I first crocheted this Christmas tree garland a few years ago after seeing the pastel-colored Christmas trees in the Charlie Brown Christmas cartoon. It was one of the first patterns that I released, and it has remained one of my most popular ones. I think that’s because it is a very quick and easy pattern. Around the holidays, those types of patterns are always the best! I am very excited to revisit it and add a video tutorial to the pattern! I hope you enjoy it! Let me know if you have any questions (you can email me at maggietrunkhill@daisygirlcrochet.com). If you crochet some of these Christmas trees, I would love to see them, so if you share a picture of them on Instagram, please use the hashtag #crochetbydaisygirlcrochet and tag me!
Materials
3.00 mm crochet hook
Scissors and a tapestry needle- for weaving in ends
Iron and spray starch
Any DK weight or sport weight yarn will work for this project. You simply will need one ball for each color. The trees do not take a lot of yarn, so this is a good project to use up little balls of yarn!
- The garland above (first row) is made with MillaMia Naturally Soft 100% Cotton Yarn (sport weight yarn) in the following shades: english rose (light pink), candy pink (dark pink), bright green, sweetpea (teal), seaweed (dark blue), lemon yellow, and off white.
- The garland above (second and third row) is made with Cascade Ultra Pima Yarn (DK weight yarn) in the following shades: veiled rose (light pink), pink sapphire (hot pink), celery (light green), and lavender (ironically, that is actually the dark purple color!), and natural (cream)
Stitch Abbrevations
Only two stitches for this pattern! The pattern is written in U.S. terms, but they are translated to UK in parentheses.
st = stitch
sp = space
ch = chain (chain)
dc = double crochet (treble)
[ ] indicate that the sts are worked into the same space
{ } indicate that the the sts are repeated later in the pattern
The Pattern
Note: The pattern below is for the garland made with the MillaMia yarn (sport weight). When I made this garland with the Cascade Ultra Pima yarn (DK weight), I omitted row 8 to ensure that the Christmas trees were the same size. To add the stump to the tree, join the cream yarn into the seventh stitch of the previous row. If you are using DK weight yarn, you could include row 8 if you would like; the Christmas trees will just be a bit larger.
Foundation: With the color of the Christmas tree, begin with a magic circle
Row 1: Ch 3 (counts as the dc stitch throughout), 2 dc into the magic circle. Close the magic circle. TURN (3).
Row 2: [Ch 3, dc], dc, [2 dc]. TURN (5).
Row 3: [Ch 3, dc], 3 dc, [2 dc]. TURN (7).
Row 4: [Ch 3, dc], 5 dc, [2 dc]. TURN (9).
Row 5: [Ch 3, dc], 7 dc, [2 dc]. TURN (11).
Row 6: [Ch 3, dc], 9 dc, [2 dc]. TURN (13).
Row 7: [Ch 3, dc], 11 dc, [2 dc]. TURN (15).
Row 8: [Ch 3, dc], 13 dc, [2 dc]. TURN (17).
Row 9: Join the cream yarn into the eighth dc st of the previous row. [Ch 3, dc]. In each of the next two sts, [2 dc]. Fasten off. Weave in the ends.
Assembling the Garland
Blocking
Before the Christmas trees are strung, they are ironed. Place the Christmas trees upside down on an ironing board and spray them with spray starch. Then, iron only the back side of the trees. This ensures that the Christmas trees hang nicely on the garland.
Assembling the Garland
The Christmas trees are strung on the cream yarn. Cut a piece of the cream yarn to the appropriate length (this will vary based on where you are placing the garland and how many trees you attach to it). Attach a tapestry needle to the end of the cream yarn and string the Christmas trees onto the yarn. Once they are all attached, tie a knot at each end of the garland. This assembling method allows the pieces to move, so you can adjust the length of the garland when you hang it.
Then, the garland is finished! I hope you enjoyed this pattern! If you make it and post it on Instagram, make sure you tag me, so I can see it! You can also email me a picture at maggietrunkhill@daisygirlcrochet.com.
*If you would like to make the garland and sell the garland, please give me (Maggie Trunkhill) credit as the pattern designer. Do not reproduce this pattern in any form without my permission.
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