Snow Baubles: new overlay crochet pattern release

Festive season is right here! I bet you are already busy with preparations, gift and home decorations making. For some reason I am very late with this every year. I am working all days long and suddenly it’s Christmas and I don’t have anything prepared. This year I decided to begin pretty in advance. I have quite a few gifts already waiting to be wrapped. And I have started to make hanging decorations. Our family moved to another apartment last weekend and I am so happy to have all my yarns and boxes unpacked. So that I can peacefully continue to grow my festive garland.

Have you seen it? I had lots of fun making small colorful baubles and joining them into a garland. You can read everything about it HERE. And I will be adding something more intricate – new Snow Baubles made in overlay crochet. Last year I created a small collection of Christmas hanging decorations (Starry Dream, Starry Day, Frozen Snowflakes and Winter Pastels Balls) and I thought it would be nice to add something new this year, too. My idea was to create a bauble with a snowflake pattern.

 
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The pattern has been just released and you can purchase it HERE on Ravelry or HERE on Etsy.

As any other overlay crochet pattern, Snow Baubles are very versatile. They can be used as separate hanging decorations (for a Christmas tree, for example, and you can attach a ribbon into the joining seam, and maybe some beads), they can also be joined into garland and this is how I will use them.

And there is no need to hide them into a box after festive season is over. These baubles will become perfect decorations for nursery. Or you can even use them as pet toys! I’ve made several for my dog and she loves to play with them.

I chose 4 shades for my baubles. You can make them with true Christmas colors, or take any shades you like. Almost every type of yarn will work for this pattern (but maybe not too fluffy, structured and fuzzy yarns, and they make overlay image less vivid), but I would recommend to choose solid and contrast enough shades.

I personally prefer stiff cotton yarns for my overlay work. For Snow Baubles I used Sport yarn Catania by Schachenmayr (available for purchase online via Craftsy* and Loveknitting*). Of course you can use DK, worsted yarn or even thread to crochet baubles. Yarn weight will only influence the size of your finished bauble. And of course you should use appropriate crochet hook (I used 2.5mm /C).

Each bauble consists of two “cups” joined together with flat “zip” method and stuffed with amigurumi stuffing. Don’t worry if you don’t have certain kind of stuffing, as you can use your old pillows for this purpose. You can also put some herbs, cinnamon and other spices inside your baubles to make them not only look but also smell festive.

Like the pattern but not sure you can handle it? In fact it’s much easier to make Snow Baubles than it may seem. They look a bit intricate but only usual crochet stitches are used here. The pattern contains lots of step-by-step pictures to guide you through every round. So even though it is ranked as Intermediate, Advanced Beginners should also be able to follow it. And if you are an experienced crocheter and don’t need all the pictures, you can use a “print copy” of this pattern with only text.

I’ve only finished two Snow Baubles so far but need to make more. So I am back to my crochet. And see you soon again!

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