What you'll need
| One size only: | 7cm x 7cm |
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Paintbox Yarns, cotton aran, 100% cotton, 4.5mm -
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Product Description
This Christmas pudding pattern is easy to make, it uses simple stitches and there is only a very small amount of sewing up.
Size When made up, the pudding is approximately 7cm high and 7cm wide.
Stitches needed (UK terms) BLdc = double crochet through back loop only BLinc = increase by dc into the same stitch again but this time through the back loop only ch = chain dc = double crochet FLdc = double crochet through front loop only FLdc2tog = double crochet 2 together through the front loops only inc = increase by dc into the same stitch again but this time through both loops MC = magic circle sl st = slip stitch
Materials Yarn 1: col 601, Paper White, 4g Yarn 2: col 611, Coffee Bean, 13g Yarn 3: col 415, Pillar Red, 1g Yarn 4: col 628, Racing Green, 2.5g Cotton stuffing material, 12g
Christmas Pudding Decoration Crochet Pattern
What is Being Made
This pattern creates a festive Christmas pudding decoration suitable for holiday displays, ornaments, or seasonal décor. The finished pudding measures approximately 7cm tall and 7cm wide, with an optional 5cm hanging chain for suspended display. The design captures the classic appearance of a traditional Christmas pudding with distinct layered components.
Craft and Techniques
This is a crochet project classified at intermediate difficulty level. While the pattern employs simple fundamental stitches, it incorporates several techniques that add complexity beyond basic crochet work. The pattern includes detailed shaping methods and requires some hand-sewing to assemble the finished components, making it suitable for crocheters with foundational skills who are ready to develop their technique further.
Stitches and Methods Used
The pattern utilizes the following crochet stitches and techniques:
- Chain (ch) – foundational stitch for creating the base structure
- Double crochet (dc) – primary stitch used throughout the pattern
- Slip stitch (sl st) – used for joining rounds and finishing edges
- Magic circle (MC) – technique for creating seamless circular foundations
- Front loop only double crochet (FLdc) – creates textured ridges by working through front loops exclusively
- Back loop only double crochet (BLdc) – adds dimensional detail by working through back loops exclusively
- Double crochet 2 together (FLdc2tog) – decreasing technique worked through front loops for shaping
- Increases (inc and BLinc) – methods for expanding stitch counts, including increases through back loops only
Materials
The pattern is designed using Paintbox Yarns cotton aran weight yarn in multiple colors. The yarn is 100% cotton and uses a 4.5mm crochet hook. Four yarn colors are specified to create the layered pudding effect:
- Yarn 1: Paintbox Yarns cotton aran, color 601 (Paper White) – 4g
- Yarn 2: Paintbox Yarns cotton aran, color 611 (Coffee Bean) – 13g
- Yarn 3: Paintbox Yarns cotton aran, color 415 (Pillar Red) – 1g
- Yarn 4: Paintbox Yarns cotton aran (additional color details not fully specified in provided content)
The pattern also requires a needle for sewing components together, as assembly involves hand-stitching distinct sections of the pudding decoration.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Aran |
| Pages: | 3 |
| Designer: | Katy Walley |
| Craft: | Crochet |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Notes: | col 601, Paper White, 4g col 611, Coffee Bean, 13g col 415, Pillar Red, 1g col 628, Racing Green, 2.5g |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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