Do you want to make your home ring with holiday joy? Look at this sweet, snowy white Christmas bell! In this easy video tutorial, you will learn how to turn simple yarn into a delicate bell ornament. You can hang it on your tree, tie it to a gift, or make a pretty holiday garland. It is flat, light, and looks just like real lace made by hand.
Crochet Pure Handmade Crochet Flat Lacy Bells
Making this little bell is super fun and full of neat surprises. You begin by making a small chain ring for the top. Next, you work down in open rows using double crochet and chain spaces to form airy lace windows. Then, you crochet wide shell fans along the base to create the bell flare. At the end, you add a top hanging loop and tie a tiny round clapper underneath.
Difficulty Level & Explanation
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Level: Intermediate (or Confident Advanced Beginner)
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Why: The stitches themselves (chains, double crochet, and slip stitches) are very basic. However, the project shifts directions several times. You must work into the sides of rows, skip chain spaces accurately, create an open file-like lace mesh, and slip-stitch neatly along the side edge back to the top crown without puckering the fabric.
Materials
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Yarn: 3-ply yarn or fine crochet lace yarn (white)
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Crochet Hook: 2.5 mm
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Notions: Scissors and a tapestry needle
Pattern Abbreviations
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MR: Magic ring
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ch: Chain
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sl st: Slip stitch
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sc: Single crochet
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dc: Double crochet
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spc: Space
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st(s): Stitch(es)
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sk: Skip
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rep: Repeat
Special Technique: 6-Double Crochet Shell in Chain Space (6dc in spc)
This stitch creates the ruffled, wavy scalloped edge along the bottom of the bell:
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Find the space: Instead of pushing your hook into the top loops of a single stitch, aim directly underneath the wide chain space hole.
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Yarn over: Wrap yarn over the hook.
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Pull up a loop: Insert the hook into the big open chain space, yarn over, and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook).
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First double crochet: Yarn over, pull through 2 loops. Yarn over again, pull through the remaining 2 loops.
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Repeat in the same space: Work 5 more double crochets directly into that same open chain space (6 double crochets total). They will fan out naturally into a pretty rounded scallop.
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