Week 2 - The Crochet Nativity Scene - Crochet-A-Long - Headwear

 Welcome to Week 2 of the Crochet-A-Long Nativity Scene, and this first week we will be making all of the headwear - headdresses, crowns and halos.

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.

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You will need:

1 x Mary Headdress in White

1 x Joseph Headdress in Light Brown + Rope

3 x Shepherds Headdress in Dull Colours + Rope

3 x Kings Crowns in Gold.

1 x Angel Halo in Gold.

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.

Half Treble Crochet (HTR) - Yarn around hook, put hook through work, draw yarn back through (3 loops on hook) yarn around hook (from the back) draw yarn through the 3 loops on the hook.

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

Headdress  (For Mary, Joseph and 3 x Shepherds)

Round 1. 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)

Round 7. (DC 1 into next 5 stitches, then work 2 x DC's into the next) Repeat all the way around (42)

Round 8. Work 1 straight round (42)

Rows 9-15. Ch1, TURN, DC in first and the next 33 stitches (34)

 

Headdress Rope (For Joseph and 3 x Shepherds)

Ch 60, Join with a SS and sew around the headdress.

 

Crowns  (For 3 x Kings)

Row 1. CH 31, work a DC into the 2nd CH from the hook then into each CH following. (30)

Row 2. CH 1, *** SK1 (HTRx3, CHx2, SS into the 2nd CH from the hook, HTR x3) in the next st, SK1, SSx2. Repeat from *** another 5 times. (30)

 

Angel Halo

Ch 30, Join with a SS and sew around the top of the head

Hope you enjoy this week, bookmark this blog and I will see you next week for Part 3.

Until then... Happy Hooking!