This Christmas ball ornament is easy to make with this free crochet pattern. The cute ornament ball with dragons is the perfect holiday and Christmas addition to any space. Have to try this fun and simple crochet pattern!
Designer: @nina_sukhina
You will need:
- YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m): color #86 (yellow) – 0.5 skein, #79 (mint) – a little
- 2.5 mm crochet hook
- 3 mm black beads (4 pcs.)
- 8 cm foam ball
- 7 mm half pearl beads for decoration
- Glue gun
- Dry pink pastel for toning
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Fiberfill
Free crochet Christmas ball ornament pattern
Abbreviations:
R – row
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
(…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times
Ball
R 1: 8 sc in magic ring [8]
R 2: (inc) repeat 8 times [16]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 8 times [24]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 8 times [32]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 8 times [40]
R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 8 times [48]
R 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 8 times [56]
R 8: (6 sc, inc) repeat 8 times [64]
R 9-21: 64 sc (13 rows)
Insert a polystyrene foam ball.
R 22: (dec, 6 sc) repeat 8 times [56]
R 23: (dec, 5 sc) repeat 8 times [48]
R 24: (dec, 4 sc) repeat 8 times [40]
R 25: (dec, 3 sc) repeat 8 times [32]
R 26: (dec, 2 sc) repeat 8 times [24]
R 27: (dec, 1 sc) repeat 8 times [16]
R 28: (dec) repeat 8 times [8], sl st
Fasten off.
Hanger for a ball
R 1: 10 sc in magic ring [10]
R 2: BLO: 10 sc
R 3: 10 sc, sl st
Fasten off.
Cut a piece of yarn 20 cm long. Fold in half, pull the yarn throught the middle of the magic ring. Tie a knot on the yarn ends.
Sew the hanger on the top of the ball.
Embroider the ball with mint yarn.
Dragon (make 2)
Head
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5-7: 24 sc (3 rows)
R 8: (dec, 1 sc) repeat 8 times [16]
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 9: (dec) repeat 8 times [8], sl st
Fasten off.
Muzzle
Make 5 ch.
Make an oval, starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: from the 2nd ch from hook: inc, 2 sc, 3 sc in one st, turn: 3 sc [10]
R 2: (inc) repeat 2 times, 2 sc, (inc) repeat 3 times, 2 sc, inc [16]
R 3: 16 sc, sl st
Fasten off.
Ears (make 2)
Make 4 ch.
Insert your hook into the first chain stitch and make a slip stitch, 3 ch, then insert the hook into the first chain stitch and make a slip stitch, 3 ch. Insert your hook into the first chain stitch again and make a slip stitch.
Fasten off.
Arms (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2-5: 6 sc (4 rows), sl st
Don’t stuff with fiberfill.
Fasten off.
Assembly
Sew the muzzle, ears and eyes on the head.
Embroider eyelids above the eyes with some stitches using a main color yarn.
Embroider spikes on the head with 6-7 stitches.
Tone nostrils and inner part of the ears using dry pastel.
Glue the arms on the ball, then a head. The distance between the arms should be such that the head fits.
Glue half pearl beads on the ball.
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