Free Sitting Crochet Angel Pattern (Angelica)

About This Crochet Angel Pattern

• This crochet angel pattern starts by making the arms first.
• The head and body pieces are worked next as one piece, with the arms being crocheted into the body pieces as it is made.
• The legs and angel wings are then made and stitched to the body.
• We have designed the pattern to use #4 medium worsted weight yarn and a 4mm (G/6) hook, so the pieces of the crochet angel are not too small, making it easier to work with.
• This is a free crochet angel pattern. You can find a printable pattern card at the end of this post.

Meet Angelica The Crochet Angel

Angelica, the crochet angel, cherished her cozy corner near the fireplace. Overflowing with playful energy, she would hide in different spots each day - sometimes peeking out from the top of the shelf, other times nestled amidst the colorful stockings - spreading joy wherever she appeared, making each discovery a delightful surprise for all.

Crochet Stitches

You will need some basic crochet stitches to make this pattern, like single crochet, double crochet, slip stitch, and chain stitch.

Invisible Decrease (invdec)

In this pattern, you will need to do something called 'invisible decreases. Do not worry if you are not sure how to do it! Check out our post on making a single crochet invisible decrease to learn all about it. It is easy, I promise!

Front Loops (FLO) And Back Loops (BLO)

In this pattern, you will need to know the difference between the front or back loops of stitches. If you are not sure what this means, check out our blog post understanding front and back loops in crochet. It explains everything in a super easy way.

Amigurumi Tips for Beginners

New to amigurumi? Check out our blog post for beginner-friendly tips! Learn essential techniques and troubleshoot common challenges to make your crochet projects a success.

Step By Step Tutorial

Skill Level

This pattern would be more suited to an intermediate beginner.

What You Will Need

We used #4 medium yarn (also known as worsted, Afgan, Aran, or 10 py) with 11 WPI (wraps per inch).

• Ivory - 87.5 yards (80 meters)

Crochet Hook

• 4 mm (G/6) hook

Note: This pattern allows for flexibility with yarn weights. Adjust your hook size to be 1-2 sizes smaller than the recommended size for your chosen yarn. Doing so will create a tighter fabric, preventing the stuffing from showing through.

Notions

• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Toy stuffing

Finished Size

This sitting amigurumi angel is about 6.3 inches (16cm) tall and about 4.7 inches (12cm) long from the back of the body to the feet when made with the yarn weight and hook size mentioned above.

Gauge

The gauge is not important for this project, but making sure the stitches are tight is important.

This prevents the toy stuffing from peeking through. If you notice the filling showing through, consider using a smaller hook size to achieve tighter stitches.

Stitches and Abbreviations Used

• MR – magic ring
• sc – single crochet
• hdc - half double crochet
• dc - double crochet
• invdec - invisible decrease (see special stitches below)
• st/sts – stitch/stitches
• sl st – slip stitch
• hk - hook
• rnd – round
• rpt – repeat
• FLO - front of loop
• YO - yarn over hook
• lp/lps -loop/loops
• [ ] - at the end of a round, indicate the number of stitches in that round.

Special Stitches

invdec – Insert hk in FLO of next st, then in FLO of next st, YO, pull through 2-lps, YO, pull through 2-lps.

Pattern Notes

• This pattern is worked in a spiral, so do not join the rounds as you go.
• Use a stitch maker to mark the first stitch of each round. This will help you keep track of the start and end of a round.
• Work the pattern in the order as shown below, because it is joined together as it is made.

Pattern Instructions

Arms (make 2)

Round One

Round 1 - Make 4 single crochet into a magic ring, and pull the ring tight. 

[4 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 1 - 4sc in MR, pull ring tight. [4sc]

Round Two

Round 2 - Make 2 single crochets in each of the next 4 stitches. 

[You should have 8 single crochets in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 2 - 2sc in next 4-sts. [8sc]

Round Three to Sixteen

Rounds 3-16 - Make 1 single crochet in each of the next 8 stitches. 

[8 single crochets in each round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnds 3-16 - 1sc in next 8-sts. [8sc in each rnd]

Round Seventeen

Round 17 - Make 1 single crochet in each of the next 8 stitches, chain 1, cut yarn, leaving a short tail, fasten, off, and tuck the yarn tail inside the arm.

[8 single crochets in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 17 - 1sc in next 8-sts, sl st into next st, ch1, cut yarn, leave a short tail, fasten off, and tuck yarn tail inside arm. [8sc ]

Fill the arm with stuffing leaving the area above the last two rounds unfilled.

This completes one arm. Repeat steps 1 -17 to make a second arm. 

Note: When making the second arm, bring the starting yarn tail (about 6 inches / 15cm long) to the front of the work - this yarn tail will be used for sewing later.

Head

Round One

Round 1 - Make 6 single crochet in a magic ring, and pull the ring tight. 

[6 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 1 - 6sc in MR, pull ring tight. [6sc]

Round Two

Round 2 - Make 2 single crochet in each of the next 6 stitches.

[12 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 2 - 2sc in next 6-sts. [12sc]

Round Three

Round 3 - * Make 1 single crochet in the next stitch, then 2 single crochet in the next, and repeat from * 6 more times. 

[You should now have 18 single crochet stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 3 - * 1sc in next st, 2sc in next, rpt from * 6 times. [18sc]

Round Four

Round 4 - * Make 1 single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches, then 2 single crochet in the next, repeat from * 6 more times. 

[You should now have 24 single crochet stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 4 -  * 1sc in next 2-sts, 2sc in next, rpt from * 6 times. [24sc]

Round Five

Round 5 - * Make 1 single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches, then 2 single crochet in the next, repeat from * 6 more times. 

[You should now have 30 single crochet stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd5 - * 1sc in next 3-sts, 2sc in next, rpt from * 6 times. [30sc]

Round Six

Round 6 - * Make 1 single crochet in each of the next 4 stitches, then 2 single crochet in the next, and repeat from * 6 more times. 

[You should now have 36 single crochet stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 6 - * 1sc in next 4-sts, 2sc in next, rpt from * 6 times. [36sc]

Rounds Seven to Eleven

Rounds 7-11 - Make 1 single crochet in each of the next 36 stitches. 

[36 single crochets in each round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnds 7-11 - 1sc in next 36-sts. [36sc in each rnd]

Round Twelve

Round 12 - * Make 1 single crochet in each of the next 4 stitches, then invisible decrease, repeat from * 6 times.

[You should now have 30 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 12 - * 1sc in next 4-sts, invdec, rpt from * 6 times. [30sc]

Round Thirteen

Round 13 - * Make 1 single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches, then invisible decrease, repeat from * 6 times.

[You should now have 24 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 13 - * 1sc in next 3-sts, invdec, rpt from * 6 times. [24sc]

Round Fourteen

Round 14 - * Make 1 single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches, then invisible decrease, repeat from * 6 times.

[You should now have 18 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 14 - * 1sc in next 2-sts, invdec, rpt from * 6 times. [18sc]

Round Fifteen

Round 15 - * Make 1 single crochet in the next stitch, then invisible decrease, and repeat from * 6 times.

[You should now have 12 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 15 -  * 1sc in next st, invdec, rpt from * 6 times. [12sc]

Firmly fill the head with stuffing.

Round Sixteen

Round 16 - * Make an invisible decrease, repeat from * 6 times.

[You should now have 6 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 16 - * Invdec, rpt from 6 times. [6sc]

Do not cut yarn, because you will now start to shape the body. Also, note in round 19 the arms will be crocheted to the body.

Body

Round Seventeen

Round 17 - Make 2 single crochet in each of the next 6 stitches. 

[There should now be 12 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 17 - Make 2sc in next 6-sts. [12sc]

Round Eighteen

Round 18 - *Make 1 single crochet in the next stitch, then make 2 single crochet in the next, repeat from * 6 times. 

[18 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 18 - * 1sc in next st, 2sc in next, rpt from * 6 times. [18sc]

Round Nineteen

When you attach the arms to the body, start by pressing the arm opening closed with your fingers, lining up the stitches on both sides. Then, use four single crochet stitches to secure the arm onto the body as you crochet round 19.

Round 19 (joining arms to body) - Line an arm piece to the start of the round and make 1 single crochet into each of the next 4 stitches (going through all three layers), then make 1 single crochet in each of the next 5 stitches, then crochet the second arm to the body with 1 single crochet each of the next 4 stitches (going through all three layers), then make 1 single crochet in each of the next 5 stitches. 

[18 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version

Rnd 19 (joining arms to body) - Line an arm piece to the start of the round and make 1sc into each of the next 4-sts (going through all three layers), then make 1sc in each of the next 5-sts, then crochet the second arm to the body with 1sc each of the next 4-sts (going through all three layers), then make 1sc in each of the next 5-sts. [18sc]

Round Twenty

Round 20 - Make * 1 single crochet in the next 2 stitches, then 2sc in the next, and repeat from * 6 times. 

[24 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 20 - * 1sc in next 2-sts, 2sc in next, rpt from * 6 times. [24sc]

Rounds Twenty-One to Thirty-Two

Rounds 21 - 23 - Make 1 single crochet in each of the next 24 stitches. 

[24 single crochet in each round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnds 21 -32 - 1sc in next 24-sts. [24sc in each rnd]

Round Thirty-Three

Round 33 -  Make 1 single crochet in each of the next 24 stitches, slip stitch into the next stitch, chain 1, cut yarn, leaving a short yarn tail, and fasten off. 

[24 sing crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 33 - 1sc in next 24-sts, sl st into next st, ch1, cut yarn, leaving a short yarn tail, and fasten off. [24sc]

Finish the body

• Flatten the body opening is closed and the arms are aligned on the sides. Mark the sides with a stitch marker on each end.
• Tuck the yarn tail inside the body and firmly fill the body with stuffing. 
• Slip knot yarn to hook, leaving a long starting yarn tail, this is to be used for sewing later.
• Take the body piece and hold the opening closed, so that the back on front pieces are together, and the stitch markers and the center side side seams of the body. 
• Insert the hook through both layers from the front to the back and a side seam, chain 1, then single crochet in the same space as the chain 1.
• Make 11 more single crochet stitches (through both layers) along the bottom edge to close the opening, chain 1, cut yarn, leave a long yarn tail for sewing, and fasten off. 

Legs (make 2)

Round One

Lower leg section

Round 1 - Make 5 single crochet into a magic ring, and pull the ring tight.

[5 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 1 - 5sc in MR, pull ring tight. [5sc]

Round Two

Round 2 - Make 2 single crochets in each of the next 5 stitches. 

[10 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 2 - 2sc in next 5-sts. [10sc]

Rounds Three to Fourteen

Rounds 3 -14 - Make 1 single crochet in each of the next 10 stitches. 

[10 single crochet in each round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnds 3-14 - 1sc in next 10-sts. [10sc in each rnd]

Round Fifteen

Round 15 (knee) - Make 1 single crochet in each of the next 5 stitches, then make 1 double crochet in each of the next 5 stitches.

[5 single crochet and 5 double crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnds 15 (knee) - 1sc in next 5-sts, 1dc in next 5-sts. [5sc and 5dc]

Lightly stuff the lower leg, leaving the round with the double crochet stitches unfilled.

Rounds Sixteen to Twenty-Five

Upper leg section

Rounds 16 - 25 - Make 1 single crochet in each of the next 10 stitches.

[10 single crochet in each round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 16- 25 -  1sc in next 10-sts. [10sc in each rnd]

When you have completed round 25 the leg is finished, but don't cut yarn just yet. 

Finish the leg

Stuff the upper leg 

• Flatten the leg so the knee, the round with the 5 double crochet stitches is on top.
• Insert your yarn needle across the double crochet stitches going through both layers of the leg, then firmly fill the upper leg with stuffing. The yarn needle will help keep the knee area unfilled.
• Once filled remove the yarn needle from the knee section.

Close the leg opening

• Press the opening of the leg together, then crochet the two pieces together with 5 single crochets along the top, chain 1, cut yarn, cut yarn. fasten off and weave in the end.

This completes one leg. Repeat steps 1 - 25 and the finishing instructions to complete the second leg.

Once you have completed both legs, sew them to the body.

Attaching the legs to the body

• Sew each leg to the bottom of the angel along the seam line, using the yarn tails from each side of the body. 
• Make sure to line the side of each leg with the sides of the body. 
• To keep the angel in a seated position tack each thigh to the body.

Sew the arms together 

• Use the yarn tail from the second arm to join the two arms at the tip.
• Then tack the arms into place above and onto the bent knees.

Wings (make 2)

Please note that the wings are made the same, but at the end of round 7, the edging for the second wing is worked in a different direction.

Round One

Round 1 - Chain 14, then make 1 single crochet in the 2nd chain from the hook, then make 1 single crochet in the next 12 stitches, chain 1, turn. 

[You should have 13 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 1 - Ch14, 1sc in 2nd ch from hk, 1sc in next 12-sts, ch1, turn. [13sc]

Round Two

Round 2 - 1 single crochet into each of the next 11 stitches, leaving the last 2 stitches unworked, chain 1, turn. 

[11 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 2 - 1sc into each of the next 11-sts, leaving the last 2-sts unworked, ch1, turn. [11sc]

Round Three

Round - Make 1 single crochet in each of the next 11 stitches, chain 1, and turn. 

[11 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 3 - 1sc in each of the next 11-sts, ch1, turn. [11sc]

Round Four

Round 4 - Make 1 single crochet into each of the next 9 stitches, leaving the last 2 stitches unworked, chain 1, and turn.

[9 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 4 - 1sc into each of the next 9-sts, leaving the last 2-sts unworked, ch1, turn. [9sc]

Round Five

Round 5 - Make 1 single crochet into each of the next 9 stitches, chain 1, and turn.

[9 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 5 - 1sc in each of the next 9-sts, ch1, turn. [9sc]

Round Six

Round 6 - Make 1 single crochet into each of the next 6 stitches, leaving the last 3 stitches unworked, chain 1, and turn. 

[6 single crochet in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 6 - 1sc in next 6-sts, leaving the last 3-sts unworked, ch1, turn. [6sc]

Round Seven

Round 7 - Make 1 single crochet in the next stitch, then 1 half double crochet into the next stitch, then 1 double crochet into each of the next 2 stitches, 1 half double crochet in the next stitch, then 2 half double crochet into the last stitch.

Next, without turning your work, crochet the following stitches along the side edge of the 7 rows you just completed. 

Skip a row or two as needed to fit the stitches across: make 1 double crochet, followed by 1 half double crochet, another 1 half double crochet, and finish with 1 single crochet in the first row you made.

Then, continue working around the wing by making slip stitches around the outer edges of the wing until you reach the first slip stitch made. 

Then, cut the yarn, fasten it off, and weave in the loose ends.

Abbreviated version 

Rnd 7 - 1sc in next st, 1hdc in next, 1dc in next 2-sts, 1hdc in next, 2hdc in last st. Do not turn work, continue around the wing edge.

Space the following evenly along the edge, 1dc, 1hdc, another 1hdc, and 1sc in the last st, then sl st around the edge of the wing, sl st in 1st sl st to join, cut the yarn, fasten it off, and weave in the loose ends.

This completes 1 wing, repeat steps 1 - 7 for the second wing. 

However, when making the sl sts on the second wing, turn the wing so you are making sl sts in the opposite direction. By doing this you will have two opposite wings with a similar edging.

Finishing

Use pins to position the wings on the back of the angel, and when you are happy with the position stitch them into place.

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