Crochet christmas tree pattern — three pieces, 39 rounds written out
A free crochet Christmas tree pattern for a tree 15 cm tall with the star on, worked on a 4.0 mm hook in four colours, about two and a half hours' work. The cone runs on a three-round cycle repeated eight times: increase six, one plain round, one round in back loops only. That takes it from 6 stitches to 54 with straight sides rather than a dome, and the ridge each back-loop round leaves behind is the branch line of a tier. Round 10 of the base disc is the join, worked through both layers, which is why 54 goes in and 54 comes out. All 39 rounds are written out below across three pieces, with the number of stitches it leaves you on printed beside it.
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Why it is rated Easy
Easy because the whole tree is one three-round cycle. The only thing to track is which of the three you are on, and the count does not move on the back-loop round.
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00What you need before you start
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What you need before you start
Yarn — four colours, all weight 4
1 skein, about half of itWorsted acrylic or cotton, weight 4
scrapsWorsted acrylic, weight 4, or a metallic-blend yarn if you have one
a short lengthScrap yarn or six-strand embroidery floss
a short lengthScrap yarn or six-strand embroidery floss
Tools
4 you probably own, 1 to buyYou likely have
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Pins
You need to buy
Polyester stuffing (~25 g)
Optional
A 9 cm card or plastic circle to stiffen the base
Plastic pellets or dried rice (~20 g) to weight the base so the tree stands square
A stitch marker in a contrast colour for the round start
Small gold beads instead of embroidered baubles, for anyone over three
Gauge and finished size
the last check before you cast onTension
Not critical. Work tight enough that the stuffing does not show between stitches — a looser hand gives you a taller tree and nothing worse.
Finished size
~15 cm tall with the star on, about 11 cm across the base
Work the back-loop rounds as ordinary single crochet if you would rather have a smooth tree — the size comes out the same and only the tiers go. For a child under three, leave the beads out and keep the decoration to yarn embroidery.
How to make the christmas tree, piece by piece
Switching rewrites every round:US6 sc in mrUK6 dc in mrWork a US sc as a UK single crochet and the fabric comes out looser and taller.
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01The tree
Twenty-five rounds from tip to floor. Increase, plain, back loops…25 RNDS
starts in forestGreen· magic ring· Piece 1 of 3
First six rounds[6] [12] [12] [12] [18] [18]
The tip
RND 1–41[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[12]
Upper tiers
RND 5–135[18]
6[18]
7[18]
8[24]
9[24]
10[24]
11[30]
12[30]
13[30]
Lower tiers
RND 14–2214[36]
15[36]
16[36]
17[42]
18[42]
19[42]
20[48]
21[48]
22[48]
The last tier
RND 23–2523[54]
24[54]
25[54]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneFifty-four stitches around the bottom, eight branch ridges up the sides, and a firm stuffed cone that already stands on its own.
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02The base
A plain flat circle, increased six a round until it matches the…10 RNDS
starts in forestGreen· magic ring· Piece 2 of 3
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [30] [36]
The flat circle
RND 1–91[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[24]
5[30]
6[36]
7[42]
8[48]
9[54]
Joining round
RND 10–1010[54]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneThe last round sewed the disc to the tree as you worked it, so the tree now sits flat and holds its stuffing.
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03The star
Four small rounds in gold, opening on five corners instead of six…4 RNDS
starts in gold· magic ring· Piece 3 of 3
First four rounds[5] [10] [15] [20]
1[5]
2[10]
3[15]
4[20]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is donePinch each corner and tack it with two stitches, and the flat pentagon becomes a five-point star.
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Thirteen notes on the christmas tree
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01An original Crochet Genie design.
02The tree is worked in a continuous spiral from the tip down. Nothing is joined and nothing is turned, so mark the first stitch of every round and carry the marker with you.
03Rounds 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22 and 25 go into the back loops only. The stitch count does not change on a back-loop round — round 10 is still 24 stitches in and 24 stitches out — but the front loops you leave behind stand out as a ridge, and that ridge is the branch line of each tier.
04If you would rather keep the tree smooth, work those rounds as ordinary single crochet. The size comes out the same and only the tiers disappear.
05Stagger the increases. Each increase round adds six stitches evenly, but start the round two stitches further along than you did last time — otherwise the increases stack into a seam that spirals visibly up one side.
06The tree widens by six stitches every third round, so the shape is a straight-sided cone. Nine plain rounds in a row would give you a tube, and nine increase rounds in a row a flat disc — the alternation is the whole design.
07Stuff the tree as you go, a little at a time, from about round 14. Reaching up inside a 54-stitch opening to fill a narrow tip is much harder than filling it early.
08Round 10 of the base disc is the join: hold the finished disc against the open bottom of the tree, wrong sides together, and work 54 single crochet through both layers. It consumes the tree's 54 stitches and the disc's 54 stitches at the same time and produces 54, which is why the count does not change.
09The star topper is a five-cornered flat motif rather than a pointed star. Once round 4 is done, pinch each of the five increase columns between finger and thumb and tack it with two gold stitches — the flat pentagon pulls into five points. Give it a light press under a damp cloth to hold the shape.
10Sew the star flat against the tip, over rounds 1 to 3, so it stands up rather than lying back.
11The baubles are embroidery: cranberry French knots or short filled stitches, scattered five or six to a tier, always sitting a stitch or two above a branch ridge so they look like they are hanging on it.
12The garland is a line of long cream stitches worked on the surface, swagging down and up between the ridges as it goes round. Pin the line first and stand back before you sew it — a garland that climbs is much more noticeable than one that dips.
13For a child under three, leave the beads out and keep everything to yarn embroidery.
Four questions this pattern answers
Not questions anybody asked. Each one is written from this pattern's own record, and every answer is read off the fields it names.
How many pieces make up the christmas tree?
How much yarn will the christmas tree take?
What hook will the christmas tree need, and what is the finished size?
How long will the christmas tree take to crochet?
A round that will not add up?
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