Crochet Christmas Tree Decoration

Free decorations are an essential part of Christmas, and today we’ll crochet a stylish little tree using a V-stitch pattern. It holds its shape perfectly without any starching!

For this project, I used YarnArt Macrame Cotton, but it also looks stunning in the lurex version. Macrame Cotton comes in 250 g skeins (225 m) and is made of 85% cotton and 15% polyester. The lurex version contains a metallic thread that gives a subtle sparkle. You can make about four trees from one skein, and thanks to the 4 mm crochet hook, the tree stands upright on its own.

As for the shape, the tree is crocheted from the top down and forms a cone. I used V-stitches made of half double crochets (hdc) to give the tree a textured, “needle-like” look. You can decorate it with beads, ribbons, or pearls – it’s all up to your imagination.

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Macrame Cotton / Lurex Christmas Tree

Yarn: YarnArt Macrame Cotton, available at www.pletemesi.cz or www.pletiemesi.sk
Yarn consumption: one skein makes approximately 4 trees
Hook: 4 mm
Finished size: height 11–12 cm
Notions: yarn needle with large eye, ribbon, Christmas button, pearls, or beads
Time required: approx. 45 minutes
Skill level: beginner

Abbreviations (US terms):
MR – magic ring
sl st – slip stitch
hdc – half double crochet
ch – chain stitch
V-stitch (made of hdc) – yarn over, insert hook under the chain space from the previous round, yarn over, insert hook under the next chain space, yarn over and pull through all loops on the hook, ch 1

Crochet in rounds. Each round ends with a slip stitch and begins with a turning chain (2 ch = 1 hdc).

Yarn: Macrame Cotton
Hook: 4 mm

Round 1: Ch 2 (counts as 1 hdc), work 6 hdc into MR, sl st to join (7 hdc total).
>Round 2: Ch 2, work 7 V-stitches made of hdc, sl st to join.
>Round 3: Ch 2, work 7 V-stitches made of hdc, sl st to join.
>Round 4: Ch 2, increase following the pattern: V – V – inc – V – V – inc – V; for the increase, work into the center of the V-stitch from the previous round (or joining stitch). After increases, there will be 9 V-stitches. Join with sl st.
Round 5: Ch 2, increase following the pattern: V – V – inc – V – V – inc – V – V – inc; after increases, there will be 12 V-stitches. Join with sl st.
Round 6: Ch 2, 12 V-stitches of hdc, sl st to join.

Round 7: Ch 2, increase following the pattern: V – V – inc – V – V – inc – V – V – inc – V – V – inc; after increases, there will be 16 V-stitches. Join with sl st.
Round 8: Ch 2, 16 V-stitches of hdc, sl st to join.
>Round 9: Ch 2, increase twice in this round – in the 7th and 14th V-stitch, continue the pattern, sl st to join (18 V-stitches).
>Round 10: Ch 2, 18 V-stitches of hdc, sl st to join.
>Round 11: Ch 1, crochet slip stitches evenly around the tree edge, finish with a sl st.

Finishing:
Weave in all ends. Decorate the tree with a ribbon, button, beads, or pearls as desired.

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This pattern is intended for personal use only. If you would like to use it for commercial purposes, please contact me first. Always include the source link: www.krampolinka.cz when sharing your projects online. The pattern is specifically written for the yarn, hook size, and tension used in this sample. If you use a different yarn or hook, your final bag size and shape may vary.

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