Little Nativity Crochet Along is now complete. All 12 patterns are now available on my blog, where they will remain free. An ebook version of all 12 patterns will be released very soon for anyone that prefers that format. It will be available for purchase on Etsy and Ravelry. I will post the link here as soon as it is available.

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How to Crochet a Little Baby Jesus

Finished Size about 3.5" long with manger, about 2.5" just baby

You will need:

Worsted weight yarn in tan/skin tone, white, brown, gold (Sample made with Red Heart Super Saver in Soft White, Loops & Threads Impeccable in Almond, Walnut, and Gold)
G crochet hook (4/4.25 mm)
black and pink embroidery floss and needle
stuffing
yarn needle
stitch markers
scissors

Instructions:

The baby is made beginning with a magic ring and worked in the round throughout. The swaddle begins with a magic ring, but partway through you will switch to working back and forth in rows. The manger and hay both begin working back and forth in rows for the base, and then you switch to rounds as you make the sides.

Baby

Make 1 starting with tan/skin tone, and switching to white where indicated, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Rounds 3-4: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)

Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work

Round 5: sc2tog around (6 sc)

Switch to white yarn

Round 6: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Rounds 7-9: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 10: sc2tog around (6 sc)

Finish off, weave in ends

Embroider 2 sleepy eyes and a little mouth on the face

Swaddle

Make 1 in white, beginning with magic ring and switching to rows where indicated

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 each st (18 sc)

From here on you will work back and forth in rows

Row 5: 1 sc in next 12 sts (12 sc)

Row 6: ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st (12 sc)

Row 7: ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st (12 sc)

Row 8: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 10 sts, 2 sc in last st (14 sc)

Row 9: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 12 sts, 2 sc in last st (16 sc)

Row 10: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 14 sts, 2 sc in last st (18 sc)

Row 11: ch 1, turn, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 14 sts, sc2tog (16 sc)

Row 12: ch 1, turn, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 12 sts, sc2tog (14 sc)

Row 13: ch 1, turn, sc2tog to end (7 sc)

Finish off, cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Place the baby in the swaddle with the head in the beginning rounds, weave through the last 7 sts to cinch the bottom closed, wrap the edges across the front overlapping slightly and stitch together. You can stitch it to the baby or just stitch the swaddle layers and then the baby can come out.

Manger

Make 1 in brown, beginning with rows and switching to rounds where indicated

ch 15
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch to the end (14 sc)

Rows 2-8: ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st (14 sc)

continue working in rounds from this point on

Round 9: ch 1, turn 90 degrees so you are working down the side of the rows, 1 sc in the side of each rows (8), 1 sc in each stitch across the bottom of the rectangle (14), 1 sc in each stitch along 2nd side (8), 1 sc in each st across the top (14) (44 sc)

Rounds 10-11: 1 sc in each st (44 sc)

Finish off and weave in ends

Hay

Make 1 in gold, beginning with rows and switching to rounds where indicated

ch 13
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch to the end (12 sc)

Rows 2-6: ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st (12 sc)

continue working in rounds from this point on

Round 7: ch 1, turn 90 degrees so you are working down the side of the rows, 1 sc in the side of each rows (6), 1 sc in each stitch across the bottom of the rectangle (12), 1 sc in each stitch along 2nd side (6), 1 sc in each st across the top (12) (36 sc)

Rounds 8-9: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)