Crochet brings a warm, handmade touch to the classic Christmas bauble. With endless options for color and texture, you can easily create ornaments that match your holiday style. Work up a few crochet Christmas balls to add charm and personality to your tree.
These little ornaments are also perfect stash-busters and quick gift ideas. They’re a fun way to experiment with new stitches, and whether your decor leans boho, rustic, or modern, you can customize each of these for a holiday display that’s uniquely yours.
Crochet Christmas Balls to Add Handmade Charm to Your Tree
We’ve rounded up a collection of some of the best Christmas ball patterns from different talented designers. These patterns encompass a wide variety of interesting stitch patterns, decor styles, construction methods, and yarn weights. There’s something here for just about everyone, including:
- Granny Christmas Baubles
- Snowy Wheat Ornament
- LED Light Ornaments
- Christmas Baubles
- Holly Tapestry Crochet Bauble
- Christmas Ball with Scrubby Yarn
- Christmas Baubles that Sparkle
- Fireside Christmas Bauble
- Amigurumi Christmas Baubles
- Boho Christmas Baubles
- Snowdrop Christmas Baubles
- Holiday Weave Bauble
- Supersize Baubles
- Almond Ridge Bauble
- Christmas Flowers
- Crochet Snowball Baubles
- Candy Cane Stripe Bauble
- Classic Ornament Ball
How to Crochet Around Christmas Balls
There are several popular construction methods for crochet Christmas balls. For some, you’ll crochet two identical halves and join them together around a pre-made bauble. Others, you’ll work in the round from the bottom up or top down, inserting the bauble partway through. Still others are worked flat, often with some shaping, and seamed.
You also have multiple options for the inside of the ornament. Use a store-bought bauble (secondhand ones work nicely), a Styrofoam ball, or stuff them with fiberfill or cotton wool. The patterns in this collection use a wide variety of methods and materials so you can choose one that suits your preferences and stash.
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18 Free Patterns for Crochet Christmas Balls
Granny Christmas Baubles
These granny crochet Christmas baubles add bright pops of color to your tree. Use an inexpensive bauble (or even upcycle an old one) and scraps of yarn to make a budget-friendly handmade gift. This popular pattern is a fan favorite that you will want to make again and again.
Snowy Wheat Ornament
These textured Christmas ornaments feature the Wheat Stitch, a repeat of single crochet and modified puff stitches. This gives the bauble a braid-like surface that will beautifully capture the highlights and shadows created by your Christmas lights.
LED Light Ornament
Candles give your holiday decor a nostalgic vibe. This crochet Christmas tree ornament uses the granny stitch to create a hollow shell that you’ll stiffen with glue. It holds a battery-operated candle that safely simulates the look of candlelight.
Christmas Baubles
These bright and colorful crochet Christmas baubles are a fun way to experiment with different color combinations. They look equally fabulous in traditional Christmas colors or using random yarns from your stash. The free pattern also includes a video crochet tutorial!
Holly Tapestry Bauble
This holly Christmas bauble features the traditional bright red berries worked in tapestry crochet. If you enjoy this technique, this free crochet Christmas ornament pattern is part of a collection along with 6 other tapestry crochet designs.
Christmas Ball with Scrubby Yarn
These festive Christmas balls use an unexpected fiber—scrubby yarn! In addition to its crinkly texture, this nylon yarn also has a beautiful sheen that lends itself perfectly to sparky holiday decor. These ornaments only use 27 yards of yarn. So if you’re crocheting up a bunch of dish scrubbers for practical gifts, you can easily make one of these from the leftovers!
Christmas Baubles that Sparkle
These sparkle Christmas balls use a metallic yarn that reflects the lights on your tree, adding some extra holiday glitz and glam. These ornaments also make meaningful gifts and offer lots of options for customization with colors, embellishments, sequins or beads.
Fireside Christmas Bauble
These knit-look crochet baubles use a subtly-textured stitch pattern that looks so cozy. They’re crocheted flat, using short rows to give them a snug fit around a pre-made plastic ornament. The pattern is filled with incredibly detailed photos so even a confident beginner should be able to take on this project.
Amigurumi Christmas Baubles
While many of these designs work as a cover for a store-bought bauble, these amigurumi Christmas balls give your tree a playful look with crocheted ornament caps as well. This pattern creates the perfect canvas to embroider whatever decorations you choose.
Boho Christmas Baubles
If you love boho-inspired decor, add some to your tree with these fun and funky Christmas baubles. These richly-textured baubles look stunning in vibrant folk colors but would also be lovely in a more traditional holiday palette.
Snowdrop Christmas Baubles
Contrasting bobble stitch accents create the look of snowdrops around the middle of these pretty Christmas ornaments. Deep red and green give these baubles a timeless look that you can use year after year.
Holiday Weave Bauble
These chunky Christmas baubles use bulky weight (#5) yarn which works up quickly and really shows off the stitches. Moss stitch, worked in alternating colors with one main color repeated throughout, gives the ornaments a woven look.
Supersize Baubles
These super size Christmas balls are perfect for a larger tree or just to add variety to your ornament collection. Worsted weight chenille yarn makes them so soft and squishy! But these would work well any type of fiber.
Almond Ridge Bauble
This gorgeous Christmas bauble plays with different stitch heights to create an interesting fabric with textures ridges. The pattern comes with a full video tutorial. This ornament is part of collection of 24 Christmas bauble patterns, all free and available from here.
Christmas Flowers
These beautiful Christmas balls start with two African flower motifs, which are joined together around a bauble. This pattern includes only a crochet chart, so you’ll need to be familiar with how to read a crochet diagram. However, it’s well worth it to create some gorgeous floral Christmas decor.
Snowball Baubles
DK weight faux fur yarn gives these crochet snowball ornaments such a fun, fluffy look. These ornaments are fast and easy to make, and use mostly double crochet stitches. The pattern includes tips for covering any size of pre-made ornament or Styrofoam ball.
Candy Cane Stripe Bauble
Have you ever tried to crochet stripes and been frustrated when they come out jagged? This free striped crochet ornament pattern tells you how to join each round so that your stripes line up perfectly! It’s a great way to improve your crochet technique while also making a thoughtful gift.
Classic Ornament Ball
This classic Christmas ornament works up easily, with mostly single crochet and simple color changes. You can embroider the middle section with zigzags, as pictured here, or personalize the ornaments with family members’ names. If you’re not a fan of embroidery, you can also embellish these with fabric paint.
I hope you have enjoyed these free patterns for crochet Christmas balls and have found the perfect accent for your tree!
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