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Crochet Lump of Coal Ornament

December 18, 2017 Leave a Comment

Have a little fun with your handmade gifts this holiday! Crochet an amigurumi coal ornament for your Christmas tree or as a funny stocking stuffer with this free pattern.
Now, before you make one of these, you have to promise not to use this pattern to be mean to anyone! ;) Your eyes don’t deceive you – our last (and easiest) ornament of the season is a crochet lump of coal. The bon bon yarn all of the ornaments in our holiday series are designed with come in a pack of 8 bright cotton colors, one of which is the perfect pitch black for coal. Since this is the 20th in the series, it was time to incorporate a little Christmasy humor in a series that’s largely a whole lot of cuteness.

This lump of coal makes a great gag gift, and it can double as a placeholder stocking stuffer for the little ones if they’ve been extra good this year. You can put the “coal” in their stocking with a note telling them where to find their extra-great present. This would be a great way to kick off a gift treasure hunt if you’re into that idea too! Maybe not every family has this particular giving-someone-you-love-a-hard-time type of humor, but I know it’s the kind of joke my folks would totally pull (had they thought of it! 😇). 

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

Have a little fun with your handmade gifts this holiday! Crochet an amigurumi coal ornament for your Christmas tree or as a funny stocking stuffer with this free pattern.

Crochet Lump of Coal Ornament Pattern

Updated 11/25/18.

Skill level: beginner

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 black 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. 2.25 x 2.25 inches.

Have a little fun with your handmade gifts this holiday! Crochet an amigurumi coal ornament for your Christmas tree or as a funny stocking stuffer with this free pattern.

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

The Pattern

Coal Square (make 2)
rnd 1. Form a magic ring, ch1 & sc 4 into ring, sl to join into rnd. Pull tail to tighten loop. (4 sts)
rnd 2. ch1, *sc 2 in next st; rep from * 4 times, sl to join. (8 sts)
rnd 3. ch1, *sc1, sc 2 in next st; rep from * 4 times, sl to join. (12 sts)
rnd 4. ch1, *sc2, sc 2 in next st; rep from * 4 times, sl to join. (16 sts)
rnd 5. ch1, *sc3, sc 2 in next st; rep from * 4 times, sl to join. (20 sts)
rnd 6. ch1, *sc4, sc1-ch1-sc1 in next st; rep from * 4 times, sl to join. (28 sts)
rnd 7. ch1, *sc5, sc3 in ch sp; rep from * 4 times, sl to join. (36 sts)
rnd 8. ch1, sc6, sc1-ch1-sc1 in next st, *sc7, sc1-ch1-sc1 in next st; rep from * 3 times, sc1, sl to join. (44 sts)
rnd 9. ch1, sc7, sc 3 in next st, *sc8, sc 3 in next st; rep from * 3 times, sc1, sl to join. (52 sts)
Break yarn, leaving a a 6 inch tail. Draw tail through last loop to secure.

Finishing
With wrong sides facing, sew both squares together using black yarn scraps or the 6-inch tails. When you’ve sewn three of the four sides together, stuff with poly-fil and finish seaming the fourth side. Weave in all ends. Using a needle & thread, sew a scrap of ribbon to the back of your finished ornament to hang.

Instagram & Twitter users: Don’t forget to share your  ornaments with #handsoccupiedhohoho so we can see your cute work!

Yarn was provided by Lion Brand Yarn.

Filed Under: Crochet, Free Patterns Tagged With: 12 ornaments of christmas, coal ornament, crochet ornament, crochet pattern, lump of coal, ornaments of christmas

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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