Christmas Crochet Patterns: 23 Cute Amigurumi Ornaments — Paperback Book

Dumpling Friends

Round, squishy crochet dumplings in plush yarn: Bear, Penguin, Baby Christmas Tree, Grumpy Elf, Snowbaby, Gingerbread Man, Reindeer and Santa, plus a matching basket to keep them together. They are soft, quick to crochet and make sweet stocking stuffers.

Christmas kitties

Four festive cats: Gingerbread, Reindeer, Snowman and Santa Kitty, worked in a super thin matte blanket yarn for a velvety look.

Swinging ornaments

Gingerbread Man, Penguin, Pine Tree, Reindeer, Santa and Snowman, each sitting on a tiny swing, about 3.5 in (9 cm) tall. Hang them on the tree or use them as a gift tag on a present.

Holiday favorites

Reindeer Cow, Christmas Tree Dachshund, Cozy Cake House, a Gingerbread Dragon about 23.6 in (60 cm) long, and a Poinsettia Car Charm for your rear-view mirror.

• Round by round, with the stitch count at the end of every round
• Crochet crash course with all stitches and abbreviations, plus help for common mistakes
• US crochet terms used throughout
• Helpful tips right where you need them
• More than 500 photos that show what each piece should look like

If you are new to amigurumi, begin with the crash course and a small swinging ornament. Once you are comfortable with rounds, increases and decreases, move on to the Dumpling Friends and the larger holiday favorites.

• Start early: a few ornaments a week add up to a full tree by Christmas Eve.
• Crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show through the stitches.
• Stuff firmly but evenly, a little at a time, for round, smooth shapes.
• Use the same colors across several figures for a coordinated look on the tree or the mantel.
• Keep figures with safety eyes for older children and adults, or embroider the eyes instead.

Once your first figures are finished, there are many ways to show them off. Hang the swinging ornaments from the branches of your Christmas tree, where they sway gently every time someone walks past. Line up the Dumpling Friends in their basket on a side table or under the tree. Let the Gingerbread Dragon curl along the mantel between candles and pine cones, place the Cozy Cake House on a windowsill, and seat the Christmas Tree Dachshund next to the presents. The Poinsettia Car Charm brings a little Christmas cheer to your car for the whole season. When the holidays are over, the figures pack away easily and come out again next year, ready to become part of your family's Christmas traditions.

Handmade decorations come straight from the heart. Crochet a swinging ornament as a gift tag, a kitty as a Secret Santa gift, a dumpling as a cute stocking stuffer, or a whole family to decorate your mantel and windowsill. And the book itself makes a wonderful Christmas gift for anyone who loves to crochet.

All finished items you crochet from the patterns in this book may be sold. A credit to MrsCrochetWorld is appreciated but never required. What is not allowed is copying, sharing, reselling or uploading the patterns or the book itself.