The At My House 11" Angel
@2000 By N. Banks
Materials:
5 crochet hook
1 ball honeysuckle thread-white
Gold Thread
2 cotton balls
Gold Glitter
Glue mixture (equal parts water and white glue)
Flat board covered in plastic wrap
Short piece of silver pipe cleaner
4 gold pipe cleaners ( you will have some left over)
1 white pipe cleaner
2 cloth covered thin wire (18 inches long- 26 gauge)
silver beading 20 inches long
1/4 or 1/2 ribbon 45 inches long
1 inch flower to match ribbon
glue gun
foil
white netting
Stitches used
s/p = same place
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
bl = back loops
s/s = slip stitch
Head and yolk
Ch 5 to form ring.
Rd 1 ch3, 11 dc in ring. Join.
Rd 2 ch3, dc in each dc, join. (24 dc )
Rd 3 ch 3, 1 dc in s/p, *1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, repeat from * around. Join, (36dc).
Rd 4 ch3, 1 dc in s/p, * dc next 2dc together, 1 dc in next dc, repeat from * around, join, (24dc).
Rd 5 repeat row 4, (16dc).
Rd 6-7 1 sc in each dc around, join.
Rd 8 ch 3, 2dc in each sc around, (32dc).
Rd 9 ch 3, working in BL's this round only, 1 dc in s/p, *2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next, repeat from * around, join. (54dc).
Divide for sleeves
Rd 10 ch 3, 1 dc in s/p, 1 dc in next 9 dc, ch 3, skip 6 dc, 1 dc in next 21dc, ch 3, 1 dc in next 11 dc, join.
Rd 11 ch3, 1 dc in s/p, ch 2, 2 dc in s/p. *, skip 2 dc, 2dc, ch 2, 2dc (shell made) in next dc. Repeat from * around, join.
Rd 12- 16 s/s to center of shell, ch 3, 1 dc in s/p, ch 2, 2 dc in s/p. *in next shell work, 2dc, ch 2, 2dc in next dc, (shell made). Repeat from * around, join.
Rd 17 - 27. s/s to center of shell, ch 3, 1 dc in s/p, ch 2, 2 dc in s/p. *ch 1, shell over shell, repeat from * around. Fasten off white, join gold in any ch 2 space of shell.
Rd 18 ch 3, 1 dc in s/p, ch 2, 2 dc in s/p. (shell over shell made), * ch 1, 1 dc in ch 1 sp, ch 1, shell over next shell, repeat from * around, join.
Rd 19 s/c to center of shell, shell over shell, *ch 1, in next dc, work 1 dc, ch 2, 1dc, ch 1, shell over next shell, repeat from * around. Fasten off gold.
Sleeves
Right
Rd 1 attach gold to first unworked dc on rd 10, ch 1, 1 dc in s/p, 2 dc in next 6 dc, evenly space another 15 dc along the rest of the sleeve opening, join.
Rd 2 ch 3, 1 dc in s/p, and in each dc around, join.
Rd 3 ch 3, dc next 2dc together 7x, 1 dc in next 14 next, join, 21 dc.
Rd 4-8 ch 3, 1 dc in s/p, and in each dc around, join.
Rd 9 ch 3, 1 dc in s/p, ch 2, 2 dc in s/p. *, skip 2 dc, 2dc, ch 2, 2dc (shell made) in next dc. Repeat from * around, join. (7 shells)
Rd 10, repeat row 9, fasten off.
Repeat row 1-10 for another sleeve.
To finish Angel
1. Stuff the two cotton balls into head. Take one white pipe cleaner, and bend in middle to form hands, and insert one end into each sleeve, and fasten under head. This will bring the sleeves into place.
2. Take the ribbon and fold in half. About 6 inches down, tie a knot in ribbon, place knot at the back of the head, and tie twice in front with a knot. Take silver beading and fold almost in half, and lay on top of knot on the ribbon, tie once, now tie ribbon in bow.
3. Take short piece of silver pipe cleaner to form halo, and glue halo to top of head. Glue flower to center of bow. Let dry.
For wings (please read all instructions first)
1. Take one piece of white wire and bend into wing shape, twist ends together. Repeat with other wire. Lay netting over wing shapes and cut out, leaving about 1/4 inch over wire.
2. Cover a flat surface with foil, and lay wires on it. Soak netting in glue mixture, then place on top of wires, spread netting evenly with fingertips. Sprinkle glitter over wings, let dry over night.
3. Take the 4 pieces of gold pipe cleaner, and fasten them end to end.. With one wing, lay a row of glue on top of the wire, lay the gold pipe cleaner on top of the wing, cut to fit and press into place, repeat with other wing. (be careful, this is stick to any thing you lay it on, so after you lay the gold pipe cleaner on top of the wings, left them up and turn over, several times so they don't stick to anything including the foil. )
4. Lay angel face down, with hanger pulled up above head, lay wings on third top of back of angel with wings touching. Glue in place. Let dry.
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