Check out this easy and free pattern for making a mini crochet Christmas tree! It’s perfect if you want to whip up some cute ornaments or a fun garland to hang on your mantel. You’re gonna love it!
What’s your vibe when it comes to Christmas decorations? Do you stick with the classic colors and traditions, or do you go for a more modern and simple look?
As you can see in my pictures, I love using muted hues. They give off a chill, nostalgic, and vintage vibe. But honestly, whatever style you like, just go for your favorite colors for your mini crochet trees to match your personal aesthetic.
I’ve tossed in some fun customization ideas at the end of this article. Definitely check them out for some inspiration before you dive into crocheting your trees!
This website is reader-supported and contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Find my affiliate disclosure here.
Pin this image to make it later!
Ideas to Use These Mini Trees
These mini crochet Christmas trees won’t be only a cute addition to your holiday decorations. But they can also be used for many other Christmas purposes, such as:
- Gift toppers – for those gifts you love putting a customized touch on, tie one of these mini Christmas trees outside of the gift wrapping.
- Christmas Tree Ornaments – add a string to the top of the tree, from the inside, before you glue on the cinnamon sticks and hand them as ornaments.
- Holiday Centerpiece – make several of them, add lights, candles and pine cones in a gorgeous arrangement for your table.
- Stocking stuffers – these little trees will make cute little gifts to stuff the family stockings.
- Christmas Garlands – attach them to a craft string, such as jute rope, and make a cute garland for your mantel.
Explore More Patterns
How to Crochet a Christmas Tree
This crochet Christmas tree is crocheted in continuous rounds as a cone. Keep scrolling for the full instructions, but here are the basic steps:
- First, you create a magic circle with 3 single crochet stitches in it.
- Secondly, you will start crocheting new rounds with increases.
- Then, you will have a few rounds with a mix of slip stitches and chains to make the branches.
- Next, you will decide if you want your tree flat or if you want to make it 3D.
- Lastly, you will glue on a stick for the trunk if it’s the flat version. Or you will add a bottom and stuff it with fiber.
Making your Crochet Christmas Tree 3D
As an option, instead of the flat tree with the cinnamon stick as a trunk, you can make a 3D shaped mini tree. And to achieve that 3D shape, you will need to crochet a flat round and sew it onto the bottom edge of the tree.
Towards the end of sewing, you will add stuffing fiber. Then you can hot glue an unfinished wood stick/twig for the trunk. The detailed instructions and pattern are included below.
Crochet Christmas Tree Pattern
Materials
- Worsted weight yarn (#4). I used approximately 37 yds (34 m) of Re-Up Recycled Cotton by Lion Brand.
- 3.5 mm (US E) crochet hook
- Cinnamon sticks for the tree trunk
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks
- Craft string if you’re making a garland
- Stitch marker
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
Yarn Substitutions:
- 24/7 by Lion Brand, 100% mercerized cotton.
- Coboo Yarn By Lion Brand, cotton and rayon blend, if you want a thinner yarn.
- I Love This Yarn, 100% acrylic, by Hobby Lobby.
Pattern Notes
- This pattern uses crochet US Terminology.
- Pattern level of difficulty: Easy.
- This crochet Christmas tree is crocheted in continuous rounds, starting at the top.
- Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch in every round, moving it up as you go.
- Since this is a super small crochet project, gauge is not important. See project size below.
Project size: The finished crochet Christmas tree will measure approximately 4.5” (11.5 cm), without the stick, when you use the recommended yarn and hook size.
Abbreviations (US terms)
- approx.: approximately
- blo: back loop only
- ch: chain/chains
- flo: front loop only
- inc: increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
- FO: Fasten-Off
- mc: magic circle
- rem: remaining
- Rnd: Round
- sl st: slip stitch
- st(s): stitch(es)
- sk: skip
- sc: single crochet
- ( ): repeat instructions within parenthesis as many times as directed
- [ ]: stitch count in a round
Stitches
This pattern only takes some basic stitches and techniques. Here are the most important ones you will need to know:
- Magic Circle (mc): the magic circle allows you to start a project that needs a tight circle. See this tutorial here on the blog if you’re not familiar with it.
- Single Crochet stitch (sc): insert the hook in next stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over again and pull through two to finish the stitch.
- Single Crochet Decrease (dec): two single crochet stitches in next stitch.
- Chain (ch): yarn over and pull up a loop to make a chain.
- Back loop only (blo): you work the current stitch in the blo of the stitch in previous round.
- Front loop only (flo): you work the current stitch in the flo of the stitch in previous round.
Purchase a PDF download
- Inexpensive (costs less than a coffee)
- Ad Free
- Print-friendly
Crochet Christmas Tree Instructions
Now that you know what you need for materials and skills and some ideas on how to customize your tree, it’s time to begin the fun part.
Let’s get started!
Please remember this tree is crocheted in a spiral. This means you will crochet single crochet stitches continuously without joining the rounds with a slip stitch.
Total Time: 30 minutes
-
Make the tree
Rnd1: 3 sc in a mc.
Tip: make the first 3 sts loosely. That way it will be easier to insert the hook to crochet the next round.
Rnd2: (inc) 3 times. [6]
Rnd3: sc around. [6]
Rnd4: (inc, sc) 3 times. [9]
Rnd5: sc around. [9]
Rnd6: (inc, sc in next 2 sts) 3 times. [12]
Rnd7: sc around. [12]
Note: the next round will be the foliage/branches. You can continue without cutting the yarn, but a small gap will be visible at the end of the round once you transition to round 9. If you want this (and all the foliage rounds) to be invisible, you can cut the yarn, join with a sl st, and then attach the yarn again to start round 9.
Rnd8: (sl st in flo of next st, ch 2) across.
Note: You will sl st in every st around in round 8, followed by a ch 2.
Rnd9: (inc in blo of next st in rnd7, sc in blo of next 3 sts of rnd7) 3 times. [15]
Rnd10: sc around. [15]
Rnd11: (inc, sc in next 4 sts) 3 times. [18]
Rnd12: sc around. [18]
Rnd13: (sl st in flo of next st, ch 2) across.
Rnd14: (inc in blo of next st in rnd12, sc in blo of next 5 sts of rnd7) 3 times. [21]
Rnd15: sc around. [21]
Rnd16: (inc, sc in next 6 sts) 3 times. [24]
Rnd17: sc around. [24]
Rnd18: (sl st in flo of next st, ch 2) across.
Rnd19: (inc in blo of next st in rnd17, sc in blo of next 7 sts of rnd7) 3 times. [27]
Rnd20: sc around. [27]
Rnd21: (inc, sc in next 8 sts) 3 times. [30]
Rnd22: sc around. [30]Stop here if you want your tree to be even super tiny and skip to the next steps.
Rnd23: (sl st in flo of next st, ch 2) across.
Rnd24: (inc in blo of next st in rnd17, sc in blo of next 9 sts of rnd7) 3 times. [33]
Rnd25: sc around. [33]
Rnd26: (inc, sc in next 10 sts) 3 times. [36]
Rnd27: sc around. [36]
Cut the Yarn. FO. Weave in the ends. -
Attach the Cinnamon Stick
If you want your crochet Christmas tree to be an ornament, make sure you attach a hanging loop on top before you glue the stick in.
Your flat Christmas Tree is done. If you want to make the 3D version, leave the stick out and skip to the following steps.
-
Make a 3D Tree
This step is optional. However, if you want to make your crochet Christmas tree tridimensional, you will need this round bottom so you can add stuffing fiber in it.
Tip: If you want to use it as an ornament, attach a hanging string from the inside before you close it. If you forget, it’s ok, we can attach it after you finish as well.
Rnd1: 6 sc in a mc.
Rnd2: (inc) 6 times [12]
Rnd3: (inc, sc in next st) 6 times [18]
Rnd4: (inc, sc in next 2 sts) 6 times [24]
Rnd5: (inc, sc in next 3 sts) 6 times [30]
Rnd6: (inc, sc in next 4 sts) 6 times [36]
Do not cut the yarn yet. -
Attach the Bottom and Stuff the Tree
With the working yarn from previous step, attach the circle you just crocheted to the bottom of the tree with a row of sl sts. When you are about ¾ of the seaming process, stuff the tree with fiber. But do not over stuff it, so you can get a flat bottom and your tree can stand.
FO. Cut the yarn. Weave in the ends. -
Attach a trunk (optional)
If you’re doing this last step, I recommend using an unfinished slice of wood stick or anything else you think would make a good mini tree trunk. I left mine plain, with no trunks.
Your 3D tree is done!
Estimated Cost: 3.00 USD
Supply:
- Medium weight yarn (#4) – see yarn description above
Tools:
- 3.5 mm (US E) crochet hook, Hot glue gun and glue sticks, Scissors, Tapestry needle
Materials: Cinnamon sticks for the tree trunk, Craft string if you’re making a garland, Stitch marker
And that’s it! Your mini crochet Christmas trees are all set. No matter what you decide to do with them, I hope you enjoyed making something fun. Just remember, this pattern has loads of possibilities, so feel free to use your favorite colors and get creative with the details!
Crochet Christmas Tree Customization Ideas
Wondering how you can customize these mini trees? Here are some ideas:
- Branches – add a few rows of slip stitches followed by chain 2 stitches that will mimic foliage and add a cinnamon stick for the trunk (this is included in the pattern).
- Small Beads – Tiny beads would be great to mimic cheerful ornaments in your mini trees.
- Fairy lights – if you can find a small string of Christmas fairy lights, it would give your mini trees some Christmassy style for a table arrangement.
- Mini pompoms – thread a sewing needle with sewing thread and add mini pompoms to your tree. This will be another way to decorate your tree with mini ornaments without having to crochet them.
Would you rather have a PDF?
Purchase an inexpensive PDF on my Ravelry pattern shop here or use this button to add this pattern to your queue.
More Free Patterns
- Amigurumi Gingerbread Man Pattern
- Crochet Christmas Ornament Pattern
- Crochet Christmas Stocking Pattern
- Crochet Snowflake Doily Pattern
- Christmas Lights Crochet Garland
- Easy and Quick Crochet Hat Pattern
What to do next?
Drop a comment below if you have any questions about this crochet Christmas tree pattern or if you just would like to say “hi”.
- Share your project: if you make this or any of my other patterns, tag me on Instagram or Facebook, or use the hashtag #zamiguzmakers. I love seeing what you make.
- Pin it now: Are you not ready to make it yet? You can pin the image above to your crochet boards or follow me on Pinterest for more.
- Join The Makers community: Join my community group on Facebook and be the first to know about pattern releases and other crochet-related content.
Would you rather bookmark this blog post for later? You can create a free Grow.me account and use the “heart” on the left hand side of your screen to save it. It’s an easy way to have your internet favorites bookmarked in one place.
If you would rather make this crochet Christmas tree later, pin it to your Pinterest Boards here.