Knitted Nativity
With dark blue knit to last 2sts K2tog
With dark blue k2tog knit to end
With white knit 2 rows
With dark blue knit 2 rows cast off.
Sew back and the two fronts onto Joseph and tie around the middle
with a piece of elastic cord or wool.
Crook
With yellow cast on 30sts knit 3 rows cast off. Insert a pipe cleaner
and over sew around it. Bend into position and sew to hand.
Jesus
With white cast on 5sts
Knit 10 rows
Change to flesh colour and beginning with a knit row st st
5 rows then break off wool and thread though the stitches, pull up
tightly.
Shawl
With white cast on 14sts
Knit 20rows cast off.
With right sides together sew around head and body leaving body end
open. Turn the right way and stuff. Over sew opening. Embroider eyes
and mouth. Wrap in the shawl and catch shawl into place with a few
stitches.
Manger:
For the bottom make one brown and one yellow cast on 10sts and st
st 8 rows. Cast Off. Sew Together.
For the edges with brown cast on 30sts
Knit 2 rows
Purl 2 rows
Knit 2 rows
Cast off purl wise.
Sew into a ring and insert the middle and stitch into place. Sew long
pieces of yellow wool to the bottom to look like straw.