Start Nativity Scenes and Larger Christmas Projects

Dear users, dear authors,
if you’d like to make a Nativity scene or larger projects for Advent and Christmas yourself, it might be a good idea to get started soon. Here in the thread and in the shop, you’ll find suitable patterns you can use to make your Christmas celebration wonderfully cozy. 

@Authors,
you can each present 2–3 patterns here, each of which must have at least 10 sales / a CR of at least 2% and must not have been advertised in the forum in the past 3 weeks. Don’t forget links, images, info, etc. 

Crocheted nativity figures turn your Christmas nativity scene into something truly special! If you want to have your own hand-crocheted nativity scene for Christmas, you should get started soon so you’ll finish in time. This is a very varied project where you can really let your creativity run wild. It’s also a great way to use up small amounts of leftover yarn.
For my nativity figures, I’ve specified for each piece which type and how much yarn I used. That way, you can compare it with your own stash and choose what works best for you.
The figures are an ideal size of about 10 cm: not too small and fiddly, but also not too large, so they don’t take up too much space.




It’s best to start with the Holy Family, which is of course the most important. The set includes crochet patterns for Mary, Joseph, the Baby Jesus in the manger, the ox and the donkey, as well as the poinsettia.


If you still have the time and inclination, you can expand your nativity scene: With the  Christmas angel, 3 different shepherds and 2 different sheep you can recreate the angel’s announcement to the shepherds. By using different colors for the shepherds’ clothing and adding even more little sheep, this scene can be expanded as much as you like.



Yes, and then all that’s missing are the Three Wise Men with their exotic animals and gifts for the Christ Child.  Of course, glittery yarn and beads or rhinestones need to be used as decorations.

Yes, and with that, your Christmas nativity scene is complete. If you don’t manage to finish everything by Christmas, that’s no problem either. If you stick to the suggested order, you’ll definitely have a beautiful Christmas nativity scene this year. And over the next year, you can work on the additions every now and then. That way, the nativity scene keeps growing...

For me, for example, it looks like this:

If you crochet your planned Christmas gifts over the summer, you can enjoy the run-up to Christmas in a completely relaxed way and won’t be under any time pressure.

Colorful Christmas Calendar

How about a personalized Advent calendar? You can crochet this one using your colorful yarn scraps. We’ll crochet 24 little pouches and fill them. You can either arrange them later on a festively decorated tray or hang them on a coat hanger. The printable template for the numbers is included.

After Christmas, you can reuse the little pouches for other purposes. At a children’s birthday party, each child can have one of these pouches on their cake plate, for example, with a surprise egg inside. Or filled with a little surprise at Easter, it’s sure to bring joy.





St. Nicholas Boots

How about making personalized St. Nicholas boots for your children or grandchildren? You can crochet them in their favorite colors and fill and decorate them however you like. Even when empty, they can be used as decorations.