A garland that won't shed, cats won't eat and you will enjoy from year to year. I used Fuschia worsted weight yarn and Variated Fun Fur yarn on this pink garland on my white tree.

Fun Fur yarn or something similar. How much depends on how long you want your garland. If you go to the Dollar Stores to buy, I'd say get 5 balls just in case you make one large enough for a 6 foot tree.

Worsted weight yarn the same colour as one of the colours in your Fun Fur. One large ball will do fine.

Crochet hook size 5mm.

Dependin on how large your tree is, will depend on how long you must chain your foundation row. If you have a large tree, you will have a HUGE chain. Or you may want to do it in two sections. For me, I have trees no taller than 3' tall. It was easy. I chained until I thought it was long enough and then tried it around the tree. That gave me a general idea.

It depends on the size hook you need. In mine, I have 3-4 sc per inch.

No special notes.

With a size 5mm hook and one strand of Fun yarn and one strand of worsted weight yarn, chain as long as you need to go around your tree.

When you have gotten the chain long enough, sc in each chain all the way back to the beginning chain.

Fasten off.
Weave in ends.

Place on Christmas tree and enjoy!

Hello! This is my first posted pattern to this site!

I had originally designed these to be earrings, but they turned out a liiiiittle to big for my taste (but can certainly still be worn as earrings)!

Instead, these little guys have solved my problem of how to decorate my 4 foot basement-suite-sized Christmas tree this winter!

"Normal" sized snowflakes always looked WAY too big for a small tree, so these are awesome for anyone with mini trees in the house!!!

small amount of white cotton crochet thread (way less than a ball)
1.6mm/US6 steel hook, or 1.25mm/US8 if you can swing it
scissors

*OPTIONAL*
fabric stiffener
piece of cardboard (not the thin kind)
piece of wax paper
protractor
ruler
pen
pins (lots)
makeup sponge
bowl
glitter if you want

approximately 5 cm / 2 inches small

gauge is too tiny to note - they're all supposed to be different anyway! have fun with it!!

normal shorthand used

Ch 4 loosely, sl st in 1st ch to join

Rnd 1: Ch 1, work 6 sc in ch 4 loop, sl st to 1st sc.

Rnd 2: Ch 7, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, ch 2, sc in next sc, *ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, ch 2, sc in next sc* around, join with a sl st to 2nd ch of ch 7.

Rnd 3: Ch 6, slip stitch in 2nd and 3rd chain from hook, ch 4, slip st in slip st made just before you chained 4, ch 3, sl st in 2nd and 3rd ch from hook, then slip st in 2 ch of the original 6 chains made at the beginning of this round (should still be one chain stitch left). This makes one of those three pointed end things.
Next, ch 6, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, ch 3, then dc in next sc.
Next, (making a three pointed thing again) *ch 5, slip stitch in 2nd and 3rd ch from hook, ch 4, slip st in slip st made just before you chained 4, ch 3, sl st in 2nd and 3rd ch from hook and in remaining 2 chs of the ch 5, sl st in dc last made.
This makes another three pointed thing, now and throughout. It is the same as the first one made, only with a ch-5 base instead of ch-6!
Next, ch 6, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, ch 3, dc in next sc, repeat from * around, ending with a sl st to 2nd ch of starting ch 6 intstead of dc.

Fasten off. Weave in ends.

OPTIONAL STIFFENING INSTRUCTIONS

If you want your snowflakes symmetrical at all times, you may want to stiffen them, the ones in the picture are stiffened so that is what they will look like more or less. I will post pictures of what this looks like if it is too confusing!!

Step 1: For this, you will want to take your piece of cardboard and draw one line lengthwise down the centre.
Step 2: Use the protractor and mark at 60 and 120 degrees on each side. Join the marks and you have your six points! You can make as many on the cardboard as you have room.
Step 3: put wax paper over cardboard and pin snowflakes to the cardboard along the lines. This may take some practice; experiment with tension and number of pins. Stretching it out and using many pins will make the snowflake look delicate and very even. Loose pinning with only a few pins will make the
snowflake smaller and more varied...
Step 4: pour some fabric stiffener (I use water soluble) into a bowl and dab it on with the make up sponge.
Step 5: (optional) sprinkle some glitter over while it's still wet - let sit to dry!!

you can save glitter by folding the wax paper after and pouring excess back into the container :)

This is a simple motif that you can use to decorate cards, turn into ornaments or even make a load and turn them into a garland!

Small amount of green wool
Suitable sized crochet hook

My little trees are only about 2 inches tall - but this will vary depending on what wool and sized crochet hook that you use.

Keep it nice and tight! These trees look best when they are slightly stiff.

I designed this very simple Christmas tree after spending a long time trying to find a suitable free pattern online and having no joy. They are very quick and easy to make - and can make lovely tree decorations if you back them with felt and add a few sparkley sequins.

ch 2
2 sc in 2nd ch from hook
ch 1, 2 sc in 1st sc, sc, 2 sc in last sc
ch 1, 2 sc in 1st sc, 3 sc, 2 sc in last sc
(first section of tree)
ch 1, sl st in next 2 sc, 2 sc in sc, sc, 2 sc in sc, leave remaining 2 sc unworked
ch 1, 2 sc in 1st sc, 3 sc, 2 sc in last sc
ch 1, 2 sc in 1st sc, 5 sc, 2 sc in last sc
ch 1, 2 sc in 1st sc, 7 sc, 2 sc in last sc
(second section of tree)
ch 1, sl st in next 3 sc, 2 sc in sc, 3 sc, 2 sc in sc, leave remaining 3 sc unworked
ch 1, 2 sc in 1st sc, 5 sc, 2 sc in last sc
ch 1, 2 sc in 1st sc, 7 sc, 2 sc in last sc
ch 1, 2 sc in 1st sc, 9 sc, 2 sc in last sc
(third section of tree)
ch 1, sl st in next 4 sc, 2 sc in sc, 3 sc, 2 sc in sc, leave remaining 4 sc unworked
ch 1, 2 sc in 1st sc, 5 sc, 2 sc in last sc
ch 1, 2 sc in 1st sc, 7 sc, 2 sc in last sc
ch 1, 2 sc in 1st sc, 9 sc, 2 sc in last sc
ch 1, 2 sc in 1st sc, 11 sc, 2 sc in last sc

These little round robins make lovely Christmas tree decorations. Simple and quick to work up why not make up a batch to give as quick Christmas presents?

Small amount of red and brown wool/yarn
Small amount of fiberfill
Suitable crochet hook for getting a nice tight gauge
Yarn needle
Fine needle
Small amount of black thread
Small amount of thick gold thread
2 small black beads (for eyes)
tiny triangle of yellow felt (for beak)

My robins turn out to be only 2 inches tall, but this depends on the type of wool and hook size that you use.

A nice tight gauge - this way the fiberfill won't show through

This simple robin was inspired by some of the basic amigurumi birds patterns. However, instead of working in a continuous spiral like most amigurumi this little robin is worked in rows which gives him a nice straight edge between his head and his red breast.

This pattern has been written using the American crochet terms, so for British crocheters:

sc (single crochet)= dc (double crochet)

For the body:

Use a slip stitch to join each row
Start with brown wool

2 ch, 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook
ch 1, 2 sc in each sc (10 sc)
ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc* repeat 5 times (15 sc)
ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next 2 sc* repeat 5 times (20 sc)
ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next 3 sc* repeat 5 times (25 sc)
ch 1, *2 sc in first sc, sc in next 4 sc* repeat 5 times (30 sc)
ch 1, sc in each sc
ch 1, sc in each sc
ch 1, sc in each sc
ch 1, sc in each sc

Join in red wool
with red work the following:

ch 1, sc in each sc
ch 1, sc in each sc
ch 1, sc in each sc
ch 1, sc in each sc
ch 1, *2sc tog, sc in next 4 sc* repeat 5 times (25 sc)
ch 1, *2sc tog, sc in next 3 sc* repeat 5 times (20 sc)
ch 1, *2sc tog, sc in next 2 sc* repeat 5 times (15 sc)
ch 1, *2sc tog, sc in next sc* repeat 5 times (10 sc)

stuff with fiberfill

ch 1, 2sc tog in each sc (5 sc)

finish off with a long end - use this end to close off the circle

For the wings (with brown wool):

2 ch, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook (continue working in a spiral - no slip stitch to join rows)
2sc in each sc (8 sc)
*2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc* repeat 4 times (12 sc)
sc in each sc
sc in each sc

finish off

make two wings

For the tail:

ch 2, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, turn
ch 1, 2sc in each sc, turn (6 sc)
ch 1, 2sc in each sc (12 sc)

finish off

Attach wings on the halfway point of the body, add beads for eyes, add yellow felt for beak and attach tail to the back. See photo for further guidance on how to put your robin together

Small robins

I've adjusted this pattern slightly to produce a smaller, rounder robin - these little guys look more like Christmas tree baubles to me and are even quicker to make. You can find the instructions for these on my blog.

This friendly character flits about in striped tights, a sheer skirt with bells (of course), a cozy sweater, and a little flower cup hat. She is worked entirely in single crochet in the round in the style of Japanese amigurumi. You can play with her shaping, colors, accessories and trimmings to create any little imp you might want to have visiting this winter. I’ve used easily accessible worsted weight yarns, but I encourage you to try to make your own Sprite with stash yarns and fabric scraps you might have about. Also, she doesn’t take much, so if you do buy yarn, you’ll be able to make friends for everyone on your list.

• One ball each of the following:
• Red Heart TLC Essentials (Acrylic, 6oz) in Claret (dark red), Dk Thyme (dark green), and Med. Thyme (sage green)
• Caron Wintuk (Acrylic 3oz, 150yards/137meters) in Fisherman (cream)
• Sensations Beautiful (49% Acrylic, 51% Nylon 1-3/4oz, 71 yards/65 meters) in Off White (fuzzy white)
• A tiny piece of bright red yarn for the mouth.
  (All of these are worsted weight and you can substitute as you like.)
• 5.0mm (size H/8) crochet hook
• Tapestry or yarn needle
• Sewing needle
• Sewing pins
• Scissors
• A candle
• Green, light brown, and light pink sewing thread
• Felt scraps in light pink and forest green
• 12” (30cm) square of light green organza
• 20” (50cm) square of green tulle
• 4 3/8” gold bells
• 2/3 yard gold trim
• Pair of 3/8” animal or doll eyes
• Polyester fiberfill for stuffing

Head measures 4” (10cm) long.

Doll measures 18” (35cm) tall.

Don’t worry about your gauge, but your stitches should be tight enough to provide a stiff fabric that won’t leak stuffing!

Inc – Increase: work 2 stitches into the same space

Dec – Decrease: work 2 stitches from previous round together

Important: Crocheted dolls and animals make great gifts for kids. Think of all the fun textures and colors you could incorporate! This sprite isn’t for kids though, due to her delicate decorations. If you want to make a kid-friendly version, please consider the following: Don’t include anything that can be swallowed. Details should be embroidered or sewn on securely, and they should be flat (like felt cheeks). Clothing should be durable and fun to put on and take off or sewn on completely. Do use color changes to create clothing or details rather than adding them after.  You can add squeakers or music players inside too! Do sew arms and legs on with several passes. Be especially careful with items for kids under 3 years old, because they are the most likely to chew and pull and swallow!

The Pattern

Head and Body

Beginning at the top of the head with your skin color (mine is the Wintuk Fisherman)  make a yarn loop over two fingers twice and pull up a loop i