This beautiful rustic crochet nativity set is a perfect addition to your holiday decor. It’s lovey to display and perfect for little hands to play with as well. Make one of these gorgeous nativity sets for yourself and make one to gift away this year! This post contains affiliate links which means I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for your support!
This darling set makes a cherished gift or heirloom.
CROCHET NATIVITY SET – FREE CROCHET PATTERN
What you need:
– Size F hook (just make sure your gauge is very tight, you shouldn’t be able to see stuffing or spaces between your stitches.
– Fingering Weight Yarn: I cannot suggest Palette Yarn by WeCrochet enough. It is a 100% wool and has a gorgeous, rustic flair. I just love it and I only use this yarn for my sets!
For those who want to know which exact colors I used for my set, these are what I used:
Almond (tree trunk)
Rooibos Heather (reddish brown)–Weights like small washers or river rocks to weigh down the bottoms of the figures.
– Creche and Pedestal:
If you would like to purchase a creche to display your finished nativity set, I recommend this Etsy shop. They are beautifully made.
The free version includes the main figures: Mary, Joseph and Baby/Manger. Get the links below:
Additional figures are includes in the downloadable PDF; these figures include 3 wisemen, 2 shepherds, a palm tree, a small laying sheep, and an angel.
You can get the PDF in my shops:
Whistle and Ivy Shop
Ravelry
Etsy
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Hey there. If I were to buy every color you listed about how many sets would I get out of it? I am wanting to make these for my grandmas my husband’s grandma and mother. I am so excited to gift these!! Thank you a ton!
So I hate to give an answer here. I haven’t sat down with fresh balls and made the whole set at once, they were added gradually and I used different colors here and there. I think you can get two at least.
What is the name of the Etsy shop where you bought the creche? The link isn’t working for me.
Its called JJ Ladells
The link for the standing visitors is not working, just taking me to a Page not found.
We are in the middle of our 2019 nativity CAL, the scheduled posts will be temporarily unavailable until their publish date.
Hi, looking for the nativity set pattern. Unfortunately I found the crochet along already happened in Nov. Fyi, I joined the group and email list. Thanks in advance.
If you scroll to the bottom of this post, you will find links to each figure.
OK this may be a dumb question but I can’t seem to figure out how to keep the rocks in while trying to finish crocheting the bottom of Mary. Can you please help me? Thanks
how many rows left do you have when you are trying to add the rocks?
I am trying to add them after row 15 on Mary right after put in the stuffing. I may have over stuffed with the poly fill.
Update! I finally figured it out. I had too much poly fill & too many rocks. I am loving this set. I am a little behind but hope to catch up this weekend.
Oh yay! Glad you got it!
If I buy the pattern from etsy will it include the sheep?
It’s not included in the PDF just yet!
Okay, thank you! I will wait a little while to buy the pattern and just get started off the free ones here on your site. I’m excited to get started!
Thanks for your patience Melanie!
Thanks for asking. I had the same question. I want to purchase the PDF once the sheep is added. I can’t follow the patterns because there are so many ads and my phone likes to click them when I’m trying to scroll.
Yes, the sheep is included.
Greetings from Rockingham – Western Australia. Do the nativity instructions have an accompanying video – and if so where do I access that please?
There is no video, very sorry Tracy!
Hi Bethany,
Thank you so much for the beautiful patterns. They are so fun to make!! I’ve seen some camels and sheep in different pictures… are there patterns to that somewhere for free on your website? Or do I have to buy them somewhere?
Hi Dani! You are probably seeing photos by other users :) I don’t have animals yet, but I will have a sheep at the end our CAL!
I loved making m iij ne. I took off the face piece of the sheep and pointed the ears up it turned into a cute little donkey and with a smaller face piece a little deer. Thank you so much I have been looking for a unique nativity scene and now I have one.
To make the entire set, do I need only 1 skein of each color yarn?
Yes only one skein of each.
Can you tell me approximate size of pieces? Especially heights. Considering crocheting a crèche but want it all to look right together.
It depends on your gauge, hook and yarn, but my Jospeh is approx. 5″ tall.
Can you use worsted weight yarn for this project?
Will we get the angel pattern too, or is it some other place? Can’t wait to start!
YES! The angel is included, thanks for the reminder!
Hi Beth, I’m really excited about the Nativity Crochet Along. I was wondering if WeCrochet will be offering a kit with the suggested colors?
I love this set – are any of the patterns available currently available? The links in earlier comments just come back to the same page, and I can’t find the patterns.
Thanks!
Hello!
I wasn’t thinking when I rewrote the pattern for the CAL! I added links to all the figures at the bottom of the page.
Thank you! (And sorry for hijacking another comment)
Hello, is one skein per color enough for this pattern? Also, are their any other 100% wool 2 ply yarns you recommend or is this the best one for this project? Thank you so much, I’m so excited to participate in this crochet along, it’s my first one!
Yes, 1 is plenty! This yarn is my favorite, so I don’t have alternative suggestions. I’m sorry!
So happy to see this. I have my pattern and all supplies. I made Joseph, Mary, Baby and manger 2 years ago. I want to crochet the rest. I have a creche coming that I think will work.
I have made 5 sets of the nativity set since 2017. I used #4 yarn so my figures are taller but just as beautiful. The latest set I made is for a silent auction at my church. Thank you for these amazing patterns. If you ever do a pattern for the animals, I’d be interested.
I would love to make this for a Christian friend. Can you please offer a cruelty=free yarn that approximates the yarn you used?
Hi Jerri! I can’t think of one, I am very sorry!
Thank you.
natural wool is very cruelty free. the sheep need to be sheared. they are well taken care of. they are not killed to get the wool off – it is trimmed like a hair cut –
Hello, love these sets. Thank you so much for offering them to us free of charge! I have just 1 question? Is the 2016 set still available? I have never seen it but someone mentioned it here….can you guide me to it please? And are there any more previous sets or is 2016 as far back as it goes? Thanks
Hi Rose! The patterns are the same for all years, I have just added extra figures. Is that what you mean?
Loved it this!!! Made it for my daughter and son in law last year for Christmas. Wondering if your are adding any animals?
Thank you! I am working on a little sheep (the animals are proving to be quite challenging to design!). So I feel confident that I will have a sheep this year. Next on my list are a donkey and camel.
Can,t wait for the camel. I adore this set. The best ever! Have made sixT he. PALM TREE IS SO BEAUTIFUL
SO glad you like it! I am not sure when I will have a camel but I will have a sheep this year :)
Can this set be made with worsted weight yarn & if so what size of hook?
It might change the size but you could definitely try! I would use the smallest hook that you can manage.
Would you be considering another CAL this year. I want to do the set for my first grandchild’s wedding, and i want it to be extra special and beautiful. I just don’t trust myself to do it alone.
I hadn’t thought to, but I really like this idea. I will think about it! I am hoping to get the animals done, but it’s been a challenge!
I’d be down for this CAL too!! 😄😄
I am ordering the yarn today. I would also be interested in doing it as a CAL.
I have had so much interest that I think I will!
yay!
I would love to join in too!
yay! I am putting in on my calendar. I will share details in a few weeks!
Yay! Just found this and absolutley love it!
I have been making this up using Hobby Lobby’s Sugarwheel cotton because the colors are already coordinated within each skein and I wasn’t sure I could do it so I wanted to practice on a smaller investment. So far it’s been turning out great! I am curious about the shepherd’s crook shown on the picture of the kneeling visitor. I can’t seem to find instructions. Please help?
Its just wire that I bent into a crook shape :)
I have made a few of the pieces so far and I am working on the wise men now. I am having a very hard time with the turban. I got it done but I am not understanding how to tie the knot and wrap the length of yarn. Can someone please explain it better?
I am sorry, I tried to explain as best as I could. You will be “scrunching” it to look like a turban, so you will insert your needle into the turban a row above the chains and then back out the bottom, and then back through the top, going around so it scrunches it up.