Wise man crouching

- MOD Pattern -
Designed to be used with Cubby House Crochet Patterns:
‘Mother Nursing Newborn’
Click on the link to purchase the pattern
By: Veronica McRae

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 Wise man crouching
To make this Wise man you will need to have purchased the ‘Mother nursing Newborn’
crochet pattern.

This pattern is available from Etsy and Ravelry

Mother nursing Newborn

Abbreviations
sc: single crochet
Materials Required
tog: together
Mother Nursing Newborn crochet pattern available from
Cubby House Crochet ch: chain

Paintbox Yarns available from Love Knitting inc: increase

Wise man’s cape: DK Cotton yarn dec: decrease

Wise man’s hat: DK Cotton yarn MR: magic ring

Head, hands: DK Cotton yarn Blo: back loop only

Hair cap and Hair: Acrylic yarn in colour of choice. Click on links for video tutorials
Treasure: DK Cotton yarn Sc 2 tog sc 2 together

Modifications to this pattern

With a few simple changes, this beautiful timeless doll has been transformed into a Wise man crouching
to meet the ‘King of Kings, Jesus’.

The addition of a flowing cape, textured hat, treasure and a beard was all that was needed. A few
stitches in the right places and this Wise man will be crouching down to meet baby Jesus.

PLEASE NOTE: The instructions for the embroidery and subtle colour change on his robe NOT included
in this pattern. Have some fun and add whatever you want to personalise your Wise man.

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Changes to the Body
The body is crocheted exactly the same as the original pattern ‘Mother nursing newborn’. To make your
Wise man appear to crouch, you will need to sew a few stitches.

2 3
1: Using a long length of yarn that matches 3: Insert the handle of a
the dolls robe: folded in half - Thread the cut crochet hook into the loop
ends into the needle. I have used white so at the bottom of the doll,
that it matches the top half of the robe. so that you don’t accidently
pull the yarn all the way
2: Sew from the base of the body up to the through.
1 front of the body as far as you can reach with 2
your needle.

The doll’s beard

will cover up the
dip in the dolls
chest.
4 5 6
4: Insert the needle back through the same hole that you came out of and
sew up to the dolls chest area. If you have an extra-long needle, you will
be able to sew straight to the chest position.

5: Insert the needle through a different hole and sew back down to the
base of the body (you will probably need to repeat the process to get
back to the base as you did when sewing to the chest) 7

6: Insert the needle through the loop that you have at the base of the body.

7: While folding your doll forward: secure at the base of the doll. You will notice that there is a dip in the dolls chest where the
stitching pulls. This will be covered by the beard.

8: Repeat for the back section: only this

time sewing to the centre back to pull in
the back section. I used green yarn for
this step because the back of the robe
8 was green.

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Cape
Collar
Rnd 1: Start with 5sc into a MR, ch1, turn (5)

Rnd 2: * inc* x 5 times (10)

Rnd 3: *sc1, inc* x 5 times (15)

Rnd 4: *sc2, inc* x 5 times (20)

Rnd 5: *sc3, inc* x 5 times (25)

Neck edge
Rnd 6: *sc4, inc* x 5 times (30) Do NOT Fasten off.

Work across the bottom of collar

Ch1, sc3, hdc2, hdc1 into mc, hdc2, sc3 (11 across bottom) FASTEN OFF and weave in ends.

Cape
Lay the collar with right side up and the neck edge of the collar pointing away from you. Attach the
yarn to the 2nd stitch from right.
Attach yarn
Row 1: ch1, sc9, ch1, turn (9) here

R2: sc4, inc, sc4, ch1, turn (10)

R3: sc10, ch1, turn (10)

R4: sc5, inc, sc4, ch1, turn (11)

R5: sc11, ch1, turn (11)

R6: sc5, inc, sc5, ch1, turn (12)

R7: sc6, inc, sc5, ch1, turn (13)

R8: sc6, inc, sc6, ch1, turn (14)

R9: sc7, inc, sc6, ch1, turn (15)

R10: sc7, inc, sc7, ch1, turn (16)

R11: sc8, inc, sc7, ch1, turn (17)

R12: sc8, inc, sc8, ch1, turn (18)

R13: sc9, inc, sc8, ch1, turn (19)

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Cape continued…
R14-16: (3 Rows) sc19, ch1, turn (19)

R17: sc9, inc, sc9, ch1, turn (20)

R18: sc10, inc, sc9, ch1, turn (21)

R19: sc10, inc, sc10, ch1, turn (22)

R20: sc11, inc, sc10, ch1, turn (23)

R21: sc11, inc, sc11, ch1, turn (24)

R22-24: (3 Rows) sc24, ch1, turn (24)

R25: sc12, inc, sc11, ch1, turn (25)

R26: sc12, inc, sc12, ch1, turn (26)

R27: Ch1, skip st, sc23, skip st, sc1 into last st (24)
Attach contrasting
R28: Ch1, skip st, sc21, skip st, sc1 into last st (22) yarn here.

R29: Ch1, skip st, sc19, skip st, sc1 into last st (20)

R30: Ch1, skip st, sc17, skip st, sc1 into last st (18)

R31: Ch1, skip st, sc15, skip st, sc1 into last st (16)

R32: Ch1, skip st, sc13, skip st, sc1 into last st (14)

R33: Ch1, skip st, sc11, skip st, sc1 into last st (12)

R34: Ch1, skip 2 sts, sc7, skip 2 sts, sc1 into last st (8)

FASTEN OFF. Weave in ends.

Attach contrasting yarn to the cape as shown in the

picture.

Sc evenly around edge of the cape and the collar

with the contrasting colour.

FASTEN OFF. Weave in ends.

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Crown/Hat
Start with Chain 12

Row 1: inc in 2nd ch from hook, sc8, sc2 tog, ch 1 turn (11)

The following rows are worked into Front Loops only.

Row 2: sc2 tog, sc8, inc, ch 1, turn (11)

Row 3: inc, sc8, sc2 tog, ch1, turn (11)

Row 4 –24: (21 Rows) Repeat rows 2 and 3 (ending with a row 2)

FASTEN OFF. Leave a long length to sew the seams together.

Sew seam together (Row 1 to row 24) to form a tube.

Run a stitch around the top of the crown and pull tightly to gather.

Hat band
Attach yarn to the bottom of the crown

R1: Main Colour: sc36 evenly around bottom of the crown (36) Change to Contrasting Colour (do not cut
other yarn)

R2: Contrast Colour: (blo) sc36 (36) Cut yarn. Change back to Main colour

R3: Main Colour: (blo) sc36 (36) FASTEN OFF and weave in ends. Leave a long thread to sew the hat onto
the dolls head.

Top decoration
7sc into a MR. FASTEN OFF. Sew to the top of the hat.

Decorate your King’s Crown with contrasting stitches.

You can make it as ornate as you wish, I have kept mine
simple. You can always add more detail/embroidery.

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Wise man’s Hair
Sewing on the centre part: Because this Wise man is wearing a crown/hat, you will only need to sew on 4
lengths of yarn to the front of his head. If you wish to give your doll curly hair you can download a FREE PDF on
‘Curling your yarn’.

1: Using a length of yarn: Sew onto the front of the cap. Make sure to only catch a small amount of the cap. 2:
Fold the yarn in half before sewing the next step, so that you can find half way of this piece of yarn. 3: Over
sew into the same spot as before. 4: You can see where the thread is looped. 5: Take the thread over to the
other side of the head and you have just completed your first strand of hair.

Repeat steps 1 – 5 making sure that you sew each one close to the last one. You will only need to sew on 4
pieces of yarn if you are using the hat in this pattern.

1 2 3

4 5 NB: These pictures are

for demonstration
purposes. The colour of
yarn is different from the
doll in this pattern.

There is no need to
sew hair to the back
of the dolls head
because the cape
collar will cover it.

Front View Side View Back View

Now it’s time to give your doll some manly features  A

beard and moustache will definitely help.

If you want your doll to have curls you can download my

FREE PDF on ‘Curling your yarn’.

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Beard

Beard Base
Start with a Chain 12

1sc into 1st ch from hook, 2hdc, 5dc, 2hdc, 1sc (11)

Fasten off leaving a long thread for sewing onto the doll.

Beard
Cut 11 strands of yarn approx. 15cm long. Each strand of yarn will be folded in half and attached to the top of
the beard as instructed.

When making a beard: keep it as long as you can for as long as you can. Don’t trim it until you are certain of the
length that will suit your Wise man 

2: Pull the rest of the yarn The beard piece will

through the loop and pull look like this. DO NOT
tightly. Repeat along the trim it until it has
1: Insert the hook from the right side into
top of the beard. been sewn onto your
top of the beard and pull the folded yarn
doll.
through

Moustache
Taking a few strands of yarn: Tie them together
in the centre. Leave a long length of yarn for
sewing onto the dolls head.
Here he is with the
left half of the beard
unravelled. It makes
a huge difference.

Attaching the beard

Using the thread that is still attached to the beard base: Position the beard onto
the doll. Pin into place and sew neatly across the top of the beard attaching it to
the head.

Unravel the yarn so that your Wise man has a lovely curly/wavy beard.

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Attaching the moustache

Sew the moustache onto the dolls head above the beard. Weave in the ends.

How cute is that little mouth under his moustache 

Now it is time to make him a treasure box. Then put on his crown and cape and
this Wise man will be ready to meet Baby Jesus.

Treasure Box
Rnd 1: start with 6 sc into MR, pull tight (6sts)

Rnd 2: *inc* x 6 times (12sts)

Rnd 3: *inc, 1sc* x 6 times (18sts)

Rnd 4 - 7: (4 rounds) blo sc18 (18)

Sew the starting thread through to the right side of the base. You will be using this later to pull up the base of
the treasure box.

Rnd 8: (blo) *sc2tog, sc1* x 6 times (12)

Rnd 9: (through both loops) sc2 tog x 6 times (6)

FASTEN OFF leaving a long length of yarn for closing the top of the treasure box.

1: Lightly stuff the treasure box: using the handle end of a crochet hook to get it into the opening.

2: Using the yarn attached to the top of the treasure box: sew the yarn through the last 6 stitches. Pull tight
to close the opening. Secure the yarn and weave in the end of the yarn.

3: Bring yarn that is attached to the base of the treasure box: from the base up to the top of the treasure
box.

4: Push the base up so that it is flat and secure the thread. Wrap the yarn around the top to form a knob and
secure. FASTEN OFF and weave in the end of the yarn.

1 2 3 4

Decorate your box as desired.

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Time to sew on the crown and cape.

Attach yarn
here

1 2 3

1: Lightly stuff the crown/hat.

2: Pin the crown onto the doll’s

head. Sew the crown onto the
doll’s head using matching
yarn.

3: Sew a length of yarn onto the

cape using matching yarn.

4: Lay the doll onto the cape

and lift up the dolls beard to
keep it out of your way.

5: Sew across to the other side of the cape and back again to your
starting point. Tie the yarn together and weave in the ends. Do not
sew the cape to the doll’s body. It is a good idea to be able to keep it
4 loose so that you can straighten it once it is attached 

Sew the treasure box into your Wise man’s hands.

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This pattern is for personal use only. Please do not sell, redistribute, or rewrite this pattern in any way.

Mass production/factory production made from this pattern is not allowed.

Please do not claim my pattern as your own. You can sell items made from this pattern, provided that they
are handmade by yourself in a limited number and you give credit to the designer.

Please add the following lines to your item description and any items you are selling.

This Doll is hand made by (your name) from a design and pattern by: ‘Cubby House Crochet’. Veronica
McRae. Please attach a link to my pattern when you are displaying your work  Thank you
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