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Crochet Christmas ornaments: a bauble, a snowflake and a star

Bauble: 6, 12 and 18 single crochets, 3 rounds even, decrease, stuff and close. Snowflake: 12 double crochets and six picot spikes. Star: 10 double crochets and five points.

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RoundsUS termsHook: 4 mm (US G-6), or the size that gives you gaugeSize from your washed swatchDK or worsted yarn

Know these stitches: magic ring, single crochet, double crochet, single crochet decrease, picot stitch

The finished ornaments: a bauble, a snowflake and a star.

Materials and yarn planning

Yarns we’ve reviewed that suit it: Bernat Softee Cotton yarn, Knit Picks Dishie Cone yarn, Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton DK yarn. For the hook, choose by size and handle.

To buy for a set, make one complete motif first and weigh it: multiply by the number you need, add a little for joins and finishing, and divide by the ball weight on the label. A rectangular swatch cannot predict yarn for this shape. With a total length instead, the yarn-length-to-balls calculator gives the ball count.

Finished size and gauge

Each ornament is a few centimeters across in light yarn. Use thinner thread for smaller ones.

The gauge calculator compares your swatch with the pattern. A stitch name you do not know is in the abbreviation chart; a UK pattern’s names are in the US/UK term reference.

The pattern

Count rows for this pattern

Bauble

  1. Round 1: magic ring with 6 single crochets; work in a spiral and mark the first stitch.
  2. Round 2: 2 single crochets in each stitch: 12. Round 3: [single crochet in the next stitch, 2 in the next] 6 times: 18.
  3. Rounds 4–6: single crochet in each stitch: 18.
  4. Round 7: [single crochet in the next stitch, invisible decrease] 6 times: 12. Stuff firmly.
  5. Round 8: invisible decrease 6 times: 6. Chain 12 for a hanging loop, slip stitch into the top and fasten off.

Snowflake

  1. Round 1: magic ring, chain 3 (counts as a double crochet), 11 double crochets, join: 12.
  2. Round 2: chain 1, single crochet in the same stitch, [chain 7, slip stitch into the fourth chain from the hook for a picot, chain 3, skip the next stitch, single crochet in the next] 6 times, joining the last repeat to the first single crochet: 6 spikes.
  3. Fasten off and block flat; pin each spike while it dries.

Star

  1. Work the two rounds of the crochet star pattern: 10 double crochets in a ring, then 5 points. Add a chain loop at one point for hanging.

Check the work

Bauble: 6, 12, 18, 18, 18, 18, 12, 6. Snowflake: 12 double crochets, 6 spikes each using 2 stitches. Star: 10 stitches, 5 points.

Bauble single crochets by round6 · 12 · 18 · 18 · 18 · 18 · 12 · 6
  • If the bauble is lumpy, stuff in small pieces and roll it.
  • If the snowflake curls, block it wet and pin every spike.

Updated . Stitch counts checked row by row; we haven’t crocheted a sample of this one yet. How the patterns are checked. Keep your yarn label, hook and swatch on the printable project worksheet.

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