Crochet pattern for Christmas lights

The Christmas lights are a nice little crochet project that is good for using both leftover yarn or testing out new ones. There is plenty of opportunity to personalise your Christmas lights by choosing the colours you prefer. In addition, you can choose whether the chain should be short and hang in your window, or perhaps really long so that it can go on the Christmas tree.

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Materials

Crochet hook size 3 (alternatively a smaller hook depending on the gauge)
Infinity Hearts Lotus 8/4
Lidt fyld (kan være Some stuffing (can be craft filling, yarn scraps, cotton wool or similar)
Needle for fastening ends

For the Christmas chain you will need the following items from the Rito Christmas calendar

During December, the Rito Knitting/Crochet Christmas Calendar will provide you with materials to follow this lovely Christmas lights pattern. Here you can see the different materials you will need and which door the different materials are behind:

Black (chain)
Yellow(light bulb)
Red (light bulb)
Green (light bulb)

Yarn consumption

Abbreviations

dc = double crochet

mr = magic ring

rd = round

inc = increase, two double crochets in the same stitch

Step by step

Crochet the number that corresponds with your desired length divided by 5

THE LIGHTS

Start in the colour of the light bulb

rd 1: 6 dc in a magic ring (6)

rd 2: (1 dc, inc) x 3 (9)

rd 3: 1 dc in every st (9)

rd 4: (2 dc, inc) x 3 (12)

rd 5: 1 dc in all st (12)

rd 6: (2 dc, decrease) x 3 (9)

rd 7: (1 dc, decrease) x 3 (6)

Change to black

rd 8: 1 dc in every st (6)

Stuff the light bulb (use a pencil or similar to help)

rd 9: decrease x 3 (3)

Finish with a slip stitch. Leave a long yarn string for assembly.

THE CHAIN

Crochet in black

Crochet a chain stitch in your preferred length. You can either crochet the lights onto the chain or sew them on afterwards. The light bulbs can be attached about 5 cm apart.

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