Also known as Venus in Schatulle (engl.: Venus in casket) or Venus I is one of the most prominent archaeological findings in history. The estimated 29.500 years old piece of lime rock was found about 109 years ago in the Austrian Wachau Region (Lower Austria) and is currently located in the Natural History Museum (NHM) in Vienna [1]. Facts aside, if you are a history lover, a cultural assets’ collector or always wanted to have a Willendorf Venus at home without actually having to rob the NHM, you can now make your very own crochet Willendorf Venus with my premium pattern from my Etsy Online Shop. For a jail-free life with a naked, 11 cm (like the original!) decoration at home.
I included a wire in the body (for the arms and legs, though the legs don’t necessarily need the wire). If you want to work without a wire, sew the arms to the breasts at the end of your work to make it look like the original.
What do you need:
- a fine to super fine yarn of 100% cotton (at a recommended hook size of 2-2.5 mm; I used a hook size of 2.0 mm), e.g. Woll Butt Camilla. To resemble the original, I tried a lime-paint styled colour
- additional curly yarn (bouclé or homespun) for her headgear. It is unknown whether she wears a headgear of basketwork or short curly hair. Thus, I used a beige coloured twisted yarn at a recommended hook size of 6-7 (e.g. Woll Butt Adela) and tried to make it look like it could fit for both
- (wiring)
- some wadding
- tapestry needle
- scissors
Pattern:
Skill level: easy
Follow this link to get to the pattern for the crochet Willendorf Venus in my Etsy shop.
Note: the pattern is written in US crochet terminology
