Easy Crochet Angel Pattern
This crochet angel pattern is beautiful in its simplicity.
It’s Day 9 of the 12 Days of Crochet Christmas! This angel is so pretty. It would make a lovely addition to your holiday decor or a thoughtful gift.
About the Pattern
This crochet angel pattern has a number of steps to it but it’s really quick and easy.
The crochet sections work up really fast and we’ll be creating a yarn tassel for the dress.
The head and wings are crocheted as one piece with only the hair requiring sewing in place. However, you could always glue it on instead.
You can add facial features if you would like but she looks lovely without them.
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Easy Crochet Angel Pattern
Materials
- DK weight yarn in skin colour, white, hair colour and dress colour (I used Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK in Light Caramel, Paper White, Coffee Bean and Duck Egg Blue)
- 2.5mm crochet hook
- Polyester fiberfill
- A piece of card approximately 4.5″ long or something of a similar size that you can wrap yarn around
- Yarn/twine for hanging
- Stitch marker, yarn needle, scissors
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase
- invdec – invisible decrease
- FLO – front loop only
- dc – double crochet
- dc-inc – double crochet increase
- sk -skip
- sl st – slip stitch
- st/s – stitch/es
- […] – repeat the instructions in brackets
- (…) – indicates stitch count at end of round
Special Stitches
Standing single crochet: Start with a slip knot on your hook. Insert hook in stitch indicated by pattern. Yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops on hook.
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Finished Size
The finished angel ornament measures approximately 5.5″ long (14cm). Size may vary depending on tension and materials used.
Gauge
Gauge is not important in this pattern. Use a hook size to match your chosen yarn. Make sure that your stitches are tight enough to prevent stuffing showing through and adjust hook size if necessary.
Notes
- Pieces are worked in a continuous spiral starting with a magic ring unless otherwise specified. Mark the first stitch of each round with a removable stitch marker.
- The wings are worked in joined rounds. The ch 2 at the beginning of each round does not count as a stitch.
Pattern Instructions
Head (skin colour)
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
R2: [Inc] x6 (12)
R3: [Sc, inc] x6 (18)
R4: Sc, inc, [2 sc, inc] x5, sc (24)
R5-8: [Sc] x24 (24) 4 rounds
R9: Sc, invdec, [2 sc, invdec] x5, sc (18)
Start stuffing and continue to stuff as you go.
R10: [Sc, invdec] x6 (12)
R11: [Invdec] x6 (6)
Cut the yarn leaving a tail and pull through last st. Weave the yarn tail through the back loops only of the final round and pull to close. Hide the end inside the head.
Hair (hair colour)
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
R2: [Inc] x6 (12)
R3-4: [Sc] x12 (12) 2 rounds
R5: [Invdec] x6 (6)
R6: FLO [inc] x6 (12)
R7: [Sc, inc] x6 (18)
R8: Sc, inc, [2 sc, inc] x5, sc (24)
R9: [7 sc, inc] x3 (27)
R10-12: [Sc] x27 (27) 3 rounds
Fasten off invisibly leaving a long tail for sewing.
Wings (white)
Join white yarn to the first leftover front loop from when we closed up the bottom of the head.
R1: Ch 2, [dc] x2 in same space, [dc-inc] x5, join with sl st to first dc (12)
R2: Ch 2, [dc] x2 in same space, [dc-inc] x11, join with sl st to first dc (24)
R3: Ch 2, [dc] x2 in same space, [dc-inc] x23, join with sl st to first dc (48)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Dress (dress colour)
Wrap yarn 30 times around your piece of card (see materials for size).
Using a yarn needle, thread a long piece of yarn under the strands at one end and tie it tightly at the top edge of the card.
Gently slide the yarn off the card and cut the bottom strands to create a tassel.
Attach the tassel to the head by bringing the yarn tails at the top of the tassel through the head and out of the centre of the magic ring. Tie in a knot and weave the individual tails through the head a few times to secure.
Tip: If the yarn is kinked, you can gently steam it to straighten it out.
Wings Continued
With the tassel in the centre, fold the wings together so that the edges meet. With the right side facing you, join white yarn with a standing single crochet in the corner.
- Working through both layers – [ch 3, sk 1, sc] x4
- Working through the front only – [ch 3,sk 1, sc] x2 (skip 7 sts on the back)
- Working through both layers – [ch 3, sk 1, sc] x5
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Finishing
- Place the hair on the head. The front of the hair should sit just above R7 of the head. Sew in place.
- Tie some yarn or twine around the bun. Wrap it around twice and tie in a bow to the side.
- Trim the tassel to your desired length. Mine measures 2.75″ (7cm) long from the bottom of the wings.
- Attach a hanging loop.
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