Celtic Weave Bauble Ornament – Free Crochet Pattern

This post has been sitting in my draft folder for two years – yikes! – since before I converted my blog (note the “.blogspot.com” on the bottom of the picture above! Ha! Originally, I designed it only to fit over some store bought ornaments, but last year (2017), I updated it to include three sizes to fit over styrofoam balls, and it was then published in the Pattern Pack Pro, Issue 39 for December 2017.

Back Then: This is my second year participating in the One Artsy Mama Ornament Exchange. Last year (2015), I designed my Santa Bauble Ornaments. This year, my partner’s notes said her colors were red, white, silver and pewter, and her theme was traditional, vintage/antique. While Santa ornaments are probably considered traditional, I wanted something new and a little more elegant paired with the vintage feel, so I turned to one of my favorite stitches – the Celtic Weave.

My first thought was to pull out my fiber fill, but after I worked up to the first row of the weave pattern, I realized the holes in between the clusters, which would let all of the fiber fill out (or it be poking out), so I stopped to think. First alternative that popped into my head was styrofoam balls, but I didn’t want to pay a lot for them at the time, so I went to my local Dollar Tree to see if they had any, and they did! But they were a little small… No biggie! It’s Christmas time! Bauble ornaments are everywhere, so I just picked up a tube of some neutral colored baubles, and went back home to finish up. And I just LOVE how they turned out!!

Second alternative thought of much, much later, you could stuff some old panty hoes (or similar) with the fiber fill, and that will create a pocket to hold it in so it doesn’t come out. Too much work for me, but a good alternative.

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Materials:

• Small Amount of Lightweight #3 Yarn – I have used Baby Bee’s Sweet Delight, Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Sportweight Yarn, and Vanna’s Glamour Yarn from Lion Brand
• G6/4mm Crochet Hook
• #20 Tapestry Needle for Sewing and Weaving
• Styrofoam Balls – 2.4″ for Small, 2.8″ for Medium, and 3.8″ for Large  (Got mine from Hobby Lobby)

Material Notes:

You can absolutely use bauble ornaments in place of the styrofoam balls – that’s how I did my original set of ornaments. I had bought a tube of 7 from my local Dollar Tree, and they measured 7 1/2″ around, and was able to follow the instructions for the Small size.

Keep in mind the color of the bauble/styrofoam because some parts may show through the celtic weave pattern.

Time Spent:

The small ornament took me just over half an hour to finish – not sure on the others anymore.

Abbreviations:

• HDC – Half Double Crochet
• FPTC – Front Post Treble Crochet
• TC – Treble Crochet (also know as a Triple Crochet)
• HDC2tog – Half Double Crochet Two Stitches Together (to Decrease)

Pattern Notes:

Beginning chain does not count as a stitch/post, and join to the first stitch, not the beginning chain.

If you need a larger diameter, I recommend first trying to go up a hook size, otherwise you will need a multiple of four to work the celtic weave stitch pattern.

Patterns:

Small – 2.4” Styrofoam Ball. Diameter at End of Round 3 is 2.38”:

Chain 5. Join to form a ring, taking care not to twist chain. Chain 1. 12 hdc into the ring. Join. (12 hdc)

R2: Chain 1. 2 hdc into the 1st hdc, and into each hdc around. Join. (24 hdc)

R3: Chain 1. 2 hdc into the 1st hdc, 1 hdc into the next hdc, [2 hdc into the next hdc, 1 hdc into the next hdc] 11x. Join, and Weave in Beginning Tail End. (36 hdc)

R4: Chain 2. Skip the 1st and 2nd posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working in front of stitches just worked: FPtc around each of the 1st two skipped posts, [skip the next 2 posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working in front of stitches just worked: FPtc around each of the two skipped posts] 8x. Join. (36 tc)

R5: Chain 2. Skip the 1st four posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working behind stitches just worked: FPtc around the last two skipped posts, [skip the next 2 posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working behind stitches just worked: FPtc around each of the two skipped posts] 8x. Join. (36 tc)

R6: Chain 2. Skip the 1st four posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working in front of stitches just worked: FPtc around the last two skipped posts, [skip the next 2 posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working in front of stitches just worked: FPtc around each of the two skipped posts] 8x. Join. (36 tc)

R7 – 8: Repeat Rounds 5 and 6. Flip piece inside out, place ball and pull piece around slightly stretching.

R9: Chain 1. Hdc2tog over the 1st two stitches, 1 hdc into the next st, [hdc2tog over the next two stitches, 1 hdc into the next stitch] 11x. Join. (24 hdc)

R10: Chain 1. Hdc2tog over the 1st two stitches, [hdc2tog over the next two stitches] 11x. Join, and Fasten Off with Long Tail approximately 20”. (12 hdc)

Medium – 2.8” Styrofoam Ball. Diameter at End of Round 4 is 2.75”:

  Chain 4. Join to form a ring, taking care not to twist chain. Chain 1. 10 hdc into the ring. Join. (10 hdc)

R2: Chain 1. 2 hdc into the 1st hdc, and into each hdc around. Join. (20 hdc)

R3: Chain 1. 2 hdc into the 1st hdc, 1 hdc into the next hdc, [2 hdc into the next hdc, 1 hdc into the next hdc] 9x. Join. (30 hdc)

R4: Chain 1. 2 hdc into the 1st hdc, 1 hdc into each of the next two hdc, [2 hdc into the next hdc, 1 hdc into each of the next two hdc] 9x. Join, and Weave in Beginning Tail. (40 hdc)

R5: Chain 2. Skip the 1st and 2nd posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working in front of stitches just worked: FPtc around each of the 1st two skipped posts, [skip the next 2 posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working in front of stitches just worked: FPtc around each of the two skipped posts] 9x. Join. (40 tc)

R6: Chain 2. Skip the 1st four posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working behind stitches just worked: FPtc around the last two skipped posts, [skip the next 2 posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working behind stitches just worked: FPtc around each of the two skipped posts] 9x. Join. (40 tc)

R7: Chain 2. Skip the 1st four posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working in front of stitches just worked: FPtc around the last two skipped posts, [skip the next 2 posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working in front of stitches just worked: FPtc around each of the two skipped posts] 9x. Join. (40 tc)

R8 – 11: Repeat Rounds 6 and 7. Flip piece inside out, place ball and pull piece around slightly stretching.

R12: Chain 1. Hdc2tog over the 1st two stitches, 1 hdc into each of the next two stitches, [hdc2tog over the next two stitches, 1 hdc in each of the next two stitches] 9x. Join. (30 hdc)

R13: Chain 1. Hdc2tog over the 1st two stitches, hdc into the next stitch, [hdc2tog over the next two stitches, hdc into the next stitch] 9x. Join. (20 hdc)

R14: Chain 1. Hdc2tog over the 1st two stitches, [hdc2tog over the next two stitches] 9x. Join, and Fasten Off with Long Tail approximately 20”. (10 hdc)

Large – 3.8” Styrofoam Ball. Diameter at End of Round 5 is 3.63”:

  Chain 5. Join to form a ring, taking care not to twist chain. Chain 1. 12 hdc into the ring. Join. (12 hdc)

R2: Chain 1. 2 hdc into the 1st hdc, and into each hdc around. Join. (24 hdc)

R3: Chain 1. 2 hdc into the 1st hdc, 1 hdc into the next hdc, [2 hdc into the next hdc, 1 hdc into the next hdc] 11x. Join. (36 hdc)

R4: Chain 1. 2 hdc into the 1st hdc, 1 hdc into each of the next two hdc, [2 hdc into the next hdc, 1 hdc into each of the next two hdc] 11x. Join. (48 hdc)

R5: Chain 1. 2 hdc into the 1st hdc, 1 hdc into each of the next three hdc, [2 hdc into the next hdc, 1 hdc into each of the next three hdc] 11x. Join, and Weave in Beginning Tail. (60 hdc)

R6: Chain 2. Skip the 1st and 2nd posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working in front of stitches just worked: FPtc around each of the 1st two skipped posts, [skip the next 2 posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working in front of stitches just worked: FPtc around each of the two skipped posts] 14x. Join. (60 tc)

R7: Chain 2. Skip the 1st four posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working behind stitches just worked: FPtc around the last two skipped posts, [skip the next 2 posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working behind stitches just worked: FPtc around each of the two skipped posts] 14x. Join. (60 tc)

R8: Chain 2. Skip the 1st four posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working in front of stitches just worked: FPtc around the last two skipped posts, [skip the next 2 posts, FPtc around each of the next 2 posts, working in front of stitches just worked: FPtc around each of the two skipped posts] 14x. Join. (60 tc)

R9 – 12: Repeat Rounds 7 and 8. Flip piece inside out, place ball and pull piece around slightly stretching.

R13: Chain 1. Hdc2tog over the 1st two stitches, 1 hdc into each of the next three stitches, [hdc2tog over the next two stitches, 1 hdc in each of the next three stitches] 11x. Join. (48 hdc)

R14: Chain 1. Hdc2tog over the 1st two stitches, 1 hdc into each of the next two stitches, [hdc2tog over the next two stitches, 1 hdc in each of the next two stitches] 11x. Join. (36 hdc)

R15: Chain 1. Hdc2tog over the 1st two stitches, hdc into the next stitch, [hdc2tog over the next two stitches, hdc into the next stitch] 11x. Join. (24 hdc)

R16: Chain 1. Hdc2tog over the 1st two stitches, [hdc2tog over the next two stitches] 11x. Join, and Fasten Off with Long Tail approximately 30”. (12 hdc)

Finishing:

Pull up on final loop so yarn comes out. Thread tail end into needle.

Begin weaving in and out of every other stitch around top. Once back to the beginning, tug on yarn to close top hole and then weave into the stitches to secure.

Keep tension on yarn end with left hand, and insert crochet hook underneath the center stitches with the other. Pull up a loop. Chain 10 for Small and Medium, and 15 for Large – if you want a loop large enough to hang straight from tree, add 10 more chains. Fold chain in half with wrong sides facing each other, and weave in remaining yarn to secure the loop in place.

If you are using a bauble ornament as the base, follow the same first step, however, after weaving in and out around the top, tug on the yarn to close up around the ornament hanger, and secure here. Skip the next step to make the hanger as you already have one.

Please feel free to make and sell your own Celtic Weave Ornaments using this pattern, but please DO NOT claim this pattern as your own nor should you sell my pattern, and DO NOT re-publish my photos as your own. DO NOT copy and paste my pattern anywhere, link to it instead.

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