a traditional Christmas tree

BeginnerUS TermsModular

A stylized Christmas tree made from stacked cones representing the conical layers of pine branches, with a star on top and a cylindrical trunk at the bottom

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED · Acrylic · Pine · 300yd

WORSTED · Acrylic · Chestnut · 30yd

WORSTED · Acrylic · Sunflower · 20yd

Hook

6mm

Notions

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in (in single crochet)

Stitches Used

sc = single crochet
ch = chain
inc = increase
dec = decrease

Pattern

Bottom Layer

R1Ch 160, join with sl st to first ch to form a ring, being careful not to twist. Sc in each ch around, join. (160)(160 sts)
R2[sc 38, dec] x 4, join. (156)(156 sts)
R3[sc 37, dec] x 4, join. (152)(152 sts)
R4[sc 36, dec] x 4, join. (148)(148 sts)
R5[sc 47, dec] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (145)(145 sts)
R6[sc 34, dec] x 4, sc in next 1 st, join. (141)(141 sts)
R7[sc 33, dec] x 4, sc in next 1 st, join. (137)(137 sts)
R8[sc 32, dec] x 4, sc in next 1 st, join. (133)(133 sts)
R9[sc 31, dec] x 4, sc in next 1 st, join. (129)(129 sts)
R10[sc 30, dec] x 4, sc in next 1 st, join. (125)(125 sts)
R11[sc 29, dec] x 4, sc in next 1 st, join. (121)(121 sts)
R12[sc 28, dec] x 4, sc in next 1 st, join. (117)(117 sts)
R13[sc 27, dec] x 4, sc in next 1 st, join. (113)(113 sts)
R14[sc 26, dec] x 4, sc in next 1 st, join. (109)(109 sts)
R15[sc 34, dec] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (106)(106 sts)
R16[sc 24, dec] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (102)(102 sts)
R17[sc 23, dec] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (98)(98 sts)
R18[sc 22, dec] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (94)(94 sts)
R19[sc 21, dec] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (90)(90 sts)
R20[sc 20, dec] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (86)(86 sts)
R21[sc 19, dec] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (82)(82 sts)
R22[sc 18, dec] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (78)(78 sts)
R23[sc 17, dec] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (74)(74 sts)
R24[sc 16, dec] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (70)(70 sts)
R25[sc 15, dec] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (66)(66 sts)
R26[sc 20, dec] x 3, join. (63)(63 sts)
R27[sc 13, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (59)(59 sts)
R28[sc 12, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (55)(55 sts)
R29[sc 11, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (51)(51 sts)
R30[sc 10, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (47)(47 sts)
R31[sc 9, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (43)(43 sts)
R32[sc 8, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (39)(39 sts)
R33[sc 7, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (35)(35 sts)
R34[sc 6, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (31)(31 sts)
R35[sc 5, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (27)(27 sts)
R36[sc 4, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (23)(23 sts)
R37[sc 5, dec] x 3, sc in next 2 st, join. (20)(20 sts)
R38[sc 3, dec] x 4, join. (16)(16 sts)
R39[sc 2, dec] x 4, join. (12)(12 sts)
R40[sc 1, dec] x 4, join. (8)(8 sts)
R41[sc 2, dec] x 2, join. (6)(6 sts)
R42Sc in each st around, join. (6)(6 sts)
R43Fasten off leaving a long tail. Weave the tail through the front loop of each of the remaining 6 st and pull tight to close. (0) If this piece is stuffed, stuff it before closing.(0 sts)

Middle Layer

R1Pick up 69 sc evenly around opening, join. (69)(69 sts)
R2[sc 1, inc] x 29, sc in next 11 st, join. (98)(98 sts)
R3[sc 30, dec] x 3, sc in next 2 st, join. (95)(95 sts)
R4[sc 21, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (91)(91 sts)
R5[sc 20, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (87)(87 sts)
R6[sc 27, dec] x 3, join. (84)(84 sts)
R7[sc 19, dec] x 4, join. (80)(80 sts)
R8[sc 18, dec] x 4, join. (76)(76 sts)
R9[sc 23, dec] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (73)(73 sts)
R10[sc 16, dec] x 4, sc in next 1 st, join. (69)(69 sts)
R11[sc 21, dec] x 3, join. (66)(66 sts)
R12[sc 14, dec] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (62)(62 sts)
R13[sc 13, dec] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (58)(58 sts)
R14[sc 17, dec] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (55)(55 sts)
R15[sc 11, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (51)(51 sts)
R16[sc 10, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (47)(47 sts)
R17[sc 13, dec] x 3, sc in next 2 st, join. (44)(44 sts)
R18[sc 9, dec] x 4, join. (40)(40 sts)
R19[sc 8, dec] x 4, join. (36)(36 sts)
R20[sc 10, dec] x 3, join. (33)(33 sts)
R21[sc 6, dec] x 4, sc in next 1 st, join. (29)(29 sts)
R22[sc 5, dec] x 4, sc in next 1 st, join. (25)(25 sts)
R23[sc 6, dec] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (22)(22 sts)
R24[sc 3, dec] x 4, sc in next 2 st, join. (18)(18 sts)
R25[sc 4, dec] x 3, join. (15)(15 sts)
R26[sc 1, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (11)(11 sts)
R27Work dec 4 times, sc in next 3 st, join. (7)(7 sts)
R28[sc 5, dec] x 1, join. (6)(6 sts)
R29Sc in each st around, join. (6)(6 sts)
R30Fasten off leaving a long tail. Weave the tail through the front loop of each of the remaining 6 st and pull tight to close. (0) If this piece is stuffed, stuff it before closing.(0 sts)

Top Layer

R1Pick up 42 sc evenly around opening, join. (42)(42 sts)
R2[sc 1, inc] x 18, sc in next 6 st, join. (60)(60 sts)
R3[sc 18, dec] x 3, join. (57)(57 sts)
R4[sc 12, dec] x 4, sc in next 1 st, join. (53)(53 sts)
R5[sc 15, dec] x 3, sc in next 2 st, join. (50)(50 sts)
R6[sc 14, dec] x 3, sc in next 2 st, join. (47)(47 sts)
R7[sc 9, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (43)(43 sts)
R8[sc 12, dec] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (40)(40 sts)
R9[sc 11, dec] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (37)(37 sts)
R10[sc 7, dec] x 4, sc in next 1 st, join. (33)(33 sts)
R11[sc 9, dec] x 3, join. (30)(30 sts)
R12[sc 8, dec] x 3, join. (27)(27 sts)
R13[sc 4, dec] x 4, sc in next 3 st, join. (23)(23 sts)
R14[sc 5, dec] x 3, sc in next 2 st, join. (20)(20 sts)
R15[sc 4, dec] x 3, sc in next 2 st, join. (17)(17 sts)
R16[sc 2, dec] x 4, sc in next 1 st, join. (13)(13 sts)
R17[sc 2, dec] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (10)(10 sts)
R18[sc 1, dec] x 3, sc in next 1 st, join. (7)(7 sts)
R19[sc 5, dec] x 1, join. (6)(6 sts)
R20Sc in each st around, join. (6)(6 sts)
R21Fasten off leaving a long tail. Weave the tail through the front loop of each of the remaining 6 st and pull tight to close. (0) If this piece is stuffed, stuff it before closing.(0 sts)

Trunk

R1Pick up 27 sc evenly around opening, join. (27)(27 sts)
R2Sc in each st around, join. (27)(27 sts)
R3Sc in each st around, join. (27)(27 sts)
R4Sc in each st around, join. (27)(27 sts)
R5Sc in each st around, join. (27)(27 sts)
R6Sc in each st around, join. (27)(27 sts)
R7Sc in each st around, join. (27)(27 sts)
R8Sc in each st around, join. (27)(27 sts)
R9Sc in each st around, join. (27)(27 sts)
R10Sc in each st around, join. (27)(27 sts)
R11Sc in each st around, join. (27)(27 sts)
R12Sc in each st around, join. (27)(27 sts)
R13Sc in each st around, join. (27)(27 sts)
R14Sc in each st around, join. (27)(27 sts)
R15Sc in each st around, join. (27)(27 sts)
R16Sc in each st around, join. (27)(27 sts)
R17Work dec 13 times, sc in next 1 st, join. (14)(14 sts)
R18Dec in each pair of st around, join. (7)(7 sts)
R19[sc 5, dec] x 1, join. (6)(6 sts)
R20Fasten off leaving a long tail. Weave the tail through the front loop of each of the remaining 6 st and pull tight to close. (0) If this piece is stuffed, stuff it before closing.(0 sts)

Star

R1Pick up 6 sc evenly around opening, join. (6)(6 sts)
R2Inc in each st around, join. (12)(12 sts)
R3[sc 1, inc] x 6, join. (18)(18 sts)
R4[sc 2, inc] x 6, join. (24)(24 sts)
R5[sc 3, inc] x 6, join. (30)(30 sts)
R6Sc in each st around, join. (30)(30 sts)
R7Sc in each st around, join. (30)(30 sts)
R8[sc 3, dec] x 6, join. (24)(24 sts)
R9Sc in each st around, join. (24)(24 sts)
R10[sc 2, dec] x 6, join. (18)(18 sts)
R11[sc 1, dec] x 6, join. (12)(12 sts)
R12Dec in each pair of st around, join. (6)(6 sts)
R13Fasten off leaving a long tail. Weave the tail through the front loop of each of the remaining 6 st and pull tight to close. (0) If this piece is stuffed, stuff it before closing.(0 sts)