My granny Christmas baubles pattern has been a festive favorite for years, with crocheters worldwide creating thousands of these little gems. This year, I decided to go bigger and supersize the baubles! I used a worsted weight chenille yarn and a 5mm crochet hook, but any worsted weight/aran yarn would work just as well.
The pattern for the original smaller granny crochet baubles will cover a standard Christmas ball approx. 8 inches in diameter and these big baubles are 11 inches around! The cozy chenille yarn make them so squishy and soft to touch.
How to Get the Pattern for the Supersize Baubles
- Free Crochet Pattern: Scroll down this blog post for the written instructions.
- Printable PDF: Ad-free PDF pattern including all details of pattern. This helps me continue to provide free patterns. Thank you for your support! – Purchase on Ravelry and on Etsy
Finding the Perfect Insert for your Baubles
I found some Styrofoam baubles at my local craft store and discovered that the 90mm size fits perfectly with a few tweaks to my original granny bauble pattern. I am sure you can find some in a craft shop near you or online.
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If you prefer, you can stuff the baubles with toy filling instead for a squishier feel—great for families with kids!
Assembly Tips for your Christmas Baubles
To make these supersized baubles, simply crochet two sides using my granny bauble pattern. Slip both pieces over the Styrofoam ball, making sure the right sides face out, and sew them together firmly.
Leave a small space for the hanging loop and use a long thread from your final round to stitch the two halves together. Add some jute twine for hanging, and for a bit of extra flair, slip on colorful beads if you like!
When you’re fitting each half around the Styrofoam ball, expect to stretch the pieces slightly—this is normal! If you find the fit a bit tight, simply add another round of single crochet stitches to each side to give a little more room.
Granny Christmas Crochet Baubles perfectly capture the magic and charm of handmade festive decor! Just add some tissue paper and tuck them into a lovely box, for welcome homemade gifts.
You can see in the picture below the difference in size for the standard baubles and the supersize larger granny baubles.
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Supersize Christmas Baubles Pattern
These baubles work up fast and are ideal for last-minute Christmas decor. Choose your own color combinations and have fun customizing them to match your holiday theme.
They look fantastic on the tree, and they’re equally charming hanging from the mantle. Happy crocheting, and enjoy the supersize twist on a holiday classic!
Materials
- Hobbii Toucan Fine – 100% polyester/196yds/180m/100g (small amounts of yarn)
- 5mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle to sew both pieces together
- Styrofoam balls approx. 3.5in [90cm] in height /11in [28cm] in circumference
- You can also fill your balls with toy stuffing
- Colorful beads (optional)
- Twine for a hanging loop
You can use any aran/worsted weight yarn for this pattern
Measurements
Each bauble in worsted weight yarn measures 11in [28cm] in circumference
Notes (please read carefully)
- Pattern is in US crochet terms
- Chain 3 at beginning of a round counts as 1 dc
- When you’re fitting each half around the Styrofoam ball, expect to stretch the pieces slightly—this is normal and will give a lovely firm fit to your bauble
- If you find the fit a bit tight, simply add another round of single crochet stitches to one or each side to give a little more room.
- The pattern is adaptable and can be easily adjusted, as some worsted weight yarns vary in thickness. For example, I used Stylecraft Aran yarn for one of my baubles. This acrylic yarn had just the right amount of stretch to fit snugly around the Styrofoam insert.
- However, if you’re using a cotton worsted yarn, keep in mind that it doesn’t stretch as much. In that case, adding an extra round of single crochet should give you the perfect fit.
- Video link to a smaller bauble pattern that will show you how to finish your bauble Christmas Baubles Video
Skill Level
Easy – only basic stitches are used in this pattern
Abbreviations
US Crochet Terms
- Sl st – slip stitch
- Ch – chain
- St – stitch
- Sc – single crochet
- Dc – double crochet
Crochet Christmas Bauble Pattern
Round 1: Using 1st color, ch 4 (counts as beg ch and 1st dc), 11 dc into 4th ch from hook, join with a sl st into top of beginning ch 3 to join. Fasten off yarn. (12dc)
Round 2: Join next color in a space between any dc of previous round, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc here and throughout), 1 dc in same space, 2 dc in each space between dc around, sl st into top of beginning ch 3 to join. Fasten off yarn. (24dc)
Round 3: Join next color in a space between any 2 dc of previous round, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, 3 dc in each space (between a group of 2 dc) around, sl st into top of beginning ch 3 to join. Fasten off yarn. (36 dc)
Round 4: Rep Round 3
At this stage, your bauble will be forming a curved shape
Round 5: Join next color to the top of any st, ch 1, 1 sc in same st. Make 1 sc in each st around, join with a sl st to the first sc made and fasten off yarn (36 sc)
Weave in all yarn ends
Repeat rounds 1-5 to make the other half of your ball.
If you leave a long thread from the final round, you can use that thread to sew your two pieces together.
Assembly
- See notes above for helpful tips
- Slip both pieces over the Styrofoam ball, making sure the right sides face out, and sew them together firmly.
- Use a long thread from your final round to stitch the two halves together.
- Add some jute twine for a hanging loop and for a bit of extra flair, slip on colorful beads if you like!
Printable PDF: Ad-free PDF pattern including all details of pattern.Thank you for your support! Purchase on Ravelry and on Etsy
More Crochet Bauble Patterns
You can supersize any of my crochet bauble patterns this way – just use a thicker yarn (like worsted weight), a larger hook and a foam ball insert.
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I’m lost and cannot figure out how to receive my free pdf per the blog instructions. I am interested in the giant granny square baubles. I’m currently making 1 each for my children and grandchildren and love them.
Hi. There isn’t a free pdf for this pattern but you can purchase a low cost pdf on Ravelry or Etsy. Or follow the free pattern in the blog post:)
I’m making up this lovely pattern and stuffing them for small squishy balls for a couple of baby great nephews. If the mothers think they’re unsuitable I can simply attach a loop and use them for Christmas tree decorations. They’re not perfectly spherical but good enough for children – or maybe my cat – to play with. I’m using DK cotton and a 3.0 mm hook, and it’s a lovely close result. Also, as they don’t have to be fitted to a pre-existing inner shape, size and tension don’t matter.