This crochet angel with halo has an ivory dress, a separate cape that opens in front, and a deep red hem. Two scalloped wings frame the shoulders, and a gold ring sits behind the round head.
The dress is a hollow cone worked from the neck down. The cape is a flat panel that wraps around the back and shoulders. This construction lets you adjust the cape opening before sewing it in place.
The reference inspired the colors and silhouette. The instructions below give an original construction with a plain face and an embroidered option for the gold accents. Follow the written counts and diagrams for stitch placement.
Crochet Angel with Halo Materials
- Smooth ivory yarn for the head, dress, cape, wings, and hanger. Use matching weights of red and gold yarn for the hem and halo.
- A hook that makes a dense single crochet fabric with your yarn, a stitch marker, tapestry needle, and scissors.
- Fiberfill for the head and optional gold embroidery thread for accents.
Choose a hook that keeps stuffing from showing through the head. The dress stays hollow. Use the same hook for the dress and cape, then check the cape against the dress before sewing.
US Crochet Abbreviations
- MR = magic ring
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- inc = 2 sc in one stitch
- dec = single crochet two stitches together
- st(s) = stitch(es)
For an invisible decrease, insert the hook through the front loops of the next two stitches, yarn over and draw through both front loops, then yarn over and draw through both loops on the hook. See the Craft Yarn Council abbreviation guide for standard US terms.
Crochet Angel with Halo Pattern
Round stuffed head
Use ivory and work in a continuous spiral. Mark the first sc of each round and move the marker up as you work.
- Work 6 sc in an MR. Pull the ring closed. 6 sc.
- Inc in every stitch. 12 sc.
- Repeat 6 times.18 sc.
- Repeat 6 times.24 sc.
- Sc around. 24 sc.
- Sc around. 24 sc.
- Sc around. 24 sc.
- Repeat 6 times.18 sc.
- Repeat 6 times.12 sc. Add small tufts of stuffing and shape the head with your fingers.
- Dec 6 times. 6 sc. Cut the yarn, thread it through the front loops of the remaining stitches, and draw closed. Leave a sewing tail.
Closed dress with red hem
With ivory, ch 12. Lay the chain flat and sl st in the first chain to form a ring. In this section, ch 1 at the start of every round and sl st to the first working sc at the end. The starting chain and joining slip stitch are excluded from the counts. Work without turning.
- Sc in each foundation chain. 12 sc.
- Repeat 6 times.18 sc.
- Sc around. 18 sc.
- Repeat 6 times.24 sc.
- Sc around. 24 sc.
- Repeat 6 times.30 sc.
- Sc around. 30 sc.
- Repeat 6 times.36 sc.
- Sc around. 36 sc.
- Repeat 6 times.42 sc.
- Sc around. 42 sc. Make the joining sl st with red.
- With red, ch 1 and sc around. Join and fasten off. 42 sc.
Each increase round adds six stitches. The plain rounds between increases give the dress length. Keep the red round relaxed so the hem can open to its full width.
Separate open cape
With ivory, ch 13. For Row 1, sc in the second ch from the hook and in each remaining ch. 12 sc. For Rows 2–7, turn, ch 1, inc in the first stitch, sc in each stitch up to the last, and inc in the last stitch. The counts are 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, and 24 sc. For Row 8, turn, ch 1, and sc in each stitch. 24 sc. Fasten off and weave in the tail.
