MAKE IT ! PEPPERMINT TRIO ORNAMENTS !!!

 

I really love Christmas time and I love to design decorations for this period of the year!!!

I have still some more to show you before the arrival of Christmas Day and I really hope I will be able to do so !!

Anyway, today I have a trio of small ornaments (or parcel tags?) to share with you all, hoping you will love them as much as I do!

Ready?

WHAT YOU NEED

Small amounts of sparkling yarns ! I`ve been using some leftovers found in my stash, from James C. Brett Twinkle fashion DK and Knitcraft Baby Brilliance DK. You need at least three different colours for a bauble!

4mm hook

scissors/ yarn needle

baker`s twine

I follow the US crochet terminology.

You need to know how to carry on the unused yarn as in tapestry crochet and how/when to change colour while working the peppermint circle (first two rounds of the pattern).

The initial 2ch at the beginning of each round is never considered as a stitch!

The ROUND PEPPERMINT Ornament

For this ornament I`ve been using red, silver and hot pink. Obviously, you don`t have to replicate the same colours and instead use what really suits your own taste!

With red yarn chain 4, slip stitch (sl st) in 1st chain to form a ring.

Round 1: 2ch, 2hDC and change colour to silver in last st draw (you start to carry yarn as in traditional tapestry crochet), 2hDC in silver and change colour to red in last st draw, 2hDC in red and change colour to silver in last st draw, 2hDC in silver and change colour to red in last st draw, 2hDC in red and change colour to silver in last st draw, 2hDC in silver and change colour to red in last st draw, sl st in top of initial 2ch. [12 sts]

Round 2: 2ch, [(2hDC in red in next st) twice and change colour to silver in last st draw, (2hDC in silver in next st) twice and change colour to red in last st draw] 3 times, sl st in top of initial 2ch and pull in new colour (hot pink) and break both red and silver yarns. [24 sts]

Round 3: 2ch, (6DC in back loops only, 2ch) four times, sl st in top of initial 2ch.

Round 4: 2ch, [6DC, (1DC, 2ch, 1DC) in corner] four times, sl st in top of initial 2ch.

Round 5: 3sl st, 3ch and sl st in the same space of last one, 7ch, sl st in next st, 3 ch and sl st in same space of last one, 3sl st, [1sl st, 3ch and sl st in 1st ch (= picot), 1sl st] in corner, [4sl st, 3ch and sl st in same space of last one, 7ch, sl st in next space, 3ch and sl st in same space of last one, 3sl st, (1sl st, picot, 1sl st) in corner] three times, sl st in top of DC (just before the initial 2ch!). 

Fasten off and weave in ends.

The DROP PEPPERMINT Ornament

The centre of the ornament is worked using both green and silver, while the third colour is aqua.

With green yarn chain 4, slip stitch (sl st) in 1st chain to form a ring.

Rounds 1, 2 and 3: as in previous ornament.

Round 4: 2ch, [1DC, 1hDC, 2sc, 1hDC, 1DC, (1Tr, 3ch, 1Tr) in corner] twice, 1Tr, 2DC, 2hDC, 1sc, 2sc in corner, 1sc, 2hDC, 2DC, 1Tr, (1Tr, 3ch, 1Tr)in corner, sl st in top of initial 2c.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

The DIAMOND PEPPERMINT Ornament

This time the centre is worked using hot pink and aqua, while the main body is in red.

With pink yarn chain 4, slip stitch (sl st) in 1st chain to form a ring.

Rounds 1, 2 and 3: as previous ornaments!

Round 4: 3ch, [1Tr, 2DC, 2hDC, 1sc, 3sc in corner, 1sc, 2hDC, 2DC, 1Tr, (2Tr, 3ch, 2Tr) in corner] twice, sl st in initial 3ch.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

FOR ALL ORNAMENTS : in order to hang them on a tree or another place, simply cut strings of needed length from baker`s twine and knot them to your ornaments! 

 

Did you love them??? I really love to hear from you!!!

Thank you, xxxx Alessandra

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Text, Design and Photography : Alessandra Poggiagliolmi

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