Christmas Bauble Crochet Pattern

Materials

DK wool in a variety of Christmassy colours of your choice
Size 3mm crochet hook
2inch polystyrene ball (optional, you can also use stuffing)

Abbreviations

Ch - chain
Dc - double crochet
Inc - increase - work 2 dc in the next stitch
Dec- decrease - work 1 dc over the next 2 stitches
Sl st - slip stitch - insert hook, yarn over and pull through both stitches 





For a very good tutorial on the Magic ring, check out this tutorial on Youtube - 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLUaywX0-WE


Pattern

• Round 1 - 6dc in the magic ring (6)
• Round 2 - inc in every stitch (12)
• Round 3 - inc, 1dc around (18)
• Round 4 - inc, 2dc around (24)
• Round 5 - inc, 3dc around (30)
• Round 6- inc, 4dc around (36)
• Round 7- inc, 5dc around (42)
• Round 8-15 (8 rows) - dc in each stitch (42)
• Round 16 - dec, 5dc around (36)
• Insert polystyrene ball
• Round 17 - dec, 4dc around (30)
• Round 18- dec, 3dc around (24)
• Round 19 - dec, 2dc around (18)
• Round 20 - dec, dc around (12)
• Round 21 - dec around (6)

Hanging loop - crochet 30 chain, sl st in the opposite stitch to where the chain started.

Sew in ends, making sure to tighten the hole at the top of the bauble.

Feel free to experiment with patterns, different colours and motifs!

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  The Crochet Poppy


       Red Cotton DK & 3.5mm Crochet Hook

• Start with a magic circle and make 2 ch (you can use 3ch if you are not familiar with magic circles - just crochet into the 1st ch instead)
• Make 11 dc into the circle, slip stitch to join
• *2ch, 2tr into first dc then 2tr in each of next 3 dc but on the last one add 2ch and ss to the same dc* - this completes the first 'petal'
•  ss to next dc then rep from * to * to make another 2 'petals'
• Fasten off and pull the thread from the magic circle to close the gap. 
• Sew in the ends before trimming neatly. firt
  
• Sew a small black button on to the middle of the poppy and add a brooch finding or safety pin to the back.

The Knitted Poppy

• Petals (Make 4)
• Cast on 5 stitches
• Row 1: Knit
• Row 2: Purl
• (and following even rows)
• Row 3: Kfb next 3 sts, K2
• Row 5: (K1, Kfb) x3, K2
• Row 7: (K1, Kfb) x4, K3
• Next 2 rows: K14 wrap 1, turn, P13, wrap 1, turn
• Next 2 rows: K12, wrap 1, turn, P11, wrap 1, turn
• Next 2 rows: K10, wrap 1, turn, P9, wrap 1, turn
• Next row: K7, wrap 1, turn
• Next 2 rows: P5, wrap 1, turn and K to end
• Cast off in knit slipping first stitch and then working front and back of each stitch until last stitch, Knit 1 and finish off

Centre

• Cast on 5, P 1 row
• Kfb of next 4 sts, K1
• P1, (Pfb, P1) x4
• K 1 row
• P 1 row
• K3tog, (K2tog, K3tog) x2
• Cast off

Leaf

• Cast on 5
• Row 1: Knit
• Row 2: Purl
• Row 3: Kfb, k to last st, Kfb
• Row 4: Purl
• Repeat Rows 3 & 4 until 11 sts
• K4, sk2po, K4
• Purl
• K3, sk2po,K3
• Purl
• K2, sk2po, K2
• Purl
• K1, sk2po, K1
• Purl
• K3tog, fasten off

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