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!