Week 10 – Christmas Gift Ornament

Abbreviations:
Sc: single crochet
Inc: increase
Dec: decrease

Items needed:
Worsted weight yarn in green and red
Size “G” (4.25 mm) crochet hook
Stuffing

Use green yarn, worked in a continuous round
Round 1: Sc 8 into a magic loop
Round 2: *sc, sc 3 into next*, rep 4 times (16)
Round 3: *Sc 3, sc 3 into next,* rep 4 times, sc 1 (24)
Round 4: Sc around, back loop only
Round 5-8: Sc around
Round 9: *Dec, sc* all around (stuff)
Round 10: Dec around
Round 11: Dec around, bind off and weave in ends

Using red yarn, tie a little bow around

Week 9 – Christmas Stocking Ornament

Christmas Stocking Ornament

Items needed:
Worsted weight yarn in white and red
Size “G” (4.25 mm) crochet hook

- Worked in a continuous round unless otherwise specified
With white yarn, Sc 6 into a magic loop
Round 1: *Sc 1, inc* 3 times (9)
Round 2: *Sc 2, inc* 3 times (12)
Switch to red yarn
Round 3-7: Sc around
Round 8: Ch 6, skip 6, sc in remaining 6
Round 9: Sc into chain and around (12)
Round 10-14: Sc around
Switch to white yarn,
Round 15: Ch 2 (counts as first dc here and throughout), dc around, slip stitch to join,  (12)
- You will now be joining each round, but will not be turning
Round 16: Ch 2, dc around, slip to join
Round 17: Ch 2, dc around, slip to join, bind off, weave in ends and fold over the white part to make the cuff
Heel:
Round 1: With white yarn, join to heel area and sc 12 around
Round 2: Sc around
Round 3: Dec around (6)
Round 4: Flatten the heel and slip stitch the remaining 6 stitches together to close it up, bind off and weave in ends

Week 8 – Christmas Candy Ornament

Christmas Candy Ornament

Items needed:
Worsted weight yarn in color of choice
Size “G” (4.25 mm) crochet hook

Candy (make 2)
Round 1: ch 2, sc 6 into second from hook (6
Round 2: Inc in each (12)
Round 3: *Sc 1, inc* 6 times (18)
On the first piece, bind off and weave in ends, after the second one, place the two pieces back to back, and begin to sc the edges together
Sc 9, *ch 3 and tc 5 times in same spot, slip stitch 3 down the side*, sc in remaining, repeat from * to

Week 7 – Poinsettia Ornament

Welcome to week 7!  We’re over halfway done, can you believe it?  Don’t forget, the pattern release day has been changed to Tuesday =)

Items needed:
Worsted weight yarn in red, green and yellow
Size “G” (4.25 mm) crochet hook

Round 1: With yellow yarn, ch 2, 5 sc into second ch from hook
Round 2: Inc in each (10)

Petal (switch to red yarn)

Row 1: On front loops only, inc 2, ch 1 and turn
Row 2-4: Sc across, ch 1 and turn
Row 5: Dec across (2), ch 1 and turn
Row 6: Sc across, ch 1 and turn
Row 7: Sc, ch 3, sc
Sc down side of petal and repeat rows 1-7 4 times for a total 5 petals

Leaf (switch to green yarn)
When the final petal is completed, sc into the very first unworked loop from round 2 (you will now be working on the back of the flower)
Row 1: Inc 2, ch 1 and turn
Row 2-6: Sc across, ch 1 and turn
Row 7: Dec across, , ch 1 and turn (2)
Row 8-9: Sc across, ch 1 and turn
Row 10: Sc, ch 3, sc
Sc down side and repeat rows 1-10 once more, bind off and weave in ends

Week 6 – Christmas Wreath Ornament

Sorry this pattern is so late!  Yesterday ended up being such a hectic day!

Christmas Wreath Ornament

Items needed:

Green and red worsted weight yarn

Size “E” (3.5 mm) crochet hook

worked in a continuous round

Round 1:  Using the “magic loop” technique, sc 24 into loop

Round 2: *Sc 4, inc* 6 times (30)

Round 3:*Sc 5, inc* 6 times (36)

Round 4: *Sc, ch 3, sc* repeat all the way around, bind off and weave in ends

With red yarn, weave around the wreath and tie off with a cute little bow.

Week 5 – Snowman Ornament

Snowman Ornament

Abbreviations:
Ch: chain
Sc: single crochet
Inc: increase
Dec: decrease

Items needed:
Worsted weight yarn in white and color of choice
Size “G” (4.25 mm) crochet hook
Stuffing

Snowman
Round 1: ch 2, sc 6 into second from hook (6
Round 2: Inc in each (12)
Round 3: *Sc 1, inc* 6 times (18)
Round 4-5: Sc around (18)
Round 6: *Sc 1, dec* 6 times (12)
Round 6: Dec around (6)
Round 7: Inc in each (12)
Round 8: Inc in each (24)
Round 9-12: Sc around (24)
Round 13: *Sc 2, dec* 6 times (18)
Round 14: *Sc 1, dec* 6 times (12)
stuff
Round 15: Dec around (6)
Slip stitch into next, bind off and weave in ends

Scarf:
With red yarn, ch 20-25, cut yarn and pull through.  Trim the ends and pull the strands apart to make the “fringe”.  Sew or glue into place.

Week 4 – Christmas Lights Ornament

Christmas Lights Ornament

Abbreviations:
Ch: chain
Sc: single crochet
Inc: increase
Dec: decrease

Items needed:
Worsted weight yarn in silver or gray and color of your choice
Size “G” (4.25 mm) crochet hook
Stuffing

Round 1:Ch 2, sc 3 into second from chain
Round 2: Inc in each (6)
Round 3: *Sc, inc* 3 times (9)
Round 4: Sc around
Round 5: *Sc 2, inc * 3 times (12)
Round 6: *Sc 3, inc* 3 times (15)
Round 7: Sc around
Round 8: *Sc 4, inc* 3 times (18)
Round 9: *Sc 3, inc* 3 times (21)
Round 10-12: Sc around
Round 13: *Sc 5, dec* 3 times (18)
Round 14: *Sc 4, dec* 3 times (15)
Round 15: *Sc 3, dec * 3 times (12)
Switch to silver
Round 16: Sc around, back loop only (12)
Round 17: Sc around, stuff firmly
Round 18: Dec in each, back loop only
Slip stitch into next, bind off.

At this point you can either use a bit of yarn to make a loop to hang from the tree, or make many more and string them up to loop around your tree!

Week 3 – Mittens Ornament

Week 3 of our 12 Weeks of Christmas CAL is here!  If you’re just joining us, click here for the previous patterns.

Abbreviations:
Ch: chain
Sc: single crochet
Tc: triple/treble crochet
Inc: increase
Dec: decrease

Items needed:
Worsted weight yarn
Size “G” (4.25 mm) crochet hook

Mittens:
Worked in a continuous round.  Make 2
Ch 12, join to form a circle
Round 1-2: Sc around (12)
Round 3: Inc 3, sc 9 (15)
Round 4: Sc 2, 2 tc in next 3, sc 10 (18)
Round 5: Sc 2, skip 6, sc 10 (12)
Round 6-7: Sc around (12)
Round 8: *Sc, dec* 6 times (8)
Round 9: Dec in each
Bind off and weave in ends.
Cut a 4-6 inch length of yarn and attach a mitten to each end.

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Popcorn Garland

While this isn’t “officially” part of the 12 Weeks of Christmas CAL, I figured you all might be interested in it =)  I’ve been making a few of these every night while watching t.v., so I’m hoping that by the end of the CAL I’ll have enough to drape around the tree a couple of times!  For the cranberries, I used plain old cheap beads, but use whatever you have on hand.  Also, in the original pattern I used a smaller hook (E), but I decided to use a larger one for my garland in hope that I’ll be able to make fewer of them.  So, feel free to use whichever option you’d like!

Popcorn

Use white yarn (I used Lion Brand Wool-Ease “white/multi” – It’s sparkly!)

Size “F” crochet hook

Large red beads

Round 1: Ch 2, sc 6 into second chain from hook
Round 2: Inc in each (12)
Round 3: * Sc, inc * 6 times (18)
Round 4: * Sc, dec * 6 times (12)
Round 5: Dec around (6)
Round 6: * 4 dc into next, slip stitch * 3 times
Bind off and weave in ends

String up your popcorn and beads and drape around your Christmas tree!

Week 2 – Gingerbread Man

Gingerbread Man Ornament

Now, I haven’t fully decided how I want to decorate this guy, so that’s why he has no face!  Although honestly, I’m kinda temped to just leave him like that, I kinda like the look.  Maybe I’ll just wait and see what everyone else does before I decide =)

Items needed:

Size “G” (4.25 mm) crochet hook

Brown worsted weight yarn

White worsted weight yarn

Any fun items or yarn you need to give this guy the face you want!

Abbreviations:

Ch: chain

Dec: decrease

Inc: increase

Sc: single crochet

Gingerbread man

ch 5

Row 1: Sc in second from chain and across, ch 1and turn (4)

Row 2: Inc, sc 2, inc, ch 1and turn (6)

Row 3: Inc, sc 4, inc, ch 1and turn (8)

Row 4-5: Sc across, ch 1and turn

Row 6: Dec, sc 4, dec, ch 1and turn (6)

Row 7: Dec, sc 2, dec, ch 7 and turn (4 sc + 7 ch)

Row 8: Sc in second ch from hook, and remaining chains, sc across the next 4 sc, ch 7 and turn (10 sc + 7 ch)

Row 9: Sc in second ch from hook and across, ch 1 and turn (16)

Row 10: Sc across, ch 1 and turn

Row 11: Sc 11, ch 1 and turn (11)

Row 12: Sc 6, ch 1 and turn (6)

Row 13: Inc, sc 4, inc (8)

Row 14: Sc across, ch 1 and turn (8)

Row 15: Dec, sc 4, dec, ch 1 and turn (6)

Row 16: Dec, sc 2, dec, ch 1 and turn (4)

Row 17 (leg 1): Inc, sc 1, ch 1 and turn (3)

Row 18-20: Sc across, ch 1 and turn (3)

Row 21: Dec, sc, bind off and weave in ends

Leg 2:

Row 1: Attach yarn to inner sc and sc in same spot, inc in next, ch 1 and turn (3)

Row 2-4: Sc across, ch 1 and turn (3)

Row 5: Sc, dec, bind off and weave in ends

Border: Using white yarn, sc a border around the entire gingerbread man

Embroider as desired

Note: If your gingerbread man wants to curl up rather than laying flat, get him slightly wet and tug around the edges to shape.  Let dry completely.

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