Poinsettia Ornament Crochet Pattern
Day 6 of the 12 Days of Crochet Christmas is a pretty poinsettia ornament crochet pattern.
Poinsettias always look so festive with their red and green foliage. I tried to go for a more simplified version here with just the two layers and I love that it kind of looks like a star.
I’ve used the picot single crochet stitch for the centre of the red leaves with the rest of the leaves being worked in a combination of simple stitches. The instructions are a little bit wordy but once you do the first leaf the rest should be easy.
MATERIALS
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- DK weight yarn in yellow, red and dark green (I used Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK in Mustard Yellow, Pillar Red and Racing Green)
- 2.5mm crochet hook
- Yarn/twine for hanging
- Stitch marker, yarn needle, scissors
ABBREVIATIONS
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- sk – skip
- sl st – slip stitch
- st/s – stitch/es
- […] – repeat the instructions in brackets
- (…) – indicates stitch count at end of round
SPECIAL STITCHES
- PSC – picot single crochet: Insert hook in indicated stitch. [Pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through the 1st loop on your hook] x3. Yarn over and pull through both loops on your hook. Push the ch 3 you just made to the front when you work the next stitch.
NOTES
The pattern is written using US terminology and measures approximately 3″ x 3″ (8cm x 8cm) when using the materials listed.
Pieces are worked in a continuous spiral starting with a magic ring unless otherwise specified. Mark the first stitch of each round with a removable stitch marker.
The leaves are worked around a foundation of single crochets.
PATTERN
RED LEAVES (starting with yellow)
R1: 5 sc in magic ring (5)
R2: [Sc in next st, PSC in same st] x5 (10)
Change to red by pulling through the loop on your hook.
R3: [Sl st in next st. Ch 11, sc in second ch from hook and each ch across. Sl st in next st] x5
To form the petals you will be crocheting on the other side of the ch and the sc sts from R3.
R4: [Sk sl st, sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next, dc in next 4 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next. Sl st in the very tip and begin working down the other side. Sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next, dc in next 4 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in last st (21)
[Sk both sl sts from the previous round. Sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next, dc in next 4 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next. Sl st in the very tip and begin working down the other side. Sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next, dc in next 4 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in last st] x4
Fasten off invisibly to first sc leaving a long tail for sewing.
GREEN LEAVES (dark green)
R1: 5 sc in magic ring (5)
R2: [Inc] x5 (10)
R3: [Sl st in next st. Ch 11, sc in second ch from hook and each ch across. Sl st in next st] x5
To form the leaves you will be crocheting on the other side of the ch and the sc sts from R3.
R4: [Sk sl st, sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next, dc in next 4 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next. Sl st in the very tip and begin working down the other side. Sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next, dc in next 4 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in last st (1st petal made).
[Sk both sl sts from the previous round. sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next, dc in next 4 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next. Sl st in the very tip and begin working down the other side. Sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next, dc in next 4 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in last st] x4
Fasten off invisibly to first sc and weave in ends.
ASSEMBLY
- Sew the centre of the red leaves on top of the green leaves so that they are off set from each other. If needed, gently shape the leaves with your hands so that they sit nicely.
- Attach a hanging loop.
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