Free Icicles Crochet Christmas Ornament Ball Pattern
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This Icicles Ornament Bauble Ball free crochet pattern features easy-to-follow basic crochet stitches, such that even a beginner can crochet it. This free crochet pattern is made with cotton worsted-weight yarn and includes 1 detailed video tutorial.
Christmas Time has always been special for me since I’m from Germany. Although I opened presents on Christmas Eve when I grew up, we also decorated the Christmas Tree in the morning of Christmas Eve. That is a very common tradition, as we typically use real Christmas trees that should last till January 6th.
My parents and brother in Germany always decorated the Christmas Tree with elegant silver glass ornaments (many from Lauscha where most handmade glass-blown ornaments are from). But although I miss Germany and its Christmas Traditions, I also love the new ones I learned and made in the US. Now, I use an artificial Christmas Tree we put up the day after Thanksgiving and decorate it with many handmade ornaments, just like this Icicle Ornament Bauble.
Icicles Christmas Ornament Bauble Ball
This Icicles Ornament Bauble Ball is made with mostly single crochet stitches, some increases and decreases, a modified Spike Stitch plus a couple of color changes. Easy! The modified Spike Stitch really makes this Ornament special.
Yes, the modified spike stitch looks intimidating, but don’t let it fool you. It’s actually much easier than it looks. PLUS you get a full video tutorial to guide you through it, too.
This pattern used to be a mystery crochet along and is broken up like that accordingly. In fact, this ornament was part of 3 Mystery Crochet Along Ornaments; the other 2 ornaments are the Classic Ornament and LED Light Ornament.
It’s time to get creative, so let’s get started!
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So, let me now give you the supplies you need in order to crochet this Christmas Ornament pattern.
How to Crochet an Icicle Ornament Ball – Free Pattern
Materials you will need
- Premier Cotton Sprout Yarn (100% Cotton, worsted, 180 yds/100g)
- Red (1/4 skein)
- White (1/4 skein)
- 3.5mm hook – I used the WeCrochet Dots Hook
- 1 Christmas Ornament Bauble (these ones here – click)
- scissors
- tapestry needle
Gauge
4 sc sts x 5 sc rounds = 1 square inch (on bauble)
Size
Fits a 3.15inch (80mm) plastic ornament
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
- dec = decrease
- inv = invisible
- inc = increase
- modified spike stitch = insert into st a few rounds below (different per round), pull up a loop, yarn over, insert into same st, pull up a loop, 4 loops on hook, yo and pull through all
- modified spike stitch as decrease = *insert into st a 4 rounds below, pull up a loop, yarn over, insert into same st, pull up a loop, 4 loops on hook, repeat from * one more time for the next st over, 7 loops on hook, yo and pull through all
Free Written Icicles Ornament Ball Pattern with Video
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Written Pattern Notes
Keep in mind, that this pattern used to be a Mystery CAL, and therefore the pattern is broken up as such.
Quick note: First you’ll crochet most of the bauble, then crochet the spike stitch rounds, add the plastic bauble, and decrease to finish the crochet ornament.
Video Tutorial
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Written Pattern
Start with red
R1: MR, ch 1, 6 sc, sl st to the first st (6 sts)
R2: 2sc per st, sl st to the first st (12 sts)
R3: *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end, sl st to the first st (18 sts)
R4: *1 sc in 2 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end, sl st to the first st (24 sts)
R5: *1 sc in 3 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end, sl st to the first st (30 sts)
R6: *1 sc in 4 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end, sl st to the first st (36 sts)
R7: *1 sc in 5 sts, 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * until the end, sl st to the first st (42 sts)
R8-15: 1 sc per st, sl st to the first st
Cut red, switch to white
R16: *1 sc in 6 sts, 1 modified spike st below the 6th round below, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st
R17: *1 modified spike st below the 5th round down, 1 sc in 4 sts, 1 modified spike st below the 5th round down, 1 sc, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st
R18: *1 sc, 1 modified spike st below the 4th round down, 1 sc in 2 sts, 1 modified spike st below the 4th round down, 1 sc in 2 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st
R19: *1 sc in 2 sts, 1 modified spike st as a decrease below the 3rd round down, 1 sc in 3 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (36 sts)
R20: *1 sc in 4 sts, 1 inv sc dec, repeat from * until the end, sl st to the first st (30 sts)
R21: *1 sc in 3 sts, 1 inv sc dec, repeat from * until the end, sl st to the first st (24 sts)
R22: *1 sc in 2 sts, 1 inv sc dec, repeat from * until the end, sl st to the first st (18 sts)
R23: *1 sc , 1 inv sc dec, repeat from * until you can’t go any further, sl st
Fasten off and weave in ends.
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