Crochet Pattern: Ice Skates Ornament
This week, we are revving up for Christmas with a quick crochet pattern. And when I say quick, I mean quick. If you have crocheted before, this pattern should take half an hour of your time, max, to make a pair. The only crochet knowledge you need to complete this project is how to crochet onto an item, slip stitching, chaining, and single crochet. That’s it!
This is my original pattern, but not an original idea. When I was younger, my great-grandmother knitted and crocheted Christmas ornaments for all of her great-grandchildren every year. One year, she made a pair of ice skates for everyone. That was 35 or more years ago. My ice skate ornaments from her were looking a bit frayed, and I wanted to preserve them before I lost them entirely, so I duplicated her pattern as best as I was able and put the new pair on the tree. The original pair is in a keepsake box with my Christmas ornaments.
With all of that being said, let’s grab a hook and some yarn and make a few pairs.
Needed Materials:
G Hook (or any hook appropriate for your chosen yarn)
Any scrap yarn of the same weight (we only need a couple of yards)
Large Metal Paperclips x 2
Pattern:
Slip stitch yarn to the paperclip just to the right of the interior loop (where the two rounded ends parallel each other). SC the first stitch outside of the interior loop, then crochet the next 7 SC inside interior loop. Chain 1, turn.
SC into each stitch across. Chain 1 and turn.
Skipping first stitch, SC across. Chain 1 and turn.
4 SC across, Chain 1 and turn.
4 SC across, Chain 10–16 and tie off.
Attach white yarn to the cuff of the boot. SC across, SCx2 in last stitch. Bind off.
Weave in ends. Repeat w/ second ice skate. Loop a matching or coordinating string of yarn through each skate and tie the skates together with a cute bow and hang them on the Christmas tree.
Closing
I hope that you enjoyed this little pattern, and I hope that you make several pairs for your own holiday tree and to share with your friends. You can also use these to decorate gifts. Feel free to share this pattern, but please give me credit when you do so. You can also make and sell these ornaments, if you please.
Thank you for stopping by, and come back soon.
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Grindle Creek Homestead is a homestead in Eastern North Carolina. It is owned and operated by Jessica Cauthon, who has been gardening and preserving food for most of her life. She runs four Medium publications: Around the Homestead — a journal of our day-to-day life on the homestead, Stocking Up — a publication dedicated to canning, freezing, and other means of food preservation, In Stitches — a home for crochet patterns, knitting patterns, and everything crafty, and Down in the Garden — a publication devoted to growing fresh food and being a steward to the land. Grindle Creek can be found online on Payhip and on Facebook.
