Free Crochet Pattern: Crochet Christmas Ornaments – 3 Styles | Winter Edition

This is a crocheted piece.

As Christmas approaches, you'll want to knit something Christmas-themed.
Whenever I saw a knitted Christmas ball, I thought I'd like to knit one someday.
Then, I suddenly thought, why not try making a crocheted version?
And I came up with this piece.

Apparently apples were originally used to decorate Christmas trees.
Apparently, ornamental balls originated as a substitute for apples.

This ball is light compared to the weight of an apple, but if the thread is too thick it will feel quite heavy and the ball will end up being big, so we recommend using thin thread.
I think a medium-fine brush would be best, or if your hands are tight, a medium-fine brush would be just fine.

If there are a variety of colors, lace threads that have good color development might be good because they are thin.
This piece was knitted using fine wool yarn.
Wool, which has a lighter finish, is also quite good.

Although there is some knitting involved, the knitting method itself is all simple and uses knit stitches, so I hope you will enjoy it as one of your Christmas knitting projects.

Yarn and Crochet Hook Size

Holst Garn (fine wool) 2 colors each
Polyester cotton as needed
2.3 mm (JP 3/0)

Crochet Pattern

A Knitting Pattern
B Knitting Pattern
C Knitting Pattern

Instructions

Please check the knitting pattern for the number of stitches, increases and decreases, and knitting patterns.
The knitting pattern is flat, but the ends are connected and all of the stitches are quarter stitches.
When knitting, I knit by wrapping unused colored yarn around it.

The difficulty of the braided patterns is A→B→C in order of ease.

①For all three types, start knitting from the bottom of the ball.
Cast on the loop and knit 6 small stitches, increasing each row to knit up to the 8th row.
C is knitting in the 8th row while also increasing stitches.
A and B are knitted from the 9th row onwards where there are no increases.

② Knit A from rows 20 to 27, and B and C from rows 21 to 28, decreasing each row.
Make sure to add the filling halfway through before the knitting closes.

③ Once you have knitted up to the last row, cut the ends of both colors of yarn leaving them long, then thread the yarn through the stitches of the last row and tie it up.
Insert the needle into the top of the ball and pull out the end of the yarn. After knitting 12 chain stitches, insert the needle into the base again and pull out the yarn to finish the yarn.
Make sure to secure the threads tightly so they won't come undone when hung.