North Star Ornament in Caron Simply Soft - Downloadable PDF

North Star Ornament Crochet Pattern in Caron Simply Soft – Free Downloadable PDF

This free crochet pattern guides you through creating a charming North Star Ornament, a circular crocheted decoration measuring approximately 3 inches (7.5 cm) in diameter. Designed for beginner crocheters, this project is an ideal introduction to working in the round and joining crocheted pieces, while still producing a polished, decorative result perfect for holiday trees, wreaths, or gift toppers. Notably, a single ball of each color is enough to make up to 20 ornaments, making this pattern exceptionally economical for crafters who want to create handmade gifts or decorations in bulk.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a double-sided, stuffed circular ornament with a snowflake embroidered on the front and a chain loop for hanging. Two identical crocheted circles are worked separately and then joined together at their wrong sides, creating a neat, reversible disc shape. The finished ornament has a clean edge formed by slip-stitching through both layers and a 20-chain hanging loop attached at the top.

Design Details and Colorwork

The pattern calls for two contrast colors, referred to as Contrast A and Contrast B. Contrast A forms the main body of the ornament and is available in a selection of festive shades: Red, Burgundy, or Cool Green. Contrast B is White, used exclusively for the embroidered snowflake decoration on the front of the ornament. This two-color approach gives the finished piece a classic, traditional holiday aesthetic reminiscent of a north star or snowflake motif.

Techniques Used

• Crocheting in the round: Both sides of the ornament are worked in continuous rounds, beginning with a foundation chain ring. This technique creates a smooth, circular fabric without seams on each individual piece.
• Joining with slip stitch: Each round is closed with a slip stitch to the first stitch, keeping the rounds neat and well-defined.
• Joining two layers: The two finished circles are held with wrong sides together and joined by working a slip stitch through both thicknesses simultaneously around the entire edge, a technique that neatly seams and finishes the ornament in one step.
• Hanging loop construction: A simple chain of 20 stitches is worked and joined back to the same stitch to form the hanging loop, a quick and sturdy finishing technique.
• Lazy Daisy embroidery stitch: After crocheting is complete, a snowflake is embroidered onto the front side using the Lazy Daisy stitch, a classic hand-embroidery technique. Each petal of the daisy is formed by bringing the needle up through the fabric, looping the thread, and anchoring the loop with a small tack stitch. A diagram is included in the pattern to guide placement and execution of this decorative detail.

Stitches Used

• Chain stitch (ch): Used to form the foundation ring and the hanging loop.
• Single crochet (sc): The primary stitch used throughout all five rounds of each ornament side, building up the circular shape evenly.
• Slip stitch (sl st): Used to close each round, to join the two sides together, and to attach the hanging loop.
• Increase rounds: Each round incorporates evenly spaced increases — working 2 single crochets into a single stitch — to expand the circle from 8 stitches in round one up to 40 stitches by round five, keeping the fabric flat and circular.
• Lazy Daisy embroidery stitch: A surface embellishment stitch worked with a tapestry needle after crocheting is complete.

Materials Required

The pattern is designed for use with Caron® Simply Holiday™ or Caron® Simply Soft® yarn, both of which are aran weight yarns. Caron Simply Soft is a widely loved, smooth acrylic yarn known for its soft hand and vibrant color range, making it well-suited to decorative projects that benefit from a clean stitch definition. You will need one ball each of