Christmas is one of my favorite holidays, so it makes sense that one of my favorite hobbies gets brought into the mix. I love the look of crocheted Christmas decorations because it evokes feelings of warmth and coziness. I wanted to share with you a couple patterns I've used and loved for some decor, including one of my very own!
Scroll down for the free crochet pattern for a Christmas Tree applique pillow.
Aren't these little trees adorable? I used a pattern by The Lazy Hobbyhopper. I played around with different yarns and hook sizes as well as adding rows to get different sized trees.
I also made these tree ornaments last year using the Granny Star pattern from Just Maryse on Ravelry.
Here it is all together on my mantle with my little mini tree. I wish I had the space to get a real tree, but my little one does the trick. I just miss the Christmas tree smell. Besides the tree and the stocking hangers, I pretty much DIY-ed everything. I sewed the stocking a couple years ago using red fabric and an old sweater. The pine cones I collected outside and baked in the oven (vital to killing all the bugs and getting rid of the sap!). The little table runner is from my reversible scalloped table runner tutorial last year. I've just been adding a little more each year, which this year was the mini trees and the tree pillow. Ready for the pattern?
Crochet Tree Pillow
** I sewed a simple envelope pillow cover using white denim. I don't have a tutorial for this, but there's a good one on Delia Creates. The pillow form I'm using is the one I made for my How to Sew a Pillow Form tutorial.
Crochet Christmas Tree Appliqué
Written using American crochet terms
st = stitch
slst = slip stitch
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
hdc = half-double crochet
My finished Tree was 7" wide and 6.25" tall. You can easily add or take away rows to get the tree to your desired size.
Row 1: ch 3 (counts as hdc + 1 ch), 3 hdc in 3rd ch from the hook (4 hdc)
Row 2: ch 2 (counts as hdc in pattern), turn, hdc in same st, 2 hdc, 2 hdc in last st (6 hdc)
Row 3: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 4 sc, 2 sc in last st (8 sc)
Row 4: slst to 3rd st, ch 2, 2 hdc in same st, 2 hdc, 3 hdc last st, leave last 2 stitches unworked (8 hdc)
Row 5: ch 2, turn, hdc in same st, 6 hdc, 2 hdc in last st (10 hdc)
Row 6: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 8 sc, 2 sc in last st (12 sc)
Row 7: slst to 3rd st, ch 2, 2 hdc in same st, 6 hdc, 3 hdc last st, leave last 2 stitches unworked (12 hdc)
Row 8: ch 2, turn, hdc in same st, 10 hdc, 2 hdc in last st (14 hdc)
Row 9: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 12 sc, 2 sc in last st (16 sc)
Row 10: slst to 3rd st, ch 2, 2 hdc in same st, 10 hdc, 3 hdc last st, leave last 2 stitches unworked (16 hdc)
Row 11: ch 2, turn, hdc in same st, 14 hdc, 2 hdc in last st (18 hdc)
Row 12: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 16 sc, 2 sc in last st (20 sc)
Row 13: slst to 3rd st, ch 2, 2 hdc in same st, 14 hdc, 3 hdc last st, leave last 2 stitches unworked (20 hdc)
Row 14: ch 2, turn, hdc in same st, 18 hdc, 2 hdc in last st (22 hdc)
Row 15: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 20 sc, 2 sc in last st (24 sc)
Row 16: slst to 3rd st, ch 2, 2 hdc in same st, 18 hdc, 3 hdc last st, leave last 2 stitches unworked (24 hdc)
Row 17: ch 2, turn, hdc in same st, 22 hdc, 2 hdc in last st (26 hdc)
Row 18: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 24 sc, 2 sc in last st (28 sc)
Finish off and weave in ends.
Using a needle and thread, sew your applique to you pillow cover.
If you do any crochet decor for the holidays I'd love to hear about it! And if you make this pillow I'd love to see pictures. You can tag me in social media (links are in my sidebar).
Happy Crocheting!
grt
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