Well, this was one of those spontaneous makes I haven’t experienced in years.  I made this crochet Christmas tree for our Advent window.  I made it without bothering about how the stitch patterns interacted or whether it was ‘good enough’.  I made it without bothering about the maths (too much).  I just MADE something.  It felt wonderful and freeing.  Once I’d made it, I decided to write it up after all.  I put aside the things I ‘should’ be doing and spent three glorious days remaking it in bright colours and writing down the pattern.

Full disclaimer: this pattern is written-only, with only a few photos to help you on your way.  It has not been tested, so I apologise if I missed something.  If you find an error, please point it out, and I’ll fix it!  I suppose I could have waited until next year; could have polished the pattern, had it tested, taken all the photos, asked for charts…

I could have, but the odds are that I would have lost the motivation or enthusiasm by next year.  So, I am presenting it as is, spontaneously and full of joy.

Have a wonderful Festive Season!

Dedri

ps.  I’ve broken the pattern up into two parts because there are over 60 rows!!!!  I’m sharing Part 1 below.  You can find Part 2 HERE.

Crochet Christmas Tree Part 1

Difficulty

Intermediate

Materials

Colourful Version

• 4 mm crochet hook (US 6/G, UK 8)
• Scheepjes Softfun Rainbow Pack (60% cotton/40% acrylic), 20g/56m/61yds
  • Yarn A– Bumblebee (2634)
  • Yarn B– Soft Coral (2636)
  • Yarn C– Pink (2480)
  • Yarn D– Hot Pink (2495)
  • Yarn E– Cool Blue (2603)
  • Yarn F– Dark Turquoise (2511)
  • Yarn G– Apple (2516)
  • Yarn H– Emerald (2605)
  • Yarn I– Deep Violet (2515)
  • Yarn J– Violet (2519)
  • Yarn K– Pumpkin (2651)

I used 65g.

Cream Version

• 4.5 mm crochet hook (US 7, UK 7)
• Scheepjes Cahlista (130) (100% cotton), 50g/85m/93yds

I used 110g.

Gauge

• Colourful Version: At the end of Part 1, your work should measure 16cm/6.3” from the top of the star to the bottom of the triangle.
• Cream Version: At the end of Part 1, your work should measure 20cm/8” from the top of the star to the bottom of the triangle.

Size

• Colourful Version: 57cm/22.5” top to bottom (blocked)
• Cream Version: 68cm/26.8” top to bottom (blocked)

Abbreviations

US Terminology

• Beg – Beginning
• Ch – Chain
• Dc – Double crochet
• Hdc – Half-double crochet
• Rep – Repeat
• RS – Right side
• Sc – Single crochet
• Sl st – Slip stitch
• SM – Stitch Marker
• Sp/sps – Space/spaces
• St/sts – Stitch/stitches
• Tr – Treble crochet
• WS – Wrong side

Punctuation

• *An asterisk indicates pattern repeats. You will need to repeat all the instructions between asterisks the number of times specified. This is a hard-core repeat and will consist of multiple instructions.
• Parentheses () indicate repeats. You will need to repeat the instructions between parentheses the number of times specified. This is a lower-level repeat.
• Square Brackets [] are used to indicate a group of stitches to be worked in the same stitch/space.

Special Stitches

• BP (Back Post) – Identify the post of the stitch you want to work around. Insert your hook from the back to the front and then from the front to the back around the post of the stitch so that the post lies behind your hook. Complete your stitch as normal.
• Crossed Doubles – Skip the next st and make a dc in the next st. Working over the last dc made, make a dc in the skipped stitch.
• FP (Front Post) – Identify the post of the stitch you want to work around. Insert your hook from the front to the back and then from the back to the front around the post of the stitch so that the post lies in front of your hook. Complete your stitch as normal.
• Popcorn – Make 5 dc in the indicated st/sp. Pull up a loop and remove your hook.  Insert your hook into the first dc of the 5-dc group.  Grab the last st with your hook and pull it through the first st.
• Puff Stitch – Yarn over and insert your hook into the indicated st/sp. Yarn over and pull up a long loop. (Yarn over and insert your hook into the same st/sp. Yarn over and pull up a long loop) 3 times. Yarn over and pull through all 9 loops on your hook. Ch 1 to close the Puff Stitch.
• V-stitch – [Dc, ch 1, dc] in the indicated st/sp.
• 2-dc Bobble – Yarn over and insert your hook into the indicated st/sp.  Yarn over and pull up a loop.  Yarn over and pull through 2 loops.  Yarn over and insert your hook into the same st/sp.  Yarn over and pull up a loop.  Yarn over and pull through 2 loops.  Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on your hook.
• 3-dc Bobble – Yarn over and insert your hook into the indicated st/sp.  Yarn over and pull up a loop.  Yarn over and pull through 2 loops. (Yarn over and insert your hook into the same st/sp.  Yarn over and pull up a loop.  Yarn over and pull through 2 loops)twice.  Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops on your hook.

Extra Special Stitches

In Sections 3 and 4, you will be making lots of diamond-shaped holes.  They are created over two rows, with a ‘Valley’ in the first row and a ‘Bridge’ in the second row.

Valley

To create the bottom of the diamond, ch 2, sl st in the next 2 sts, ch 2.

Bridge

To create the top of the diamond, make 2 dc in the next/indicated st, skip the next Valley, make 2 dc in the next st.

Colours Per Round for Colourful Version

• Rounds 1 and 2 – Yarn A
• Rows 3 to 5 – Yarn B
• Rows 6 to 8 – Yarn C
• Rows 9 to 11 – Yarn D
• Rows 12 to 15 – Yarn J
• Rows 16 to 19 – Yarn I
• Rows 20 to 24 – Yarn F
• Rows 25 to 28 – Yarn E
• Rows 29 to 32 – Yarn G
• Rows 33 to 36 – Yarn H
• Rows 37 to 40 – Yarn A
• Rows 41 to 44 – Yarn B
• Rows 45 to 47 – Yarn C
• Row 48 – Yarn D
• Row 49 – Yarn J
• Row 50 – Yarn I
• Row 51 – Yarn F
• Row 52 – Yarn E
• Row 53 – Yarn G
• Rows 54 to 61 – Yarn H

Instructions

Star

Round 1 (RS):  Into a magic ring, ch 3 (counts as dc, here and throughout), 14 dc.  Join to the top of the beg ch-3 with a sl st. {15 dc}

Round 2 (RS):  (Ch 7, sc in the fourth ch from the hook, hdc in the next ch, dc in the next ch, tr in the next ch, skip the next 2 sts of Round 1, sl st in the next st) 5 times.  Last sl st will fall in the st that contains the first sl st.  TURN.  {5 sc, 5 hdc, 5 dc, 5 tr, and 5 ch-3 sps}

Section 1

Row 3 (WS):  Ch 3, make 2 dc in the same st, which will contain 2 sl sts.  TURN.  {3 dc}

Row 4 (RS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, dc in the next st, make 2 dc in the last st (which will be the turning ch).  TURN.  {5 dc}

Row 5 (WS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, dc in the next 3 sts, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {7 dc}

Row 6 (RS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, ch 2, skip the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, ch 2, skip the next 2 sts, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {5 dc and 2 ch-2 sps}

Row 7 (WS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, dc in the next st, ch 2, skip the ch-2 sp, sc in the next dc, ch 2, skip the ch-2 sp, dc in the next dc, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {1 sc, 6 dc, and 2 ch-2 sps}

Row 8 (RS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, dc in the next 2 sts, ch 2, skip the ch-2 sp, make a Popcorn in the next sc, ch 2, skip the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next 2 dc, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {8 dc, 1 Popcorn, and 2 ch-2 sps}

Row 9 (WS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, dc in the next 3 sts, make 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, BPdc around the Popcorn, make 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next 3 sts, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.

Row 10 (RS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, (ch 1, skip the next st, make a Puff st in the next st) 6 times, ch 1, skip the next st, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {4 dc, 6 Puff sts, and 7 ch-1 sps}

Row 11 (WS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, dc in the next st, (make 2 dc in the next ch-1 sp, skip the next Puff st) 6 times, make 2 dc in the last ch-1 sp, dc in the next st, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {20 dc}

Row 12 (RS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, (make a crossed double over the next 2 sts) 9 times, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {4 dc and 9 crossed doubles}

Row 13 (WS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, dc in the next st (ch 1, make a 3-dc Bobble between the posts of the next crossed double) 9 times, ch 1, skip the last st of the last crossed double, dc in the next st, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {6 dc, 9 3-dc Bobbles, and 10 ch-1 sps}

Row 14 (RS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, dc in the next 2 sts, (make 2 dc in the next ch-1 sp) 10 times, dc in the next 2 sts, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {28 dc}

Section 2

Row 15 (WS):  Sl st in the first 7 sts, ch 3, dc in the same st, dc in the next 13 sts, make 2 dc in the next st, skip the last 7 sts.  TURN.  {17 dc}

Row 16 (RS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, (dc in the next st, ch 1, skip the next st) 7 times, dc in the next st, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {12 dc and 7 ch-1 sps}

Row 17 (WS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, dc in the next st, FPdc around the next st, (hdc in the next ch-1 sp, FPdc around the next st) 7 times, dc in the next st, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {7 hdc, 6 dc, and 8 FPdc}

Row 18 (RS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, dc in the next 19 sts, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {23 dc}

Row 19 (WS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, (ch 1, make 3 dc in the next st, skip the next 2 sts, sc in the next st, skip the next 2 sts, make 3 dc in the next st) 3 times, ch 1, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {3 sc, 22 dc, and 4 ch-1 sps}

Row 20 (RS):  Ch 1 (doesn’t count as a st, here and throughout), make 2 sc in the same st, sc in the next st, sc in the next ch-1 sp, (ch 2, dc in the next sc, ch 2, sc in the next ch-1 sp) 3 times, sc in the next st, make 2 sc in the last st.  TURN.  {10 sc, 3 dc, and 6 ch-2 sps}

Row 21 (WS):  Ch 1, make 2 sc in the same st, sc in the next 3 sts, (make 3 sc in the next ch-2 sp, BPsc around the next st) 5 times, make 3 sc in the last ch-2 sp, sc in the next 3 sts, make 2 sc in the last st.  TURN.  {28 sc and 5 BPsc}

Row 22 (RS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, dc in the next 31 sts, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {35 dc}

Row 23 (WS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, skip the next st, (make a V-st in the next st, skip the next 2 sts) 10 times, make a V-st in the next st, skip the next st, make 2 dc in the lats st.  TURN.  {4 dc and 11 V-sts}

Row 24 (RS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, ch 2, (make a 2-dc Bobble in the ch-1 sp of the next V-st, ch 2) 11 times, skip the last dc of the last V-st and the next dc, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {4 dc, 11 2-dc Bobbles, and 12 ch-2 sps}

Row 25 (WS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, dc in the next st, (make 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, BPdc around the next 2-dc Bobble) 11 times, make 2 dc in the last ch-2 sp, dc in the next st, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {30 dc and 11 BPdc}

Row 26 (RS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, dc in the next 2 sts, (ch 2, skip the next 2 sts, make a Popcorn in the next BPdc, ch 2, skip the next 2 sts, make a dc in the next BPdc) 5 times, ch 2, skip the next 2 sts, make a Popcorn in the next BPdc, ch 2, skip the next 2 sts, dc in the next 2 sts, make 2 dc in the next st.  TURN.  {13 dc, 6 Popcorns, and 12 ch-2 sps}

Row 27 (WS):  Ch 3, dc in the same st, dc in the next 3 sts, (make 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, BPdc around the next st) 11 times, make 2 dc in the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next 3 sts, make 2 dc in the last st.  TURN.  {34 dc and 11 BPdc}

You can continue on to Part 2 HERE.

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