Hello and welcome to Part 2 of the Mystery Sparkle Make-A-Long! Last week we warmed up with the simple Sparkle Star and learned surface crochet with slip stitches. I absolutely loved seeing all your beautiful stars on social media, and I hope you enjoyed making them. Today, we’re moving on to a slightly more complex pattern: the Sparkle Bauble.
For this project, you’ll need leftover yarn in three colors and a bit of stuffing. I’m using Scheepjes Catona yarn* (affiliate link) together with Catona Shine for some festive sparkle—but of course, feel free to dive into your stash and choose your own colors. This make-a-long is all about freedom and creativity!
If you’ve joined my previous mystery MALs, you know we make stuffed hanging ornaments every year—often baubles. This time, however, I wanted to try something different and step away from the traditional round shape.
I’m not even sure what this shape is called in English (or in my native languages!), so if you know, please leave a comment—I would love to learn it! For now, I’ll simply call it a Sparkle Bauble. 😊
This pattern introduces an overlay crochet technique that creates rich, colorful texture. We’ll be working with two layers at once, but don’t worry—only one color is used per round, and you won’t need to cut or weave in ends.
To help you place the stitches correctly, I’ve prepared a detailed photo tutorial and recorded a video explaining all the trickier moments. So, you have no excuses not to give this pattern a try!
If you’d like to make a whole set of ornaments, you can use the same three colors each time and change their order for every new bauble. Or keep two colors from the previous one and add a new color for the next. Lots of possibilities!
If you already own the Mystery Sparkle MAL ebook, simply refresh your Ravelry library and today’s pattern will appear.
If this is your first time hearing about the MAL, you can read more about how to join HERE on my blog and grab the patterns HERE on Ravelry.
Hope you enjoy this part, and I’ll see you next week with a new pattern!
A quick reminder: Part 3 will go live on Monday, December 15th. I’ll be away from my desk (hopefully enjoying a Radiohead concert in Copenhagen!), but everything will be prepared in advance, so the pattern appears right on time—around 3pm CET.
With love,
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