Advent Calendar: (almost) all of it!

Advent Calendar Dec 24th

And here at last: the newborn baby Jesus in the manger.

A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL!

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Advent Calendar Dec 23rd

Some of the riches the three magi brought: golden treasure.
(I imagine the other gifts from the magi are in the bags the camel is carrying - in case you are wondering. There is only one more day now, and that is reserved for another pattern.)

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Advent Calendar Dec 22nd

There is an ox here, feeding peacefully.
(This ox looks a bit like a zebu - which was intentional, because I wanted to give the scene in the stable a slightly oriental feeling. Making the horns smaller would turn the ox into more traditional European cattle).

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Advent Calendar Dec 21st

And so they all, shepherds and kings, led by the guiding light of the Christmas star, move towards a dark stable somewhere in the town of Bethlehem: here is a manger, filled with straw for the animals housed there to feed upon.

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Advent Calendar Dec 20th

A camel, bearing the gifts from the three magi.
(for the load the camel is carrying see some earlier patterns)

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Advent Calendar Dec 19th

The third of the magi. He probably doesn't come from quite as afar as the others.

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Advent Calendar Dec 18th

Amphorae: once again something for the scenery - especially if you want to give your scene an ancient flair. Maybe the landlord of the stable where Mary and Joseph find shelter stores his oil and spices in these.

 

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Advent Calendar Dec 17th

The second of the magi, coming from the South.
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Advent Calendar Dec 16th

A palm tree - another one for the scenery. You might want to substitute this for the fir tree earlier on, if you wish to set the scene in Mediterranean surroundings (or you might do both, as I did: the shepherds in the Alps, the mages in the Mediterranean).

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ETA:
Erratum - or rather omission: the thin stick required in the pattern needs to be inserted into the trunk to keep the tree upright.

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Advent Calendar Dec 15th

A carpet: many different uses for that - though probably, in this case, not flying. However, kings need something to sit upon on a long and uncertain journey.

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Advent Calendar Dec 14th

The three magi follow the star: here is the first, coming from the East.

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Advent Calendar Dec 13th

The Christmas star, shining its guiding light over the land. Download the pattern Download the general instruction to the advent calendar (contains abbreviations list and materials needed) A Note on Fair Use I offer these patterns free as a gift for anyone to use. In the spirit of Christmas I therefore ask you not to use the patterns or the products made from it in any commercial way (i.e. selling either the patterns or products). You may, however, sell the products for non-military charity; if you do so, please recognize the origin of the patterns.

Advent Calendar Dec 12th

Trees in the high mountain abode of shepherds and sheep: for an alpine setting use this tree, but look out for another option later on.

If you add some glitter and decoration, this might also be used as a nice little Christmas tree for a dollhouse.

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Advent Calendar Dec 11th

And so the shepherds collect fruit from the fields and trees and put them into beautiful woven baskets to take as gifts to the newborn child.

(My original intention was to fill the baskets with tiny needle-felted apples. I did not get around to do that, however, so I simply used small red wooden beads. You can't see it on the photo anyway - but it looks quite nice,)

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Advent Calendar Dec 10th

A sheepdog, alert and watchful.

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Advent Calendar Dec 9th

Even the little lambs stop their play to listen to the news.

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Advent Calendar Dec 8th

And the angel of the Lord came upon them, giving them tidings of great joy. (Which, even if it may sound like it, is not a verbatim quote from the script - in any version -, for which I hope I will be forgiven).

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Advent Calendar Dec 7th

Something the donkey - or another animal - might carry on its back.

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Advent Calendar Dec 6th

Shepherds look after their flock.

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Advent Calendar Dec 5th

Some donkeys as well

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Advent Calendar Dec 4th

There are sheep, searching for grass and leaves in the harsh terrain.

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Advent Calendar Dec 3rd

So, Mary and Joseph are on their way to Bethlehem for the census: walking under a beautiful, starlit sky ...

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Advent Calendar Dec 2nd

For December 2nd, an obvious follow-up to the first day: Joseph. With a hat, and a short coat - some influences of Alpine tradition in nativity scenes here, I think.

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Advent Calendar Dec 1st

A little bit early, but I couldn't resist: so here, for December 1st, is one of the central figures for any nativity scene: Mary, in a traditionally red dress, and with a warm hooded cape.

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Welcome to my Advent Calendar!

From tomorrow, Dec 1st to Dec 24th, I will offer a little crocheting pattern every day. I hope you will find something that may interest you! Together, the patterns form a set, but any of them might also be nice to be used individually. You'll see!
None of these patterns are very time consuming, so they might offer a  bit of relaxation in between other things to do. At least, I hope so!
Barring any exceptional circumstances the patterns should be added for each day at GMT 10:00 at the latest.

Meanwhile, here is some general information on the patterns, materials used and maybe non-conventional notation - as a preparation for things to come, and hopefully, to whet your appetite!

Happy crocheting!

Hello and welcome to my blog!

This is, right now, rather experimental - and born of necessity.

For now, this blog is primarily intended to publish the patterns for my advent calendar. They were originally intended for the craft platform Ravelry. But on some reflection I decided that they might make a nice starting point for a blog long contemplated.

We'll see!