​Simple Christmas Ball

I love this simple, but cute crochet Christmas balls.

Here is the instruction how to make it:

Make a
magic ring OR ch 4 and join with a sl st in the 1st ch to make a ring.

Rnd 1: Into the ring work 6 sc.  Do not join but use a stitch marker to mark the first st.  Move marker as work progresses. Do not turn.  (6 sts)

Rnd 2: In the blo, work 2 sc in each st all the way around.  (12 sts)

Rnd 3: In the blo, * 2 sc in the next st, sc in the next st, rpt from * all the way around. (18 sts)

Rnd 4: In the blo, * 2 sc in the next st, sc in each of the next 2 sts, rpt from * all the way around. (24 sts)

Rnd 5: In the blo, * 2 sc in the next st, sc in each of the next 3 sts, rpt from * all the way around. (30 sts)

Rnd 6: In the blo, * 2 sc in the next st, sc in each of the next 4 sts, rpt from * all the way around. (36 sts)

Rnd 7: In the blo, * 2 sc in the next st, sc in each of the next 5 sts, rpt from * all the way around. (42 sts)

Rnd 8: In the blo, * 2 sc in the next st, sc in each of the next 6 sts, rpt from * all the way around. (48 sts)

Rnds 9-19: Working in the blo, sc in each st all the way around.  (48 sts)

If you are crocheting around a bauble, insert the bauble and continue to work around it.

Rnd 20: In the blo, * sc2tog, sc in each of the next 6 sts, rpt from * all the way around. (42 sts)

Rnd 21: In the blo, * sc2tog, sc in each of the next 5 sts, rpt from * all the way around. (36 sts)

Rnd 22: In the blo, * sc2tog, sc in each of the next 4 sts, rpt from * all the way around. (30 sts)

Rnd 23: In the blo, * sc2tog, sc in each of the next 3 sts, rpt from * all the way around. (24 sts)

Rnd 24: In the blo, * sc2tog, sc in each of the next 2 sts, rpt from * all the way around. (18 sts)

If working around a bauble, fasten off here leaving a long tail.

If intending to fill with fibrefill continue:

Rnd 25: In the blo, * sc2tog, sc in each of the next st, rpt from * all the way around. (12 sts)

Rnd 26: In the blo, sc2tog all the way around.  Fasten off leaving a long tail (6 sts)