Make your own collection of knitted trees with this speedy project:

What you will need

Double knit yarn – in Green

4 mm Knitting needles

Darning needle

Scissors

Toy stuffing or wadding

Buttons – red/white

Fabric – for heart decoration

Embroidery thread – red

String or ribbon to hang

Instructions

Make 2 pieces:

Cast on 4

Purl one row

Knit one row

Continue until piece measures 1 inch

With right side facing cast on 6

Knit

With wrong side facing cast on 6 stitches

Purl

Knit

Purl

K2Tog knit till last 2 stitches K2tog

Purl

Knit

Purl

K2Tog knit till last 2 stitches K2tog

Purl

K2Tog knit till last 2 stitches K2tog

Purl

K2Tog knit till last 2 stitches K2tog

Purl

K2Tog knit till last 2 stitches K2tog

Purl

K2Tog knit till last 2 stitches K2tog

Purl

K2Tog / K2tog

Purl

Cast off 2.

When you have both tree pieces you can decorate how you want, by adding buttons or stitching a fabric heart.

Place right sides on the outside and stitch with a decorative blanket stitch round the edges. Leaving a gap to stuff, place the ribbon or string to hang at the top of the tree and secure when you sew.

Stuff the tree decoration and stitch to close the gap.

Your decoration should now be ready to hang on the Christmas tree!