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Orange Ornament Crochet Pattern
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 orange and green to complete the ornament.
US size F (3.75 mm) crochet hook
scissors
tapestry needle
poly-fil
scrap ribbon
sewing needle & thread
Abbreviations & Terms
rnd- round
magic ring- an adjustable starting round. Here’s a tutorial.
ch- chain
sc- single crochet
sl- slip
sc 2 in next st- sc 2 times in same st
rep from *- repeat the instructions following the asterisk as directed
(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
sc2tog – sc 2 sts together as one
Gauge & Dimensions: Approx. 19 sc & 23 rows over 4 inches. Finished ornament measures approx. 2.25″ tall.
![The gift of citrus fruit, particularly oranges, is a long-standing Christmas treat. To celebrate this old-fashioned holiday tradition, crochet a fast orange ornament for your tree! Get the free pattern on Hands Occupied.](https://www.handsoccupied.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/orange-ornament-6.jpg)
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THE PATTERN
rnd 1. Using green yarn, form a magic ring. Ch1 & sc 5 into ring, sl to join into rnd. Pull tail to tighten loop. Break green yarn, leaving a 4-6″ tail. (6 sts)
rnd 2. Using orange yarn, ch1, *sc2 in next st; rep from * 6 times, sl to join into rnd. (12 sts)
rnd 3. ch1, *sc1, sc2 in next st; rep from * 6 times, sl to join into rnd. (18 sts)
rnd 4. ch1, sc 18, sl to join.
rnd 5. ch1, *sc2, sc2 in next st; rep from * 6 times, sl to join into rnd. (24 sts)
rnd 6. ch1, *sc3, sc2 in next st; rep from * 6 times, sl to join into rnd. (30 sts)
rnds 7-12. ch1, sc 30, sl to join. (6 rnds)
rnd 13. ch1, *sc3, sc2tog; rep from * 6 times, sl to join into rnd. (24 sts)
rnd 14. ch1, *sc2, sc2tog; rep from * 6 times, sl to join into rnd. (18 sts)
rnd 15. ch1, sc 18, sl to join. Stuff with poly-fil.
rnd 16. ch1, *sc1, sc2tog; rep from * 6 times, sl to join into rnd. (12 sts)
rnd 17. ch1, *sc2tog; rep from * 6 times, sl to join into rnd. (6 sts)
Break yarn and draw tail through to secure last loop.
Finishing
Weave in ends. Using a needle & thread, sew a scrap of ribbon to the back of your finished ornament to hang.
![The gift of citrus fruit, particularly oranges, is a long-standing Christmas treat. To celebrate this old-fashioned holiday tradition, crochet a fast orange ornament for your tree! Get the free pattern on Hands Occupied.](https://www.handsoccupied.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/orange-ornament-8.jpg)
Don’t forget! If you make this or any of the other ornaments in the Ornaments of Christmas series, please share your creation online using #handsoccupiedhohoho. :)
![The gift of citrus fruit, particularly oranges, is a long-standing Christmas treat. To celebrate this old-fashioned holiday tradition, crochet a fast orange ornament for your tree! Get the free pattern on Hands Occupied.](https://www.handsoccupied.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/orange-ornament-3.jpg)
![The gift of citrus fruit, particularly oranges, is a long-standing Christmas treat. To celebrate this old-fashioned holiday tradition, crochet a fast orange ornament for your tree! Get the free pattern on Hands Occupied.](https://www.handsoccupied.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/orange-ornament-collage-522x1024.jpg)
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In Iceland we always eat a lot of clementines before and during christmas.
I love that! All that vitamin C has to be good to stave off winter colds as well. ;)
I grew up in Michigan, and we always got an orange or a tangerine in our stockings. Oranges remind me of Christmas, and I love this ornament – thank you, Heidi!
My husband’s family is from New England and they would get oranges and walnuts in their stockings. I thought it was charming, like something out of Little Women.
That’s adorable! As a lifelong Midwesterner, half of my fantasy vision of New England revolves around my childhood love of Little Women, lol!