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Weeping Angel StatuebyShirley MacDonald

Materials:

Yarn - DK weight in greyHook - 3mm

Notions - stitch marker (optional), darning needle

This stuffie is worked in a spiral. Do not join rounds. If required, use a stitch

marker to denote start of round. Finished size is approx 2.75" tall. Tension is

unimportant but you do need a good tight fabric.

Please note this pattern uses UK terms.

Head

Make a magic loop & ch 1.

Round 1: 6 dc in magic loop (6 sts).

Round 2: 2 dc in each st to end (12 sts).

Round 3: [2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next st] to end (18 sts).

Round 4: [2 dc in next st, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts] to end (24 sts).

Rounds 5 & 6: 1 dc in each st to end.

Round 7: [dc2tog, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts] to end (18 sts).

Round 8: [dc2tog, 1 dc in next st] to end (12 sts).

Round 9: dc2tog to end (6 sts).

Sl st to next st, stuff head firmly & weave in ends.

Bun

Leaving a long tail, make a magic loop & ch 1.

Round 1: 6 dc in magic loop (6 sts).

Round 2: 2 dc in each st to end (12 sts).

Round 3: 1 dc in each st to end.

Round 4: dc2tog to end (6 sts).

Sl st to next st & fasten off. Break yarn leaving a long tail. Stuff bun with

beginning yarn tail & use end yarn tail to sew bun to back of head.

Body

Make a magic loop & ch 1.

Round 1: 6 dc in magic loop (6 sts).Round 2: 2 dc in each st to end (12 sts).

Round 3: [2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next st] to end (18 sts).

Rounds 4-11: 1 dc in each st to end.

Sl st to next st, fasten off & break yarn.

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Weeping Angel Statue by Shirley MacDonald

Base

Make a magic loop & ch 1.Round 1: 6 dc in magic loop (6 sts).

Round 2: 2 dc in each st to end (12 sts).

Round 3: [2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next st] to end (18 sts).

Attach base to bottom of body by working the following (round 4) into back loop

only of base & front loop only of round 11 of body (remember to stuff body

firmly first!).

Round 4: Round 4: [2 dc in next st, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts] to end (24 sts).

Sl st to next st, fasten off yarn & weave in ends.

Sew head to body at a slight angle so that the angel is looking downwards.

Arms (make 2)

Make a slip knot & ch 11.

Skip 1st ch & work [4 htr, 1 sl st] in next ch (this makes the hand).

Fasten off.

Use the beginning tail to sew arm to shoulder area of body & end tail to sew hand

to face.

Wings

Leaving a long beginning tail, make a slip knot & ch 7. Working in top loop only

of beginning chain, work as follows.

Row 1(RS): 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in each of next 5 ch, ch 4, turn.Row 2: skip 1st chain, 1 dc in each of next 3 ch, 1 dc in each of next 5 sts, 2 dc in

last st, turn.

Row 3: Ch 2, 1 tr in first st, 2 tr in next st, 1 tr in each of next 2 sts, 1 htr in each of

next 2 sts, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sl st in each of next 2 sts.

Fasten off & break yarn.

With WS facing, rejoin yarn to opposite side of beginning chain. Working in

unused loops, work as follows.Row 1: Ch 1, 1 dc in same st, 1 dc in each of next 5 ch, ch 4, turn.

Row 2: skip 1st chain, 1 dc in each of next 3 ch, 1 dc in each of next 5 sts, 2 dc in

last st, turn.

Row 3: Ch 2, 1 tr in first st, 2 tr in next st, 1 tr in each of next 2 sts, 1 htr in each of

next 2 sts, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sl st in each of next 2 sts.

Fasten off & break yarn.

Weave in all ends except beginning tail. Use this tail to sew centre of wings down

centre back of body.