Granny Moonlight Bauble Pattern

In today’s tutorial, we will crochet a Christmas bauble cover for a 6 cm ornament using the classic granny stitch. We’ll be working with the thin cotton yarn Vlna-Hep Moonlight.

Vlna-Hep Moonlight comes in 100 g balls with a length of 550 m. It is made of 100% cotton. This yarn is perfect for lightweight summer dresses, skirts, and tops. It is also popular for crocheting doilies, tablecloths, decorations, and dreamcatchers. For the bauble itself, you can use either transparent two-part ornaments (for example from Stoklasa) or standard Christmas baubles sold in sets, such as those from Tesco, diameter 6 cm. We will start crocheting from a loose magic ring. After a few rounds, we slip the “cover” onto the hanging part of the bauble, tighten the magic ring, continue crocheting in rounds, and gradually decrease until the ornament is fully closed.

This pattern uses a regular repetition of two double crochets and two chain stitches, creating small rectangular “windows.” If you need video assistance, you can follow a similar tutorial here. I hope your Granny Moonlight Bauble turns out beautifully. Would you like to inspire others or share your experience with crocheting this bauble? Please post your photos in the  KRAMPOLINKA Facebook Group. On Instagram, use the hashtag #bankagrannymoonlight for easy searching.

Granny Moonlight Bauble

Yarn: Vlna-Hep Moonlight No. 8002
Yardage: one ball makes many baubles
Hook: 2 mm
Size: Christmas bauble, diameter 6 cm
Notions: tapestry needle, scissors
Time: 30 minutes
Skill level: Beginner

Abbreviations:
MR – magic ring
CH – chain
DC – double crochet
SC – single crochet
HDC – half double crochet

We start crocheting from a loose magic ring. How to create a magic ring is shown in the video tutorial. Continue crocheting in rounds. Each round begins with a turning chain substitute (2 CH instead of the first DC) and ends with a slip stitch (SL ST). The turning chain does not count as a stitch.

Moonlight Bauble, 2 mm hook

Round 1: Into the MR crochet CH2 as a substitute for DC, 12 DC, SL ST to join.
Round 2: CH2, 2 DC in each stitch around, SL ST to join. (24)
Round 3: CH2, 2 DC in the next stitch, 1 DC in the next stitch; repeat around. End with SL ST. (36)

Round 4: CH2, 2 DC in the same stitch, CH2, skip 1 stitch; repeat around. End with SL ST.

Round 5: SL ST into the next DC, SL ST into the next DC to reach the chain space. In the chain space: CH2 (as DC), 2 DC, CH2. Insert the hook under the next chain space from the previous round and crochet again 2 DC and CH2. Repeat around. Finish with CH2 and SL ST.

Rounds 6–7: SL ST, SL ST to the chain space. In the chain space: CH2, 2 DC, CH2; repeat around. Finish with CH2 and SL ST.

Round 8: SL ST, SL ST to the chain space. In the chain space: CH2, 2 DC, CH1; repeat around. Finish with CH1 and SL ST. Insert the bauble.

Round 9: CH2 as DC, DC into each DC, DC into each chain space. This creates decreases. Finish with SL ST.

Rounds 10–11: CH2 as DC, DC2tog around (crochet two DC together). Finish with SL ST.

The final round is optional:
Either crochet three DC2tog to close the hole, or simply sew the opening shut with a needle using the yarn tail.

Copyright Notice

This pattern is for personal use only. For commercial use, please contact me directly. Always include the source credit: www.krampolinka.com. The pattern is designed specifically for this yarn, hook size, and my personal tension. If you use a different yarn, hook, or tension, your final product may vary in size or shape.

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