Week 1 - The Crochet Nativity Scene - Crochet-A-Long - Bodies

Welcome to Week 1 of the Crochet-A-Long Nativity Scene, and in this first week we will be starting on the bodies of the people.

If you have just landed and would like to know more about this, the material list and the weekly schedule, then please visit my earlier blog post....https://soozintheshed.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-crochet-nativity-scene-crochet-long.html

A reminder of the weekly schedule..

1. Body Shape.

2. Headdress, Crowns and Halos.

3. Angel Wings, Noses and Ears.

4. Camel.

5. Wise Men Gifts.

6. Baby Jesus & The Manger.

You are going to need 11 bodies in total, we start with the big task so you have plenty of time to compete the bodies over the next 6 weeks as the rest of the task are significantly smaller  :)

When I mention 'skin colour' it means you can choose whatever shade you like for the skin - they can be all the same, or all different, totally up to you. 

The people with the 'robes' are worked in two colours, skin first followed by robe colour. The animals are solid colours.  You will notice that the Camel is missing, that's because he is made slightly differently which we will do in lesson 4.

You will need:

1 x Mary in Skin and Pale Blue

1 x Joseph in Skin and Dark Brown

1 x Angel in Skin and White

3 x Kings in Skin and Rich Colours

3 x Shepherds in Skin and Dull Colours

1 x Sheep in White

1 x Donkey in Grey

You can find the video here....

And if you prefer the written instruction, you can find that here....

Stitches explained:

CH  = Chain Stitch - Yarn around hook (from the back) and pull the new yarn through the loop on your hook.  This is ONE chain.  Repeat as needed.

Double Crochet (DC) - Put hook through work, draw yarn back through (2 loops on hook) yarn around hook (from the back) draw yarn through the 2 loops on the hook.

SS  = Slip Stitch - Put hook through work, draw yarn back through both loops on your hook

Round 1. Skin Colour CH 2, then work 6 x DC's into the 2nd CH from your hook. (6)

Pull up a length of scrap yarn into the last stitch (to use as a stitch marker) do this at the end of each round.

Round 2. Work 2 x DC's into EACH of the 6 stitches  (12)

Round 3. (DC 1 into next stitch, then work 2 x DC's into the next) Repeat all the way around (18)

Round 4. (DC 1 into next 2 stitches, then work 2 x DC's into the next) Repeat all the way around (24)

Round 5. (DC 1 into next 3 stitches, then work 2 x DC's into the next) Repeat all the way around (30)

Round 6. (DC 1 into next 4 stitches, then work 2 x DC's into the next) Repeat all the way around (36)

Rounds 7-12. Work 6 straight rounds (36)

Rounds 13-18. Robe Colour  Work 6 straight rounds (36)

Round 19. (DC 1 into next 4 stitches, then DC2tog) Repeat all the way around (30)

Hope you enjoy this week, bookmark this blog and I will see you next week for Part 2.

Until then... Happy Hooking!

The Crochet Nativity Scene - Crochet-A-Long - tutorials and videos

 Hello happy hookers....

I hope this blog post finds you well.

This set of tutorials is for you to create a crochet Nativity Scene... but one with a difference, using chocolate oranges and other sweeties to create the fillings.  This means you can eat all the chocolate after Christmas, fold away the crochet covers and store them neatly away until the following year.  It also means you have an excuse to buy chocolate every year too!

Each of the figures is filled with a chocolate orange, there are also three Quality Street chocolates as 'gifts', the Manger is a Turkish Delight and Baby Jesus and the Camels hump are Ferrero Rochers.

Of course, you could stuff the figures with something else. Over the years I have seen people use styrofoam balls, bath bombs, and just regular toy stuffing..... but what an excuse to eat chocolate I say!

You will need Double Knit (DK) yarn scraps and a 4.00mm hook if you are a regular crocheter.... if you tend to crochet tighter or looser you might need to adapt your hook size but you can work this out when you do the first cover.

The yarns needed are:

50g - "Skin tones" - whether all the same or different skin colours for different characters.

25g - White

10g - Pale Blue

10g - Camel Brown

10g - Pale Beige

10g - Pale Pink

15g - 3 x Rich 'Royal' colours - Green, Blue, Purple or Burgundy shades

15g - 3 x Muted Colours - Rose Pink, Petrol Blue, Sage Green, Mushroom Shades

5g  -  Yellow or Gold

10g - Grey or Silver

5g  -  Dark Brown

Tiny scraps of red.

 

Small amount of stuffing - matchbox size.

24 x 6mm black beads      

 

Also

4.00mm hook  (or 3.5mm if you are a loose hooker)

Sewing thread and needle to go through the bead holes.

Yarn Needle            

 

And the chocolate....

12 x Chocolate Oranges

2 x Ferrero Rocher

1 x Turkish Delight bar

Box of Quality Street (3 to use, the rest to eat while you work  :) )

The whole Nativity Scene consists of 6 lessons as follows....

1. Body Shape.

2. Headdress, Crowns and Halos.

3. Angel Wings, Noses and Ears.

4. Camel.

5. Wise Men Gifts.

6. Baby Jesus & The Manger.

Each lesson will be posted up on this blog and my Facebook, every Monday for the next 6 weeks - which gives you just enough time to get it finished for displaying in December  :)

So gather your materials, get your hook polished and will see you soon for the first instalment!  

(PS.... Even though you do need 12 Choc Oranges for the display, you will only need one to start with to measure your cover... maybe best not to buy 12 at once and be staring at the temptation for the next few weeks!)

Oh, and just for transparency, if you buy anything from Amazon using the links I provided I get a small commission. just pennies if I remember rightly, but it doesn't cost you a bean  :)