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Pineapple Bell Ornament

By Gloria Graham
This dainty little bell will look so nice on your tree you’ll want to make a whole tree’s worth of them!

Skill Level:
Beginner

Size:
2 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches

Materials

Crochet cotton size 10: 22 yds white
Size 7 steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
2mm prestrung white pearl beads
Assorted small flowers
8-inch length gold thread
2 1/2-inch foam bell form
Plastic wrap
Fabric stiffener
Craft glue
Gauge
2 shell rnds = 1/2 inch
Check gauge to save time.

Pattern Notes
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Join rnds with a sl st unless otherwise stated.
Ch 3 counts as first dc throughout.

Pattern Stitches
Shell: [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in indicated st.
Beg shell: [Ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in indicated st.
Picot (p): Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook.

Bell

Rnd 1 (RS): With white, ch 8, sl st to join to form a ring, ch 1, 12 sc in ring, join in beg sc. (12 sc)

Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in next st, ch 2, [dc in each of next 2 sts, ch 2] rep around, join in top of beg ch-3.

Rnd 3: Sl st into ch-2 sp, beg shell in ch-2 sp, [shell in next ch-2 sp] rep around, join in top of beg ch-3. (6 shells)

Rnd 4: Sl st into ch-2 sp of shell, beg shell in same ch-2 sp, 6 dc in next ch-2 sp, [shell in next ch-2 sp, 6 dc in next ch-2 sp] rep around, join in top of beg ch-3. (3 shells; 3 pineapple bases)

Rnd 5: Sl st into ch-2 sp, beg shell in same ch-2 sp, *ch 2, [dc in next dc of pineapple base, ch 1] 5 times, dc in next dc of pineapple, ch 2 **, shell
in ch-2 sp of shell, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in top of beg ch-3.

Rnd 6: Sl st into ch-2 sp, beg shell in same ch-2 sp, *[sc in next dc of pineapple, ch 3] 5 times, sc in next dc of pineapple **, shell in next shell, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in top of beg ch-3.

Rnd 7: Sl st into ch-2 sp, beg shell in same ch-2 sp, *[sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3] 4 times, sc in next ch-3 sp **, shell in next shell, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in top of beg ch-3.

Rnd 8: Sl st into ch-2 sp, beg shell in same ch-2 sp, *[sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3] 3 times, sc in next ch-3 sp **, shell in next shell, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in top of beg ch-3.

Rnd 9: Sl st into ch-2 sp, beg shell in ch-2 sp, *ch 2, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3] twice, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 2 **, shell in next shell, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in top of beg ch-3.

Rnd 10: Sl st into ch-2 sp, beg shell in ch-2 sp, *ch 3, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3] twice **, shell in next shell, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in top of beg ch-3.

Rnd 11: Sl st into ch-2 sp of shell, ch 3, dc, ch 2, [2 dc, ch 3] twice in same ch-2 sp, *sk next ch-3 sp, [2 dc, ch 2] 3 times in next ch-3 sp, sk next ch-3 sp **, [2 dc, ch 2] 3 times in next ch-2 sp of shell, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in top of beg ch-3.

Rnd 12: Sl st into ch-2 sp, beg shell in same ch-2 sp, shell in next ch-2 sp, sk next ch sp, [{shell in next ch-2 sp} twice, sk next ch sp] rep around, join in top of beg ch-3.

Rnd 13: Ch 1, sc in each dc around, [sc, p, sc] in each ch-2 sp, join in beg sc, fasten off.

Finishing

Cover foam bell form with plastic wrap. Saturate crocheted bell with fabric stiffener and place over bell form. Allow to dry completely.

Glue flowers to center top of bell. Weave pearl beads, forming lps as desired, around upper portion of bell.

For hanging lp, attach gold thread to top of bell.