Mary, a quite contrary Christmas fairy

Fairies aren’t always good and kind and thoughtful and all the nice things you imagine them to be. The only similarity Mary has with one of those fairies is they both have wings!

As well as being contrary, Mary’s a rather quirky looking fairy! She wears a bell shaped dress decorated with a flower on the front and fairy wings on the back. Fluttering eyelashes, heart shaped lips and hair that could do with a good comb! She’s approximately 11.5cm tall, in her fairy tights.

Only basic skills are required including forming magic rings, single crochet, half double and double crochet. The scale is small but you can use larger hooks and thicker yarns if you prefer to work bigger. Construction is kept simple and makes the most of join and sew-as-you-go techniques so as much finishing as posisble is hidden inside before you close up. You won’t need much of any of the yarns (4 ply/ DK) so ideal for using up yarns you happen to have.