​Crochet Red Truck Ornament

You’ll need:

Worsted weight yarn in red, white, black, green;

Crochet hook 4 mm;

Tapestry needle;

Scissors.

Size: 5” x 3”.

Special Stitches

Sc3tog: Insert hook into first st, pull up a loop, insert hook into 2nd st, pull up a loop, insert hook in 3rd st, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through all loops.

Hdc3tog: Yarn over, insert hook into first st, pull up a loop, yarn over, insert hook into 2nd st, pull up a loop, yarn over, insert hook into 3rd st, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through all loops.

Instructions

Truck

Row 1: Ch 23, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each st across, turn (22)

Row 2-3: Ch 1, sc across, turn (22)

Row 4: Ch 1, sc across until last 2 st, sc2tog in last 2 st, turn (21)

Row 5: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in remaining st, turn (20)

Row 6 : Ch 1, sc across until last 2 st, sk last 2 st, turn (18)

Row 7: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 8 st, turn (9)

Row 8: Ch 1, sc in next 7 st, sc2tog, turn (8)

Row 9-11: Ch 1, sc across, turn (8)

Fasten off. Leave tail for sewing.

Make two.

Window

Use white yarn.

Row 1: Ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across, turn (4)

Row 2-3: Ch 1, sc across, turn (4)

Fasten off and leave tail for sewing.

Sew window onto one of the trucks using photo as a guide.

Tree

Use green yarn.

Row 1: Ch 10, hdc in 2nd ch from hook and across, turn (9)

Row 2: Ch 1, hdc2tog, hdc in next 5 st, hdc2tog, turn (7)

Row 3: Ch 1, hdc across, turn (7)

Row 4: Ch 1, hdc2tog, hdc in next 3, hdc2tog, turn (5)

Row 5: Ch 1, hdc across, turn (5)

Row 6: Ch 1, hdc2tog, hdc in next st, hdc2tog, turn (3)

Row 7: Ch 1, hdc across, turn (3)

Row 8: Ch 1, hdc3tog (1)

Fasten off.

Sew tree onto the truck without the window on it. Using the whip stitch, sew onto the top loops only so you can not see the stitching on the back.

Tires

Use black yarn.

Round 1: Magic ring, ch 1, 6sc, join to first sc (6)

Round 2: Ch 1, 2sc in each st around, join to first sc (12)

Fasten off.

Make 4

Use tapestry needle and white yarn to sew on wheel spokes onto the tires.

Assembly

Put both of the trucks together, join by sewing them together with the tail end of red yarn. Leave the bed of the truck and the back of the cab unsewn.