All around the world, the winter holidays are reflected in the spirit of the Nutcracker ballet. This season, bring some holiday cheer to your home, or a friend’s, with your very own knitted Nutcracker figurine.

Worked in the round and almost completely seamlessly, the Nutcracker Prince is a toy knitter’s dream project. With seven photo tutorials to help you along, including a step-by-step tutorial for working his iconic face…this project will be a cinch, even for a less experienced knitter.

You can also knit up an easy doll stand, so that your Prince can be part of your holiday displays. A detailed photo tutorial will walk you through the steps to make your stand perfect. Ideal for any knitted doll, once you have the pattern, you can whip up stands for all your creations!

What You’ll Need:
30 yds light peach fingering yarn
15 yds white fingering yarn
35 yds red fingering yarn
10 yds green fingering yarn
60 yds black fingering yarn
35 yds gold fingering yarn
US 3 (3.25mm) DPNs
1 oz wool stuffing

Shown Here:
6 skeins Scheepjes Catona (100% Cotton; 68 yds), 1 each in colors #106 Snow White, #110 Jet Black, #192 Scarlet, #263 Petal Peach, #383 Ginger Gold and #515 Emerald
1 oz Mountain Meadow Wool Stuffing

Doll Stand Materials (optional):
2 - 4.5” diameter circles of cardboard
1 - 1” x 14” strip of cardboard
5 oz dry granule weight (i.e. beans, rice, etc.)
45 yds black yarn (shown in color #110 Jet Black)
2- 9” long dowels (⅛“ diameter)
Glue

Note: If you don’t have access to dowels, you can also use a spare set of 8” double pointed needles, around size US 3 (3.25mm)

If you like our Nutcracker Prince, be sure to check out the 2019 Holiday Nutcracker Collection eBook, which features all six of your favorite nutcracker characters in one handy collection, at a discounted price!