Are you celebrating Christmas and still looking for a little something to give as a gift or decorate? These two crochet patterns, Glittery Christmas Baubles and Sparkly Stars, are really quick to make and look fantastic.
I’ve had a lot of fun crocheting them over the last few days and have found them quite addictive. The yarn you use will make them look very different, so they don’t necessarily have to look Christmassy. It all depends on your preference.
Both patterns require very little yarn, so they are great for using up any leftovers.
Glittery Christmas Baubles
The pattern is from Ana Morais Soares from One Skein of Love.
As the name of the pattern applies, Ana has used glittery yarn in some parts. I did not have anything with glitter on hand – so mine are made with some leftover yarn from my Legacy Blanket.
A little side note: Yes, my Legacy Blanket is finally finished! To be precise, it’s been finished for about a fortnight now, but I haven’t managed to take some nice pictures yet. The weather here is mostly pretty grey at the moment – clouds, rain, or fog. I hope it gets better in the next few days!
Back to my baubles, I think they clearly show what I meant at the beginning – they look more rustic than glittery and Christmassy.
I’m totally in love with this look!
I used
- Drops Lima (100 m / 50 g) – colour 100, Off White
- Drops Merino Extra Fine (105 m / 50 g) – colour 07, Light Brown
- Drops Merino Extra Fine (105 m / 50 g) – colour 15, Light Greyish Green
with a 3,5 mm hook.
The bauble itself consists of two halves that are sewn together. First, you crochet the two halves, then you join them together while inserting the bauble.
Ana used a Christmas bauble for this. Unfortunately, I didn’t have one that was the right size. So I put a polystyrene ball inside mine. It’s a 7 cm (2 3/4 inch) ball. The circumference is about 22 cm, just over 8.5 inches. It fits perfectly!
Of course, you can use various decorative stitches to join the two halves. Alternatively, if you prefer not to stitch them together, a crochet join, such as a simple zipper join, works very well.
I tried different joins, and the one shown on the left is my favourite.
It is made with slip stitches worked through the back loops. On each half, I inserted the hook top down, from outside to inside. I started with a slip stitch through the back loop of a stitch on the lower half, then slip stitched through the corresponding stitch on the upper half. And so on … It creates a nice kind of braided effect.
Sparkly Stars
Sparkly Stars is a pattern by Joy Clements from Crochet Road, which I spotted on Ravelry. These five-pointed stars are as quick to make and as addictive as Ana’s baubles. They can also be used simply as winter decorations.
Here, too, the final look can be influenced by the yarn and colours used.
The pattern offers two different sizes, contains detailed pictures and also a link to a video tutorial.
I used the same yarn and colours as for the baubles, but this time with a 4 mm hook. So again, no sparkle or glitter.
My small stars are about 9 cm and the tall ones about 14 cm.
Both patterns, the Glittery Christmas Baubles and the Sparkly Stars are available on Ravelry.
Glittery Christmas Baubles on Ravelry
Sparkly Stars on Ravelry
I will definitely make some more baubles and stars using different yarns.
Have a lovely time 💕
Hooked on Häkelmaschen 