Nothing’s more special than setting up the Nativity set each year during Christmas. But it’s even more special when that Nativity set is something you’ve made yourself! Now you can make your own soft, plushy Nativity scene for yourself or your little ones!

Materials You Need:
-Worsted-weight yarn (4-ply) (The U.K. equivalent is Aran, and AUS/NZ is 8 ply.) in the following colors and brand.

-Joseph: For the skin I used Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in the color “Beige”. For the beard, mustache, and coat, I used Red Heart Super Saver in the colors “Café Latte” and “Warm Brown” (this is a discontinued color. Here is a good alternative: “Wheat”). For the headdress, I used Red Heart Soft in “Chocolate”. For the body and headdress band, I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in the colors “Dark Olive” and “Mid Green”.

-Mary: For the skin, I used Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in the color “Beige”. For the hair, headdress, and body I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in the colors “Black”, “Arctic Ice”, and “Soft Blue”.

-Manger: For the hay I used Loops & Threads Impeccable in the color “Gold”. For the manger I used Red Heart Super Saver in the color “Café Latte”.

-DK-weight/light-worsted yarn in beige and cream. I used Paintbox Yarns Simply DK in the following colors.

-Baby Jesus: I used colors “Vanilla Cream” for the skin and “Champagne White” for the body and cocoon.

-F (3.75 mm) crochet hook
-C (2.5 mm) crochet hook
-Two sets of 10.5 mm black safety eyes
-One set of 4.5 mm black safety eyes
-Fiberfill (or your stuffing of choice)
-Bent tip tapestry needle
-Scissors
-Stitch marker
-Cardboard
-Straight pins
-Black and pink or red embroidery floss

Abbreviation Key
Abbreviations are in U.S. terms.

sc – single crochet
st/sts – stitch(es)
sl st – slip stitch
dec – decrease (join the next 2 stitches together)
inc – increase (2 single crochet in the next stitch)
BLO – back loops only
FLO – front loops only
R1 – round 1
rep – repeat
** – repeat the group of instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated.