Stash Buster Bell

This pattern is a the perfect stash busting Christmas decoration to use up those ball ends from your year of crafting. There are two options for the pattern, a stuffed (rag-doll) version or a flat piece. This pattern is aimed at a beginners and is written in US and UK terminology. This pattern is designed to work with DK weight yarn, but can be made with any yarn with a matching hook. The stash-busting advent calendar will be released late November! If you make these please use the social media tags #craftycommuterdesigns and #scrapbusteradventcaledar to share your creations!

What you need

• Main Colour(MC): 20m (40m for stuffed)
• Silver (S): 3m
• Contrasting Colour(CC): 3m (6m for stuffed)
• Small amount of stuffing (optional)
• 3mm Crochet Hook, Note gauge in this pattern is not important. your hook should match your yarn.
• Yarn Needle
• Stitch Markers

All stitches are SC/DC (US/UK terminology) stitches. For this pattern the colour yarn, given in () above is used to denote stitches.

Pattern

R1: in MC CH6, in 2nd from hook MC, MC across. CH1 and turn.

R2: 2MC in first stitch, MC across until last stitch. 2MC in last stitch. CH1 and turn.

R3: 2MC in first stitch, MC across until last stitch. 2MC in last stitch. CH1 and turn.

R4-6: MC across. CH1 and turn.

R7: 2MC in first stitch, MC across until last stitch. 2MC in last stitch. CH1 and turn.

R8-9: MC across. CH1 and turn.

R10: 2MC in first stitch, MC across until last stitch. 2MC in last stitch. CH1 and turn.

R11: MC across. CH1 and turn.

R12: 2MC in first stitch, MC across until last stitch. 2MC in last stitch. CH1 and turn.

R13-14: MC across. CH1 and turn.

R15: DEC, MC across to last 2 stitches, DEC. Fasten off MC and weave in.

R16: Attach CC 6th stitch of R15 below. CH1, CC in same stitch. CC, CC. CH1 and turn. Remaining stitches are unworked.

R17: DEC, DEC. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Chart

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