If you’d like to have a beautiful nativity scene with hand-crocheted figures for Christmas, you might want to start early. The figures are about 10 cm tall—not too big to take up a lot of space, but also not too small to make the work too fiddly. You can use up leftover yarn for these. For each figure, I’ve specified which type of yarn I used and how much I needed. That way, you can easily compare it with your own leftover yarn.
Crochet one figure every now and then throughout the year—that way, the project will never get boring! How many you want to crochet is entirely up to you.

Of course, you’ll need the
Holy Family
—Mary, Joseph, and the Baby Jesus in the manger—as your foundation. This pattern also includes those for the ox, the donkey, and the Christmas star.

Next, you can expand your nativity scene with
shepherds and Christmas angels
. In this pattern, you’ll also find instructions for two types of sheep (lying down and standing).

And then all that’s missing are the
Three Wise Men.
The patterns for the three pack animals—the horse, the elephant, and the camel—are also included.
So, are you ready to get started right away? Then I hope you have lots of fun with your nativity scene!