Easy Festive Christmas Tree: Pattern Overview

Three crocheted Christmas tree cones in olive and dark green yarn, decorated with red round-headed pins and small gold beads, standing on a wooden table with a fireplace in the background.

Project introduction

This overview looks at a simple festive crochet project made for holiday decorating. The tree is built by crocheting a ribbon and wrapping it around a floral foam cone, which makes it a good fit for a mantle, a shelf, or a table centre piece.

Rich Textures Crochet provides instructions for three sizes. The method relies on basic stitches and simple pinning rather than shaping or seaming. The smallest version reportedly takes about two hours to complete, so it works well as a quick seasonal make.

How to make a crochet Christmas Tree

A white foam cone standing on a pale wood surface with a dark green crocheted ribbon wrapped around its base and pinned in place with round headed pins, next to a coiled crocheted ribbon with a scalloped edge, loose pearl and gold beads and

A long crocheted olive green ribbon with a scalloped picot edge coiled on a light fabric surface beside a red crochet hook, a green floral foam cone in plastic wrap, gold and red berry picks, a small pile of pearl headed pins and a ball of

Start with a foam floral cone. The designer chose cones of approximately 6 inches for the small, 9 inches for the medium, and 12 inches for the large. You crochet a long foundation chain and work the ribbon in rows using basic crochet stitches.

When the ribbon is done, wrap it from the bottom of the cone upward. Round headed straight pins tack the ribbon in place as you go. The designer used pins about 1 cm long, and notes that longer ones are fine too. Once the ribbon is secured, decorate the tree however you like.

For embellishment, the designer cut berries from floral picks, leaving about 1 cm of wire on each, and pushed them into the cone to stand in for larger ornaments. A full video tutorial is referenced on the original site for anyone who prefers to follow along visually.

What yarn do I need to crochet a Christmas tree?

Single crocheted Christmas tree in light sage green yarn with layered ruffled ribbon rows wrapped around a cone, held with round headed pins, next to a ball of matching green yarn on a wooden surface with a beige fabric backdrop.

For the trees shown, the designer used about 100 to 200 yards of a worsted weight or medium weight yarn in green. The sample shown uses Patons Canadiana by Yarnspirations, a 100 percent acrylic yarn, though any medium or worsted weight yarn of your choice will work.

The designer has also made the tree in other fibres, including wool, with beautiful results. Exact materials are written out in full with the free pattern on the original site. A separate note points to the Intermediate Crochet Stitches book, which covers crochet stitches focused on texture and colour and is available on Amazon in ebook, paperback, and hardcover formats.

PDF Copies of the Pattern Overview

Crocheted green tree shaped cover wrapped around a cone, held in place with round headed pins and small red and cream beads, standing on a rustic wooden shelf next to a folded linen cloth and a small ceramic dish.

Single olive green crochet Christmas tree with a layered textured surface, decorated with pearl beads and small gold beads, standing on a linen table runner with candles blurred in the background.

The Easy Festive Christmas Tree pattern is written out in full and free to follow on Rich Textures Crochet. If you want to add the pattern to your library or buy an ad free PDF, paid PDF versions are sold through the designer’s Etsy and Ravelry shops. So the web version is free, while the downloadable format is a purchase.

For the complete step-by-step guide and the specific material list, see the Original designer’s pattern and instructions. The designer also invites readers to join an email newsletter for new free patterns, and points to a separate collection of Christmas crochet patterns for ornaments and stockings. Respect the creator’s terms on personal use and reproduction when you use these resources.

Easy Festive Crochet Christmas Tree Crochet Pattern Overview

This section gathers the technical specifications listed by the designer. The skill level is Easy, and the gauge is 16 single crochet stitches by 16 rows to 4 inches. Finished cone sizes are Small at 2.75 x 6 inches, Medium at 3.7 x 8.9 inches, and Large at 3.8 x 11.9 inches.

The yarn is Patons Canadiana by Yarnspirations, a worsted weight (4) 100 percent acrylic with 205 yards or 187 meters per 100 grams or 3.5 ounces. Plan on about 100 yards for small, 125 for medium, and 150 for large, with Ivy as the darker colour shown. A size H/8 (5 mm) hook is used. Notions are a yarn needle, a floral cone, optional decorative berry picks, and assorted sewing pins with round heads, about 1 cm long.

Stitches and Abbreviations

The pattern uses standard US crochet abbreviations. Knowing these terms makes the written instructions easier to follow:

Ch: Chain
Dc: Double Crochet
Hdc: Half Double Crochet
Rpt: Repeat
Sc: Single Crochet
Sk: Skip
Sl st: Slip Stitch
Tr: Triple/Treble Stitch
Yo: Yarn Over

Pattern Notes

Three crocheted Christmas trees in dark green and sage green standing in a row on a beige linen surface, each decorated with small pearl beads and topped with a sprig of red berries.

The design is written in American English terms. It is worked in rows to create a ribbon, which is then wrapped and fastened around the tree with sewing pins and berry picks. The chain 1 at the start of a row does not count as a stitch, and ends are woven in as needed.

Instructions cover three sizes matched to the cones: Small (2.75 x 6 inch cone), Medium (3.7 x 8.9 inch cone), and Large (3.8 x 11.9 inch cone). Check that you are using the foundation chain length for the size you picked before you begin.

Crochet Pattern Overview (Worked in Rows)

Close-up of a dark green crocheted ribbon wrapped around a white foam cone, secured with pearl-headed pins and decorated with gold beads and small red berries.

The ribbon begins with a long foundation chain, and the source lists separate chain counts for each of the three sizes. Row 1 works single crochet across the chain, and Row 2 continues in single crochet across. These rows set up the base of the ribbon.

Row 3 adds texture with skipped stitches and clusters of half double, double, and treble crochet repeated across the row. After the final row, fasten off and weave in the ends. Wrap the ribbon around the cone with the treble points facing downward, secure it with pins, and set the remaining end over the top to cover the point. Optionally, push the prepared berry picks into the tree where you want them.

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