When I received my match I was excited to see that their
favorite villain was The Weeping Angels. These are creatures from Doctor Who and made of
stone...before I totally nerd out just read the Wiki on them for more info. I was excited because I had been rolling the idea of crocheting up an Angel in
my head for several years and now I had a reason to start hooking!
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| A Weeping Angel |
Body
Chain 21
In the 2nd loop from the hook 10SC, 10 HDC chain one turn
Work all the next
stitches in the back loop. This will create the ribbed pattern.
10 HDC, 10 SC chain one turn
10 SC, 10 HDC chain one turn
10 HDC, 10 SC chain one turn
10 SC, 10 HDC chain one turn
10 HDC, 10 SC chain one turn
10 SC, 10 HDC chain one turn
10 HDC, 10 SC chain one turn
10 SC, 10 HDC chain one turn
10 HDC, 10 SC chain one turn
10 SC, 10 HDC chain one turn
10 HDC, 10 SC chain one turn
Turn inside out and join the ends with a row of SC. This
should create a cone for the body.
Head
Work in a continued
round
6 SC in a Magic Circle
Increase in every stitch (12 stitches)
1sc, 1 increase for
(18 stitches)
2 SC , 1 increase for
(24 stitches)
1 row of SC
1 row of SC
1 row of SC
1 row of SC
2 sc, decrease 1
1 sc, decrease 1
Hair
Using a yarn needle I just made loops getting bigger as they
went around to create a "bowl cut" look. This is only the base of the
hair so make the "cut" a lot shorter.
Crown braid
I used nerdigurumi's slip stitch for details video to create
this look. Do this around the bottom of the "bowl cut"
Curls under
the crown braid
Using a yarn needle I simply sewed directly under the "crown braid" and
left each loop loose. Just keep your thumb on the loop as you go along. They
don't have to be perfect since they are meant to be unruly curls. Even Angel's
made of stone have bad hair days.
Base
Since everyone's stitching is different I don't want to give
a specific stitch count. Just create a disk by continually increasing until you
reach the size of your Angel's base. Stuff the base of the body with fill. I
cut a bit of cardboard and placed it inside the base and then connected the
base to the body with a row of SC. This causes it to bump out just a bit and
make it look more like a statue.
Wings
Make two
I used a slightly modified version of Cthulhu Crochet and Cousins wing pattern for
this. The pattern can be found here. At the end of each row she calls for chain to create the ends of the
wing. I reduced the chain amount by 3 so it does not curl as much.
Arm
Make 2
3 sc in a Magic Circle
1 increase in each stitch (6 stitches)
Work in continued rows
10 rows of 6 sc.
Assemble!
Now stuff the rest of the body and shape it how you want.
Since this is worked in rows it can really stretch so don't over fill it or
you'll have a plump Angel. Sew the arms to the middle of the face and sew the
head onto the body. Sew the wings to the back of the body, I used that last row
of SC as a marker. Now sew the arms to the middle of the body. Try to pull them
down a bit to make the Angel look like it is slouching as it's crying.
I hope this helps, I know I'm no good at writing patterns so
if you have any questions please let me know!
