Marian Crown

There are several lovely Marian devotions to choose as a Saint costume! I’m not sure I could choose a favorite! I did some research about Marian crowns to write this crochet pattern. Often she is described as wearing a crown of roses or flowers. In May, churches all over the world crown statues of Mary, Mother of God with flowers. Some apparitions do not have her crowned like Our Lady of Guadalupe, but many others are: Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Lourdes, and Our Lady of Knock. It is generally accepted, even in Protestant faiths that she is described in Revelations as wearing a crown of 12 stars. This design aims to allow you to make a crown for dress up for any of these Marian devotions for All Saints’ Day celebrations!

You can make a simple gold crown, or adorn with flowers or stars to fit the chosen devotion! This crown would also be suitable for dress up as St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Saint Hedwig of Poland, or Saint Margaret of Scotland. The basic crown is even simple enough for your son! Make it for a little Saint Salomon or Saint Leopold.

My long term goal is a whole collection of patterns for crochet Saint costumes! I’ll write at least one new one each year. Last year I created the Papal Mitre pattern. Head over to that blog post here. I love learning about Saints. I find their stories helpful in my faith journey. Often we think of Saints as being simply “holy people” but the reality is that they were human and had real struggles just like we do. It’s wonderful to know we have wonderful examples of how to follow Christ to help us do the same!

You can download this pattern totally free! I suggest you read through the pattern here, then download below. It helps my blog and you can get a feel for the pattern, thank you so much!

Materials

• 75 yards CYC 4 worsted yarn, preferably gold, plus additional scrap yarn in colors as desired for stars and flowers (optional)
• crochet hook size 4.5 mm or size needed to obtain gauge
• tapestry sewing needle
• scissors and measuring tape/gauge ruler
• Aleene’s fabric stiffening spray (optional)

Stitches (US Terms)

ch = chain stitch

st/sts = stitch/stitches

FDC = foundation double crochet

sc = single crochet

sl st = slip stitch

sk = skip

hdc = half double crochet

picot = picot: ch 3, sl st third st from hook

MR = magic ring

dc = double crochet

tr = treble crochet

Notes

• I’m suggesting this pattern as an intermediate pattern. The foundation round is tricky if you don’t have experience with it, however, you could absolutely chain and double crochet instead. It just won’t have quite the same stretch as the foundation double crochet.
• SIZING: this pattern is sized for toddler and child, but you could adapt to any size using the stitch multiple of 6. Adjust the beginning FDC row smaller or larger in increments of 6. Generally recommended sizes: baby 15 inches, toddler 16 inches, child 18 inches, teen 19 inches, medium 20 inches, large 21 inches (These are about an inch less the head circumference measurement, to ensure that the crown stays on.)
• Pattern for crown, leaves, and stars are worked in the round, flowers are worked flat, then sewn together.
• Optional: spray the top with some fabric stiffening spray and shape as desired.

Gauge

2 in by 2 in swatch = 8 stitches in 4 rows of dc

Written Instructions

Crown

toddler (child)

Round 1: FDC 72 (78) sl st to join. [72 (78) FDC]

Round 2: Ch 3, *sk st, dc next st, ch 1, repeat from *around, sl st to join. [36 dc, 36 ch-1 (39 dc, 39 ch-1)]

Round 3: Ch 2, hdc each st and each ch-1 space around, sl st to join. [ 72 (78) hdc]

Round 4: Ch 2, hdc next 3 sts, {tr, picot, tr} next st, *hdc next 5 sts, {tr, picot, tr} next st, repeat from * until last 2, hdc last 2 sts, sl st to join. [60 hdc, 24 tr, 12 picot (65 hdc, 26 tr, 13 picot)]

Fasten off and weave in ends. Depending which way you worked the FDC, you may need to stitch the bottom edge of the crown together.

Stars: (make 12)

Round 1: MR, sc 5 into MR, sl st to join. [5 sc]

Round 2: *picot, sl st next st, repeat from * around. [5 picot, 5 sl st]

Fasten off, weave in one end, leave the other end long to sew onto crown.

Leaves: (make 2)

Round 1: MR, sc 5 into MR, sl st to join. [5 sc]

Round 2: Ch 3, sl st second and third ch from hook, sl st first st, 2 sc next st, {sc, picot, sc} next st, 2 sc next st, sl st last st. [2 sl st, 6 sc, 1 picot] Fasten off, weave in one end, leave the other end long to sew onto crown.

Flowers: (make 3)

Row 1: Ch 16, sc second st from hook and each st across, turn. [15 sc]

Row 2: Ch 1, sk st *{hdc, dc, hdc} next st, sl st next st, repeat from * across. [7 hdc/dc/hdc, 7 sl st] Fasten off, leave the ends long: one to roll the flower and sew into shape, and the other to sew onto crown.

Assembly:

To finish this crown, you could spray with some stiffening spray on the top rounds to give it more definition. I wouldn’t spray the first round so it’s able to stretch and be comfortable to wear.

Sew the stars onto the crown as desired. They could also be sewn on the peaks and stiffened them as well for a more pronounced star effect, or placed on the crown entirely as pictured. Note that only the toddler size will have the exact 12 peaks.

The sample has 3 flowers and 2 leaves. An additional style could be to add flowers all around the crown one leaf and one flower below each point.

I hope you enjoy making a crown or two! They are soft and easy to wear, especially for little ones. Okay now that you’ve read through the instructions, download the pattern below!

Feel free to add to your ravelry library. I understand it’s convenient to have it there as well!

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