We had the honor of being a contributor for Ashleigh from Sewrella! Ashleigh is a fabulous crochet designer and an all-around sweetheart. Be sure to check out her website and sign up for her Newsletter. She has fantastic crochet goodness, you don’t want to miss!

We designed two crochet patterns to share with Ashleigh’s fans. The first one is this little Christmas Tree Kawaii Cuddler. He can be personalized to your heart’s content with colored ornaments and embellishments.

Below you will find instructions to crochet your very own Christmas Tree. Enjoy our new free crochet pattern!

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Materials

* Size H (5.0mm) Crochet Hook

* Hobby Lobby “I Love This Yarn” in Jellybean, Brown, Red, Pink, Hot Rose, Royal, Orange, Purple, & Yellow

* Two 18mm Black Safety Eyes (We’ve added them to Our Shop for your convenience)

* Poly-fil Stuffing

* Tapestry Needle

* Black puff paint or embroidery floss

* Craft glue or hot glue gun (optional)

Abbreviations

Ch – Chain

SC – Single Crochet

Inc – Single Crochet Increase

Dec – Single Crochet Decrease

HDC – Half Double Crochet

DC – Double Crochet

FO – Fasten Off

MR – Magic Ring

Sl St – Slip Stitch

Dimensions/Gauge:

13” x 9”

*Notes: Unless otherwise specified, you will Ch1 and turn at the end of each row throughout the pattern. The front side of the work is indicated by the starting tail being on the bottom left.

Christmas Tree Body

Make 2.

Row 1 – With Jellybean yarn, Ch4, SC into second Ch from hook and in each Ch across (3)

Rows 2-3 – SC across (3)

Row 4 – Inc, SC, Inc (5)

Rows 5-6 – SC across (5)

Row 7 – Inc, SC3, Inc (7)

Row 8 – Inc, SC5, Inc (9)

Rows 9-10 – SC across (9)

Row 11 – Inc, SC7, Inc (11)

Row 12 – SC across (11)

Row 13 – Inc, SC9, Inc (13)

Row 14 – Inc, SC11, Inc (15)

Rows 15-16 – SC across (15)

Row 17 – Inc, SC13, Inc (17)

Row 18 – Inc, SC15, Inc (19)

Row 19 – SC across (19)

Row 20 – Inc, SC17, Inc (21)

FO, Weave in ends.

Row 21 – Beginning in the fifth stitch of Row 20, SC13 (13) Leave remaining 4 stitches unworked

Row 22 – SC across (13)

Row 23 – Inc, SC11, Inc (15)

Row 24 – Inc, SC13, Inc (17)

Row 25 – SC across (17)

Row 26 – Inc, SC15, Inc (19)

Row 27 – Inc, SC17, Inc (21)

Row 28 – Inc, SC19, Inc (23)

Rows 29-30 – SC across (23)

Row 31 – Inc, SC21, Inc (25)

Row 32 – Inc, SC23, Inc (27)

Row 33 – Inc, SC25, Inc (29)

Rows 34-35 – SC across (29)

FO, Weave in ends.

Row 36 – Beginning in third stitch of Row 35, SC25 (25) Leave remaining 2 stitches unworked

Row 37-38 – SC across (25)

Row 39 – Inc, SC23, Inc (27)

Rows 40-43 – SC across (27)

Row 44 – Inc, SC25, Inc (29)

Rows 45-46 – SC across (29)

Row 47 – Inc, SC27, Inc (31)

Row 48 – Inc, SC29, Inc (33)

Rows 49-51 – SC across (33)

Row 52 – Inc, SC31, Inc (35)

Row 53 – Inc, SC33, Inc (37)

FO, Weave in ends.

Tree Trunk

Row 1 – With Brown yarn, beginning in the 15th stitch of Row 53, SC9 (9) Leave remaining 14 stitches unworked

Rows 2-7 – SC across (9)

Row 8 – Inc, SC7, Inc (11)

Row 9 – SC across (11)

FO, Weave in ends.

Star

Make 2.

Round 1 – With Yellow yarn, MR, HDC10, Join (10)

Round 2 – Ch1, DC into next St, Ch2, SC into side loop of second chain and DC (See picture), Sl St into next stitch in MR. This will make one point on the star. Repeat four more times to create five points. Sl St into last stich of MR.

FO, Leave long tail for sewing.

Small Ornaments

Make 1 each in Hot Rose, Purple, Red, Orange, & Royal

Round 1 – MR, SC6 (6)

Join. FO, Leave long tail for sewing.

Large Ornaments

Make 1 each in Hot Rose, Purple, Red, Orange, & Royal

{Ornaments are worked in a continuous round, do not join}

Round 1 – MR, SC6 (6)

Round 2 – Inc x6 (12)

FO, Leave long tail for sewing.

Cheeks

Make 2.

With Pink yarn, Ch5, Inc into second Ch from hook, SC2, Inc in last chain. On opposite side on chain, SC2, Sl St into first stitch. (8)

FO, Leave long tail for sewing.

Alternative to Safety Eyes

Make 2.

{Eyes are worked in a continuous round, do not join}

Round 1 – With Black yarn, MR, SC6 (6)

Round 2 – Inc x6 (12)

FO, Leave long tail for sewing.

Assembly

* Place safety eyes between rows 5 & 6 from the bottom of Christmas Tree Body, roughly 12 stitches apart.

* Sew or glue Cheeks in desired location.

* Use black puff paint or embroidery floss to create desired mouth.

* Sew or glue Ornaments in desired locations.

* Align Christmas Tree halves so ends of rows match. SC around both pieces to join together. Stuff with Poly-fil prior to completing stitching. If you want your edging to match, make sure you change colors as you SC around. Make sure you work in a counter-clockwise direction so your stitches face forward.

* Sew or glue Star in place, making sure front and back Star panels line up. Sew or glue the bottom two points to Christmas Tree. Whipstitch around the top three points, stuffing with Poly-fil prior to completing stitching.

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All photos and text are copyright © 2017 – 3amgracedesigns. All rights reserved. Please do not sell or distribute this pattern in part or in whole. You are welcome to sell finished items you make from this pattern. A credit to “3amgracedesigns” as the designer is appreciated but not required. Thank you!