Dani and Bel: December 2015

My daughter Isabel these days is mad on perler beads. Last week she has created a lot of these stuff and I fell in love with a deer, a bird and an owl she made. So I thaught why not try using her patterns for some crochet baubles? And here they are! Please let me know what do you all think about them!

Lars with the baubles

Smilla having fun with the baubles

And for all those interested to make the ornaments too, here is the pattern: Lars

Materials

cotton yarn lana grossa

for the owl: dark grey, black, orange, white, yellow, turquoise, green

for the bird: light grey, orange, yellow, black, purple

for the deer: aqua, purple, black, white

crochet hook 2mm + wool needle

pair of scissors

polystyrene ball with a diameter of 6cm

Abbreviations

( ) = repeat the instructions in the parentheses the number of times specified

ch(s) = chain(s)

sc = single crochet

st(s) = stitch(es)

inc. = increase

dec. = decrease

slst(s) = slip stitch(es)

cont. = continue

rnd(s) = round(s)

tog. = together

Round 1 : make a ring of 6 chs and close it. (6)

Round 2 : 2 sc in each stitch around. (12)

Round 3 : inc. 6 sc evenly spaced around: (1sc in next st, 2sc in next st) - 6 times (18)

Round 4 : inc. 9 sc evenly spaced around: (1sc in next st, 2sc in next st) - 9 times (27)

Round 5: sc in each st around (27)

Round 6 : inc. 15 sc evenly spaced around ( 2sc in next st) - 2 times (1sc in next stitch,

2 sc in next st) - 12 times , 2sc in next st (42)

Rnds. 7 – 20 : sc in each st around (42)
For the owl use this pattern:

for the bird this one:

and fot the deer this one:

A wonderful tutorial for how to make tapestry crochet you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wGsqonucco
After round 20 insert the polystyrene ball with a diameter of 6cm.

Round 21: dec. 3 sc evenly spaced around (39)

Round 22: dec. 6 sc evenly spaced around (33)

Round 23: dec. 6 sc evenly spaced around: (1sc in next st, 1sc in next st, 1sc in next

st, 1sc in next 2 sts tog, 1sc in next st, 1sc in next st, 1sc in next st, 1sc in

next st. 1sc in next 2 sts tog.) - 3 times (27)

Round 27: dec. 3 sc evenly spaced around (24)

Round 28: dec. 6 sc evenly spaced around (18)

Round 29: dec. 3 sc evenly spaced around (15)

Close the ball:

Put the yarn tail through the needle´s eye and insert the needle through the front loop of each of the 15 stitches around the ball opening