Eye-catching and easy to stitch, these nativity figures add a dash of colour and character to your festive decorations as they tell the Christmas story.

Difficulty: Easy

Stitches used: kfb, k2tog, p2tog, yfwd, sl1k, sl1p, sl1k1psso

You will need:

• Wool in various colours, max 25g per figure. I used Double Knit (8-6 ply, “light worsted”.) Tension: 10cm x 10cm square is 24 stitches across and 32 rows.
• Knitting needles. I used UK size 11 (3.0mm, US size 2.5)
• Tapestry needle
• Stuffing
• Two stitch-holders / safety-pins
• Scrap pieces of cardboard
• Handful of pebbles