What You Will Need
Yarn
- #3 light (DK, light worsted, 8ply) yarn with 14 WPI (wraps per inch)
- Color A (bauble) green (or color of choice) - 7.1 yards (6.5 meters)
- Color B (bauble cap and loop) silver - 2.1 yards (2 meters)
Hook
- 4mm (G/6)
- 3mm (D/3)
Notions
- Scissors
- Yarn Needle
Gauge
- Not important for this pattern
Finished Size
- The finished size of the crochet xmas baubles is about 2.25 inches (5.5cm) in diameter and about 3.5 inches (9cm) tall from the bottom to the top of the hanging loop.
Stitches and Abbreviations Used (US Terms)
- ch - chain
- sc - single crochet
- dc - double crochet
- hdc - half double crochet
- st/sts - stitch/stitches
- sl st - slip stitch
- hk - hook
- rnd - round
- [ ] - at the end of a round indicates the number of stitches in that round
Instructions
Bauble
- Foundation, color A, 4mm hk - Chain 3, slip stitch into the 1st chain to make a ring.
- Rnd 1 - ch2 (not counted as a st), 16dc into ring, sl st into 1st to join. [16dc]
- Rnd 2 - Ch2 (not counted as a st), 2dc in same space as ch-2, 2dc into next 15-sts, sl st into 1st st to join, cut yarn, fasten off, and weave in both ends. [32dc]
- This makes one side. Repeat rounds 1 and 2 to make a second piece, but do not cut the yarn after finishing round 2.
- Join the two pieces together.With wrong sides facing each other, slip stitch in each stitch around to join the front and back pieces, cut yarn, fasten off, and weave in the end.
Bauble Cap and Hanging Loop
- Row 1, col B, 3mm hk - sl st yarn into any st, ch1, 1sc in same sp as sl st, 1sc in next 4 sts, turn. [5sc]
- Row 2 - 1sc in each st, turn. [5sc]
- Row 3 - 1sc in 1st st, 1hdc in next, (1hdc, ch12, sl st into top of hdc, 1hdc) in next st, 1hdc in next, 1sc in last st, ch1, cut yarn, fasten off and weave in ends.