Crochet Christmas Ornaments | Free Crochet Pattern

It’s that time of year, let’s learn how to make Crochet Christmas Ornaments, by following this quick, advanced beginner friendly, crochet pattern with a full video tutorial!!

Crochet Christmas Ornaments are a fast and easy way to elevate your Christmas tree. Customize the colors and adorn them with greenery, berries, ribbons, or bells, to make your tree anyway you’d like it. You can go for a modern, Farmhouse, or an upscale look, by easily changing a few things to your liking.

During the Christmas season I love gifting handmade. Giving Crochet Christmas Ornaments is the perfect gift, that anyone will love and cherish for many years to come. Tie an ornament on your packages and gift one to a friend, neighbor, or the hostess of a holiday party!

Crochet Christmas Ornaments are not only quick to make, but they take very little yarn, making them the perfect project to stock up on for markets, and they tend to be big sellers too!

Let’s get started!

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Recommended Yarn

The Crochet Christmas Ornaments Pattern is written using Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick. This is a size 6, super bulky yarn. The colors shown are Starlight, Kale, and Cranberry.

Below are the suppliers I recommend:
Lion Brand Yarn
Amazon or Like To Know It (LTK)

Yarn Alternatives

The pattern is extremely flexible with any yarn you’d like.

I love using two strands of worsted weight or bulky yarn held together, but you can also use thinner or bulkier yarn. Just be sure to adjust your hook size and stitch count accordingly.

Feel free to experiment with different yarns, but please note the gauge may turn out slightly smaller or larger depending on what you use. If you change the yarn size of the project, be sure to adjust your hook size accordingly.

Ornaments & Embellishments

I used clear plastic ball ornaments that I found at Hobby Lobby.

I prefer glass over plastic, because it’s a little sturdier, but I couldn’t find glass this year.

You can find clear glass or plastic ornaments just about anywhere around Christmas time. Target, Michaels, Walmart, and Amazon are all great options. I used 8cm(3.15”) & 10cm(3.94”), but 3.25” for the size small will also work.

You can adorn the outside of your Crochet Christmas Ornaments however you’d like.

It’s adorable as is, but I like to use greenery, berries, bells, and twine.

I purchase floral picks and greenery from Hobby Lobby and Michael’s (in their Christmas section). I’ve also compiled a list of suggestions in my Amazon Storefront. I then use wire cutters to disassemble the picks into individual pieces, and then hot glue them in place.

Sizing

The Crochet Christmas Ornaments Pattern comes in two sizes:

Small – Fits 8 cm/3.15 Inch, Clear Glass or Plastic Christmas Ball Ornament
Large – Fits 10 cm/3.94 Inch, Clear Glass or Plastic Christmas Ball Ornament

The pattern is very easy to adjust by adding or subtracting chains to the foundation chain, and adding or subtracting rows of single crochet (making sure you end with an odd number of rows, so you’ll have a tail at each end, once you join the ends).

The rest of the pattern is followed exactly, you’ll just have a different stitch count.

Additionally, if you change the yarn size of the project, be sure to adjust your hook size accordingly.

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Skill Level

Advanced Beginner

Stitch Key | US Terms

beg – beginning
blo – back loop only
ch(s) – chain/chains
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st(s) – stitch/stitches

Materials

Shop supplies on Amazon or Like To Know It (LTK)

Size 6, Super Bulky Yarn
Approximately 18-20 yards
I prefer Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick , (results will vary depending on yarn used)
L11/8mm Crochet Hook (or size to meet gauge)
Tapestry Needle
Flexible Measuring Tape
Clear Glass or Plastic Christmas Ball Ornament (I used 8 & 10 cm)

Optional Materials
Embellishments such as floral picks, greenery, berries, ribbon, twine, etc.
Glue or glue gun to attach embellishments

Gauge | Working in Rows

8 sts & 10 rows of sc working in BLO = 3.5 x 3.5 Inches with L Hook

Please be sure to check your gauge before starting, as tension can vary greatly from person to person and depending on the yarn used.

Crochet Christmas Ornaments Video Tutorial

Crochet Christmas Ornaments Written Instructions

-Beg ch of each row does not count as st, work 1^st st in same st as beg ch.

Size Small

Fits 8cm/3.15-3.25 inch ornaments
Row 1. Leaving a long tail end, loosely ch 9, working in blo, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in remaining chs across, turn. (8sc)

Row 2-17. Ch 1, working in blo, sc across, turn. (8sc)
Finished rectangle measures approximately 3.5-3.75 x 7.5 inches.

Do NOT fasten off, continue to joining instructions below.

Size Large

Fits 10cm/3.94 inch ornament
Row 1. Leaving a long tail end, loosely ch 12, working in blo, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in remaining chs across, turn. (11sc)

Row 2-19. Ch 1, working in blo, sc across, turn. (11sc)
Finished rectangle measures approximately 5 x 8.5 inches.

Do NOT fasten off, continue to joining instructions below.

Joining Ends

You will now join the foundation chain and last row together to form a continuous piece.

If you add additional rows to the band, they should be made in odd increments.

Make sure the beginning and ending tail are on the same side of the rectangle before joining the band. This will allow you to cinch each side without attaching a new piece of yarn.

Fold the short sides of the piece together & line up the sts (the foundation row should be facing you).

Very loosely sl st through the foundation chs & back loops of the last row of sc, repeat across until the piece is fully joined.

Fasten off leaving a long tail end, move to forming instructions below.

Forming Around The Crochet Christmas Ornaments

With wrong side facing out, using a tapestry needle, take foundation tail end, weave it in & out around row ends & cinch closed.  Weave in tail end.

Turn piece right side facing out, weave remaining tail end in & out around final row ends, but DO NOT CINCH CLOSED YET.

Stretch crochet piece around Christmas ornament and once positioned and securely in place, finish cinching the remaining tail end around top of Christmas ornament.  Fasten off and weave in loose ends.

Note, the finished crochet piece should cover about 3/4 of the ball, before fully cinching closed. If using a less stretchy yarn, you may need to adjust the pattern accordingly.

Finish Christmas ornament with ribbon and other embellishments, as desired, using glue or a hot glue gun.

Your Crochet Christmas Ornaments are complete, enjoy!

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If you try the pattern, I’d love to see pics. Be sure to tag me @simplymadebyerin

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