Easy Crochet Wreath Ornament with Bow & Beads – Free Pattern + Diagram
✅ Material List
- Yarn
- Medium weight (Worsted / 4-ply) yarn
- Color: Cream / Off-white (or any color you like)
- Hook
- 3.5 mm or 4 mm crochet hook
- (Choose the size that matches your yarn and gives firm stitches)
- Other Supplies
- Fiber filling (for stuffing the small balls)
- Yarn needle (for sewing parts together)
- Scissors
- Small plastic or metal bell (to hang in the center)
- Optional: stitch markers for beginners
✅ Stitch Abbreviations
- (US Terms)
- CH – chain
- SC – single crochet
- INC– increase (2SC in same stitch)
- dec – decrease( Single crochet 2 stitches together)
- SL ST – slip stitch
- MR – magic ring
✅ Stitch Count for Each Part
🔵 Crochet Balls (Beads) – 14 Pieces
Each small ball uses the same stitch count.
Stitch Count
Round Stitches
R1: MR 6 sc 6
R2: inc around 12
R3: sc around 12
R4: sc around 12
R5: dec around 6
→ Stuff lightly before closing
You need 14 balls to form the circle.
🎀 Bow – Stitch Count
The bow is usually crocheted as a small rectangle:
Row Stitches
- Ch 11 → 10 sc across 10
- Repeat 5–7 rows 10 stitches per row
- → Fold, cinch center, and wrap yarn.
Bow tails:
Make two 18–20 cm long i-cords OR 20-chain strips
Simple and beginner-friendly.
⏺ Circle Assembly
Sew the 14 balls together forming a ring.
Attach bow at the top.
Add hanging yarn loop.
🔔 Bell Hanging Cord
🌟 Beginner-Friendly Crochet Pattern – Bobble Wreath Ornament
Materials
- Medium weight yarn (any color you like)
- 3.5–4 mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Small bell (optional)
- Stitch marker (optional)
🎄 PART 1: Crochet Bobble Balls (Make 12–14)
Round 1:
Make a magic ring, 6 single crochet (SC) inside the ring. Pull tight. (6)
Round 2:
2 SC in each stitch around. (12)
Round 3:
SC in each stitch around. (12)
Round 4:
SC 2 stitches together around. (6)
Stuff lightly, pull closed, fasten off, leave a tail to sew.
Repeat until you have enough balls to form a nice round wreath—12 to 14 balls depending on size.
🎄 PART 2 : Make the Wreath Circle
Sew all bobble balls together in a ring shape.
Use the yarn needle and leftover tails to attach each ball to the next.
Make sure the circle is smooth and even.
🎀 PART 3 : Crochet the Bow
Bow Rectangle
Row 1: Chain 16.
Row 2: SC in 2nd chain from hook and across. (15)
Row 3–6: SC in each stitch across. (15)
Fasten off.
Fold the rectangle into a bow shape and wrap yarn tightly around the center 8–10 times until it looks cute.
Tie at the back.
Bow Tails (Make 2)
Row 1: Chain 20.
Row 2: Slip stitch in each chain back to the start.
Fasten off.
Attach both tails behind the bow.
🔔 PART 4 : Add the Hanging Loop
🔔 PART 5 : Add the Bell (Optional)
🎀 FINAL STEP : Assemble Ornament
Two Ways to Make Crochet Bobble Balls
✅ 1. Bobble Balls WITHOUT Stuffing (No Fiberfill)
They will still puff up because:
Rounds 1–3 make a small dome
When Round 4 closes the ball, the stitches naturally create a firm, small round shape
Thick yarn gives it volume
👉 These will look like flat-ish mini puff balls, but still perfect for a wreath.
🎀 NO-STUFF BOBBLE BALL PATTERN (Beginner Friendly)
Yarn: Medium (4) acrylic or cotton
Hook: 3.5–4 mm (use a smaller hook for tighter, rounder balls)
Size: ~3–3.5 cm bobble
Level: Absolute beginner friendly
✅ Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR – magic ring
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase (2 sc in same stitch)
- sl st – slip stitch
- st(s) – stitch(es)
🌼 NO-STUFF BOBBLE BALL (One Ball)
Round 1:
MR, 6 sc into ring.
(6 sts)
Round 2:
inc in each st around.
(12 sts)
Round 3:
(1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times.
(18 sts)
👉 At this point the “dome” shape forms naturally because the stitch count increases.
Round 4:
(1 sc, sc2tog) repeat 6 times.
(12 sts)
Round 5:
sc2tog six times.
(6 sts)
Pull tail tight to close the last gap.
👉 Do NOT stuff.
The ball stays round because:
tight stitches
the rounded dome created in Rounds 1–3
the closing rounds push the shape outward
Finish:
Fasten off and weave in end.
🎯 Tips for Perfect No-Stuff Balls
✔ Use smaller hook than yarn recommends (tighter shape)
✔ Keep tension firm
✔ Steam lightly (optional) to smooth shape
✔ For bigger balls → add more increase rounds
✔ For smaller balls → stop at Round 2
✅ 2. Bobble Balls WITH Very Little Stuffing
Use just a tiny pinch of yarn scraps or fiberfill.
Not fully stuffed — just gently rounded.
This gives:
Perfect sphere shape
Very smooth round look (like in picture)
🎯 Which method matches the image ?
The balls in picture look:
very round
smooth
firm
➡ This is usually achieved by a tiny bit of stuffing.
But they can be made without stuffing if you crochet tightly and use firm yarn.
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