| Shelf | Level | Time | Yarn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odds and ends | Intermediate | 4-6 hours | Worsted |
Crochet wreath ornament with bead and bow trim
How do you crochet a wreath ornament with a bead and bow? Combine two wreath bases for one mixed-style piece.
01 · The pieceWhat Crochet wreath ornament with bead and bow trim actually is
This wreath is a composite of two prior builds fused into one. The ring comes from the Wreath Two base: a chain-15 foundation joined into a round, filled with double crochet, then topped with a chain-3 shell round for texture. A chain-22 hanging loop closes at the 5th stitch from the skip. Onto that structure, a wooden bead is knotted to the loop on clear thread, and a flat, folded bow — worked separately in rows — is sewn to the top. Two joins, one hanging point, one applied trim.
The dc round and shell round tolerate minor unevenness; they read as texture, not precision work. The bead knot and the bow's back-stitch rows do not — the bead hangs from a single thread point and any slack in the knot shows immediately, and the bow's back-loop-only rows must stay consistent across all rows or the ribbing reads crooked once folded. Loop closure at the 5th stitch also needs to stay snug enough to hold shape but open enough to hang from a hook.
02 · The count run4 rounds across 2 parts, each with its count
US terms throughout. Every row below ends with the count that round finishes on.
| Part | Qty | Finishes on |
|---|---|---|
| Wreath One | 1 | - |
| In Wreath Two | 1 | - |
| Round | Instruction | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Make slip knot and chain 15. Join into ring with slip stitch | - |
| Round 2 | Chain 1, work 20 dc inside ring, slip stitch to close Loop: Chain 3.5–4 inches, tie knot, cut yarnFinish: Weave in ends with needle Bead: Use clear thread to attach bead to hanging loop, secure with knot Bow: Cut 22″ red yarn, weave through wreath center, tie tight knot, form bow, trim excess | - |
Round 1-2: Repeat Wreath One base
| Round | Instruction | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Round 3 | Chain 1, sc in first stitch, ch 3, skip 3 , repeat around, slip stitch to close | - |
| Round 4 | Chain 22 for loop, skip 4 stitches, slip stitch to 5th, cut yarn, weave ends Bow Round 1: With red yarn chain 15Bow Round 2: Chain 1, turn, sc in each of 14 stitches Bow Rounds 3-5: Chain 1, turn, sc in back loops only for 14 stitches | - |
Techniques on this build
- Joining a foundation chain into a ring
- Round 1 of the base — slip stitch the chain-15 closed before working into it; a twisted join shows in every round after.
- Chain-space shell round
- Round 3 (ch 3, skip 3, repeat) sits over the solid dc round — keep the skip count exact so the lattice sits even.
- Working flat in rows with back loops only
- Bow Rounds 3-5 — turning each row and catching only the back loop builds the ridge that gives the bow its folded shape.
- Attaching with sewn or knotted thread
- Bead is knotted onto clear thread at the loop; bow is sewn to the top and knotted at the back — both rely on a secure knot, not a stitch.
Final fit-up
- Weave in ends from the base rounds with a yarn needle before attaching anything.
- Close the hanging loop at the 5th stitch with a slip stitch, then cut and weave that tail.
- Attach the wooden bead to the loop with clear thread and knot it secure.
- Sew the folded bow to the top of the wreath, knot at the back, and trim excess yarn and thread.
How the parts fit
- The base uses only two rounds — a joined foundation chain and a single dc round — so there is no shaping increase; stitch count is set once at Round 2 and held.
- Round 3's chain-3, skip-3 repeat works over the completed dc round rather than replacing it, adding an open lattice layer without altering the ring's stitch count.
- The bow is worked flat in rows instead of in the round because it is a separate applied piece — folding a flat strip into a bow shape and sewing it on requires straight edges, which rows give and rounds do not.
Scaling the build
| Larger | Move up a hook size with the same medium-weight yarn; the base ring and dc round open up, giving a larger finished wreath without changing any stitch count. |
|---|---|
| Smaller | Drop to a smaller hook; the dc round and shell round tighten, pulling the ring diameter down. |
| Bow proportion | Add turned rows to Bow Rounds 3-5 for a longer bow strip before folding; the finished bow reads wider relative to the ring. |
03 · Snag listWhat went wrong on the bench, and the fix
Snag 1
Bead knot loosens on the loop
Double-knot the clear thread around the loop stitch and weave the tail back through a stitch or two before trimming.
Snag 2
Shell round spacing drifts
Count three skipped stitches each repeat in Round 3 rather than estimating by eye, so the lattice stays even around the ring.
Snag 3
Bow rows missing the back loop
Check each row of Bow Rounds 3-5 is worked in the back loop only; a front-loop row breaks the ridge and the fold sits unevenly.
Snag 4
Hanging loop closed too tight
After slip stitching to the 5th stitch of the chain-22, test that an ornament hook still passes through before weaving in the tail.
04 · QueriesQuestions logged against this build
Can this be made with just the bead or just the bow?
Yes. The mixed style comes from attaching both, but either the clear-thread bead or the sewn bow can be omitted and the other attached alone to the finished base.
Why does the hanging loop have its own stitch count?
The chain-22 loop is worked separately from the ring and closed by slip stitching to the 5th stitch after skipping 4, which sets the loop's size independent of the base rounds.
The bow won't lie flat after sewing it on — what happened?
The back-loop-only rows in Bow Rounds 3-5 create a natural curl that only settles once folded and wrapped at the center. Fold and wrap the tail firmly before knotting, rather than sewing it on flat first.
05 · Made byWho counted this one
Who writes Amigurumi Addict, how a build gets its number, and why every round on the site carries a stitch count.
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