Options/variations:

You can increase more quickly – more stitches per round – for a flatter ball, or more slowly for a taller, narrower ball. Try it at the top or bottom, or even change ratios in the middle of the ball. Be creative! The stuffing will round it out and it can’t be a ‘wrong’ shape. Have fun. :)

Try using ribbon yarn for a fancy ornament, or novelty yarns for other fun looks. You can also adjust the stitch numbers of this pattern to suit any gauge yarn in your scrap bag, and make any size ornament you want.

Have fun with it!