Create these eye-catching Sphere Earrings with this special puff stitch technique — developed with modifications to the classic puff stitch, designed specifically to build a smooth, rounded 3D sphere shape.

Unlike flat or ordinary earring shapes like squares, diamonds, or circles, these little crocheted spheres have real dimension — they move and catch the light as you wear them, giving them a unique, eye-catching presence other earring designs just don’t have. The texture itself is beautifully seamless; the stitches blend together so smoothly that you can’t tell where one round starts or the next begins.

Finished with a pearl bead dangle for an elegant touch, this design is wonderfully versatile:

Worked in a solid color, it’s a lightweight, comfortable everyday earring
Worked in a variegated yarn with fine metallic thread, it becomes a special, eye-catching piece perfect for evenings out or special occasions

What’s included:

Written instructions in US crochet terms
Clear step-by-step guidance with photos
A full abbreviations key
Beading and finishing instructions for attaching the ear wire securely

Skill level: Intermediate — this pattern uses the special puff stitch and special puff stitch decrease techniques, so some crochet experience is recommended.

You’ll need: thread (size 10 suggested, or your preferred weight), a 1.25–2mm hook, polyester fiberfill, 2 ear wire hooks, a beading needle, sewing thread, beads/pearls for the dangle, a stitch marker, needle, and scissors.

Finished size: approximately 1.5cm sphere (excluding bead and ear wire). For a larger sphere, hold two strands of yarn together, or use a thicker yarn with an appropriately sized hook.

This is a pattern for the earrings, not the finished item. Finished items made from this pattern may be sold; the pattern itself may not be resold, copied, or redistributed.

Pattern by CrochetDesignPatterns.com