​Divine Crochet Angel

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Finished SizeApproximately 9 inches tall by 6 inches wide

Bernat Super Value Yarn in White, Natural (Cream), and Clay (Brown). You will need a bit of yellow for the halo and a strand of black for the eyes.

Poly-fil Fiber Stuffing

Tapestry Needle

With white yarn

Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join to first SC, chain 1

Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)

Round 3: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)

Round 4: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)

Round 5: In back loops only, SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)

Round 6: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)

Round 7: SC Decrease, SC in next 8, repeat around, join, chain 1 (27 SC)

Round 8-9: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (27 SC)

Round 10: SC Decrease, SC in next 7, repeat around, join, chain 1 (24 SC)

Round 11-12: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (24 SC)

Round 13: SC Decrease, SC in next 6, repeat around, join, chain 1 (21 SC)

Round 14-15: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (21 SC)

Round 16: SC Decrease, SC in next 5, repeat around, join, chain 1 (18 SC)

Round 17-18: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (18 SC)

Round 19: SC Decrease, SC in next 4, repeat around, join, chain 1 (15 SC)

Round 20-21: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (15 SC)

Fasten off leaving long tail. Leave the top open. Stuff with poly-fil.

With cream yarn

Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join, chain 1

Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain1 (20 SC)

Round 3: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next, repeat around (30 SC)

Round 4-8: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)

At this point you will want to stitch on the eyes with a strand of black yarn and your tapestry needle between rounds 6 and 7.

Round 9: SC Decrease, SC in next 3, repeat around, join, chain 1

Round 10: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (25 SC)

Round 11: SC Decrease, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1

Round 12: SC Decrease, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1

Stuff with polyfil.

Round 13: SC Decrease until closed.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

To make hair, cut strands of yarn about 18 inches long. Hook yarn with your crochet hook in the middle of the 18 inch strands and under a stitch on the top of the head (one at a time). Pull through. Now grab the ends of the yarn (you should have 6 strands because your yarn is now halved) and pull through the loop. Pull tight. Trim yarn after you have covered the top of head.

Braid and trim hair if desired.

Sew head to top of the body.

Chain 9, SC in second chain from hook and rest of way down. Chain 1, turn

Row 2: SC in first 7 stitches, chain 1, turn

Row 3: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn (7sc)

Row 4: SC in first 5, chain 1, turn

Row 5: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn

SC along sides and top if wing (not along bottom ridges).

Fasten off leaving tail to sew onto back of body.

Starting with cream yarn

Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 5 SC in ring, join to first SC, chain 1

Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1

Round 3-4: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (10 SC)

Switch to white yarn

Round 5-8: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (10 SC)

Round 9: SC Decrease, SC in next 3, join, chain 1

Round 10-11: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (8 SC)

Round 12: SC Decrease, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1

Round 13-14: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (6 SC)

Fasten off leaving long tail to stitch arms onto either side of body right where the head meets the body.

No need to stuff arms.

With yellow yarn

Chain 10, join to first chain to create a ring, make 15 SC around the chain.

Fasten off leaving tail to stitch halo onto top of head.