5 Fast and Festive Crochet Ornaments for Christmas and Winter

In this post, we’ll share with you a tutorial on how to make five fast and easy crochet ornaments that can be completed in under an hour, with most taking just 10 to 15 minutes. Your tutor will be from Play Hooky with Me teaching ornaments including a bell, star, snowflake, peppermint, and a Christmas tree all in one video. The last one can be prepared in two minutes if you have a pre-made granny square.

These ornaments are specifically for Christmas and Winter themes ideal for decorating your tree or adding a charm to your gifts. The tutor uses a weight 4 cotton yarn with a 4 mm hook but mentions that you can adjust the size by using thicker or thinner yarns for different effects. There are many other tips throughout along with clear, step-by-step instructions.

You can follow through with the tutorial available at the end of this post and read read more about it just below.

How to Crochet 5 FAST and Festive Crochet Ornaments

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Skills Used: Making magic ring, chaining, and working half-double crochets (hdc). Advanced skills like shaping through increases and decreases, joining pieces with seamless stitches, and creating unique patterns like snowflakes or peppermint swirls are also covered.

The emphasis on precision, blocking, and stiffening adds a professional touch to each design.

Guide Span: 34 Minutes Only

Personalization Tips: Personalization options for these ornaments are limitless. Add embellishments like beads, glitter, or tiny embroidery to make each ornament unique. For functional personalization, use ribbons instead of hooks for hanging, or adjust the size by switching to thinner or thicker yarn and hooks.

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Supplies Mentioned

These are the supplies and materials the tutor talks about for crocheting these ornaments. Make sure to have these handy for the best results in your crochet project:

Weight 4 cotton yarn (or your choice of yarn type and weight).
Crochet hooks (sizes 3mm, 4mm, and others as needed for project variations).
Tapestry needle for weaving ends and assembly.
Scissors.
Optional stiffening solution (white glue and water).
Blocking tools (optional for snowflakes and stars).
Stitch markers (optional for precision).

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Crochet Ornaments Tutorial

This video tutorial shows the last-minute ways to create cute crochet ornaments for the holiday when we are told busy. With designs ranging from popular themes, it caters to beginners and experienced crocheters alike.

Each project combines straightforward techniques. These versatile ornaments allow for customization in color, size, and application, ensuring fun. You will also find loads of tips throughout. Here is a quick overview of this tutorial:

Creating a Bell Ornament: Start with a magic ring and use half double crochets to shape the bell. Add finishing touches with a tapestry needle to ensure a neat design.
Making a Star Ornament: Use magic rings and double crochets to form a star with five pointed edges. Options for stiffening and blocking the star for sharpness are shared.
Snowflake Design: Create intricate snowflakes by chaining loops and adding details to mimic natural flake patterns. Adjustments for mini or larger designs are included.
Peppermint Ornament: Work with two colors to crochet a peppermint swirl. Tips for managing alternating color changes and seamless joins ensure a polished look.
Granny Square Christmas Tree: Transform a simple granny square into a Christmas tree shape, with careful attention to seaming and adding a stem. The video also suggests using color combinations for added festivity.

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Abbreviations Used and Stitches

Following are the stitches that the tutor uses for the pattern. Below we have given quick written instructions for the stitches also.

sc: Single Crochet – Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, pull through both loops on hook.
hdc: Half Double Crochet – Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through all three loops on hook.
dc: Double Crochet – Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through first two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.
tr: Treble Crochet – Yarn over twice, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through first two loops, yarn over, pull through next two loops, yarn over, pull through last two loops.
ch: Chain – Yarn over, pull through loop on hook.
sl st: Slip Stitch – Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch, and loop on hook immediately.