This tutorial will show you how to make the red and white Christmas ball ornament. The pattern is not too complicated if you are familiar with the magic ring, single crochets and color changes. If you are interested in making the blue and white ornament, the tutorial for it will added here soon. I used Paton Grace yarn to make my ornaments, however, most light weight (3) yarns should work as well. Yarns of different weights should work too, but the size of the ornament will be different. I added a small bell to the inside of my ornaments with the poly-fil stuffing so they make a jingling noise when shaken, however, this is totally optional. If you do not have small bells or don’t want noisy ornaments leave them out.
Materials:
- Paton Grace Yarn: Red, White and Grey
- 3mm Crochet Hook
- Scissors
- Yarn Needle
- Polyfill stuffing
- Small bells (optional)
Abbreviations
SC – single crochet
INC – Increase (two single crochets in each stitch)
DEC – Decrease (single crochet decrease, aka, sc2tog)
FO – Fasten off
ST – Stitch
Pattern
Begin with the red yarn
Work 6 sc into a magic ring – (6)
R1: 2 sc in each sc around (in other words inc in each stitch) – (12)
Change to the white yarn
R2: (1 sc, inc.) Repeat around – (18)
R3: (2 sc, inc.) Repeat around – (24)
Change to red
R4: (3sc, inc.) Repeat around – (30)
R5: (4sc, inc.) Repeat around – (36)
Change to white
R6: (5sc, inc). Repeat around – (42)
R7: (6sc, inc.) Repeat around – (48)
Change to red
R8 and R9: 48 sc – (48)
Change to white
R10 and R11: 48 sc – (48)
Change to red
R12 and R13: 48 sc – (48)
Change to white
R14: 48 sc – (48)
R15: (6sc, dec.) Repeat around – (42)
Change to red
R16: (5sc, dec.) Repeat around – (36)
R17: (4sc, dec.) Repeat around – (30)
Change to white
R18: (3sc, dec.) Repeat around – (24)
Start stuffing the ornament and insert the bell.
R19: (2sc, dec.) Repeat around – (18)
Continue stuffing the ornament.
Change to red
R19: (1sc, dec.) Repeat around – (12)
Finish stuffing the ornament.
R20: dec all the way around – (6)
Change to grey
R21: Sc all the way around in grey. Join with a sl st to first grey sc – (6)
R22: Ch 4 and FO leaving a long tail. Using the tail, attach the loose end of the chain to the opposite side with a small knot to form a half ring which will act as a loop to hang the ornament. Then thread through remaining stitches to pull close. Weave in ends.
You’re all done. Use an ordainment hook to hang the ball on your Christmas tree.
