This crochet robin bauble is a crochet bauble cover for your unwanted Christmas baubles! This crochet robin bauble is only three rounds and is made with double crochet stitches. And double crochet means easy crochet for beginners!
This pattern includes a YouTube video as well.
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It All Begins with Yarn…
This pattern can be made using any category 3 / light / DK / 8 ply / light worsted yarn. I used what I had at home, which is Stylecraft Special DK.
Size
This crochet robin bauble pattern fits a bauble that is 2.2″ in diameter or 7.1″ in circumference.
Crochet Robin Bauble – Free Pattern
Pattern Notes
- Project Level: Beginner
- Read this if you want to learn how I change color without tails. To minimise weaving in the ends and because I love working with color so much I developed a method of how to change color in crochet without tails.
Crochet Robin Bauble – Video Tutorial
Here is the link to the Crochet Robin Bauble video tutorial on YouTube.
Materials
- Any category 3 / light / DK / 8 ply / light worsted yarn in red, yellow, brown, cream and black.
- 5.5 mm hook
- 2.2″ in diameter / 7.1″ in circumference bauble
- Measuring tape
- Scissors
Gauge
This pattern should fit your 2.2″ bauble perfectly. However, if it doesn’t, you might need to experiment with different hook sizes or tension in order to change your gauge to fit your bauble just right.
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch: chain
- dc: double crochet
- rep: repeat
- sc: single crochet
- sl: slip
- sliding loop: magic loop, magic circle, adjustable loop, magic ring, adjustable ring, drawstring ring
- st: stitch
- t: turn
Crochet Robin Bauble pattern:
Pattern Overview – 2 Easy Steps
- Make the first bauble half.
- As you make the second half, join with the first half in the last round.
1. Make The First Half Of Your Bauble.
Start with a sliding loop / magic ring in red.
Rnd1 (Red + Yellow) Ch 3 (counts as dc), 9 dc in ring, change color to yellow, 3 dc in ring, change color to red, dc in ring, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (14)
Rnd2 (Brown) Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, 2 dc in next st and every st, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (28)
Rnd3 (Cream) Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next st and every st, join with sl st to top of ch-3, fasten off. (28)
Take a bit of black yarn, say 12″, and pick a post above the beak in the brown round where your first eye will be. With your hook, wrap the yarn around the post three times. Then pick another post for the second eye and repeat.
Weave in or tie off the ends.
2. As you make the second half, join with the first half in the last round.
Repeat the first 2 rounds to make the second half. Make the eyes and take care of the ends.
As you make the third round, join with the first half as follows. In the third round, ch 3 and remove the hook from the loop. Align your crochet robin faces, the right side out, so their beaks and eyes are matching. Pick a space between posts on the half you’re joining with that is nearest to your ch-3. Insert the hook back to front through that space, pull the loop up and ch 1. *Dc in the next st, remove the hook from the loop, insert it throught the next space along and ch 1. Rep from * until you’ve joined most of the round.
Insert your bauble. Continue joining with the first half until you’ve joined for the last time in the last space remaining. Fasten off.
Hide the last tail with a hook by pulling it inside the bauble or weave it in.
For more details, see the video tutorial.
More Ideas
This crochet Christmas ornaments patterns round up by The Whoot has some really cute decorations. And this gingerbread family crochet Christmas ornaments by All Free Christmas Crafts is adorable.
You might want to pair your crochet robin with a mini crochet toadstool for a woodland theme. Or check out my crochet snowflake bauble for more handmade Christmas crochet patterns.
Well Done!
I hope you enjoyed this free crochet pattern for my crochet robin bauble. What should I crochet next? See you in my next pattern!
Happy crocheting!
Justina