Knitted Christmas Tree Ornament (Free + Easy Pattern)
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If you are looking for your next holiday craft project, the little knit Christmas trees will look incredible on your tree and give your Christmas decor a handmade vibe.
Made simple in two pieces and then stuffed, the trees can have decorative buttons, beads, or appliqued hearts stitched onto them.
Make a bunch and decorate your home with them for a festive treat, or use them as gift tags or gift toppers.
Scroll down to view the free pattern, or grab the ad-free PDF from my shop here.
Your Next Craft Project For The Christmas Season
Make the little Christmas trees in your favorite colors, using leftover yarns from your stash (you don’t need a full ball of yarn for this project).
This is an easy little tree to make for those of you who are at the beginner or advanced beginner level, and the techniques you will need to know are knit, purl, and k2tog.
Using mainly knit and purl stitches, you will shape the tree through a series of increases and decreases.
You can make them in different sizes using larger or smaller knitting needles and different yarn weights.
Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern:
This Christmas tree knitting pattern is great for any advanced beginner knitters.
- Knitting cast-on methods
- Knitting Lessons
- How to cast on knitting
- How to cast off knitting for total beginners (step by step)
- How to knit garter stitch
- How to knit the purl stitch (for beginners + a video tutorial)
- How to knit stockinette stitch (for beginners)
- How to read knitting patterns for beginners
- Knitting abbreviations and terms (US and UK)
- How to knit rib stitch patterns (1×1 and 2×2 ribbing)
Christmas Tree Pattern
Notes
You can grab the ad-free printable PDF pattern in my shop here.
Skill Level – Easy
This free knitting pattern is for Christmas ornaments for the holiday season.
There are detailed instructions for this simple knit below.
You can use any DK yarn in your stash (scrap yarn), from wool fibers to acrylic DK yarn.
Using your yarn scraps is the perfect way to make some handmade festive decorations.
For more great stashbusters look here – 20 Patterns To Use Up Your Yarn Stash
Size – Height = 3.5 inches/Width = 4 inches at the widest point.
Gauge – 8 sts in 2 inches.
Copyright Info
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The Supplies You Need
Yarn
- Scraps of DK yarn/lightweight yarn 03 yarn – in Green
- Yarn Weight Guide (+ Conversion Chart)
Needles
- 4 mm needles (US 6) Knitting needles
- You can use straight needles for this project.
Notions
- Tape measure
- Darning needle or tapestry needle
- Scissors
Other Materials
- Toy stuffing/fiberfill
- Buttons – red/white
- Fabric – for heart decoration
- Embroidery thread – red
- String or ribbon to hang
Abbreviations / Knitting Abbreviations And Terms (US And UK) List
- Approx = Approximately
- Beg = Begin(ning)
- Cont = Continue(ing)
- K = Knit
- K2tog = Knit the next 2 stitches together
- P = Purl
- M1 = Make 1 stitch
- Rem = Remaining
- Rep = Repeat
- St(s) = Stitch(es)
Pattern Instructions
Make 2 pieces:
- Cast on 4 sts.
- Purl one row.
- Knit one row.
- Continue until the piece measures 1 inch.
- With right side facing cast on 6 sts.
- Knit.
- With the wrong side facing cast on 6 sts.
- Purl.
- Knit.
- Purl.
- K2Tog knit till last 2 sts K2tog.
- Purl.
- Knit.
- Purl.
- K2Tog knit till last 2 sts K2tog.
- Purl.
- K2Tog knit till last 2 sts K2tog.
- Purl.
- K2Tog knit till last 2 sts K2tog.
- Purl.
- K2Tog knit till last 2 sts K2tog.
- Purl.
- K2Tog knit till last 2 sts K2tog.
- Purl.
- K2Tog, K2tog.
- Purl.
- Cast off 2 and leave a long tail of yarn for seaming.
Making Up
- When you have both tree pieces, you can decorate how you want by adding buttons or stitching a fabric heart.
- Place the right sides on the outside, pin in place if you wish, and stitch with a decorative blanket stitch around the edges.
- Leaving a gap to stuff, place the hanging ribbon/hanging loop or string at the top of the tree and secure it when you sew.
- Stuff the tree decoration and stitch to close the gap.
- Your decorations should now be ready to hang on the Christmas tree!
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Happy Holiday Knitting!
