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Nickey’s Angel

A beautiful 3D angel made from lace crochet. A friend of mine (Nickey) inspired me to make this angel, and it turned out so well that I wanted to share it here for others to make as well.

Perfect for decorating table tops or using as a tree topper on small Christmas trees.

Design By: Kelsey Weber

Materials:

Cotton Thread (size 10) - White.

Steel Crochet Hook: size 6

Cotton stuffing

4-inch floral wire

Heavy starch (I use a mixture of 1 part Elmer's glue with 3 parts water)

Cone shape Styrofoam mold for shaping (found in floral arrangement sections of craft & hobby stores).

Hot glue gun

Special Stitches:

V-Stitch: (dc, ch 1, dc)

Shell: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc)

Head & Gown:

Rnd 1: For head, ch 2, 8 sc in second ch from hook; join with sl st in first sc. (8 sc made)

Rnd 2: ch 1, 2 sc in each st around; join. (16 sc)

Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in each of first 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, (sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) around; join. (20 sc)

Rnds 4 - 7: ch 1, sc in each st around; join.

Rnd 8: ch 1, sc in each of first 3 sts, sc next 2 sts together (for a decrease), (sc in each of next 3 sts, sc next 2 sts together) around; join.

The head is now complete. DO NOT finish off, but stuff the head with cotton before continuing.

Rnd 9: ch 1, sc first 2 sts together (for decrease), (sc next 2 sts together) around; join. (8 sc)

Rnd 10: ch 1, sc in first st, 2 sc in next st, (sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) around; join. (12 sc)

Rnd 11: For neck, ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each st around; join with sl st to top of ch-3. (12 dc)

Rnd 12: For gown, ch 3, 2 dc in next st, (dc in next st, 2 dc in next st) around; join. (18 dc)

Rnd 13: ch 3, dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, (dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st) around; join. (24 dc)

Rnd 14: ch 3, dc in each st around; join.

Rnd 15: ch 3, dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, (dc in each of next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st) around; join. (30 dc)

Rnd 16: ch 3 (counts as first dc), (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp (shell made), skip next 2 sts, * shell in next st (see special stitches), skip next 2 sts, repeat from * around; join.

Rnds 17 - 18: st st in next dc and in next ch-2 sp, ch 3 (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp (shell made), shell in center of each shell around; join with sl st to top of ch-3.

Rnd 19: ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch-1), dc in same sp (V-st made), skip next dc, 6 sc in next ch-2 sp, skip next dc, V-stich in next dc, ch 1, skip next 2 dc, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, skip next 2 dc, * V-stich in next dc, skip next dc, 6 sc in next ch-2 sp, skip next dc, V-stitch in next dc, ch 1, skip next 2 dc, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, skip next 2 dc, repeat from * around; join. (10 V-stiches made, 35 sc made)

Rnd 20: ch 1, sc in center of first V-stich, skip next st, (dc in next st, ch 1) 5 times, dc in next st, sc in center of next V-stitch, skip next 2 ch sps, * sc in center of next V-stitch, skip next st, (dc in next st, ch 1) 5 times, dc in next st, sc in center of next V-stitch, skip next 2 ch sps, repeat from * around; join with sl st in first sc. (25 ch-1 sps, 10 sc)

Rnd 21: ch 1, sc in first st, skip next sc, (sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3) 4 times, sc in next ch-1 sp, skip next st, sc in next st, * sc in next st, skip next st, (sc in next ch sp, ch 3) 4 times, sc in next ch-1 sp, skip next st, sc in next st; repeat from * around, join, turn, sl st in last sc made, turn.

Rnd 22: ch 6 (counts as first dc, ch-3), skip next 2 sts, sc in next ch-3 sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp) 3 times, ch 3, skip next st, * dc in next st, ch 3, skip next 2 sts, sc in next ch-3, (ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp) 3 times, ch 3, skip next st, repeat from * around; join with sl st in third ch of ch-6.

Rnd 23: ch 4 (counts as dc, ch-1), dc in same sp (V-stitch made), ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp) 2 times, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, * V st in next st, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp) 2 times, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, repeat from * around, join with sl st in third ch of ch-4.

Rnd 24: sl st in center of first V-stitch, ch 4 (dc, ch 3, dc, ch 1, dc) in same sp, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3) 2 times, skip next ch-3 sp, * ( V-stitch, ch 3, V-stitch) in next ch sp, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3) 2 times, skip next ch-3 sp; repeat from * around; join.

Rnd 25: sl st in center of next V-stitch, ch 4 (counts as dc, ch-1), dc in same sp (V-stitch made), ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, V-stitch in center of next V-stitch, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, * (V-stitch in center of next V-stitch, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp) 2 times, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, repeat from * around; join.

Rnd 26: sl st in center of next V-stitch, ch 4 (counts as dc, ch-1), dc in same sp ( V-stitch made), ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, V-stitch in center of next V-stitch, sk next 2 ch-3 sps, * V-stitch in center of next V-stitch, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, V-stitch in center of next V-stitch, skip next 2 ch-3 sps, repeat from * around; join.

Rnd 27: Working in ch-3 sps and in center of V-stitches, ch 1, sc in first ch sp, ch 3, (sc in next ch sp, ch 3) around; join with sl st in first sc.

Rnd 28: sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3 (counts as first dc), (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp (shell made), shell in each ch sp around, join with sl st in top of first ch-3.

Rnd 29: sl st to center of first shell, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in same sp, ch 2, * (sc, ch 3, sc) in center of next shell, ch 2, repeat from * around, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off.

Arm (Make 2):

ch 20, dc in third ch from hook, dc in each ch acroos. Fasten off.

Halo:

Using the 4-inch floral wire, form a 3/4 inch diameter loop, leave a long end and bend end down for stem. Twist stem to secure. Trim stem to 1 inch.

Working around wire loop, join white crochet thread with sl st next to secured twist on the stem, wrk sc around loop covering completely; join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off.  

Wings:

Starting at the top and center of the wings, ch 4, sl st in first ch to form ring.

Rnd 1: ch 3, 10 dc in ring; turn. (11 dc made)

Rnd 2: ch 3 (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same st (shell made), (ch 3, skip next st, shell in next st) 5 times; turn (6 shells made)

Rnd 3: ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch-1 sp), (shell in center of next shell, ch 1) across, dc in last dc of last shell; turn. (6 shells, 2 dc)

Rnd 4: ch 4, shell in center of first shell, (ch 2, shell in center of next shell) across, ch 1, dc in last dc; turn.

Rnd 5: ch 4, shell in center of first shell, (ch 4, shell in center of next shell) across, ch 1, dc in last dc; turn.

Rnd 6: ch 4, shell in center of first shell, (ch 5, shell in center of next shell) across, ch 1, dc in last dc; turn.

Rnd 7: ch 4, (shell, ch 1, shell) in center of first shell, ch 3, sc around next 2 ch sp on last 2 rounds, ch 3, (shell in next shell, ch 3, sc around next 2 ch sp on last 2 rnds, ch 3) across to last shell, (shell, ch 1, shell) in last shell, ch 1, dc in last st; turn. (8 shells)

Rnd 8: ch 4, shell in center of first shell, ch 2, (shell in center of next shell, ch 3, shell in next sc, ch 3) across to last 2 shells, shell in next shell, ch 3, shell in center of last shell, ch 1, dc in last st; turn.

Rnd 9: ch 4, (shell, ch 2, shell) in center of first shell, (ch 4, shell in center of next shell) across to last shell, ch 4, (shell, ch 2, shell) in center of last shell, ch 1, dc in last st. Fasten off.

To Assemble:

1) Sew in all the ends so there are no loose strings attached.

2) Heavily starch all angel pieces. Place gown of angel over a Styrofoam cone and pin in place to keep its shape while drying. Pin arms to the back of the angel gown and wrap toward the front to shape. Pin angel wings cardboard to keep flat while drying. Allow all pieces to dry completely.

3) Hot glue pieces together.