Easy Crochet Christmas Ornaments: 3 Simple Patterns You Can Make Today

Make three easy crochet Christmas ornaments using scrap yarn. These quick patterns work for any tree and there’s a free printable PDF to follow along.

Three finished crochet Christmas ornaments—a dark green tree with a wooden star button, a blue crochet ornament cover over a silver ball, and a cream-colored star—hanging on a fresh Christmas tree with warm lights.

Christmas has always been my season. Give me a quiet corner, something warm to drink, and a simple project, and I’m perfectly content. A few winters ago, I ended up with a box of scratched silver ornaments that were heading for the trash. I figured I could give them a second chance with some leftover yarn, so I put together a quick crochet cover. I made one, and suddenly I was ten ornaments in. That turned into a whole weekend of crocheting ornaments.

If you want an easy Christmas project to keep your hands busy, these three ornaments are a good place to start. They use worsted-weight yarn, work up fast, and work with whatever style your tree has going on. You’ll see a couple other ideas sprinkled in, in case you want more ways to decorate on the cheap this year.

Materials You’ll Need

You won’t need much for these patterns. Most of the time I’m pulling scraps from the bottom of my basket.

• Medium weight (#4) worsted yarn (any colors you like)
• H/5.0 mm hook (for the ornament cover)
• G/4.25 mm hook (for the tree and star)
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Standard-size Christmas ball ornament (for the cover)
• Small star button + jute twine (for the looped tree)

If you’re watching the holiday budget, you’ll probably like 10 Easy DIY Christmas Decorations on a Budget too.

Download These 3 Ornament Patterns (Free Printable PDF)

If you’d rather print patterns than keep unlocking your phone, I put them all together in one PDF so you can print it and go.

Download the Crochet Ornament Pattern Pack

Now let’s get crocheting.

Pattern 1: Crochet Ornament Cover

This is the pattern that saved that whole box of scratched ornaments.

Materials

Medium weight (#4) worsted yarn
H/5.0 mm crochet hook
Standard-size Christmas ball ornament
Scissors
Yarn needle

Abbreviations (U.S. Terms)

ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
dc – double crochet
sc – single crochet

Instructions

Make two identical circles. You’ll stitch them together around the ornament at the end.

Foundation: Ch 5. Sl st into the first ch to form a ring.

Beginning chain row for the looped Christmas tree ornament, worked in brown yarn with a gold hook preparing to start the first row of stitches.

Round 1: Ch 2 (counts as first dc). Work 9 dc into the ring. (10 sts total including ch-2). Sl st to the top of the ch-2.

Close-up of the first small loop formed at the end of the foundation chain, showing the start of the looped Christmas tree ornament.

Brown crochet circle with a gold hook demonstrating where to place the next stitch as the piece grows, part of the ornament cover tutorial.

Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc + ch-1). Dc in next st, ch 1. Repeat (dc, ch 1) around. (10 dc, 10 ch-1 spaces). Sl st to the 2nd chain of the starting ch-3.

Hands holding a partially completed crochet circle and a gold hook, showing the transition into the next round of the ornament cover.

Round 3: Ch 3. Dc in each ch-1 space, ch 1 between dcs. Continue around. Sl st to the 2nd chain of starting ch-3. Fasten off.

A small brown crochet circle in the early rounds of the pattern, with a gold crochet hook inserted to show where to work the next stitch.

Close-up of brown yarn circle being crocheted with a gold hook, demonstrating the stitches for the ornament cover’s second round.

Assembly

Remove the ornament cap. Stretch one crochet circle around the opening. Place the second circle on the opposite side and whipstitch the edges together. Tie your ends securely and tuck them out of sight.

Hands holding a silver Christmas ball ornament while a brown crochet cover is stretched over the top, showing how the first crochet circle fits around the ornament cap opening. — I used white to show you how to whipstitch, but I recommend using a matching yarn.

If you’re team ‘real tree’ like me, don’t miss How to Keep a Real Christmas Tree Fresh. I go over exactly what works (and what’s just holiday folklore).