Time to get cracking with the crochet Christmas decorations! Choose from over 100 colours of Scheepjes Catona to make the uniform for Kate McCully’s Amigurumi Nutcracker and set the theme for this year’s tree. This iconic figure, symbolising protection and good luck, is created using simple stitches and you’ll have tremendous fun adding character when you stitch on the details such as his moustache and boot laces. The final part of the pattern describes how to add his hair and beard using white Scheepjes Furry Tails yarn before smartening him up with a scissor trim!

Tip: To make a supersized character choose Scheepjes Big Darling! 

Materials

Small nutcracker (20 cm high):

• Scheepjes Catona (100% Mercerised Cotton; 50g/125m)
  Yarn A: 255 Shell x 1 ball
  Yarn B: 249 Saff ron x 1 ball
  Yarn C: 390 Poppy Rose x 1 ball
  Yarn D:110 Jet Black x 1 ball
  Yarn E: 410 Rich Coral x 1 ball
• Scheepjes Furry Tales (100% Polyester; 100g/57m)
  Yarn F: 970 Snow White x 1 ball
• 2.5mm crochet hook
• 2 x 7mm safety eyes
• Scrap of white yarn to edge eye
• Stitch markers
• Polyester stuffing

Big nutcracker (75 cm high):

• Scheepjes Big Darling (100% Polyester; 150 g/90 m)
  Colour A: 415 Piglet x 1 ball
  Colour B: 404 Teddy Bear x 1 ball
  Colour C: 427 Cherry x 2 balls
  Colour D: 410 Panda x 1 ball
  Colour E: 420 Pickle x 1 ball
  Colour F: 401 Ice Bear x 1 ball

• 8 mm crochet hook
• 2 x 22 mm safety eyes
• Stitch markers
• Polyester stuffing