Free Pattern: Crochet Christmas Bauble #5

So much for trying to get a pattern out each day. Christmas time is just not the time to be doing anything but preparing for Christmas!

I have managed to get the next bauble pattern out though. I don't think there will be too many more to come. If anything, maybe just one more. I'd like to start working on some different patterns and post them up.

Here is bauble #5

For a bauble of 19.5cm circumference.

Materials:

• Cotton thread (4ply)
• 2.5mm hook

Stitches used:

• Chain (ch)
• Single crochet (sc)
• Double crochet (dc)
• Treble crochet (tr)
• Double treble crochet (dtr)
• Double crochet 2 together (dc2tog)
• Treble crochet 2 together (tr2tog)
• Double treble crochet 2 together (dtr2tog)

	Instruction	Comments
Start	Magic loop, do not tighten
Row 1	ch, 12sc, slst	Tighten magic loop to approx. 5mm.
Row 2	Ch2, dc, [ch2, dc2tog] repeat 4 times, ch2 slst	dc2tog: First dc should be in same sc as previous dc, skip 1 sc, second dc in next sc.
Row 3	Ch, [2sc in dc2tog, 2sc in chain space] repeat 5 times, slst	The first 2sc (and sc, indicated in red), should be in same stitch as the slip stitch.
Row 4	Ch3, tr, [ch4, tr2tog] repeat 6 times, ch4, slst	tr2tog: First tr should be in same sc as previous tr, skip 2 sc, second tr in next sc.
Row 5	Ch, [2sc in tr2tog, 4sc in chain space] repeat 7 times, slst
Row 6	Ch4, dtr, [ch4, dtr2tog] repeat 6 times, ch4, slst	dtr2tog: First dtr should be in same sc as previous dtr, skip 5 sc, second dtr in next sc.
Row 7	Ch, [2sc in dtr2tog, 4sc in chain space] repeat 7 times, slst
Row 8	Ch4, dtr, [ch4, dtr2tog] repeat 6 times, ch4, slst	dtr2tog: First dtr should be in same sc as previous dtr, skip 5 sc, second dtr in next sc.
Row 9	Ch, [sc in dtr2tog, 4sc in chain space] repeat 7 times, slst	At this row or the previous, you will need to place bauble inside the cover and work around it.
Row 10	Ch3, tr, [ch2, tr2tog] repeat 6 times, ch2, slst	tr2tog: First tr should be in same sc as previous tr, skip 4 sc, second tr in next sc.
Row 11	Ch, [3sc in chain space] repeat 7 times, slst
Row 12	Ch2, dc, [dc2tog] repeat 6 times, slst	dc2tog: First dc should be in same sc as previous dc, skip 1 sc, second dc in next sc.
END	Tie off and break thread.

Just remember that as you complete rows with the bauble inside the crochet cover, you may need to pull the stitches a little tighter so they do not look stretched out.

I’ve wanted to try adding a chart to this pattern. But I’m really struggling with making complete charts; the programs I use are a bit too fiddly for what I make. I made this chart to show how the dc2tog stitch is over 3 sc stitches.

However, I could not get the scale to be equal for each row. The program I used is very fussy. The charts would either be out of proportion or skewed. I had to pick the lesser of two evils. I’m going to keep playing around with the charts though to see if I can make them work a little better.