Christmas Angels

The plan is to get as many people as possible to knit, crochet or felt, small angels. I have added a few patterns to this blog but you can use your own pattern as long as the angel is small. Once the angels are created and we hope for about 600-800 they will be placed around the town of Belper early on the morning of Monday December 18th.

One of the local Care Homes has already started knitting and here is a photo of some of their angels.These angels have faces and hair but this is entirely up to the maker. The ones I have made so far are very simple with no facial details.

Here is the pattern for this angel. It is a pdf pattern that you can print out.

Angel 1

If you prefer here is the pattern in the body of this blog.

KNITTED ANGEL

HEAD AND BODY

Cast on 36 stitches using double knitting yarn and size 3mm needles. Knit 3 rows.
(K2 tog, knit 7) repeat 3 times, 32 sts.
Knit 1 row.

Purl 1 row.

(k2 tog, knit 6), repeat 3 times, 28 sts.
Knit 2 rows.
Purl 1 row.
(Knit 2 tog, knit 5), repeat 3 times, 24 sts. Purl 1 row.
Knit 2 rows.
(K2 tog k4), repeat 3 times, 20 sts.
Purl 1 row.
Knit 2 rows.
(K2 tog, knit 3), repeat 3 times, 16 sts.
Purl 1row. (K2 tog), repeat across row, 8 sts. Purl 1 row.
Kfb in each st, 16 sts.
Starting with a purl row stocking stitch 7 rows. K2 tog across row, 8 sts.
P2 tog across row, 4 sts.

Thread yarn through these 4 stitches and from the wrong side sew up theback seam. Put a little stuffing into the head of the angel and then sew a row of running stitches around the neck and pull tight.

WINGS:

Cast on 21 sts on needle size 3 mm. K 1 row from RS. Then work short rows as follows: * K 7, turn and K back, K 1 row over all sts *,
repeat from *-* 6 times in total.

Then * K 2 tog, K 6, turn and K back, K 1 row over all sts *, repeat from *-*until there are 15 sts on needle.

*K 2 tog, K the rest of row *, repeat from *-* until 9 sts remain, cast off.

Sew wings to the back of the body with a line of stitches down the middle of

There is another simple pattern that I like to use which I will add to this blog. For all the patterns I use double knitting yarn and size 3mm needles to make sure the knitting is nice and tight. Also colour is a personal choice. The angels look good all knitted in white but I have also done some in purple, shocking pink, yellow and even striped.

Christmas Angel Pattern This pattern does say to use size 3.25 or size 4mm needles but as I mentioned before I always use size 3 mm to keep the knitting tight.

When the angels have been made we have a collection point in St Peter’s Church Belper or you can contact me through this blog.

3 thoughts on “Christmas Angels”

  1. I have made 25 sending in Monday and have nearly made another 25
    I am 93yrs old
    Hope you reach your target

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