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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Loved making this!!! I gifted it to my daughter and her family two years ago! And last year I made two of the laying sheep. Wondering if there is another animal to add this year?
Hello! I am working on my third natavity set, but I am having issues with Mary’s shawl. The very last step to do at down the short side to make a hood. Where exactly are you putting the sl St? Do you by any chance have a photo of where exactly that is?
Did you fold it in half? Once it’s folded in half, it will have a short side, then you will sl st it, sewing it into a hood shape. The foundation chain is the part the faces out around her head and face, so you will sl st along the folded last row.
I appriciate your respond however I am still not getting it. Thanks for your time. I have tore it apart 3 or 4 times and it’s just not turning out. Do I tie off the last row then fold? And I am just not understanding where the sl St goes.
You don’t need to tie off. Once you finish the row, you are at the end. Folding it in half put your two ends against each other, and the middle of the last row right at the fold. Where you left off is where you can slip st. This will sew the beginning and the end of the last row together, ending at the middle of the last row (which is now the fold. Does that make sense? All the decreases in the middle help form the hood, round shape, the back just needs to be stitched up and closed.
You are welcome to send me a photo so I can see what’s going on. Bethany (at) whistleandivy (dot) com
I just started your little navity screen thank you.
You’re welcome!
How many nativities are you able to make out of all that yarn? I’m assuming you’re using 50 gr balls?
Yes 50 gr. I believe you can get 2 out of the suggested supplies, but I think you could get more if you mixed around the colors. Some of them are used up more, so switching them around would get the whole amount of yarn to go farther.
This is so wonderful. I will be buying the entire set pattern off Etsy! Thanks for sharing. One question however. I know color wise you haven’t found a comparable brand of yarn to the one you recommend. But texture and weight wise what should I be looking for? Weight 1? Cotton? Wool? Acrylic? Thanks!
So glad you like it! The yarn I used is a fingering weight 100% wool.
A lot of the yarn colors you have listed are out of stock, is there another brand of yarn you would recommend? I’m asked by a family member to make for her kiddos 😍
I am sorry! I can’t recommend any other yarn, as I have only used this one. There are lots of neutrals you can choose that I think would work really well. I haven’t found another kind with the same array of colors and rustic look. I am sorry I am not more help!
Totally fine! Thank you for your response!!
I’m using Red Heart yarn, and a 3.125mm hook. They may not have the rustic look but are coming out beautiful!!
Question tho on Cape #2…
For round 1 should it be DC in 3rd stitch instead of 2nd stitch to give you 21sts?
Nooo, you took the patterns down! 😆 I totally understand, it was generous for you to offer them for free, but I’m sad because I smack dab in the middle of making this darling nativity.
They are available in my shop and in my Endless Bundle! I want to keep designing crochet patterns and keep blogging, but everything is changing and I must make changes to make this blog viable, I am sorry :( Thank you for understanding!
Are there any animals that go with this pattern?
Just one sheep, the link is the last link of the link list.
Good morning from Lima, Peruvian capital city… it s a warm n pleasant sunny day here, all is calm, all is warm, praying for all those people around the world GOD THROU this storm we are going throu passes to soon see the rainbow shines again. Kindly let me you are a genious, your pieces of Joseph, Mary and Jesus are unbelievable handmade, congratsssss… and too many thanks for sharing the pattern with all the patience and good will. Please do care and keep safe, best regards! Liliana
Hi Beth,
I am crocheting your nativity Mary. Some of your rows say to join and some do not say join. Is that an over sight or do I really not join?
Sorry about that! You will join every row.
Thank you!!
I can’t get the stable link to open.
Hm, I’m sorry it appears to be working for me! You can search it straight on Etsy, the shop is called JJLadells
Thank you for sharing! I love the set and it is easy to work.
You are very welcome!
Thank you for making this pattern available for us. I love it. It was a lot of fun to make. I still need to get the shepherds’ hooks and a crèche, but otherwise it is finished.