This Nativity camel is scaled to fit in with the most popular Nativity patterns that have figures between 20cm - 27 cm (8” - 10”) tall.

The larger camel is 26cm (10 and a quarter inches) tall from top of head to base of foot and is 25cm long(9 and three quarter inches) from tip of nose to rump. The smaller camel is 21cm tall (8 and a quarter inches) and 25 cm long.

Gauge is knitted on UK No.11/3mm/USA No.2 needles. 8 sts and 10 rows = 3cm square.

Small amounts, but you will need to have a ball of each to hand, of yarn in various colours needed.

This pattern is all knitting apart from the edges around the optional blanket. The edges require you to do a bit of double crochet with a UK9 (3.5mm) USA E/4 hook. But, if you can’t crochet, this is not essential. Flexible plastic drinking straws are needed unless you are knitting sitting camels, an, even so, better definition is achieved with inner scaffolding.