Crochet angel ornament pattern

I love adding fun ornaments to our Christmas tree every year but my older boy requested an angel, as such, a Crochet angel ornament pattern was designed specially for our tree.

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Materials needed for the crochet angel ornament pattern

Yarn – Stylecraft Bellissima DK, #3 (100% Acrylic, 293  yards / 286 meters per 3.5 oz/100g skein). 

Estimated yardage 

40 yards

Hook and other materials 

• 3 mm Crochet Hook
• Polyfill

Gauge

16  sts over 10  Rows = 4” across, made using hdc, before blocking.

Crochet angel ornament pattern notes

1. Please kindly read through the pattern before starting.
2. Any #3 weight yarn can be substituted
3. Chains at the beginning of Rounds do not count as a stitch.
4. Stitch counts are indicated in bold at the end of the round.

Skill Level – Easy

Terms – US Terminology

Stitch Abbreviations 

Chain(s) – ch(s)

Slip Stich – sl st

Single Crochet – sc

Half Double Crochet – hdc

Rep – repeat

Magic Ring – MC

The crochet angel ornament is part of the quick Christmas crochet projects. Grab the whole pattern in this event using the images below.

Crochet angel ornament pattern

Make the Head

Round 1: In a magic Ring, ch 1 (does not count as a stitch here and throughout), 6 sc in MC. 6 sc

• Working in continuous rounds until indicated otherwise.
• Place a stitch marker in the last st and move it after each round.

Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. 12 sc

Round 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rep from * around 18 sc

Round 4: *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, rep from * around 24 sc

Round 5: *2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, rep from * around 30 sc

Rounds 6 – 10: Ch 1, sc in each st around 30 sc

Round 11: *sc2tog, sc in next 3 sts, rep from * around 24 sc

Round 12:*sc2tog around 12 sc

Stuff with polyfill

Remove the stitch marker and join after each round

Body

Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each st, join – 12 sc

Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st, join – 24 sc

Round 3: Ch 1, [2 hdc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 8 sts] 2 times 32 hdc

Round 4: [2 hdc in next 8 sts, hdc in next 8 sts] 2 times. 48 hdc

Split for the body

Round 1: [Skip next 16 sts, hdc in next 8 sts] 2 times.16 hdc

Round 2: Ch 1, 2 hdc in each st around, join. 32 hdc

Round 3: Ch 6 (counts as sc + ch 5), *skip next 3 sts, sc in next st, ch 5, rep from * to the end, join with a sl st to first ch 8 sc/ch sp

Round 4: Ch 4 (counts as the first sc + ch 3 here and throughout the pattern), *sc in next ch sp, ch 3, 3 dc in next ch sp, ch 3, rep from * to the end, join. 9 ch sp, 12 dc, 5 sc.

Round 5: Ch 7, skip first (ch sp and sc, *sc in next ch sp, ch 6, rep from * to the end, sc in last ch sp, join with a sl st to the first chain. 8 ch sps, 9 sc

Round 6: Ch 3, 2 dc in first st, *ch 3, sc in next ch sp, ch 3, 3 dc in next ch sp, rep from * until the last ch sp, ch 3, sc in last ch sp, ch 3, join with a sl st to the top of ch 3. 8 ch sp, 12 dc, 4 sc.

Round 7: Ch 7 ( counts as sc + ch 6), *skip next 3 sts, sc in next ch sp, ch 6, sc in next ch sp, rep from * to the end, join with a sl st to first ch – 8 sc/ch sp.

Round 8: Ch 7, *sc in next ch sp, ch 6, 3 dc in next ch sp, ch 6, rep from * to the end, join with a sl st to the first ch. 9 ch sp, 12 dc, 5 sc.

Round 9: Ch 7 ( counts as sc + ch 6), sc in next ch sp, *ch 6, sc in next ch sp, ch 6, skip next 3 sts, sc in next ch sp, rep from * to the last ch sp, join with a sl st to the ch sp from the beginning. 9 sc/ch sp

Round 10: Ch 3, 2 dc in first ch sp, 6 dc in each ch sp until the last ch sp, join with a slip st to the top of the beginning ch. 51 dc

Round 11: Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in first st, *skip next 2 sts, {3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc} in next st, sc in next st, rep from * until the last 5 sts, skip next 2 sts, {3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc} in next st, skip last  2 sts, join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch. 

Fasten off

Weave in ends

Optional

You can stiffen the angel by adding starch. 

Handle – Cut 6″ of yarn and pass it through the magic ring made at the being, sew the ends together to make a loop.

I would love to see your beautiful version made from my crochet angel pattern.