Free crochet pattern for freeform-style Christmas bauble cover

Materials

• 1 Christmas bauble with a circumference of 27 cm.
• 10 grams of 4-ply sock yarn
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• Scissors
• Yarn needle

Instructions

1. It is started with a magic ring. 
2. In these, crochet 3 chain stitches and 12 double crochets. Close with a slip stitch and pull the ring together.
   
3. Skip the chain stitches from the first round.
   Work 6 chain stitches, * 1 double crochet and 3 chain stitches * 11 times, 1 slip stitch.
   
4. 3 chain stitches, 2 double crochets in the chain stitch arch, * 1 double crochet, 2 double crochets in the chain stitch arches * 11 repeats, 1 slip stitch
   
5. Crochet 2 double crochets into every third stitch. Finish with a slip stitch.
   3 chain stitches, 2 double crochets, 5 chain stitches, skip 1 stitch, work the following stitch combination 11 times: 3 double crochets, 5 chain stitches and skip 1 stitch.
   
6. 1 slip stitch, 3 chain stitches and 2 double crochets in 1 stitch, 7 chain stitches, * crochet 3 double crochets into the middle double crochet of the previous round, 7 chain stitches * 11 times, 1 slip stitch
   2 slip stitches, 3 chain stitches, 4 double crochets in chain stitch arch. Now work 11x 5 double crochets into the chain stitch arches and 1 slip stitch to finish the round..
   
7. Crochet 3 chain stitches, 59 double crochets, 1 slip stitch.
   Crochet 3 chain stitches and 2 double crochets together, 7 chain stitches, skip 2 stitches. Now crochet the following stitch combination 11 times: crochet 3 double crochets together, 7 chain stitches and skip 2 stitches. Finish the round with a slip stitch.
   
8. 10 chain stitches, * 1 double crochet on the double crochet from the previous round, 7 chain stitches * 11x
   3 chain stitches, 4 double crochets in chain stitch arch, * 5 double crochets in chain stitch arch * crochet 11 times
   3 chain stitches, 3 double crochets, skip 1 stitch, * 4 double crochets, skip 1 stitch * 11 times, 1 slip stitch
   
9. Chain 4 stitches, skip 2 stitches, * 1 double crochet, 1 chain stitch, skip 2 stitches * 11 times, 1 double crochet and 1 slip stitch.
   

Cut the thread and sew it up.