Home for the Holidays - Winter 2024
Deck the Halls - Crochet Ornaments
Designed by Ashley Jane McIntyre
These adorable handmade ornaments are just the ticket to glam up your holiday décor. From a ball embellished with sparkly snowflakes, a tiny chimney as a nod to our favorite jolly fellow, to a festive tree adorned with embroidered stars, you can’t go wrong with this cheery trio.
SKILL
Crochet
DIFFICULTY
Intermediate
SIZES
One Size
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
BALL
Circumference (at widest point): 10”
Height (excluding hanging loop): 3¼“
CHIMNEY
Width: 3”
Height (excluding hanging loop): 4”
TREE
Width: 3”
Height (excluding hanging loop): 5”
MATERIALS (INCLUDED)
Rico Design Ricorumi (100% Cotton; 25g/62 yds)
• 001 White (A) – 1 skein
• 028 Red (B) – 1 skein
• 050 Fir Green (C) – 1 skein
Rico Design Ricorumi Lamé DK (62% polyester, 38% nylon; 10g/55 yds)
• 101 Lamé Silver (D) – 1 skein
MATERIALS (NOT INCLUDED)
Hook: US Size F/5 (3.75 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
Notions: Tapestry needle, removable stitch markers, one special removable stitch marker to denote BOR, polyfill or other fiber stuffing.
GAUGE
28 sts x 34 rows = 4” in sc, before stuffing ornaments.
Save time, check your gauge.
PATTERN NOTES
The Snowflake is a classic ornament sphere made with single crochet using simple increases and decreases for shaping. This ornament works in un-joined, un-turned rounds. It is recommended that you place a unique stitch marker to denote the BOR, then use stitch markers to mark the first stitch of each repeat. Once completed, a snowflake will be embroidered on the front and back of the ornament using a diagram for a guide.
The Chimney is a rectangular ornament made with mosaic crochet. You will work in joined, un-turned rounds and will use markers to denote the first stitch of each round and will use one color per round.
The Tree is a rectangular ornament made with stranded colorwork. You will work each half flat according to a chart, then seam the two halves together. Working in stranded colorwork will require that you alternate colors during the row and leave strands of yarn on the backside. You may wish to alternatively wind off small amounts of each color and use the intarsia method rather than managing strands, or “floats.”
An illustrative schematic and stitch instructions are provided for the embroidery on the Ball and Tree ornaments.
