Crocheted lace bauble—these festive decorations come together easily with basic stitches
These crocheted lace baubles make beautiful, airy ornaments for the Christmas tree. They’re also perfect for adorning a string of lights. With the help of a balloon, it’s easy to shape and stiffen the baubles into a sphere.
Crocheted lace bauble—supplies:
- Hjertegarn Diamond Cotton yarn
- 2.75 mm crochet hook
- needle and scissors
- small balloons
- craft glue
Abbreviations:
- ch = chain
- dc = double crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
Crocheted lace bauble—pattern:
Small lace bauble
Round 1: Make a magic ring, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 23 dc into the ring (24 dc total). Join with a sl st to the third ch and pull the yarn tail to close the ring.
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in each of the next 2 dc. Ch 3, *1 dc in each of the next 3 dc, ch 3*; repeat from * to * around. Sl st to the third ch of the beginning ch-3.
Round 3: Ch 1, 1 sc in the sl st, ch 1, 2 dc tog (work 2 dc, leaving the last loop of each on the hook, yarn over, pull through all 3 loops on the hook), *ch 4, 1 sc in the next ch-space, ch 4, 3 dc tog (work 3 dc, leaving the last loop of each on the hook, yarn over, pull through all 4 loops)*; repeat from * to * 6 more times. Ch 4, 1 sc in the next ch-space, ch 2, 1 dc in the 2-dc cluster. Fasten off and weave in the ends on the wrong side.
Joining
Crochet a second identical piece but do not fasten off. Place the pieces with wrong sides facing each other and join them with a zigzag join like this: *ch 3 (with the yarn you didn’t fasten off) + 1 sc in the first ch-space of the piece, ch 3 + 1 sc in the second ch-space of the piece*; repeat all the way around. Work a few sl sts to finish, fasten off, and weave in the ends.
![[Round the baubles by inflating a balloon inside the crochet piece. Stiffen with Eri Keeper.] Shape the baubles into spheres by inflating a balloon inside the crochet piece. Stiffen with craft glue.](https://assets.kotona.com/u8qcultfeckn/6dJmnQiruRwKH4pY4Pbppw/3470df73df8839e8ecb84e17c36874a9/virkatut_kuusenpallot__Ihana-lehti_Mira_Joensuu_27__preview_r54jA.jpg?w=3840&q=75)
Shaping
Slip a balloon between the two halves through the largest opening and inflate it until the piece is nicely rounded.
Stiffening
Mix craft glue and water in a 1:1 ratio and coat the baubles with the solution. A paintbrush or sponge works well for applying it. Hang to dry overnight in a well-ventilated spot until completely dry and stiff. Pop and remove the balloons.
Large lace bauble
Round 1: Make a magic ring and work ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 23 dc into the ring (24 dc total). Join with a sl st to the third ch and pull the yarn tail to close the ring.
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in each of the next 2 dc. Ch 3, *1 dc in each of the next 3 dc, ch 3*; repeat from * to * around. Sl st to the third ch of the beginning ch-3.
Round 3: Ch 1, 1 sc in the sl st, ch 1, 2 dc tog (work 2 dc, leaving the last loop of each on the hook, yarn over, pull through all 3 loops), *ch 4, 1 sc in the next ch-space, ch 4, 3 dc tog (work 3 dc, leaving the last loop of each on the hook, yarn over, pull through all 4 loops)*; repeat from * to * 6 more times. Ch 4, 1 sc in the next ch-space, ch 2, 1 dc in the 2-dc cluster.
Round 4: Ch 1, 1 sc on top of the dc, ch 5, *1 sc in the next ch-4 space, ch 5*; repeat from * to * around, close the round with a sl st in the first sc. Fasten off and weave in the ends on the wrong side.
Joining
Crochet a second identical piece, but do not fasten off. Work 2 sl sts into the next ch-5 space to reach its middle point. Place the pieces with wrong sides facing and join with a zigzag join: *ch 3 (with the yarn you didn’t fasten off) + 1 sc in the first ch-space of the piece, ch 3 + 1 sc in the second ch-space of the piece*; repeat from * to * around. Finish with a few sl sts at the starting point, fasten off, and weave in the end.
”Shape and stiffen the large lace bauble as you did with the small one.”
Hjertegarn yarn, Lankamaailma.
