We love our handmade decorations and have already shared our crochet mini wreaths. They are not only easy to crochet, but they also have so many uses from napkins to adding to a gift. These crochet holly berries can be used in the same way – add them to napkins on Christmas Day, or make a garland to decorate your mantle. Let me know if you try it!
List of supplies to make crochet holly berries
Yarn
Crochet hook
Scissors
Tapestry needle
Stitches used for this project
Chain – CH
Magic Ring – MR
Single Crochet – SC
Slip Stitch – SL St
Decrease – Dec
Picot – p or mp (make picot)
How to Crochet Berries Steps:
Take a red yarn bundle and create a magic ring.
Chain 1.
Work 1 SC into the magic ring.
Again work 5 more SC into the MR (in total 6 SC).
Insert your hook into the first stitch to make a slip stitch.
Chain 1.
Work SC into the every next stitch and make slip stitch to end this round. (total 6 SC).
Chain 1 and repeat SC in each stitch around (total 6 SC).
Cut the yarn with a long tail.
Sew the remaining yarn tail using a tapestry needle to close the open end of the crochet berry.
Crochet Leaf Steps:
Create a slip knot then work 13 chain stitches.
Starting on the second chain, so skip first chain, 1 SC into the next chain.
Repeat SC 10 more times.
Work 3 SC into the last CH.
Symmetrically work on the other side, 11 SC.
Now slip stitch into the first stitch.
Chain 1.
2 SC into the next two stitches (1 SC in each stitch).
In this step you have to decrease 1 SC.
Work Chain 2 on hook.
Insert hook through the bottom chain of the chain stitch on hook.
Work a slip stitch. This stitch is called a picot stitch.
Slip stitch into the next stitch.
Repeat this pattern- CH 1,1 DEC, CH 2, Picot, Sl St)* 6 times.
Then work 2 Sc into the last two stitches.
Slip stitch into the first Chain.
Cut the yarn with a long tail.
Crochet 1 or 2 more leaves and some berries. Keep 2 inches or more long tail for each crocheted items.
Join the leaf patterns by tying or stitching with their tails.
Join the berries similarly.
Join the berries with the leaves. You can use hot glue in case there’s not enough yarn tails to stitch or to tie a knot.
I love crochet ornaments, I think even I could follow this tutorial!