Christmas Balls - free pattern

Merry Christmas everyone!

I hope you will all like my crochet Christmas gift for all of you – Creepy cute Christmas Balls pattern. Even I don't know what is inside each of them I will only tell: something cute, something creepy and something from the Deep.

Happy Christmas Wreath

 

I wanted to make something joyful for Christmas, something that will make people smile, even for a moment. I placed it at the front door and it’s working perfectly, not only it makes people smile but laugh out loud Seriously, check it out at your own home, and tell if I lied….

Happy Christmas Wreath is around 25 cm (9.8 inches) in diameter.

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TOP 5 Christmas patterns by Krawka

 

TOP 5 Christmas patterns by Krawka:

1. Christmas CAT tree https://www.etsy.com/listing/650371812/crochet-pattern-no-1816-christmas-cat?ref=shop_home_feat_2

2. Polar BEAR https://www.etsy.com/listing/666201649/crochet-pattern-no-1817-polar-bear-with?ref=shop_home_feat_1

3. Reindeer https://www.etsy.com/listing/481633738/crochet-pattern-no-1640-christmas?ref=shop_home_feat_4

4. Frozen Snowman https://www.etsy.com/listing/577278969/crochet-pattern-no-1733-frozen-snowman?ref=shop_home_feat_3

and don't forget about the free Christmas pattern from my blog:
5. Gingerbread man http://krawka.blogspot.com/2017/12/gingy-gingerbread-man.html

Christmas and cats...

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Last Christmas I gave you my....... ‘Christmas CAT tree’ pattern (Christmas CAT tree pattern) and you all loved it so much 😊(thank you for all the emails and photos), so this year for all you cat lovers out there I have made this little snowCAT/snowCATman/ snowmanCAT.

Finished CAT is around 18 cm (7 inches) tall.

TOP 5 Christmas patterns by Krawka

TOP 5 Christmas patterns by Krawka:

1. Christmas CAT tree https://www.etsy.com/listing/650371812/crochet-pattern-no-1816-christmas-cat?ref=shop_home_feat_2

2. Polar BEAR https://www.etsy.com/listing/666201649/crochet-pattern-no-1817-polar-bear-with?ref=shop_home_feat_1

3. Reindeer https://www.etsy.com/listing/481633738/crochet-pattern-no-1640-christmas?ref=shop_home_feat_4

4. Frozen Snowman https://www.etsy.com/listing/577278969/crochet-pattern-no-1733-frozen-snowman?ref=shop_home_feat_3

and don't forget about the free Christmas pattern from my blog:
5. Gingerbread man http://krawka.blogspot.com/2017/12/gingy-gingerbread-man.html

Christmas CAT tree

This Christmas CAT tree was made as a small gift for my cat loving friend, but as I made the first one my boys asked if I could make some more, they wanted to give them as a presents to the kindergarten teachers and best friends. I thought the idea was great, the CAT tree is fairly easy and quick to make, sewing all the pieces together is a bit more time-consuming, but still I wonder how many I can make before Christmas :)

Finished CAT tree is around 17 cm (6.7 inches) tall.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/650371812/crochet-pattern-no-1816-christmas-cat?ref=shop_home_feat_3

Gingy the Gingerbread man

Merry Christmas everyone!

I hope you will all enjoy this free Christmas pattern for Gingy the Gingerbread man. 

Each cookie is around 12 cm (4.7 inches) I actually plan to make more of them for a Christmas tree - each slightly different than the other - or maybe I will make 2 of each and ask my kid to look for pairs :) Or as usual I will make a whole bunch and give them all away before Christmas.

You can download the cookie pattern here:

 LINK

If you like the pattern please visit my etsy shop for other great patterns:

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Mario Star for the top of the Christmas Tree

Mario Star as a top of Your Christmas Tree - isn't that a wonderful idea for every Mario lover (like me). I will tell You when I was young I had a GameBoy and only one game - Mario ( I think it was SuperMarioLand ?!) Can You imagine how much time I spend on this game.... Even I don't know exactly but I remember when You played the whole game You could play new game plus (with extra monsters) and then plus plus...  To be short I Love mario, so If You love mario and stars and Christmas You have to make this little star for Yourself.

Materials:

• yellow, black, green yarn ( I use the yarn which gauge is 24.0 to 30.0 sts = 4 inches )
• cardboard
• bit of black and white material for eyes
• cotton wool or some other stuffing
• hook 3 mm

Make two yellow stars using this wonderful  crochet pattern by April Draven:
http://aprildraven.blogspot.com/2009/11/star-stuffie-twinkle-star-free-crochet.html

From the black and white materials cut the eye elements and sew them to one of the stars.

From cardboard cut two smaller stars . See the photo for reference.

Last year's Christmas tree ornaments FREE patterns

Hi guys Christmas is coming and I wanted to remind You last year's free patterns for Christmas Tree ornaments:

MR Snowman:

http://krawka.blogspot.com/2014/12/mr-snowman-christmas-tree-ornament-free.html

REINDEER:

http://krawka.blogspot.com/2014/12/reindeer-christmas-tree-ornament-free.html

Merry Christmas guys I am wishing You happiness everyday, may Your hearts be filled with joy and peace. From my point of view from all my heart I am wishing You a lot of free time for crafts :)

Reindeer Christmas Tree ornament - free pattern

I made Reindeer to keep company to Mr Snowman from my previous post. They look great together on a Christmas Tree.
Finished reindeer is 13 cm tall.

Materials:

• light brown, dark brown, beige yarn ( I use the yarn which gauge is 24.0 to 30.0 sts = 4 inches )
• hook 3 mm
• plastic ball (mine are 5-5,5 cm diameter) and stuffing for the body. If You don't have ball don't worry just stuff the head with some light stuffing.
• a bit of thin wire, like 5 cm max, for the loop on top of the head
• a bit of black material for the eyes

Pattern:

Mr Snowman Christmas Tree ornament - free pattern

Mr Snowman is the first one of crochet Christmas Tree ornaments I made this year and my favorite one. He is extremely cute in his simple way and definitely pops out on a dark Christmas tree. Finished size of snowman is 11 cm,which is a bit much for my tiny tree but none the less it looks great. If You have a huge real tree You can probably make the whole army of snowman - every one with a different accessory ( hat, scarf etc. ) And we have my next year's project.... :)

As I wrote before my inspiration for this project, except Christmas, was a huge bag of plastic balls for a ball pit. So to fill my sandman head I used the plastic ball which diameter was 5-5,5 cm. I was thinking that the ornaments for Christmas tree have to be extremely light, but now I think it doesn't mater that much. Even if You will fill Your head with something else it will still be lighter than half of my old Christmas balls. 

When I was making the snowman I was also wondering how I will hang it on my tree. I made a little loop on top of the head with the thin wire. I hope the photos I made will make clear how I did it

And last but not least If You will make Your own snowman please send me pictures. I love seeing Your work. I am collecting all Your work for a little gallery I hope I will make. So please don't be shy and send me all Your crochet results :)

Materials:

• white, brown, orange, black yarn ( I use the yarn which gauge is 24.0 to 30.0 sts = 4 inches )
• hook 3 mm
• plastic ball (mine are 5-5,5 cm diameter) and stuffing for the body. If You don't have ball don't worry just stuff the head with some light stuffing.
• a bit of thin wire, like 5 cm max, for the loop on top of the head
• 6 black beads ( 4 mm would be best)
• a bit of black material for the eyes

Pattern:

My Christmas Tree - crochet Christmas Tree ornaments

I present my Christmas Tree. At first I made the characters there are:

• Snowman
• Reindeer
• Two angels one with brown hair, one with red hair
• Santa
• Santa's hot wife

And If You are one of those who ask "Why they don't have hands?" The answer is I really don't know I just imagined them like that :) More pictures and patterns for each character later this month. If anyone is particularly interested in some characters write me so I can make this pattern first. 

The idea for this ornaments came with a huge bag of plastic balls for ball pit we have. My son had the ball pit in his playpen but grew out of it and we were left with a huge bag of balls. So the first thought I had was to make Christmas Tree ornaments from them. I had to make the pictures fast cause they will probably make a little gifts for my family, but it's so hard now to say GOODBYE :(

I think I will leave the snowman for myself, he is the first one I made and kind of my favorite, I love the angels too but I already promised them to my mom.

When I made all these characters I started complaining to my husband that I can't make photos until he will go to the basement and bring the tree. We dressed the tree only in plastic balls and ornaments and noticed that we don't have anything for the top of Christmas Tree. And that is how the Mario Star tree top came to live.

Why the Mario Star? Probably because I spend my whole childhood playing Mario on my GAMEBOY! and when I think star I see Mario Star with these cute eyes ( That was the only game I had at the time, I remember later on I also had the POKEMON but only n french :(

Mario Star looks amazing on the top of the tree and I will not give it up, but I will definitely write the pattern. It was very easy and so fast to make If You are a bit geek like me I challenge You to make Your own star. The only problem You could have If You also have a husband who is a bit geek is that he may demand the whole tree Mario style and You will have to make more ornaments and give away the ones You already made cause they will not fit convention.....

 The last photo is my son's face when we lit the lights on the tree :) I think the Christmas get the new meaning when You have kids :) Merry Christmas everyone!