My first bauble patterns were pretty basic and after a few years of making the same baubles again and again I got bored of them and decided to make me some new patterns. This is one of them 😊

I’ve always felt my first patterns were pretty basic and that they could have been made by anyone. But my next patterns, they are not basic. That doesn’t mean they are difficult, they are just not basic.

I made these 3 patterns in 2015 but I didn’t finish writing them up until 2017. And that’s also when I published them on Ravelry and Etsy. This is my sixth bauble pattern and second most sold of my bauble patterns.

You can buy this pattern as a printable pdf file on Ravelry.

Materials:

Yarn: Crochet thread size 10. I didn’t weight how much I used, but it’s just a few grams. I used Scheepjes Maxi Sugar Rush (50g, 280m) – color 105 Bridal White.

Crochet hook: 1,5 mm

Bauble size: 6 cm in diameter

Gauge: 18 double crochet = 5 cm
It is very important to have the right gauge so that the crochet cover fits the bauble as it should. It is possible to use a different yarn and/or a larger hook to make covers for larger baubles.

Construction: The covers are crocheted from bottom up.

I use meters and grams as a unit of measurements. I don’t have any sense for other ways to measure, and because of that I don’t feel confident in converting my measurements to inches or ounces or anything else. Hope you don’t mind having to do that yourself.

Crochet abbreviations US:

st – stitch
ch – chain
ch-sp – chain space
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet
*asterisks* – Repetitions are grouped together with asterisks.

The pattern:

Make a magic loop

Rnd 1: Ch 4 (counts as 1 tr), 2 tr in loop, ch 2, *3 tr, ch 2*, repeat from * to * 3 more times, join with sl st to 4th ch of beg-4. (5 groups of 3 tr + 5 ch-sp)

Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in same st as sl st, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, *skip ch-sp, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2*, repeat from * to * 3 more times, join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg-3.

Rnd 3: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in same st as sl st, 1 dc in next dc, ch 3, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip ch-sp, *2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next dc, ch 3, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip ch-sp*, repeat from * to * 3 more times, join with sl to 3rd ch of beg-3.

Rnd 4: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in same st as sl st, 1 dc in next dc, skip 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in ch-sp, ch 1, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next st, ch 2, skip ch-sp, *2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next dc, skip 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in ch-sp, ch 1, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip ch-sp*, repeat from * to * 3 more times, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg-3.

Rnd 5: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in same st as sl st, 1 dc in next dc, skip 1 dc, ch 3, 1 sc in next dc, ch 3, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip ch-sp, *2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next dc, skip 1 dc, ch 3, 1 sc in next dc, ch 3, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip ch-sp*, repeat from * to * 3 more times, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg-3.

Rnd 6: Sl st to next dc, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in next dc, 1 dc in ch-sp, ch 1, 1 dc in sc, ch 1, 1 dc in ch-sp, 1 dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in ch-sp, ch 2, *skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next 2 dc, 1 dc in ch-sp, ch 1, 1 dc in sc, ch 1, 1 dc in ch sp, 1 dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in ch-sp, ch 2*, repeat from * to* 3 more times, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg-3.

Rnd 7: Sl st to next dc, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in next dc, 1 dc in ch-sp, ch 2, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next ch-sp, 1 dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, skip 1 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 2, * skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next 2 dc, 1 dc in ch-sp, ch 2, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next ch-sp, 1 dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, skip 1 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 2*, repeat from * to * 3 more times, join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg-3.

Rnd 8: Sl st to next dc, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in next dc, 1 dc in ch-sp, 1 dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, skip 1 dc, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, * skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next 2 dc, 1 dc in ch-sp, 1 dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, skip 1 dc, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2*, repeat from * to * 3 more times, join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg-3.

Rnd 9: Sl st to next dc, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, skip 1 dc, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, * skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next 3 dc, ch 2, skip 1 dc, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2*, repeat from * to * 3 more times, join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg-3.

Rnd 10: Sl st to next dc, ch 5 (counts as 1 dc + ch 2), skip 1 dc + ch-sp, 1 dc in next 7 dc, ch 2, skip ch-sp + 1 dc, *1 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip 1 dc + ch-sp, 1 dc in next 7 dc, ch 2, skip ch-sp + 1 dc*, repeat from * to * 3 more times, join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg-5.

Note: The last rnds of the pattern are made with the ornament inside the crocheted cover piece. From now on you should try fitting the cover around the ornament to know when this must happen. If you wait too long you might have to do some unravelling to fit the ornament inside.

Rnd 11: Ch 5 (counts as 1 dc + ch 2), skip ch-sp + 1 dc, 1 dc in next 5 dc, ch 2, skip 1 dc + ch-sp, *1 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip ch-sp + 1 dc, 1 dc in next 5 dc, ch 2, skip 1 dc + ch-sp*, repeat from * to * 3 more times, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg-5.

Rnd 12: Ch 5 (counts as 1 dc + ch 2), skip ch-sp + 1 dc, 1 dc in next 3 dc, ch 2, skip 1 dc + ch-sp, *1 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip ch-sp + 1 dc, 1 dc in next 3 dc, ch 2, skip 1 dc + ch-sp*, repeat from * to * 3 more times, join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg-5.

Rnd 13: Ch 5 (counts as 1 dc + ch 2), skip ch-sp + 1 dc, 1 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip 1 dc + ch-sp, *1 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip ch-sp + 1 dc, 1 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip 1 dc + ch-sp*, repeat from * to * 3 more times, join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg-5. (10 dc + 10 ch-sp)

Rnd 14: Ch 1, 1 sc to each dc and ch-sp, close rnd when weaving in ends. (20 sc)

The cover needs to be tight against the ornament cap, increase or decrease sc if needed, you can also make it tighter when you weave in the ends.

Before you go!

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© FidgetyHandsCrochet 2017, revised 2025, Elín Guðrúnardóttir
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