How to crochet a Christmas ball, step-by-step photos of creating a Christmas ball of threads with knitting patterns

January 10, 2018 handmadebase

On the eve of the New Year holidays, one of the mostA fun activity is decorating the Christmas tree and the house. This tradition is many centuries old, because people began decorating evergreen trees in the pre-Christian era. In those days, this was considered a magical act designed to appease the spirits and gain prosperity and well-being next year. Nowadays it’s a tradition to decorate the Christmas tree – these are just pleasant chores and additional decor that creates a feeling of celebration. The most common thing that is hung on spruce branches is a ball. Bright, plain, with pictures and abstract patterns, Christmas tree decorations are sold in almost every supermarket. At the same time, it is much more interesting not to buy, but to create your own, original New Year's ball by hand. With such crafts you can decorate not only the New Year tree, they will become an excellent holiday interior decor item. The material for New Year's balls can be many things: paper, fabric, beads, polymer clay. Wonderful and delicate crafts are made using decoupage or origami techniques. However, the most lacy and lacy New Year's balls are made from threads. There are several ways to make them; in this article we offer crocheted New Year's balls made of thread. Crochet Christmas balls from threadsYou will need:

Yarn for knitting. The best option would be cotton threads, such as “Iris”. You can also use acrylic ones.
Hook No. 1 – No. 2.
Air balloons.
PVA glue.

Below are several patterns for knitting balls. Our master class is carried out according to the second scheme. First r. In a ring of 6 vp. tie 4 ch.p.p., 23 Art. s/2n. Finish 1 s.s. with 4th v.p.p. Second r. 4 vp, 1 vp, then knit 1 tbsp in each loop. s/2n, alternating them with 1 vp. we finish the circle similarly to the first 1 s.s. in the 4th vp. Third r. 3 vp, 1 vp, then knit in each st. s/2n of the second circle, 1 tbsp. s/n, between them we knit 1 ch. We finish the row similarly to the previous two 1 s.s. in the 3rd v.p.p.Fourth r. 1 s.s., 1 v.p.p., 1 tbsp.b/n in the same base loop, *1 ch, then in the next ch. third row we knit (1 st. s/n + 5 v.p. + 1 st. s/n), 1 v.p., in the next v.p. for the third round we knit 1 tbsp. b/n*. We continue knitting from *, finishing row 1 s.s. in the first st. b/n. Fifth r. 1 v.p., 1 tbsp. b/n in the same base loop, *1 vp, in an arch of 5 vp. we knit (1 ch + 1 st. s/n 4 times + 1 more st. s/n), then we knit 1 ch, 1 tbsp. b/n in 1 tbsp. b/n fourth row*. Continue from * to the end of the circle. We finish 1 s.s. in 1 v.p.It is necessary to tie two such halves of the ball.When you knit the second one, after completing the fifth row you need to knit another 6 dc. The loop will come out of the third st. s/n, knitted into an arch of 5 ch. Next, take the first half of the future ball, grab a similar third st. s/n and a connecting post we connect both halves. Now we knit 5 ch. and again stretch 1 d.s. in the next third st. s/n of both halves. We knit the entire circle in this way.Now you need to place the balloon inside. We inflate it so that it stretches the knitted workpiece. The threads should be taut.Next step – cover with PVA glue.If you are making just a couple of balls, you can coat the threads with glue using a brush. In this case, it is better to completely immerse a large number of future toys in the adhesive solution. To do this, you need to dilute the glue with water 2:1. Now we just immerse the balls in it, take it out and leave it to dry. This may take almost a day, please be patient.To give balls of thread a shape, you can alsouse starch paste. It's very easy to prepare. Mix 3 teaspoons of starch with a glass of water (200 ml). Now you need to bring the mixture to a boil, stirring.When the blanks are dry, we deflate the balls, you canuntie the knot or simply pierce the ball with a needle. Now all that remains is to attach the loop to the balls. Such crafts can be decorated with sparkles or painted gold or silver. Original openwork balls will be an excellent decoration for the interior and Christmas tree.And to create such a ball of thread you don’t even need the ability to crochet.You will only need:

Old Christmas ball. One that you do not already hang as an ornament, for example, with peeling paint.
Thick knitting threads.
Wooden skewers or toothpicks.
A pair of beads.
Glue.

The method of decorating such a ball is very simple.We wrap the ball with knitting threads. Glue a bead to one end of a skewer or toothpick. Now we stick two skewers with beads at the ends into the resulting winding and get a cute New Year's ball in the form of a ball of yarn with knitting needles. This gift will certainly be appreciated by all your fellow needlewomen.

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