Hello friends, since Christmas hasn’t come yet, I still think I can share crochet patterns for xmas ornaments. These crochet xmas ornaments are a pair of cute matryoshka. You can hang these cute crochet matryoshka crochet xmas ornaments to decorate your Christmas tree, or on door handles. They can even be hung on your car mirror. These versatile cute nesting dolls are now available for free. Continue reading my blog for more crochet patterns for xmas ornaments.

Designer: craftyemmi

Crochet matryoshka xmas ornaments

Abbreviations:

Rnd- round
MR- magic ring
Slst- slip stitch
Sc- single crochet
Inc- increase
Dec- decrease
sc2tog- 2 sc together with sc (decrease)
BLO- in back loop only

Materials:

2.5 mm crochet hook
Embroidery needle
Sport weight yarn in 5 colors (A: red, B: off-white, C: green, D: yellow, E: blue).
5 mm black eyes
Soft stuffing
String for hanging

Crochet matryoshka

Start with color A:
Rnd 1. 6 sc in magic ring
Rnd 2. *2 sc in next sc* 6x (12)
Rnd 3. *2 sc in next sc, 1sc* 6x (18)
Rnd 4. *2 sc in next sc, 2sc* 6x (24)
Rnd 5. *2 sc in next sc, 3sc* 6x (30)
Rnd 6. *2 sc in next sc, 4sc* 6x (36)
Rnd 7. 36 sc
Change color B:
Rnd 8. *2 sc in next sc, 5sc* 6x (42)
Rnd 9. *2 sc in next sc, 6sc* 6x (48)
Use color C for instructions in green front and color B for black.
Rnd 10. *1 sc, 3 sc* 12x
Rnd 11. *2 sc, 2 sc* 12x
Rnd 12. *3 sc, 1 sc* 12x
Change to color B and break yarn C.
Rnd 13. *sc2tog, 6sc* 6x (42)
Embroider the trunks of the christmas trees with vertical stitches in rnd 9.

Continue with yarn B.
Rnd 14. 1sc, (change to color A) 41 sc
Rnd 15. *sc2tog, 5 sc* 6x (36)
Rnd 16. 36 sc
Change to color D.
Rnd 17. 36 slst
Rnd 18. 36 sc BLO
Use color D for instructions in yellow front and color B for black.
Rnd 19. 13 sc, 10 sc BLO, 13 sc
Rnd 20. 13 sc, 11 sc, 12 sc
Rnd 21. 13 sc, 11 sc, 12 sc
Rnd 22. 14 sc, 10 sc, 12 sc
Rnd 23. 15 sc, 8 sc, 13 sc
Rnd 24. 16 sc, 7 sc, 13 sc
Place the eyes between rnd 21 and 22, 5 st apart (counted in rnd 21), and start stuffing.
Continue with color D.
Rnd 25. *sc2tog, 4sc* 6x (30)
Rnd 26. *sc2tog, 3sc* 6x (24)
Rnd 27. 24 sc
Rnd 28. *sc2tog, 2sc* 6x (18)
Rnd 29. *sc2tog, 1sc* 6x (12)
Rnd 30. *sc2tog* 6x (6)
Fasten off and close the remaining hole.

Finishing

Thread a needle with color E to make the border around the face.
The red arrows in the next picture show you the direction of inserting your needle.
If needed, there is also a detailed explanation of how the yarn is pulled through the stitches.
See 1,2,3 and 4.