Every year I make or buy a Christmas nutcracker to represent a significant event in our lives that year. This year I made myself a crocheting nutcracker and wrote the directions for all collectors of nutcrackers and lovers of crochet. Flex your crafting skills by turning a raw wooden nutcracker into this beautiful keepsake to decorate your home. The wooden nutcracker is painted and embellished with black fuzzy slippers, white faux fur cuffs on her shirt, a crocheted hat with pompom, and a gold (tone) ribbon necklace. She is holding a crochet hook with her latest project - a scarf to match her hat.

The nutcracker measures approximately 13" tall by 4" wide by 4" deep. Makes a great gift for any crocheter on your list.

Materials needed:
Raw wooden 11” drummer nutcracker
½ oz. Christmas variegated worsted weight
yarn:
10 yards black pompadour yarn
2 yards white pompadour yarn
Crochet hook size F (3.75 mm) and H (5.0
mm)
Yarn needle
White pompom
3” Gold cord
Gesso
Acrylic paint – black, white, flesh tone, red,
green, blue
Small hacksaw and sandpaper
Glue gun and glue

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This listing is for the directions to make your own crocheting nutcracker, not the finished item. PDF file will be available for download once payment is complete. If you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected]. 
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