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Hark! The herald angels sing

Difficulty level

MEASUREMENTS

Approximately 22cm/8¾in high.

MATERIALS

2 x 50g (105m) balls of Stylecraft Naturals Organic Cotton (100% cotton) in Gypsum (7168), 1 ball in each of Flax (7187) and Buttermilk (7174) and a short length of double knitting yarn in each of Brown and Red for facial features. Size 3mm crochet hook; removable stitch marker; washable toy stuffing; pair of tweezers (to help with stuffing); length of narrow ribbon; short length of silver or gold embroidery thread; tin of starch spray.

TENSION

21 stitches and 25 rounds, to 10 x 10cm, over double crochet, using 3mm hook.

ABBREVIATIONS

Ch(s), chain(s); dc, double crochet; dc2tog, double crochet 2 sts together to decrease thus: [insert hook in next st, yrh and pull through] twice, yrh and pull through all 3 loops; dec, decrease; dtr, double treble crochet; htr, half treble crochet; inc, increase by working 2 sts into same st; patt, pattern; slst, slip st; sp, space; st(s), stitch(es); tr, treble crochet; yrh, yarn round hook.

NOTE

Angel is worked in the round, in regular dc, noting

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