Crochet Christmas Tree – Free Amigurumi Pattern
Learn how to crochet a festive Christmas tree with this free amigurumi pattern and step-by-step tutorial. This crochet Christmas tree is a sweet holiday project for handmade décor, Christmas gifts, table displays, mantel decorations, shelves, or adding a cozy handmade touch to your festive home.
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This crochet Christmas tree is worked from top to bottom in continuous rounds. The branches are crocheted into the remaining front loops, creating a layered festive texture, and the bottom is made separately so the tree can stand neatly.
You can personalize your finished Christmas tree with beads, embroidery, tiny ornaments, or different yarn colors. It makes a lovely holiday decoration and a thoughtful handmade gift.
Pattern Details
- Skill Level: Intermediate
- Finished Size: approximately 12 cm / 4.7 in high when made with sport weight cotton and a 2.5 mm hook
- Crochet Terms: US terms
- Construction: the tree body is crocheted from top to bottom, branches are added into remaining front loops, and the bottom is made separately and joined after stuffing
- Best For: Christmas décor, handmade gifts, mantel decorations, table displays, holiday shelves, festive amigurumi, and seasonal craft fair items
- PDF Available: yes, in a printable ad-free format
- Pattern Design & Tutorial Photos: GorbunovaDolls
Materials You’ll Need
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For my crochet Christmas tree, I used Schachenmayr Catania – a sport weight / fine cotton yarn made of 100% cotton. Each skein is 50 g / 125 m / 137 yds. The colors used for my sample are 00241 green, 00391 petrol blue, and 00105 white.
You can use similar cotton or cotton-blend yarn in green, dark green, white, or any festive colors you like. Make sure your hook size matches your yarn and gives you neat, tight stitches for amigurumi.
If you want to use a different yarn, choose a smooth cotton or cotton-blend yarn that gives you defined stitches. The Yarn Substitution Tool is a helpful resource for finding yarns with a similar weight, fiber content, and texture.
You will need:
- sport weight / fine cotton yarn in green, dark green, and white
- 2.5 mm crochet hook, or a hook suitable for your yarn
- fiberfill stuffing
- yarn needle
- scissors
- stitch marker
- optional: cardboard for the bottom of the tree
- optional: beads or other small decorations
Gauge and Size Notes
Gauge is not critical for this pattern. The most important thing is to keep your stitches tight enough so the stuffing does not show through and the tree holds its shape.
With Schachenmayr Catania and a 2.5 mm hook, the finished crochet Christmas tree measures approximately 12 cm / 4.7 in high. You can make a larger or smaller tree by changing your yarn weight, hook size, or both.
Crochet Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
This pattern is written in standard US crochet terms. You can also check my Crochet Abbreviations guide if you need help with any of the stitches.
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blo | back loop only (see tutorial) |
| ch/chs | chain/chains |
| dc | double crochet |
| inc | increase (two single crochets in one stitch) |
| sc | single crochet |
| sl st | slip stitch |
| st/sts | stitch/stitches |
| […] x | repeat the instructions in brackets x times |
| (…) | total number of stitches in the round |
Pattern Notes
- The tree body is crocheted in continuous rounds from top to bottom.
- Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of each round.
- Some rounds are worked in back loops only to leave front loops for the branches.
- The branches are crocheted into the remaining front loops after the tree body is finished.
- You can alternate green, dark green, and white yarn for the branches.
- The bottom is made separately from two round pieces.
- A cardboard circle can be placed inside the bottom to help the tree stand more confidently.
- Stuff the tree firmly before closing, but avoid distorting the shape.
- You can decorate the finished tree with beads or other small embellishments.
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Pattern Instructions
Tree Body
Make a magic ring. Work in continuous rounds with a stitch marker. Place the marker in the first stitch of each round and move it up as you work.
This amigurumi Christmas tree is crocheted from top to bottom.
R1: 8 sc into magic ring (8)
R2: [sc, inc] x 4 (12)
R3 blo: sc in all sts (12)
R4: [2 sc, inc] x 4 (16)
R5: sc in all sts (16)
R6 blo: [3 sc, inc] x 4 (20)
R7: sc in all sts (20)
R8: 2 sc, inc, [4 sc, inc] x 3, 2 sc (24)
R9 blo: sc in all sts (24)
R10: [5 sc, inc] x 4 (28)
R11: sc in all sts (28)
R12 blo: sc in all sts (28)
R13: 3 sc, inc, [6 sc, inc] x 3, 3 sc (32)
R14: sc in all sts (32)
R15 blo: sc in all sts (32)
R16: [7 sc, inc] x 4 (36)
R17: sc in all sts (36)
R18 blo: sc in all sts (36)
R19: 4 sc, inc, [8 sc, inc] x 3, 4 sc (40)
R20: sc in all sts (40)
R21 blo: sc in all sts (40)
R22: [9 sc, inc] x 4 (44)
R23: sc in all sts (44)
R24 blo: sc in all sts (44)
R25: 5 sc, inc, [10 sc, inc] x 3, 5 sc (48)
R26: sc in all sts (48)
R27 blo: sc in all sts (48)
R28: [11 sc, inc] x 4 (52)
R29: sc in all sts (52)
R30 blo: sc in all sts (52)
R31: 6 sc, inc, [12 sc, inc] x 3, 6 sc (56)
R32: sc in all sts (56)
R33 blo: sc in all sts (56)
R34: sc in all sts (56)
R35: [13 sc, inc] x 4 (60)
R36 blo: sc in all sts (60)
R37: sc in all sts (60)
R38: sc in all sts (60, see Photo 1).
Remove the stitch marker, make 1 sl st, cut the yarn leaving a tail of about 15 cm / 5 in, and finish the round with an invisible needle join.
To do this, pull the yarn end through the last stitch and thread it onto a needle. Skip one stitch and insert the needle into both loops of the next stitch, as shown in Photo 2. Then go back into the back loop only of the same stitch where the yarn comes from (see Photo 3).
Tighten it just enough so the join looks like a regular stitch (see Photo 4). Weave in the end.
Branches
Alternate green, dark green, and white yarn colors for the branches.
Branch Round 1: Return to the remaining front loops of R36. Insert your hook into the front loop of the first stitch (see Photo 5) and work the following repeat: * ch 2 (see Photo 6),
2 dc, ch 2 (see Photo 7), 1 sl st into the first ch of the ch-2 to make a picot, 2 dc (see Photo 8),
1 sl st (see Photo 9), then sl st into the next 2 front loops. Repeat from * to the end of the round (see Photo 11).
Crochet branches in the same way in all remaining front loops. The branch layers are ready (see Photos 12 and 13).
Bottom
Make a magic ring. Work in continuous rounds with a stitch marker.
R1: 6 sc into magic ring (6)
R2: [inc] x 6 (12)
R3: [sc, inc] x 6 (18)
R4: sc, inc, [2 sc, inc] x 5, sc (24)
R5: [3 sc, inc] x 6 (30)
R6: 2 sc, inc, [4 sc, inc] x 5, 2 sc (36)
R7: [5 sc, inc] x 6 (42)
R8: 3 sc, inc, [6 sc, inc] x 5, 3 sc (48)
R9: [7 sc, inc] x 6 (54)
R10: 4 sc, inc, [8 sc, inc] x 5, 4 sc (60), remove the stitch marker, make 1 sl st, cut the yarn leaving a tail of about 15 cm / 5 in, and finish the round with an invisible needle join as described above.
Crochet the second bottom piece the same way, but do not cut the yarn (see Photo 14).
If you want the tree to stand more confidently, place the finished bottom piece onto cardboard and trace around it. Cut out the cardboard circle (see Photo 15).
Joining the Bottom Pieces
Join the two bottom pieces with a slip stitch seam. Hold the two crochet pieces with the wrong sides facing each other.
* Insert your hook from front to back through the next stitch on the piece closest to you. Continue inserting the hook through the matching stitch on the second piece (see Photo 16). Yarn over and pull the yarn through these stitches (see Photo 17) and through the loop on your hook in one movement.
That is your first slip stitch (see Photo 18). Repeat from * to the end of the seam. Place the cut cardboard circle inside before finishing, if using one (see Photo 19).
Remove the stitch marker, cut the yarn leaving a tail of about 15 cm / 5 in, and finish the round with an invisible needle join as described above.
Final Assembly
Stuff the Christmas tree with fiberfill.
Join the tree and the bottom as shown in Photos 23 and 24. Add all the needed stuffing before closing completely.
You can decorate your Christmas tree with beads or other small embellishments.
Your Crochet Christmas Tree Is Finished!
Congratulations – your crochet Christmas tree is ready! This festive amigurumi decoration is perfect for holiday displays, handmade Christmas gifts, table décor, mantel styling, or adding a cozy handmade touch to your home.
If you have any questions while following this tutorial, feel free to contact me and I’ll do my best to help.
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