Please note:You need to have a basic knowledge of crocheting
to make these ornaments.

You need:
Size 7 steel crochet hook
Size 10 crochet cotton (I use white with 
sparkles in it for an extra touch)
Ch 10; join with sl st in beg ch to form a ring

Rnd 1: Ch 9 (counts as first sc plus ch 8), (sc,
ch 8) in ring 5 times; join with sl st in beg sc: 6 lps
Rnd 2: Sl st in each of first 4 chs of first ch-9
of prev rnd, * (sc, ch 6, sc) in same ch-8 lp, ch 6,
sc in next sc, ch 6; rep from * around; join with sl
st in beg sc: 18 lps
Rnd 3: Sl st in first 2 chs of ch-6 of prev rnd, ch 4
(counts as tr), (2 tr, ch 3, 3 tr) in same ch-6 lp, 
ch 5, * skip next 2 ch-6 lps, (3 tr, ch 3, 3 tr) 
in next ch-6 lp (shell made), ch 5; rep from * 
around, join with sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-4; 
6 shells
Rnd 4: Ch 1, * sc in each of next 2 tr, ch 3, 
(sc, ch 5, sc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in 
each of next 3 tr, ch 4, sc in next ch-5 sp,
ch 4; rep from * around; join with sl st in 
beg sc; finish off: 6 points

Abbreviations:
Beg=Beginning
Ch=Chain
Sl=Slip Stitch
Sc=Single Crochet
Sp=Space
Tr=Triple Crochet

I have made many of these ornaments over the years.
They cover my tree :o).I stiffen them using glue with
a little water,then I pin them on a cardboard piece
covered with tinfoil.Allow to dry.

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