17 Quick, easy and all free Crochet Christmas Ornament Patterns to decorate your holiday tree or Christmas presents
Want to make your Christmas tree or holiday decorations extra special this year? Who doesn’t, right? Well, if you have even just a little bit of experience crocheting, you can totally make your own ornaments fairly quickly and easily.
The cool thing is that ornaments are usually very small projects so you can make a whole bunch of them in just one evening while watching tv.
Also, you can personalize these Christmas ornament crochet patterns by simply changing the color of your yarn.
Can beginners crochet Christmas Ornaments?
Yes, absolutely! Ornaments are actually really good patterns for beginning crocheters to tackle. Most of the time they are small projects so perhaps not as intimidating as a big sweater, for instance.
Also, a lot of these patterns use fairly simple stitches. What’s more, if you do mess up on one of them, you won’t have to unravel hours and hours worth of work.
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List of Patterns for Crochet Ornaments
These adorable mini Christmas Stockings would look super cute on your holiday tree or as an embellishment for your Christmas gifts!
How cute is this Harry Potter Snitch crocheted Christmas Ornament? It looks extra special made with sparkly, gold thread or yarn.
These brown and white Gingerbread Hearts might be my favorite ornament yet! How cute are the decorations on the hearts?
(Pattern by Golden Lucy Crafts published by Snappy Tots)
What's more festive than a Snowflake ornament? You, too can crochet this sweet snowflake with help from this easy pattern. Make it extra festive with sparkly yarn or thread.
How cool is this? One crochet pattern can be modified to make three different ornaments!
You start crocheting a ball ornament over a styrofoam base and then embellish each to make a Santa Claus, Reindeer or a Snowman ornament.
Every Christmas tree needs a bunch of candy canes hanging from it and these cute crocheted candy canes can be kept forever! No need to buy new ones every year.
Super easy free crochet pattern that's a great yarn stash buster as well.
These bauble or ball ornaments are crocheted over a styrofoam ball form which can be used to make a variety of different designs. A great way to use up your yarn stash.
Here is a fun little Christmas lightbulb that would be a cute decoration not just for your Christmas tree but it would make a great accent for your wrapped gifts.
This little lightbulb is simple to crochet so it is a great beginner crochet pattern.
Super cute mini crochet "Ugly Christmas Sweater" that makes a fun gift card holder and Christmas tree ornament.
You could quickly crochet a little sweater in a different color for everybody on your gift list.
Add a little bling to your holiday tree with these little mirror ornaments. The pattern is written for right handed as well as left handed crocheters plus there are video tutorials.
This lovely Nordic Star tree ornament is actually a pouch which doubles as a gift card holder. The Scandinavian design adds a homey touch to your holiday decor.
What is Christmas without Rudolph? This adorable reindeer ornament is pretty easy to make even for beginners.
Don't forget, you are not limited to yarn for crocheting. These star ornaments are made with glitter ribbon
These pretty lace baubles remind me of the lovely Vintage Christmas ornaments that used to hang on my Grandmother's tree.
I love this unique, minimal look Spiral Ornament. You can easily customize the yarn colors to match your Holiday decor this year.
Stars, of course, are the ultimate Christmas icon and your holiday tree needs lots of them. These cute ornaments are crocheted in white with different colors so have fun and make a bunch of them.
(Guest post by MadMadme published on Moogly blog)
These little Christmas wreaths are a super fast and easy crochet pattern with worsted yarn. They also make a cute gift decoration.
What can I crochet for Christmas gifts?
There is nothing quite so special as a thoughtful, handmade present, right? Personally, I prefer to give (and receive) a gift that was homemade with love and time rather than just money.
Lately, I have been crocheting many of my gifts. Last year, I made these fun crochet socks for my daughters. They worked up very quickly and are easy enough for beginners to figure out.
Other quick gifts to crochet would be dish or washcloths, hats, gloves, trivets, produce bags and just about any one skein crochet pattern.
How do you crochet a Christmas ball?
Crocheting a ball is actually pretty easy to do. You just need some kind of form to work with.
This could be a simple styrofoam ball or a Christmas tree glass ball ornament. Basically, you just crochet around the ball form.
The video below will teach you step by step how to easily crochet a ball ornament.
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