Before you start - this tutorial is in UK crochet terms.

This is a very detailed step by step tutorial with LOTS of photos.

There is also an alternative ending, so the opportunity is there to make two different types of bauble.

I used a cotton yarn (Drops Muskat) just because it’s what I had in my stash, and I do think it gives a better finish than acrylic. But any yarn would be fine, as well as any size hook - it all depends on what size you would like your finished decoration to be.