This pattern is a fun and wild one! I absolutely love nutcrackers and so I thought that it would be fun to make an advent calendar of just nutcrackers! Haha!! Enjoy!!
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Materials-
- Yarn
- Worsted weight yarn
- Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, white, black, and skin color
- Size 5
- hair color
- Worsted weight yarn
- Hook size 3.5mm (E)
- 9mm Safety Eyes or an alternative form of eyes
- Stitch Marker
- PolyFill
- Tapestry Needle
- Scissors
- Sewing Pins
US Terminology-
Abbreviations-
- Rd(s)- Round(s)
- MR- Magic Ring
- St(s)- Stitch(s)
- Sl St- Slip Stitch
- Sc- Single Crochet
- Tc-Triple Crochet
- Inc- Increase
- Dec- Invisible Decrease
- In front loops only pick up the next two loops, yarn over, and pull through twice.
- Mp- Mini Picot
- Ch 2, sl st in the 2nd ch from hook.
- FO- Fasten Off
- FLO- Front Loop Only
Notes-
- Magic Ring Alternative- chain 2 and single crochet in the second chain from the hook.
- This will be crocheted in the round.
- If not specified or in () repeat to the end of the round.
- Stuff as you go.
Feet- (make 2)
Black
Ch 5
Rd 1: sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc 2, sc 3 in the last ch and continue around the ch, sc 2, inc (10)
Rd 2: inc, sc 2, inc 3, sc 2, inc 2 (16)
Rd 3-4: sc around (16)
Rd 5: sc 2, dec 5, sc 4 (11)
Rd 6: sc 2, dec 3, sc 3 (8)
Rd 7: sc around (8)
Change to Blue
Rd 8-10: sc around (8) (3 rounds) Stuff
FO first leg only and start 2nd leg
You will be placing your st marker in a new spot in this round.
There are more pictures in the downloadable PDF version purchasable here!
Rd 11: sc, line up the legs, making sure that the feet are pointing the same direction, ch 1, sc on the other leg and place your st marker, sc 7 around the leg, sc across the ch, sc 8 around the other leg, sc on the other side of the ch (18)
Rd 12-13: sc around (18) (2 rounds)
Change to Black
Rd 14: sc 2, (dec, sc 2) x4 (14) Stuff
Change to Red
Rd 15: sc 2, (inc, sc 2) x4 (18)
Rd 16-20: sc around (18) (5 rounds)
Change to Yellow
Rd 21: sc 2, (dec, sc 2) x4 (14)
Change to Skin Color
Rd 22: BLO sc 2, (inc, sc 2) x4 (18)
Rd 23: sc 2, (inc, sc 3) x4 (22)
Rd 24-26: sc around (22) (3 rounds)
Rd 27: sc 2, (dec, sc 3) x4 (18)
Change to Red
Rd 28: sc around (18) Insert eyes between rds 25 and 26, about 5 sts apart.
Change to Black
Rd 29-34: sc around (18) (6 rounds)
Rd 35: BLO sc, dec (12) Stuff
Rd 36: dec down to 6 sts (6)
FO, and weave in the ends.
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Neck Cuff- in FLO of Rd 22 in the same color as rd 21: sc, inc (21)
Arm- (make 2)
Skin Color
I stuff the arms at the end, but it can be a tight squeeze, so you pick where you stuff.
Rd 1: sc 6 in MR
Rd 2: inc (12)
Rd 3-5: sc around (12) (3 around)
Rd 6: dec (6)
Change to Blue
Rd 7: sc, inc (9)
Rd 8: sc, dec (6)
Change to Red
Rd 9-11: sc around (6) (3 rounds)
Change to Yellow
Rd 12: inc (12)
Rd 13-14: sc around (12) (2 rounds) Stuff the hand and shoulder more firm than in between.
Rd 15: BLO dec (6)
FO, leaving a tail for sewing.
Attach with the top of the arm touching the neck cuff. See pictures for attaching.
There are more pictures in the downloadable PDF version purchasable here!
Nose
Skin color
Ch 2
In the 2nd ch from hook sc and sl st
FO, leaving a tail for sewing.
Attach starting between rds 25 and 26, between the eyes, and sew going down 2 more rds.
There are 3 options to get the nutcracker look for the beard and hair;
1. hairy yarn, like hygge fur yarn, 2. brush worsted weight yarn, or 3. take a 1 or 2 inch piece of yarn latched on all across the white hairpieces and separate the strands, you may brush them, and then trim.
The beard and hair are crocheted in rows rather than rounds.
Beard-
White
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Ch 4
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 2, ch 1, and turn
Row 2-5: sc 3, ch 1, and turn (4 rows)
Row 6: sc 3
FO, leaving a tail for sewing.
Attach touching the nose, and centered on the nose.
Hair-
White
Ch 6
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 4, ch 1, and turn
Row 2- until it measures correctly: sc 5, ch 1, and turn (how many rows are good)
Last Row: sc 5
FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.
You will measure around the back of the head with 1 sc between the eye and hair.
Sew from the base of the face to the base of the hat and all around.
Chest Accessories-
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Add 4 lines on the chest 5 sts apart and a small rectangle for a belt buckle on Rd 14.
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