Turn festive favourites into a set of six quirky decs
These cheery baubles all start with the same basic shape, but leave HANNAH COOPER to work her magic and hey presto, here are six jolly Christmas characters to hang from your tree. Quick and easy to make, these decorations will delight the younger members of the family, and they can help dress the tree without any danger of breakages.
ALL BAUBLES
12 x 9mm safety eyes, stuffing, tapestry needle
SIZE
6cm (approx)
bauble
Make six (two in each colour) Using 3.5mm hook and Soft Blush (Sparkly Purple, Party Pink) make a magic ring, work 6dc into ring. Six sts Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to end. 12 sts Rnd 2: (1dc, 2dc in next st) to end.
18 sts
Rnd 3: (2dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 24 sts
Rnd 4: (3dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 30 sts
Rnds 5-10: 1dc in each st to end Place safety eyes between Rnds 6-7, six sts apart
Rnd 11: (3dc, dc2tog) to end. 24 sts
Rnd 12: (2dc, dc2tog) to end. 18 sts
Rnd 13: (1dc, dc2tog) to end. 12 sts Stuff firmly
Rnd 14: (dc2tog) to end, join with a sl st to first st. Six sts Fasten off
hanging loop
Make six (two in Sparkly Purple, two in Party Pink, one in Merry Red and one in Bright Orange) Using 3.5mm hook and chosen colour make 15ch, join with a sl st to first st to make a loop Fasten off
SANTA
santa hat
Using 3.5mm hook
and Merry Red make a magic ring, work 6dc into ring. Six sts
Rnds 1-2: 1dc in each st to end
Rnd 3: (1dc, 2dc in next st) to end. Nine sts
Rnds 4-5: 1dc in each st to end
Rnd 6: 6dc, 2dc in next three sts. 12 sts
Rnd 7: 6dc, 2dc in next six sts. 18 sts
Rnd 8: 1dc in each st to end
Rnd 9: (2dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 24 sts
Rnd 10: (3dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 30 sts
Rnd 11-14: 1dc in each st to end, join with a sl st to first st Fasten off
trim
Using 3.5mm hook join Jolly Green to any st, make 2ch (counts as 1tr), 1tr in each st to end, join with a sl st to top of 2ch. 30 sts Fasten off
beard
Using 3.5mm hook and Bright Orange make 15ch, turn
Row 1: 1ch (does not count as st throughout), 1htr in each st to end, turn. 15 sts
Row 2: 1ch, htr2tog, 11htr, htr2tog, turn. 13 sts
Row 3: 1ch, htr2tog, 9htr, htr2tog, turn. 11 sts
Row 4: 1ch, htr2tog, 7htr, htr2tog, turn. Nine sts
Row 5: 1ch, htr2tog, 5htr, htr2tog, turn. Seven sts
Row 6: 1ch, htr2tog, 3htr, htr2tog, turn. Five sts
Row 7: 1ch, htr2tog, 1htr, htr2tog, turn. Three sts
Row 8: 1ch, htr3tog. One st Fasten off
to make up
Turn Bauble so last row is at top and sew hole shut. Sew Hat to Bauble head and tip of Hat to side of Head. Attach Beard under eyes. With Soft Blush embroider a nose. Using Jolly Green and a fork make a 2.5cm pom-pom and sew to end of Hat. Sew Hanging
