Crochet Christmas lights

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The stitches used to make the crochet Christmas lights are a chain stitch, a single crochet stitch, an increase stitch (2sc in 1) and a decrease stitch (sc tog 2). If you will be doing them in rows, you will also use a slip sticth to join a ow and a chain to start a new row. It is easy a fast to make with two different ways of crocheting them.

Different sizes of crochet hooks and yarn can give you different sizes of lights.

For example for me:

• 3.5 mm crochet hook will make a 4.5 cm big crochet Christmas light

• 3 mm crochet hook will make a 4 cm big crochet Christmas light

• 2 mm crochet hook will make a 3 cm big crochet Christmas light

• 1.75 mm crochet hook will make a 2.5 cm big crochet Christmas light

You can make the lights in two different ways. Ether continuous rounds or in rows.

With the continuous rounds it is faster but you do see at the top, where the color changes. With making it in rows you finish with the first color invisibly and then attach the second color.

I think that changing the colors does make it perfect.

Pattern:

sc – single crochet stitch

inc – increase single crochet stitch – make 2sc in 1

dec – decrease single crochet stitch – joining 2 stitches in 1

If you are doing it in continuous rounds you just crochet and don't loose count. But if you are doing it in rows don't forget to do a ch1 in the beginning of the row and a slip stitch to join the last stitch with the beginning of the row. The pattern is the same for both ways.

Start with a magic ring

R1: 4sc – 4st

R2: 4inc – 8st

R3: 8sc – 8st

R4: 8sc – 8st

R5: {sc, inc} x4 – 12st

R6: 12sc – 12st

R7: {sc, sc, inc} x4 – 16st

R8: 16sc – 16st

R9: 8dec – 8st

half way through R9 you should stuff or fill the Christmas light

R10: CHANGE COLOR! If you are doing the Christmas lights in continuous rounds you just change the yarn, if you are doing it in rows you cut the yarn and do an invisible join (see YouTube tutorial if you need help with that) then start with a new yarn in any stitch you want. Don't forget the chain 1!

R10: 8sc – 8st

R11: 8sc – 8st

Cut the yarn and pull it through. Now get a sewing needle and sew together just the back loops of R11. The front loops will make a nice edge. Pull tight and sew in the loose end.

You can find both ways of crocheting these Christmas light in my YouTube channel video tutorails:

Continius rounds:

Rows:

Happy crafting

Alex xx