Free Crochet Mini Christmas Baubles
After mastering crochet of basic spheres, consider move onto making more complex amigurumi like these mini Christmas baubles! It involves crocheting variations of a simple sphere, with simple colour changes. With the free pattern below and the accompanying videos, you will be churning out mini Christmas baubles in a variety of colours in no time!
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Introduction to Crocheting Mini Christmas Baubles
We will first be starting off with the relevant supplies and techniques you would need to crochet these little baubles - there are only 2 colours involved which are red and white.
As this is very simple beginner friendly pattern, involving making variations of a basic sphere. So the most important technique is actually just changing colours.
Stick around after that to check out the full videos of how to crochet mini Christmas baubles (there are 3!) and finally we will end off with the full pattern PDF download if that is the mode of reading that suits you best. Don’t forget to grab the free Ice Cream Snowman pattern PDF below to add to your festive collection.
Supplies and Techniques for Crocheting mini Christmas Baubles
Here I have listed the techniques as well as the materials needed to crochet little christmas bauble amigurumis. Each one is individually linked if you need to learn more about how to master each technique, or you could check out this post on “How to Learn Basic Crochet Stitches step by step for Absolute Beginners - 6 Easy Steps!”. It just involves crocheting simple spheres, there are no special stitches involved!
The materials needed are also listed below or if you wish to see what I start off most of my projects with, then check out this post on “My Crochet Tools and Accessories that are Super Simple to Start With”. Read on below.
Terminology for Crocheting Mini Christmas Baubles
Ch = chain
St = stitch (refers to number of stitches in one round)
2sc1 = single crochet increase (meaning 2 single crochet in same stitch)
Sc2tog1 = single crochet decrease (referring to invisible decrease)
Materials and Tools for Crocheting Mini Christmas Baubles
Scheepjes Catona or any equivalent fingering or sport weight yarn
Version 1 - Bright Red, White (25gm each)
Version 2 - Maroon, White (25gm each)
Darning needle
Filling – use leftover yarn or polyester fiberfill
Scissors
See how they look like and my selection for my amigurumis just below.
Also check out my full list of commonly used crochet tools and accessories here.
Now that you have gathered your supplies and had a look at the basic terminology to reading the following pattern, let us first get started!
Yarn
Scheepjes Catona or any equivalent fingering or sport weight yarn
Crochet hook
2.5-3.0mm Clover crochet hook
Stuffing
Use leftover yarn or polyester fibrefill
Darning Needles
Stitch Markers
Plastic stitch markers or metal stitch markers
Crochet Mini Christmas Baubles
There are 3 mini Christmas Bauble patterns listed below, starting with the easiest and then it gets only slightly more complex. I intentionally made them in different variations so they look nice together in a bundle. The first bauble involves crocheting a red sphere with some stars sprinkled on it, the second has a colourful spiral appearance while the third one looks more like a hot air balloon! Also, there are short videos for each of them just below the pattern, which go along nicely, especially for beginners!
Crochet Christmas Bauble 1- Starry Bauble
Let us start with the simplest bauble first, crocheting the whole mini sphere in 1 colour and then embroidering on the stars!
Make this bauble with just red yarn.
Round 1: Magic ring sc6 - 6st
Round 2: 2sc6 - 12st
Round 3: (Sc1, 2sc1) x 6 - 18st
Round 4: (Sc2, 2sc1) x 6 - 24st
Round 5: (Sc2, sc2tog1) x 6 - 18st
Round 6: (Sc1, sc2tog1) x 6 - 12st
Add stuffing to sphere.
Round 7: Sc2tog6 - 6st
Close up in FLO and fasten off.
Use white yarn to embroider stars all over the sphere randomly with 5 points facing outwards.
Mini Christmas Bauble Video - Starry Bauble
Refer to the pattern above and remember to check out the full video on how to crochet this Christmas bauble. It takes less than half an hour and it includes captions with voice-overs as well.
Remember to also like the video and subscribe to my Youtube Channel so that when new amigurumi videos are released, you will know about it! Check out the other 2 bauble patterns below.
Crochet Christmas Bauble 2 - Spiral Bauble
Now we move onto the second design, which is a non uniform spiral pattern. Likewise, I just used the same colours, red and colour. You could change it up to dark and bright versions like I did, or just change the colours altogether! This pattern involves some colour changes so it is slightly more complex than the previous one but still great for beginners trying out amigurumi colour changes.
Start off making bauble with both white and red yarn.
Round 1: Magic ring sc4 (white) + sc2 (red) - 6st
Round 2: 2sc3 (red), 2sc2 (white), 2sc1 (red) - 12st
Round 3: (Sc1, 2sc1) x 2 (white), sc1 (white), 2sc1 (red), (sc1, 2sc1) x 1 (red), sc1 (red), 2sc1 (white), (sc1, 2sc1) x 1 (red) - 18st
Round 4: (Sc2, 2sc1) x 1 (red), sc2 (red), 2sc1 (red then white), (sc2, 2sc1) x 1 (white), sc2 (white), 2sc1 (white then red), (sc2, 2sc1) x 2 (red) - 24st
Round 5: (Sc2, sc2tog1) x 1 (white), sc2 (white), sc2tog1 (red), (sc2, sc2tog1) x 1 (red), sc2 (red), sc2tog1 (white), (sc2, sc2tog1) x 2 (white) - 18st
Round 6: (Sc1, sc2tog1) x 2 (red), sc1 (red), sc2tog1 (white),(sc1, sc2tog1) x 1 (white), sc1 (white), sc2tog1 (red), (sc1, sc2tog1) x 1 (white) - 12st
Add stuffing to sphere.
Round 7: Sc2tog3 (white), sc2tog2 (red), sc2tog1 (white) - 6st
Close up in FLO in white and red and end off.
Mini Christmas Bauble Video - Spiral Bauble
For this mini Christmas bauble, check out the video below, I also show the colour changes involved inside. It works up super quickly, less than half an hour, and it includes captions with voice-overs as well.
Remember to also like the video and subscribe to my Youtube Channel so that when new amigurumi videos are released, you will know about it! Check out the last bauble pattern below.
Crochet Christmas Bauble 3 - Stripy Bauble
Last but not least is the stripy bauble, which looks like a mini hot air balloon! It is actually adapted from my Jellyfish pattern, which I also used alternating colours to create the vertical stripy effect. You can check out the Jellyfish pattern over here, which is an easy step up from this bauble pattern below!
Start off making bauble with both white and red yarn.
Round 1: Magic ring [sc1 (white), sc1 (red)] x 3 - 6st
Round 2: [2sc1 (white), 2sc1 (red)] x 3 - 12st
Round 3: [(Sc1, 2sc1) x 1 (white), (sc1, 2sc1) x 1 (red)] x 3 - 18st
Round 4: [(Sc2, 2sc1) x 1 (white), (sc2, 2sc1) x 1 (red)] x 3 - 24st
Round 5: [(Sc2, sc2tog1) x 1 (white), (sc2, sc2tog1) x 1 (red)] x 3 - 18st
Round 6: [(Sc1, sc2tog1) x 1 (white), (sc1, sc2tog1) x 1 (red)] x 3 - 12st
Add stuffing to sphere.
Round 7: [Sc2tog1 (white), sc2tog1 (red)] x 3 - 6st
Close up in FLO in white and red and end off.
Mini Christmas Bauble Video - Stripy Bauble
For this mini Christmas bauble, there are many colour changes involved, so check out the video below for the steps. It works up slightly slower than the 2 previous ones because of frequent colour changes, but still super quickly, less than half an hour. The video includes captions with voice-overs as well for easier reference.
Remember to also like the video and subscribe to my Youtube Channel so that when new amigurumi videos are released, you will know about it!
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Mini Christmas Baubles PDF Pattern
The Mini Christmas Baubles PDF Pattern is an ad-free downloadable PDF printable, with checkboxes included and step-by-step pictorial tutorials. The pattern is easy for beginners, fast and no-sew. Just click on the image below or scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the pattern download.
Conclusion of Crocheting Mini Christmas Baubles
Thank you for joining me in crocheting these little festive Christmas ornaments. Remember to tag me @pocketyarnlings on instagram so I can see your makes too and I will feature them in my email newsletter. Here is how you can support me so that I can make more posts and videos for you in the future:
If you want to try the pattern for free, check out the pattern above with ads.
If you want to see the way the amigurumi is made in real-time, then check out the videos on my Youtube channel here - for starry, spiral, and stripy ones.
To check out more of my festive patterns, go check out more below, or grab my free Ice Cream Snowman pattern below so that you can crochet even more Christmas ornaments!
