Crochet Holly Berries

There’s something so magical about adding little handmade touches to your holiday décor, and these crochet holly berries are the perfect quick project to bring that festive charm to life.

Whether you’re making them for gift wrapping, ornaments, wreaths, or to tuck onto your holiday table settings, these tiny berries and leaves come together beautifully with just a bit of yarn and a few simple stitches.

Best of all, they’re wonderfully scrap-friendly, making them an easy last-minute craft for cozy December afternoons. If you love adding creative, heartfelt details to your Christmas decorating, this sweet little project is going to be a favorite.

List of Supplies

Yarn – standard worsted-weight acrylic or cotton
Crochet hook – • 3.5 mm (E) – Creates tighter stitches, firmer leaves, and rounder berries. Great if you want your pieces to hold their shape well and look a little more “polished.” OR 4.0 mm (G) – Still works beautifully and is easier for beginners. The stitches will be slightly softer, and the pieces will turn out a touch larger.
Scissors
Tapestry needle

Stitches used for this project

Chain – CH
Magic Ring – MR
Single Crochet – SC
Slip Stitch – SL St
Decrease – Dec
Picot – p or mp (make picot)

Crochet holly berries with three red berries and two green leaves displayed on pastel green paper.

Instructions:

Crochet Berries Steps:

Red yarn wrapped to form a magic ring with a 2.5 mm crochet hook inserted through it.

Step 1:

Take a red yarn bundle and create a magic ring.

Beginning the magic ring as the crochet hook pulls the loop slightly tighter with red yarn.

Step 2:

Chain 1.

First single crochet stitch worked into the magic ring using bright red yarn.

Step 3:

Work 1 SC into the magic ring.

Six single crochet stitches forming the first round of the berry inside the magic ring.

Step 4:

Again work 5 more SC into the MR (in total 6 SC).

Crochet hook creating a slip stitch to close round one of the red crochet berry.

Step 5:

Insert your hook into the first stitch to make a slip stitch.

Beginning round two of the crochet berry with a chain one and hook inserted into the next stitch.

Step 6:

Chain 1.

Second round of single crochets forming a small berry shape on the crochet hook.

Step 7:

Work SC into the every next stitch and make slip stitch to end this round. (total 6 SC).

Completed third round of single crochets showing the berry taking shape.

Step 8:

Chain 1 and repeat SC in each stitch around (total 6 SC).

Crochet berry before closing, showing the open end and long tail for sewing.

Step 9:

Cut the yarn with a long tail.

Fully stitched red crochet holly berry with the tail ready for attaching to leaves.

Step 10:

Sew the remaining yarn tail using a tapestry needle to close the open end of the crochet berry.

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