FREE Crochet Classic Turtle Doves Pattern for the Christmas Tree Decoration – With Video

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Add a sweet, handmade touch to your holiday decor with this turtle dove crochet ornament! A fun and easy project for anyone who loves making crochet Christmas decorations with a bit of charm and meaning.

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There’s something extra special about pulling out handmade ornaments year after year—especially the ones with a story or a little symbolism behind them.

This turtle dove crochet ornament is one of those pieces. Inspired by the classic “two turtle doves” line from The Twelve Days of Christmas and the 2nd movie of Home Alone, it’s a cozy, meaningful addition to your tree, and a fun way to slow down and get crafty during the holiday rush.

Whether you’re new to crochet or have a growing collection of yarn scraps just waiting for their moment, this ornament is a great little project. It comes together quickly, doesn’t need much yarn, and makes a sweet gift or keepsake.

It’s also a lovely way to add to your collection of crochet Christmas decorations without committing to a big, time-consuming pattern.

So grab your crochet hook, put on some holiday music, and let’s make something festive together!

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If you like more free patterns, you might also like to try one of these from my blog:

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3. Christmas Tree Tissue Box Cover
4. Crochet Christmas Gnome with Storage

So, let me now give you the supplies you need in order to make these adorable turtle dove crochet Christmas decorations.

Free Turtle Dove Crochet Pattern

Materials you will need

• 3mm hook – WeCrochet Dots Hook here
• Premier Yarns Minikins Yarn (sport, 158yds/50g)
  1. white
• scissors
• tapestry needle
• Elmer’s Glue (90%) – Water (10%) Mixture to harden the project
• polyfill stuffing

Gauge

6 sts  x 6 rds = 1 square inch (hardened)

Size

6.5 x 4 inches

Stitches used in the pattern (US Terms)

Learn all the basic crochet stitches HERE

• st/sts = stitch/stitches
• ch = chain
• sk = skip
• sl st = slip stitch
• sc = single crochet
• yo = yarn over
• inc = increase (all using sc)
• dec = decrease (all using sc)
• blo = back loop only
• inv sc dec = insert hook through 2 front loops, pull up a loop, finish as sc st
• ATC = Alternative Turning Chain, aka stacked single crochet in height of dc st (or make a ch3) – counts as a st

Free Written Turtle Dove Pattern Crochet Christmas Decorations with Video

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Written Turtle Dove Crochet Pattern

All Rounds are continuous rounds (use a stitch marker) unless stated otherwise.

ALL decreases are inv sc dec.

Head and Body

R1: Magic Ring, add 4 sc, close hole

R2: 2 sc per st (8 sts)

R3-4: 1 dec, 1 sc, 2 sc in 2 sts, 1 sc, 1 dec (8 sts)

R5: 1 sc per st

R6: 1 inc, 1 sc in 3 sts, 1 dec, 1 sc in 2 sts (8 sts)

R7: 1 sc in 3 sts, 1 dec, 1 sc in 3 sts (7 sts)

Add polyfill

R8: (1 sc in 2 sts, 1 inc) twice, 1 sc (9 sts)

R9: 1 sc per st

R10: (1 sc in 3 sts, 1 inc) twice, 1 sc (11 sts)

R11-12: 1 sc per st

R13: (1 sc in 4 sts, 1 inc) twice, 1 sc (13 sts)

R14: 1 sc per st

Add polyfill

R15: (1 sc, 1 dec) 4 times, 1 sc (9 sts)

Now flatten the last round so you can go through 2 sts per st

Row 16: 1 sc per 2 parallel sts (4 sts)

Continue with the tail, don’t cut yarn!

Turtle Doves Crochet Christmas Decorations Continued

Tail

R1: Ch 6, starting from the 2nd ch from the hook, 1 sc per ch (5 sts), sl st to original sc st

R2: all in blo along side extension, 1 sc per st, ch 2, in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc, 1 sc in 5 sts, sl st to original sc st

Remember there are 4 sts in the last row of the body. You just used the 1 sc st twice (2 sl sts into it with the extension you created). Now you’ll repeat R2 twice per the last 3 sc’s from the last row of the body such that you slip stitched 2 times per st of the 4 sc. 

Fasten off once you’re done. 

2 Wings

R1: Magic Ring, add 3 sc, close ring, turn

ALL first dc sts are ATC (or ch3) and count as a dc st

R2: 3 dc in 1 st, 2 sc in next st, 3 dc in last st, turn

R3: *1 sc, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * till the end, turn

R4: *1 sc in 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * till the end, turn

You’ll now crochet an extension again (to represent feathers)

R5: Ch 10, start from 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc per ch, sl st to the original sc st, turn

Turtle Doves Crochet Christmas Decorations Continued

R6: 1 sc in blo in 8 sts, ch 2, starting from 2nd ch from hook 1 sc in ch, 1 sc in 8 sts, sl st to the next sc of the half circle, turn

R7-8: 1 sc in blo in 7 sts, ch 2, starting from 2nd ch from hook 1 sc in ch, 1 sc in 7 sts, sl st to the next sc of the half circle, turn

R9-10: 1 sc in blo in 6 sts, ch 2, starting from 2nd ch from hook 1 sc in ch, 1 sc in 6 sts, sl st to the next sc of the half circle, turn

R11-12: 1 sc in blo in 5 sts, ch 2, starting from 2nd ch from hook 1 sc in ch, 1 sc in 5 sts, sl st to the next sc of the half circle, turn

R13-14: 1 sc in blo in 4 sts, ch 2, starting from 2nd ch from hook 1 sc in ch, 1 sc in 4 sts, sl st to the next sc of the half circle, turn

R15: 1 sc in blo in 3 sts, fasten off

Sew wings to the side of the body

Nose

Ch 4, starting from 1nd ch from hook, 1 sl st per ch, fasten off and sew to the front of the head

Soak (or brush on) glue water mixture just to the dove, then lay on plastic wrap to dry/harden.

Optionally add a white yarn piece to the top part of the body to hang it up, or leave without it to place into your tree as an ornament. 

2 Turtle Doves are split up and each one is given to a friend to show they a friends forever. 

These Turtle Doves were inspired by the movie Home Alone in New York (2nd movie).

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