MEDIUM ANGEL ORNAMENT (APPROX. 4 1/2")

HEAD

NOTE: Head is worked in rnds without joining. Use contrasting color thread to mark end of rnd and move after each rnd.

RND 1: Ch 2, work 10 sc in 2nd ch from hook; place marking thread after last sc.

RND 2: Sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc (inc made), inc 3 times more, sc in next sc, inc 4 times: 18 sc.

RND 3: (Sc in next sc, inc) around: 27 sc.

RNDS 4-10: Sc in each sc aroun: 27 sc.

RND 11: Sc, pull up a lp in each of next 2 sc, YO and draw through all 3 lps (dec made), (sc in next sc, dec) 8 times: 18 sc.

RND 12: (Sc in next sc, dec 4 times) twice: 10 sc.

Do not finish off; stuff head firmly.

RND 13: Sc in each sc around: 10 sc.

Do not finish off.

WINGS

RND 1: Ch 3 (counts as first dc now and through Rnd 4), 2 dc in next sc, 2 hdc in next sc, (2 dc in next sc) 4 times, 2 hdc in next sc, (2 dc in next sc) twice, dc in next sc (same sp as beg ch-3 sp); join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 now and through Rnd 3.

RND 2: Ch 3, dc in next sp between 2 dcs, hdc in each of next 4 sps, dc in each of next 6 sps, hdc in each of next 4 sps, dc in each of next 4 sps.

RND 3: Ch 3, [(dc, ch 2, dc) in next sp] twice, + [(dc, ch 2, dc) in next sp] 7 times; rep from + to + once, [(dc, ch 2, dc) in next sp] 4 times, dc in next sp (same sp as beg ch-3 sp), ch 2.

RND 4: + Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, dc) in same ch-2 sp, [(2 dc, ch 2, 2dc) in next ch-2 sp] 5 times, (2 dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 3 (counts as last dc in group), sl st in same ch-2 sp, ch 3, fold wing in half with wrong sides together, sl st in sp before beg ch-3, ch 3; working around on top of same rnd, * [2 hdc, dc, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook (picot made), dc, 2 hdc] in next ch-2 sp, sc between next 2-dc group; rep from * 6 times more, ending last rep by not working sc between next 2-dc group, ch 3, sl st in next sp of prev rnd + (Angel's left wing completed); continuing around, sl st in next 9 sts to 4th ch-2 sp (keeping sl sts on back side of Angel); rep from + to + once completing Angel's right wing.

SKIRT

RND 5: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 5 (counts as first dc plus ch 2), dc in same ch-2 sp, [(dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-2 sp] twice, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-3 sp between left wing, [(dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-2 sp] 3 times, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-3 sp between right wing; join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-5.

RND 6: Sl st in first ch-2 sp, ch 5 (counts as first dc plus ch 2), dc in same ch-2 sp, [(dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-2 sp) 7 times; join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-5.

RNDS 7-10: Sl st to first ch-2 sp, ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout Skirt). (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same ch-2 sp] 7 times; join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 (now and through Rnd 11).

RND 11: Sl st to first ch-2 sp, ch 3, (2dc, ch 3, 3dc) in same sp, [(3dc, ch3, 3dc) in next ch-2 sp] 7 times.

RND 12: Ch 1 (counts as first sc), * (4 dc, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, 4 dc) in next ch-3 sp,skip next 3 dc, sc in next sp; rep from * 7 times more, ending last rep by working last dc; join with sl st in beg ch; finish off.

HALO

Ch 20; join with sl st in beg ch.

RND 1: (Work 3 sc, ch 3) 10 times in ring; join with sl st in beg sc.

Tack Halo to back of Head in 2 places.

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Happy Crafting! Marenka