Free Crochet New Year Ornaments Masterclass by Veronika Zenkovich
In this masterclass, you will learn how to crochet New Year ornaments: a mouse, pig, bear, owl, snowman, Santa Claus, fox, rabbit, and deer. You can use any acrylic, cotton, or semi-cotton yarn for these amigurumi creations.
Materials and Tools
- Yarn: Acrylic, cotton, or semi-cotton
- Fluffy yarn (for Santa Claus’ beard, Alize Softy yarn)
- Crochet hook: 2 mm
- Thread for detailing the faces
- Safety eyes: 10 mm (for ornaments)
- Stuffing for toys
- Glue
- Needle for sewing parts together
- Scissors
You can buy all the necessary materials here.
Crochet Abbreviations
- KA – magic ring
- ch – chain stitch
- ss – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase
- dec – decrease
- (…) x n – repeat n times
Basic Round Shape for Ornaments
- Start with a magic ring (KA) and crochet 6 sc.
- Increase in every stitch: 6 inc (12)
- 1 sc, 1 inc x 6 (18)
- 2 sc, 1 inc x 6 (24)
- 3 sc, 1 inc x 6 (30)
- 4 sc, 1 inc x 6 (36)
- 5 sc, 1 inc x 6 (42)
- 6 sc, 1 inc x 6 (48)
9–16. 48 sc (8 rows without changes) - 3 sc, 1 dec, (6 sc, 1 dec) x 5, 3 sc (42)
- 5 sc, 1 dec x 6 (36)
- 2 sc, 1 dec, (4 sc, 1 dec) x 5, 2 sc (30)
- 3 sc, 1 dec x 6 (24)
- 1 sc, 1 dec, (2 sc, 1 dec) x 5, 1 sc (18)
- 1 sc, 1 dec x 6 (12)
- 6 dec (6)
- Close the hole using a needle.
Mouse Ornament (Gray Ball)
Ears (Make 2)
Start with pink yarn:
- 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- 6 inc (12)
- 1 sc, 1 inc x 6 (18)
- Change to gray yarn.
- Cut the thread, leaving a tail for sewing.
Snout
With gray yarn:
- 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- 6 inc (12)
- 1 sc, 1 inc x 6 (18)
- 2 sc, 1 inc x 6 (24)
Pig Ornament (Pink Ball)
Snout
- 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- 6 inc (12)
- 1 sc, 1 inc x 6 (18)
Ears
- 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
- 4 inc (8)
- 1 sc, 1 inc (12)
4–7. 12 sc (4 rows without changes)