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Crochet Bell Ornament – 12 Ornaments of Christmas

November 30, 2015 Leave a Comment

Crochet this sweet little bell ornament for your Christmas tree! - Click through for the free, quick & easy pattern!

For the fifth ornament of Christmas, it’s finally crochet time! I feel like bells were such a big part of midcentury holiday decorations, and you don’t seen them all that often these days. Well, bells make awesome holiday decor, and I’ve always been a sucker for midcentury Christmas anything, so you’re getting this cute crochet bell pattern in today’s 12 ornaments of Christmas installment. Enjoy!

Get an inexpensive, printable, ad-free PDF of this pattern here, or you can continue scrolling to find the blog version of the pattern.

Crochet this sweet little bell ornament for your Christmas tree! - Click through for the free, quick & easy pattern!

Crochet Bell Ornament Pattern

Updated 11/24/18.

Skill level: easy

Supplies
1 pack Lion Brand Yarn Bonbons in Beach (100% Cotton yarn; fingering weight), which comes with 8 mini skeins. – You need less than a skein of blue and yellow to complete the ornament.
US size F (3.75 mm) crochet hook
scissors
tapestry needle
poly-fil
scrap ribbon
sewing needle & thread

Abbreviations & Terms
magic ring -an adjustable starting round. Here’s a tutorial.
sc – single crochet
ch – chain
sc 2 in next st – sc 2 times in same st
rnd – round
(X sts) – X is the number of sts that are now in the rnd
(Y rnds) – Y is the number of times a rnd is worked
sl – slip
rep from * – repeat the instructions following the asterisk as directed

Gauge & Dimensions: Approx. 19 sc & 23 rows over 4 inches. Finished ornament measures approx. 1.75” tall and 1.25” in diameter at its widest point.

Get an inexpensive, printable, ad-free PDF of this pattern here, or read on for the blog version of the pattern.

The pattern:

Make bell
rnd 1.
Using blue yarn, form a magic ring, leaving a long tail & sc 6 into ring. Pull tail to tighten loop.
rnd 2. ch 1, sc twice in each st, sl to join. (12 sts)
rnd 3. ch1, sc 12, sl to join.
rnd 4. ch1, *sc 1, sc 2 in next st; rep from * 6 times, sl to join. (18 sts)
rnds 5-11. ch1, sc 18, sl to join. (7 rnds)
rnd 12. ch1, *sc 2, sc 2 in next st; rep from * 6 times, sl to join. (24 sts)
rnd 13. ch1, sc 24, sl to join.

Break yarn and weave in end at bottom of bell only.

Use the long tail from the magic ring and tie a knot to make a loop at the top of the bell. Draw the rest of the tail down through the bell.

Make bell clapper (worked flat)
row 1. Using yellow yarn, ch 3, sc 2 starting in second ch from hook.

Break yarn & draw tail through last loop secure. Tie the clapper to the bell’s yarn tail. Weave in all ends.

Optional – stuff the bell

If you’d like to stuff the bell, you can use poly-fil. You can also crochet a circle to sew across the bottom of the hat to secure the poly-fil if you prefer.*

*I filled my crochet bell with poly-fil without a plug. I’ve used this ornament for several years, and the poly-fil has yet to fall out on its own.

Crochet this sweet little bell ornament for your Christmas tree! - Click through for the free, quick & easy pattern!

Here’s your friendly hashtag reminder for the day! ;) If you make this or any other of the 12 ornaments of Christmas, you can share them on social media using #handsoccupiedhohoho! 

Crochet this sweet little bell ornament for your Christmas tree! - Click through for the free, quick & easy pattern!

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author, designer & creator specializing in yarn crafts like knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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Pictured: My Spiral Hill Sweater Vest pattern from the new Nightmare Before Christmas knitting book by @tanisknits. Model is wearing size 1 with 2” of positive ease, knit in @brooklyntweed Imbue Worsted. Vest images via @insighteditions 
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I’m hosting a knit along (KAL) October 1-29 for anyone who’d like to knit this vest along with a group & learn a little about intarsia while we’re at it. I’ve got weekly tutorials planned to help you knit this worsted weight sweater vest, and there’s a prize package giveaway at the end for KAL participants too. Details are on my site - you know where to find the 🔗 I think. 😉
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Find it wherever fine books are sold. 
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When I was a librarian, we would use these hanging bags to circulate books with audiobook CDs. They came to mind when I wanted to develop a filing cabinet-like system for my differently-sized WIPs. To fit in my studio closet, a standard bedroom closet, they just needed custom hangers. 🤙🏻 
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HOW TO MAKE THE HANGERS
1. Carefully cut approx. a 9” (23 cm) length of flexible 3 mm aluminum wire.
2. Near the end of a large knitting needle or dowel, wrap the wire around it as you would a twist tie. 
3. Bend the other end into a hook shape, perpendicular to the circle shape you just created. 
4. Hang like a hanger in a closet, as shown. 
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Check out the full review & enter the giveaway at the link in my bio. 
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