Christmas Pudding Cover

I have used this Christmas Pudding Cover pattern for both chocolate oranges and bath bombs. 

You will need:

• Yarn needle 
• 3.5mm crochet hook
• Button
• DK Yarn
• Approx. 5m

More information and tips

Stitches and abbreviations used:

(I am from England but use US crochet terms)

• MC - Magic circle/ring
• Ch - Chain 
• SC - Single crochet 
• HDC – Half Double Crochet
• DC – Double Crochet
• ST - Stitch                              
• SLST - Slip stitch 
• R – Round or Row
• FO - Finish Off
• Long SC – sc going into the st on the round below the one you are working on.

Other things to note....

• This is worked in continuous rounds. It is helpful to use a stitch marker to keep track.
• The number in ( ) at the end of each round indicates the total stitch count for that round.
• *  * indicates repeated series of stitches.
• Stitches in [ ]  are worked into one stitch.

Pudding – Brown Start
1.	MC using HDC (6)
2.	*[2HDC] * (12)
3.	*[2HDC] * (24)
4.	*1HDC, [2HDC] * (36)
5-12.	HDC (36) – check it fits around the ball.
13.	Change to white –*1 long sc, 2sc * (36)
14-15.	HDC (36)
17.	Sc (36)
	FO – Weave and hide yarn tail.

Leaves x2 – Green
1.	CH 9.
2.	Turn, starting in 2nd ch from hook, 1slst, 1sc, 1hdc, 2dc, 1hdc, 1sc, 1slst, turn and work into the back loops left from the ch - 1slst, 1sc, 1hdc, 2dc, 1hdc, 1sc, 1slst
	FO – Leaving yarn tail to sew to the pudding