Free baby grinch christmas ornament crochet pattern

I’ve come up with a lovely crochet grinch Christmas ornament pattern that you can make to hang on your Christmas tree. This crochet Grinch Christmas ornament is simple and quick to make, so you can easily make more than one. What sets it apart from other Grinch patterns is the Christmas lights. Brighten up your Christmas tree this year with a colorful crochet Grinch Christmas ornament.

Grinch christmas ornament crochet pattern

This crochet Grinch ornament, as you can see, is made with a single head and body. As a finishing touch, we’ll just make the hair. Then, we use white yarn for the Christmas lights. You can use colored beads for the Christmas lights if you like, for a more sparkly Grinch.

Designer: pandas_crochet

Materials:

Green/ white/ red/ yellow/ blue/ chenille yarn (or any yarn of your choice).
Crochet hook size: 4.5mm.
Safety eyes: 15mm.
Needle for sewing.
Scissors.

Abbreviations:

MR: magic ring
sc: single crochet
slst: slip stitch
inc: increase
dec: decrease
FLO: front loop only
BBL: bobble stitch with 4 dc
Hdcinc: half double crochet increase

Head & body

R1. 6 sc in MR (6)
R2. (1sc, 1inc)*3 (9)
R3. (2sc, 1inc)*3 (12)
R4. (3sc, 1inc)*3 (15)
R5. (4sc, 1inc)*3 (18)
R6. (5sc, 1inc)*3 (21)
R7. sc all around (21)
R8. (6sc, 1inc)*3 (24)
R9-11. sc all around (24) *3 rounds.
R12. (6sc, 3hdcinc)*2, 6sc (30)
R13. (6sc,3dec)*2, 6sc (24)

If you’re using safety eyes, insert them between R11 and R12, 6 visible stitch apart.
R14. (2sc,1dec)*6 (18)
Stuff the head.
R15. (1sc,1dec)*6 (12)
R16. in FLO (1sc,1inc)*6 (18)
R17. 7sc, 1BBL, 4sc, 1BBL, 5sc (18)
R18-19. sc all around (18)*2 rounds.
R20. 5sc, 1BBL, 6sc, 1BBL, 5sc**
R21. (1sc,1dec)*6 (12)
Stuff.
R22. 6 dec (6)
Stuff and FO.

Due to people’s tension being different, add or remove sc stitches so they are in line with the front paws.

Hair

Insert the hook the top of the head:
Chain 3, starting in the second loop from the hook 2 sc, slst in the head and repeat 2 more times.
FO and weave in the tails at the end.

Sew the details (eyebrows and nose).

Add a white string of yarn from the top of the head to the bottom of the body.

Add the christmas lights at your liking and you’re done!