A glitter yarn and a simple crochet apple can be a wonderful abbination to make a Christmas tree decoration!
I’m happy to show you a tutorial to make a Christmas apple, I find it so beautiful to decorate my Christmas Tree and you?
- Working Time: 30 minutes
- Skill level: 🌸 easy
- Category: christmas decoration
Work separate apple and leaf.
Apple is worked in continous roud with amigurumi tecnique, it will be useful a stitch marker.
Leaf is worked in round on a foundation chain and then you have to make a loop that will be used to hang it on the tree.
👉📗 Library stitches (US terms)👈
🍎 Crochet apple
- 🧶 ORO Mondial red and green glitter yarn
- Crochet hook 3,5 mm
- Scissor
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch marker
- Stuffing
Any kind of yarn can be used, but the effect this glittery yarn gives is unmatched!
Here can you see a gold apple and a red apple with gold leaf
Work in continous round without closing at the end and do not start with a chain.
Use a stitch marker to mark the first or the last stitch of each round and move it.
| ROUND | INSTRUCTIONS | TOT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR, 6 SC | 6 |
| 2 | 6 INC | 12 |
| 3 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 12 |
| 4 | *1 SC, INC *; REP * 6 times | 18 |
| 5 | 1 SC, INC, * 2 SC, INC *; REP * 5 times, 1 SC | 24 |
| 6 | * 3 SC, INC *; REP * 6 times | 30 |
| 7 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 30 |
| 8 | 2 SC, INC, * 4 SC, INC *; REP * 5 times, 2 SC | 36 |
| 9 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 36 |
| 10 | *5 SC, INC*; REP * 6 times | 42 |
| 11-15 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 42×5 |
| 16 | *5 SC, DEC *; REP * 6 times | 36 |
| 17 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 36 |
| 18 | 2 SC, DEC * 4 SC, DEC *; REP * 5 times, 2 SC | 30 |
| 19 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 30 |
| 20 | * 3 SC, DEC *; REP * 6 times | 24 |
| 21 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 24 |
| 22 | 1 SC, DEC *2 SC, DEC *; REP * 5 times, 1 SC | 18 |
| 23 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 18 |
| 24 | *1 SC, DEC *; REP * 6 times | 12 |
| 25 | 6 DEC | 6 |
Make 1 SL ST in the next stitch to close and fasten off.
Cut the yarn and leave a long tail
Pass the thread through the sphere made, from the upper center point to the lower one, pulling lightly until it forms a hollow above the sphere.
Stop the tension by making a knot at the base to maintain shape.
Pass the thread from bottom to top and cut.
🍃 Crochet leaf
To crochet the leaf you have to make a foundation chain and work in round.
| GIRO | INSTRUCTIONS |
|---|---|
| 1 | 16 CHs. Make 1 SC in the 2nd CH from hook and in the next 3. 1 TC in the next 5 CHs, 1 DC in the next 3 CHs, 1 SC in the next 2 CHs, 2 SC in the last CH. Work in the opposite side of the foundation chain 1 SC in the next 2 CHs, 1 DC in the next 3, 1 TC in the next 5, 1 DC in the next 3, 1 SC in the last CH. |
| 2 | 1 SC in each stitches around. |
Make 25 CHs and join in ring with 1 SL ST in the first CHs to form a loop. Cut the yarn and leave a long tail. Use it to sew the leaf on the apple.
Pass the thread through the top center of the apple to the base and make an X so the leaf is pinned to the apple and you can hang it on the tree.
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