Written in US & UK terminology

Festive Christmas bauble in traditional Red, white and green

Follow along with a step by step video tutorial

Made with James C Brett 100% pure cotton

These jolly little ornaments will look great hung from your Christmas tree, made using very little yarn – These are the perfect stash buster.

Use any combination of colours to create a gorgeous bauble that can be customized year after year!

Last minute gift? quick and easy to make, the perfect festive gift for Family, Friends and Teachers

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CHECKLIST

Crochet hook 3.5mm / E-4
James C Brett 100% Pure cotton DK
COLOUR A (White) -50G
COLOUR B (Emerald) – 50g
COLOUR C (Red) – 50g
Standard 2.5″ – 3″ Bauble
Scissors
Yarn needle

Tips for yarn/hook alternatives

I would not recommend using a heavier weight than DK. Thicker yarns would be difficult to keep the shape and would not show such an intricate definition.

Smaller hook?

2.5 and 3mm Hooks will work well with this pattern.

For 2.5mm hooks and corresponding yarn – Work 13 Dc into your magic circle (14Dc including chain 3) then repeat rounds 5&6 at the end of your pattern rounds.

3mm hook and corresponding yarn – repeat rounds 5&6 at the end of your pattern rounds.

Stitch abbreviations

Magic Circle

Chain -Ch

Slip stitch -slst

Single crochet -sc

Double crochet -Dc

Tall loop stitch/Spike stitch – TLST

Tall loop stitch – How to!

Insert hook into space between the 2 Dc from round 2 (Colour B round)- Over your round of colour c stitches,

yarn over at the back of your work, pull through the space, pull a long loop – the same length of working row, complete Sc

Pattern in US Terminology

Round 1

Colour A

Make a magic circle, Chain 3 (counts as 1st Double crochet throughout pattern)

Make 11 Double crochet into ring

Join with a slst to top of chain 3,

— 12 Dc

Fasten off

ROUND 2

Colour B

Join in the top of any Dc stitch, Chain 3

Dc into the same stitch,

Work x2 Dc in the next stitch – Repeat for remaining 10 Dc stitches

Join with slst into top of chain 3,

Fasten off

– 24 Dc

Pull loose end of magic circle tight and secure!

ROUND 3

Colour C

Join your yarn in the space between your sets of x2 Dc
(NOT IN BETWEEN 2DC STITCHES – see diagram)

Chain 3, Dc in same space, Chain 1
Skip x2 Dc, **Work 2 Dc in the next space, Chain 1**

Repeat from star around your circle

Join with slst into top of chain 3
Fasten off
-12 sets of Dc

ROUND 4

Colour A

Looking at your work, join in the top of the Dc to the right of your x2 Dc,

Sc in the same stitch, Sc in top of next Dc

In the Chain 1 space, TLST (Tall loop stitch)

**Sc in the next 2 Dc, TLST**

Repeat from **

Join with slst into 1st Sc,

Fasten off

– 36 Stitches

Nearly finished one half of our bauble!

Colour B

Join into top of any Sc stitch, Sc in each stitch around,

Join with slst to 1st Sc

Fasten off

ROUND 6

Colour c

Repeat round 5

Fasten off – leaving a long tail x2 lengths of the diameter of your circle

Weave in ends

Repeat rounds 1 – 6 to make a second half

No need to leave a long tail at the end for second piece

Fasten off weave in all ends

Assembling your Bauble.

Taking your yarn needle, thread your long tail from 1st piece
Place both halves of your work on either side of your bauble
Sew through the top of both sides of each piece – Front to back
Picking up both loops of your Sc on both sides
Whip stitch, front to back around your bauble
Secure and weave in end!