Bring a sense of serenity and love to your crochet collection with the Amigurumi Guardian Angel with Baby, a project that’s as peaceful as it is timeless. 👼🧶 This heirloom-style design features a praying guardian angel with delicate lace wings, an openwork halo, and gentle details that radiate comfort and grace. Nestled beside her is a sleeping baby in a woven basket, creating a tender scene that symbolizes protection and care.
Perfect as a heartfelt gift, a nursery accent, or a treasured holiday display, this angel and baby duo captures the beauty of handmade tradition. With its soft textures and calming presence, the Amigurumi Guardian Angel with Baby is a joyful way to crochet love, faith, and a sprinkle of handmade magic—one loop at a time! ✨🧵🌸
👼 Guardian Angel with Baby in Basket Amigurumi Crochet Pattern
Create a peaceful heirloom-style amigurumi featuring a praying guardian angel with delicate lace wings, an openwork halo, and a sleeping baby nestled in a woven basket. This design focuses on soft expressions, flowing textures, and ornamental details, making it perfect for nativity scenes, memorial keepsakes, christening gifts, or elegant home décor.
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate to Advanced
This pattern includes shaping, lace-style crochet, surface details, and multi-part assembly.
📏 Finished Size
Using DK yarn and a 2.5 mm hook:
- Angel: approx. 30–32 cm (12–12.5 in) tall
- Baby: approx. 7–8 cm (3 in)
- Basket: approx. 6 cm (2.5 in) diameter
🧶 Materials
DK Weight Yarn
- Cream / off-white – robe, wings, halo
- Skin tone – face, hands, baby
- Light brown – angel hair, baby hair
- Light beige – basket
- Soft pink – cheeks and lips (embroidery)
Other Supplies
- 2.5 mm crochet hook
- Polyester fiberfill
- Yarn needle
- Stitch markers
- Thin craft wire (for halo support)
- Embroidery thread (brown for eyes, pink for cheeks/lips)
🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)
MR – magic ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet
FO – fasten off
👩 Angel Pattern
🪆 Head
With skin tone yarn:
- R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- R2: inc ×6 (12)
- R3: (sc, inc) ×6 (18)
- R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
- R5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
- R6: (4 sc, inc) ×6 (36)
- R7–R12: sc around (36)
Embroider closed eyes using brown thread (gentle curved lines).
Add light blush to cheeks with pink embroidery or pastel.
- R13: (4 sc, dec) ×6 (30)
- R14: (3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)
- R15: (2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
Stuff firmly. - R16: (sc, dec) ×6 (12)
- R17: dec ×6 (6)
FO and close.
👃 Nose
With skin tone:
- MR, 5 sc
FO. Sew centered between eyes.
💇 Hair
Hair Cap (Light Brown)
- R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- R2: inc ×6 (12)
- R3: (sc, inc) ×6 (18)
- R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
- R5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
- R6: (4 sc, inc) ×6 (36)
- R7–R9: sc around (36)
FO and sew securely to head.
Hair Strands
Attach yarn near the crown:
- Ch 20–24, sc back along chain.
Make 10–12 strands.
Sew symmetrically so hair frames the face and falls softly over the shoulders.
👗 Body & Robe
Worked from the top down in cream yarn.
- R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- R2: inc ×6 (12)
- R3: (sc, inc) ×6 (18)
- R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
- R5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
- R6–R10: sc around (30)
Flared Skirt
- R11: (3 sc, inc) ×7, sc (37)
- R12: (4 sc, inc) ×7, sc (44)
- R13–R16: sc around (44)
Stuff only the upper torso. Leave the skirt unstuffed for natural drape.
🪢 Front Rope Detail (Decorative)
With cream yarn:
- Ch a length matching robe height (approx. 32–35 ch).
- Sc tightly back along chain.
Lightly twist and sew vertically down the center front of the robe, from neckline to hem.
✋ Arms & Praying Hands (Make 2)
Arms
With skin tone:
- R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- R2–R4: sc around (6)
Switch to cream:
- R5–R12: sc around (6)
Lightly stuff.
Flatten arm ends and stitch both palms together neatly.
Sew arms to the chest so hands meet in a gentle praying pose.
🪽 Wings (Make 2 – Cream)
Worked flat and lightly blocked.
- Ch 22
R1:
Sc in 2nd ch,
hdc ×5,
dc ×6,
tr ×6,
dc ×3
R2:
Ch 1, turn.
(sl st, ch 4, sl st in same st) ×3,
(ch 5, sl st in next st) ×6,
(ch 4, sl st) ×3
R3:
Sc evenly around entire wing edge,
placing 3 sc in tip curves.
FO.
Block gently and sew to the upper back, angled outward.
😇 Halo (Open Lattice Style)
With cream yarn:
- Ch 36, join to form ring
R1:
Ch 1, sc in same st,
ch 3, skip 2 sts, sc; repeat around.
Sl st to join. (12 open spaces)
R2:
Sl st into ch-3 space,
(ch 4, sc in next ch-3 space) ×12
Sl st to join.
Thread thin wire through final round and shape into a soft oval.
Sew behind the head so it floats slightly above the hair.
👶 Baby Pattern
Baby Head
With skin tone:
- R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- R2: inc ×6 (12)
- R3: (sc, inc) ×6 (18)
- R4–R6: sc around (18)
Embroider closed eyes and add blush.
- R7: (sc, dec) ×6 (12)
Stuff lightly. - R8: dec ×6 (6)
FO.
Baby Body
With cream:
- R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- R2: inc ×6 (12)
- R3–R6: sc around (12)
FO and stuff lightly.
Baby Arms (Make 2)
With skin tone:
- R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- R2–R4: sc around (6)
- R5: (sc, inc) ×3 (9)
- R6–R8: sc around (9)
Lightly stuff and sew arms angled outward so they rest on the basket rim.
Baby Hair
With light brown yarn:
- Attach at crown, ch 6–8, sc back.
Add a few short strands.
🧺 Basket
With light beige yarn:
- R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- R2: inc ×6 (12)
- R3: (sc, inc) ×6 (18)
- R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
- R5–R8: sc around (24)
Rim
- R9: FLO sc around (24)
- R10: reverse single crochet (crab stitch) around
FO.
Place baby inside and secure lightly.
🪡 Assembly & Finishing
- Sew head to body.
- Attach arms in praying position.
- Sew wings and halo.
- Position basket centered at the robe hem.
- Adjust robe folds, wings, and hair for balance.
🌟 Final Touches
Gently shape the wings and halo. Ensure the angel’s expression remains calm and centered. This guardian angel with baby is a timeless crochet piece suited for meaningful gifts and cherished displays.
