8 Free Modern Ornaments
Materials
• Yarn: A few yards of yarn. I recommend sturdy cotton (weight 4 shown; Lion Brand Kitchen Cotton).
• Hook: Size that best accompanies selected yarn (H used for examples)
Sizing
• Size is not essential for this project; feel free to play with different yarns for a look you love! Examples measure approximately 2.5” for Small and 3.5” for Large.
Pattern Key
• Color A: Main Color (of choice)
• Color B: Contrasting Color (of choice)
• Ch: Chain
• St / Sts: Stitch / Stitches
• Sc: Single Crochet
• HDc: Half Double Crochet
• Dc: Double Crochet
Special Techniques:
• Sc Spike (Single Crochet Spike): Place Sc St one or more rows beneath the current row (as pictured).
• Magic Loop
• Invisible Join
Large Spike Circle
Round 1: (with color A) Magic Loop, Ch 1 (not a St, now and throughout), work 10 Hdc into loop, Sl St to join. (10 Hdc)
Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 Sc into each St around, Sl St to join. (20 Sc)
Round 3: Ch 1, *work 2 HDc into the first St, 1 HDc into the following. Complete 10 times from *. Sl St to join, fasten. (30 HDc)
Round 4: (with color B) Ch 1, *Sc into first two Sts, Sc and Sc Spike (2 rows down) into the next. Complete 10 times from *. Invisible join. (30 Sts)
Small Spike Circle
Round 1: (with color A) Magic Loop, Ch 1 (not a St, now and throughout), work 8 Sc into loop, Sl St to join. (8 Sc)
Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 HDc into each St around, Sl St to join, fasten. (16 Hdc)
Round 3: (with color B) Ch 1, *Sc, Sc and Sc Spike (1 row down) into the next. Complete 8 times from *. Invisible join. (24 Sts)
Large Star
Round 1: (with color A) Magic Loop, Ch 1 (not a St, now and throughout), work 10 Dc into loop, Sl St to join. (10 Dc)
Round 2: *Ch 5, Sl Sl into the second Ch from hook, HDc into the following, Dc into the next 2, skip one St from round 1, Sl St into the following. Complete 5 times from *, except omit final Sl St for the invisible join method. (5 points formed).
Round 3: (with color B) attach yarn, Sl St into each St from round 2 onto face of motif, fasten with invisible join.
Small Star
Round 1: (with color A) Magic Loop, Ch 1 (not a St, now and throughout), work 10 HDc into loop, Sl St to join. (10 HDc)
Round 2: *Ch 4, Sl Sl into the second Ch from hook, HDc into the next, Dc into the following, skip one St from round 1, Sl St into the following. Complete 5 times from *, except omit final Sl St for the invisible join method. (5 points formed).
Round 3: (with color B) attach yarn, Sl St into each St from round 2 onto face of motif, fasten with invisible join.
Large Starburst
Round 1: (with color A) Magic Loop, Ch 1 (not a St, now and throughout), work 10 Sc into loop, Sl St to join. (10 Sc)
Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 Dc into each St around, fasten with invisible join. (20 Dc)
Round 3: (with color B) *Ch 3, Sl Sl into the second Ch from hook, Dc into the next ch, skip one stitch from round 2, Sl St into the following. Complete 10 times from *, except omit the final Sl St for the invisible join method. (10 points formed)
Small Starburst
Round 1: (with color A) Magic Loop, Ch 1 (not a St, now and throughout), work 12 Dc into loop, fasten with invisible join. (12 Dc)
Round 2: (with color B) *Ch 3, Sl Sl into the second Ch from hook, Dc into the following Ch, skip one stich from round 2, Sl St into the following. Complete 6 times from *, except omit the final Sl St for the invisible join method. (6 points formed)
Large Circle
Round 1: (with color A) Magic Loop, Ch 1 (not a St, now and throughout), work 10 HDc into loop, Sl St to join. (10 HDc)
Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 HDc into each St around, Sl St to join. (20 HDc)
Round 3: Ch 1, *work 2 HDc into the first St, 1 HDc into the following. Complete 10 times from *. Fasten with invisible Join. (30 HDc)
Finishing 1: (with color B) attach yarn onto the face of round 1, loosely Sl St into each St around motif, fasten with invisible join. (10 Sl St)
Finishing 2: (with color B) attach yarn onto the face of round 2, loosely Sl St into each St around motif, fasten with invisible join. (20 Sl St)
Finishing 3: (with color B) attach yarn onto the face of round 3, loosely Sl St into each St around motif, fasten with invisible join. (30 Sl St)
Small Circle
Round 1: (with color A) Magic Loop, Ch 1 (not a St, now and throughout), work 10 HDc into loop, Sl St to join. (10 HDc)
Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 HDc into each St around. Fasten with invisible join. (20 HDc)
Finishing 1: (with color B) attach yarn onto the face of round 1, loosely Sl St into each St around motif, fasten with invisible join. (10 Sl St)
Finishing 2: (with color B) attach yarn onto the face of round 2, loosely Sl St into each St around motif, fasten with invisible join. (20 Sl St)
