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Today is Day 6 of the Little Nativity Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along. It is an exciting day because it marks the halfway point. Also, today is the day that the kings begin to arrive. The new pattern for Day 6 is Little Wiseman 1.
As I am sure you can guess there will be a total of 3 wisemen in the set. This is the first, and each one will be a little bit different. They won't just be the same pattern with different colored robes, each one will have some differences with their clothing, head dresses, and the little gift they will be holding. Wiseman 1 has a sash over his robe, a head covering with a crown on top, and is holding a little pouch (in my mind representing the gold, like a pouch full of gold, but it can represent whatever gift you want it to).
For the wisemen I have chosen to use colors that are a little richer than those I have used so far in the set. More deep, jewel tone type colors that make me think of royalty or kings. In this case, for the first wiseman I chose to make a deep red robe (Loops & Threads Impeccable Claret), with a golden yellow sash (Loops & Threads Impeccable Gold), and a pink head covering (Loops & Threads Impeccable Soft Rose) with a gold crown in the same gold color as the sash. I also used a slightly darker tan color for his skin than I did on the previous figures.
That is 6 days down, 6 more to go. So far we have Mary, Joseph, a Donkey, a Shepherd, a Sheep, and now the first Wiseman. What do you think tomorrow will bring? I have a feeling you can probably guess.
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How to Crochet a Little Wiseman 1
Finished Size about 4" tall
You will need:
- Worsted weight yarn in 6 colors- skin tone, hair color, 3 colors for clothing (possibly an additional color for the crown if not using gold in the clothing), and 1 for the pouch (Sample made with Loops & Threads Impeccable in Soft Taupe, Pale Gray, Claret, Gold, Soft Rose, and Loops and Thread Soft Classic in Mushroom)
- G crochet hook (4/4.25 mm)
- 2- 6mm safety eyes
- 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:
Most of the pieces are made beginning with a magic ring. The only exceptions are the crown, the beard, and the sash,
*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 robe color/red, 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 robe color/red where directed, beginning with a magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
change to robe color/red yarn
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 sticking out towards the front so they can hold the gift.
Sash
Make 1 with sash color/gold yarn, beginning with a chain and working back and forth in rows
Beginning chain counts as a double crochet
Chain 4
Row 1: sc in second ch from hook and each ch to the end (3 sc)
Rows 2-27: ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st (3 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Wrap the sash around the body with one side going over the arm and the other side going under the arm, stitch the ends together on the side under the arm to make a loop and stitch in place to secure
Beard
Make 1 with beard color/gray yarn, beginning with a chain
ch 12
Row 1: 1 sc in second ch from the hook, 1 sc in next st, [sc, 2 hdc] in next st, 1 dc in next 5 sts, [2 hdc, sc] in next st, sc in next 2 sts
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Sew to the face so it sits just below the eyes with the ends on either side of the eyes.
Head Cover
Make 1 with head cover color/pink yarn, beginning with a magic ring, then working back and forth in rows
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 5-7: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
at this point you will start working back and forth in rows rather than rounds
Row 8: 1 sc in next 16 sts (16 sc)
Rows 9-14: ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st (16 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Place the head covering on top of the head and stitch in place to secure it to the head
Crown
Make 1 with crown color/gold yarn
ch 27
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, [ch 2, sl st in first ch to make picot, sc in next 3 sts] repeat to the end
Finish off leaving long tail for sewing
Wrap the crown around the head covering and stitch the ends together, then make a couple of stitches around to tack in place. Weave in ends.
Pouch
Make one with pouch color/beige yarn, 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)
Round 5: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (9 sc)
Finish off leaving long tail for sewing
Add a tiny bit of stuffing to the pouch. Thread a length of yarn on a needle and weave around the top of the pouch between rounds 4-5, pull to cinch and tie closed. Trim ends.
Sew the pouch to the hands of the wiseman so that he is holding it out in front of him.
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