Crochet Angel with Halo – Free Christmas Pattern

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 [sc, inc] 6 times. 18 sc.
Repeat [sc in next 2 sts, inc] 6 times. 24 sc.
Sc around. 24 sc.
Sc around. 24 sc.
Sc around. 24 sc.
Repeat [sc in next 2 sts, dec] 6 times. 18 sc.
Repeat [sc, dec] 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 [sc, inc] 6 times. 18 sc.
Sc around. 18 sc.
Repeat [sc in next 2 sts, inc] 6 times. 24 sc.
Sc around. 24 sc.
Repeat [sc in next 3 sts, inc] 6 times. 30 sc.
Sc around. 30 sc.
Repeat [sc in next 4 sts, inc] 6 times. 36 sc.
Sc around. 36 sc.
Repeat [sc in next 5 sts, inc] 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.

The 12-stitch edge goes at the neck. Let the long edges curve toward the front, leaving the red hem exposed. Before sewing, pin the center of the cape to the center back of the dress and compare the two front edges.

Scalloped wings, make two

Row 1. With ivory, make an MR, ch 2, and work 7 dc into the ring. The ch 2 is excluded from the count. Close the ring and leave the row open. 7 dc.

Row 2. Turn and ch 1. Repeat [sl st in the next dc, 3 hdc in the next dc] 3 times. Sl st in the last dc. Fasten off and leave a sewing tail. 9 hdc and 4 sl sts, forming 3 scallops.

Gold halo and ivory hanger

Halo. With gold, ch 18 and sl st into the first chain to form a ring. Ch 1, work 1 sc in each chain, then sl st to the first sc. 18 sc. Fasten off with a sewing tail. Shape into an oval with your fingers.

Hanger. With ivory, ch 24 and fasten off with tails at both ends. Fold the chain in half. Sew both ends directly into the top back of the head so the hanger carries the weight.

Assemble the Crochet Angel with Halo

Center the closed end of the head over the 12-chain dress opening. Sew through the dress foundation and the lower head stitches all the way around. Add a second pass where the head wobbles.
Wrap the cape around the back of the neck. Sew the center of its narrow edge first, then tack each front corner close to the neckline. Leave the rest of the cape free to drape.
Set both wing bases behind the shoulders and compare the wing angles. Sew through the wing bases, cape, and dress so the cape does not carry the wings by itself.
Sew the bottom of the halo to the upper back of the head. Use two nearby anchor points to keep the oval upright. Attach the hanger above the center of the head.
For gold details, embroider a few small stitches along the wings or cape. Weave in all tails and shape the hem and cape according to the yarn label.

Troubleshooting

The dress has a ridge at the joins

Place a marker in the first working sc of each round. Join to that stitch and begin the next round in the same stitch. Counting the ch 1 or joining slip stitch can add an extra stitch at every join.

The cape opening sits off center

Match the center of its 12-stitch edge to the center back of the dress. Check that each increase row gained two stitches. A missing edge increase changes the slope of that side.

The halo leans backward

Move the lower attachment points a little farther apart. Keep the halo upright while sewing and hang the angel briefly to confirm that the ivory loop is carrying the weight.

More Christmas Crochet Ornaments

Pair this angel with a crochet heart bell or a blue lace crochet star. The flat crochet angel ornament has a mesh skirt suited to cards and gift tags.

Pins and Crochet Angel Diagrams

The tabletop chart shows every component. The two detail diagrams enlarge the dress and cape so you can see where the increases go. The charts follow the written pattern counts.