Unique Crochet Holly Napkin Rings for Christmas
- Nov 17, 2023
- 4 min read
Updated: Nov 10
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Christmas is the best time of the year - at least, it is for me! In our family, we spend most of December completing "typical" Christmas activities: making cards for friends and family, holding gingerbread decorating competitions (my Grandmother particularly loves this one!) and, of course, decorating the house. And that leads me to this month's crochet pattern.
These crochet napkin rings are unique and perfect for any Christmas table. They feature spiked holly leaves and bright red berries an,d will just add that pop of colour around your napkins. Now, I know that some of you might think this Christmas pattern is a little premature. However, there are so many different things to do in December that I wanted to make these with plenty of time to spare!
Recommended Yarn:
The only requirement for the yarn is the colour! You'll need some green and red yarn - I particularly love a dark green, but you can use any shade. You'll see in my video tutorial that I'm using a lighter shade of green, and that worked beautifully as well!
And for the type of yarn, you can use anything of your choice. Of course, I always recommend cotton for these types of projects as it holds its shape beautifully and has a great amount of stitch definition. Acrylic (which I use), aran or any other fibres also work very well!
What You'll Need:
A yarn of your choice, in red and green (a DK or cotton yarn works best)
A 4mm crochet hook
Scissors
A darning needle
Stitch Abbreviations:
sc: single crochet
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
sl st: slip stitch
blo: back loop only (of each stitch)
Pattern Notes:
This pattern is written in US crochet terms, not UK. If you are unsure about the difference between these two terms, check out my blog post here, where I explain it in detail.
For the ring: the chain 1 at the beginning of each round does not count as a stitch.
Special Stitches:
Picot Stitch:
Chain 3. Insert your hook into the 3rd chain from your hook (aka, the 1st chain) and make a slip stitch.
Crochet Holly Leaves: Make 2 - 3
Round 1:
Chain 11
Starting in the 2nd chain from your hook, and working down your chain, make: 1sc, 1sc, 1hdc, 1hdc, 1dc, 1dc, 1hdc, 1hdc, 1sc.
You should have 1 chain left. Into this, make 3sc.
Now, working along the other side of the chain, make: 1sc, 1hdc, 1hdc, 1dc, 1dc, 1hdc, 1hdc, 1sc, 1sc.
You should be back where you started. To close the round, sl st into the 1st sc to close the round. (21 stitches in total for the round).
Round 2:
Chain 1
In the same stitch, make: 1sc, 1 picot stitch (see here to learn how to make this), 1sc.
Sl st into the next stitch.
Repeat the above 2 steps around the leaf (you will have 11 spikes in total).
To close the round, sl st into the 1st sc.
Fasten off and cut your yarn. Make sure you leave a long tail end, as we will use it to sew with later.
Crochet Berries: Make 3 - 5
Round 1:
Make a magic ring (if you are unsure how to do this, check out my post where I explain how to here).
Make 6sc into the ring.
(Do not close the round with a sl st).
Round 2:
Continuing around, make 1sc into each stitch (6sc in total).
Sl st into the next stitch, fasten off and cut your yarn. Make sure you leave a long tail end as we will use it to sew with later.
For the body of the Holder:
Row 1:
Chain 25. (Note: If you would like a larger or smaller napkin ring, chain more or less, as desired.)
Starting in the second chain from your hook, make 1sc in each chain.
Chain 1 and turn your work. (Remember, this doesn't count as a stitch)
Rows 2 - 4:
Make 1sc in the blo of each stitch.
At the end, chain 1 and turn.
Once you have completed your rows, we will create the end loop. To do this, chain 10 and then slip stitch back into the end stitch of the first row.
Attaching the Pieces:
To finish, take your holly leaves and thread your darning needle with the long tail end we left. From here, sew each of them onto the other end of your napkin holder (the end without the loop).
Then, take your berries, arrange them on top of the leaves and sew them on in the same way.
To finish, sew in any other tails ends, and cut any excess yarn.
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