Our creative partner Domi Moreau, aka Minou84, has once again come up with a lovely pattern for making your very own Christmas bauble. Some might think it's a bit early to be talking about the festive season, but if you want to make this pretty, original Christmas bauble yourself, you'll have to get a bit ahead of the game. In this tutorial, you'll learn the crochet spiral technique, which, as the name suggests, mixes crochet and beading. If you're new to this DIY technique, don't hesitate to read our"How to crochet with beads?" datasheet, which will explain in detail everything you'll need to get started.
To make this seed bead Christmas bauble, you'll need to master the tightly-woven beaded crochet method. You'll crochet in the round, following the grid: first increasing, then going straight on, and finally decreasing to close the work. Domi suggests you make this Christmas bauble tutorial with miyuki beads in rather traditional colors for this time of year: red, white, green and gold. But don't hesitate to be creative and adapt the grid to the colors of your choice. We have a wide selection of seed beads and Crystal Mesh available on our site.
If you liked this tutorial, I invite you to have a look at the spiral Christmas ball crochet tutorial Domi made last year: a slightly less traditional model, but with a less complex diagram to read.
We can't wait to see the results of your creations, so share them with us on Instagram and Facebook with #perlesandcoaddict and by tagging us @perlesandco.
Scheme color/bead correspondence:
yellow = r11/4202
dark red = r11/141
light red = r11/408
dark green = r11/146
light green = r11/5105
orange = r11/4589
white = r11/402
light pink = Miyuki mini-drops
violet = Crystal Mesh
Thread the beads according to the grid. Start threading from the top right, working your way to the left, line by line and from top to bottom. It's best not to thread all the beads at once. Thread a piece of paper at the end of each row, to mark the rows when crocheting. Don't hesitate to write the row numbers on it. Meshes (purple boxes) and mini drops (pink boxes) are threaded like pearls(PHOTO1).
The crocheting is done in tight stitches. Start with the last beads strung, i.e. 6R11 gold.
Make a magic circle, then make 6 bead-free, tight meshes around the circle. Tighten and close with a cast-on stitch in the 1st stitch. Always make a cast-on stitch at the beginning of the row, to close the row later. Make the 1st row by crocheting the 6 gold R11s(PHOTO2).
For the second row, make the first increases by crocheting twice in each of the stitches of the previous row (pass the hook under the V). We have 12 beads
For the 3rd row, crochet a normal bead and then 2 beads in the next stitch. This gives you 18 beads. Increases are made at the end of the stitch(PHOTO3).
For the 4th row, crochet 2 normal beads and then 2 beads in the next stitch. This gives you 24 beads.
For the 5th row, crochet 3 normal beads then 2 beads in the next stitch. This gives you 30 beads. On the inside of the work, you can see the lines formed by the increases.(PHOTO5)
You've crocheted your first 14 rows. The increases are complete and you should have 84 beads on the job.(PHOTO6)
Crochet normally, without increases, for 24 rows. For the 25th and last row before decreases, don't make any stitches in the air at the beginning of the row. Place your support ball on the inside.(PHOTO7)
Start tapering. They are made at the beginning of the point. Stitch your hook under the front V strand of the first stitch, then under the back V strand of the second stitch, cast off, pull a stitch through both strands then cast off and pull. There are 13 rows of decreases. Tighten the work. Be careful not to break the thread! Continue until you have only 6 gold beads left for the last round. Stop your work and cut your thread long enough (40cms) to finish the top(PHOTO8).
For a nice finish, use a cup and an R11. This should be done before putting on the support ball (PHOTO9).
To finish the top, I put the cup, an R8, a red T6, an R8, a round8, an R8, a burgundy T6, an R8 and fifteen R11 to make the loop(PHOTO10).
Your ball is finished! Bravo
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