Crochet Christmas Lights Garland – Easy Beginner

Brighten up your festive decorations with this fun and colourful Crochet Christmas Lights Garland!

Made using simple single crochet stitches, these cute little Christmas lights are an easy, beginner-friendly project and a brilliant way to use up leftover DK yarn.

Crochet each light individually in your favourite colours, then attach them to a simple crochet chain to create a festive garland that’s exactly the length you need.

-MATERIALS -

· DK yarn in multiple colours and black

· 4mm crochet hook

· Toy stuffing

· Embroidery needle and scissors

· Stitch markers

-ABBREVIATIONS-

· Magic Loop (I chain two and crochet into first loop to create ring)

· CH – Chain

· ST – Stitch

· SL ST – Slip stitch

· SK ST – Skip stitch

· SC – Single crochet

· SC2TOG – Single crochet two together

· JOIN and FO – SL ST into next ST, chain one, cut yarn

· FO- Fasten off

-PATTERN NOTES-

· Stuff lights as you go.

· Pattern written using American terminology.

Light Bulbs – make 10 or more.

1. CH2, SC6 into 2nd CH from hook {6}

2. SC around {6}

3. 2SC into each ST (12)

4. SC around {12}

5. (SC1, 2SC into next ST) 6 times {18}

6-7. SC around {18}

8. (SC2, 2SC into next ST) 6 times {24}

9-10. SC around {24}

11. (SC2, SC2TOG) 6 times {18}

12. (SC1, SC2TOG) 6 times {12}

Stuff bulb firmly.

13. (SC2TOG) 6 times {6}

Change to black yarn.

14-16. SC around {6}

Join FO.

Sew top of bulb closed.

Bulb Cord – make with black.

1. CH30, SL ST 1st bulb to chain, CH25, SL ST 2nd bulb to chain, CH25, SL ST 3rd bulb to chain.

Continue adding bulbs and Chaining 25 between each bulb.

When the last bulb has been added CH30 and FO.