Crochet Granny Stitch Christmas Tree Coaster

The Crochet Granny Stitch Christmas Tree Coaster is a delightful addition to your holiday decor and a fun project to work on. Its intricate granny stitch design adds a charming touch to your table setting while protecting surfaces from hot drinks or cold glasses. This coaster is a perfect way to bring some festive cheer to your home or to give as a thoughtful handmade gift to loved ones.
What You Will Need
Yarn
- #4 medium (worsted, Afgan, Aran, 10py) yarn with 11 WPI (wraps per inch):
- Color A, (green) tree coaster - 19.7 yards (18 meters)
- Color B, (brown) tree trunk - 2 yards (1.8 meters)
- Color C, (yellow) star - 1.09 yards (1 meter)
Hook
- 4mm
Notions
- Scissors
- Yarn Needle
Gauge
- Use the finished size of the crocheted tree (without the star and trunk) for the gauge. Width at the base = 5.5 inches (14cm), length = 5 inches (12cm).
Finished Size
- These coasters measure about 5.5 inches (14cm) wide and about 6 inches (16cm) in length from the top of the star to the base of the tree trunk.
Stitches and Abbreviations Used (US Terms)
- MR - magic ring
- ch - chain
- sc - single crochet
- dc - double crochet
- hdc - half double crochet
- picot - picot, see special stitches below
- col - color
- rpt - repeat
- st/sts - stitch/stitches
- sl st - slip stitch
- hk - hook
- sk - skip
- YO - yarn over hook
- [ ] - at the end of a round indicates the number of stitches in that round
Special Stitches
- Picot - ch3, insert hk into 3rd ch from hk, YO pull the yarn back through both the stitch and the loop on the hk.
Pattern Notes
- This pattern worked from the top of the tree to the bottom.
Instructions
Tree
- Row 1, col A - MR, ch3 (counts as a dc), 2dc in ring, pull yarn tail tight to close, turn. Note: the yarn tail end is the top of the tree. [3dc]
- Row 2 - Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 2dc in same sp as ch-3, sk 1-st, 3dc into top of ch3, turn. [6dc]
- Row 3 - Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 2dc in same sp as ch-3, sk 2-sts, 3dc in next sp, sk 2-sts, 3dc into top of ch3, turn. [9dc]
- Row 4 - Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 2dc in same sp as ch-3, * sk 2-sts, 3dc in next sp, sk 3-sts, 3dc in next sp, sk 2-sts, 3dc into top of ch-3, turn. [12dc]
- Row 5 - sl st into the next 2-sts, sl st into next sp, ch3 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in same sp as ch-3, * sk 3-sts, 3dc in next sp, rpt from * 1 more time, turn. [9dc]
- Row 6 - Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 2dc in same sp as ch-3, * sk 2-sts, 3dc in next sp, sk 3-sts, 3dc in next sp, sk 2-sts, 3dc into top of ch-3, turn. [12dc]
- Row 7 - Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 2dc in same sp as ch-3, sk 2-sts, 3dc in next sp, * sk 3-sts, 3dc in next sp, rpt from * 1 more time, sk 2-sts, 3dc into top of ch-3, turn. [15dc]
- Row 8 - Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 2dc in same sp as ch-3, sk 2-sts, 3dc in next sp, * sk 3-sts, 3dc in next sp, rpt from * 2 more times, sk 2-sts, 3dc into top of ch-3, turn. [18dc]
- Row 9 - sl st into the next 2-sts, sl st into next sp, ch3 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in same sp as ch-3, * sk 3-sts, 3dc in next sp, rpt from * 3 more times, turn. [15dc]
- Row 10 - Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 2dc in same sp as ch-3, sk 2-sts, 3dc in next sp, * sk 3-sts, 3dc in next sp, rpt from * 2 more times, sk 2-sts, 3dc into top of ch-3, turn. [18dc]
- Row 11 - Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 2dc in same sp as ch-3, sk 2-sts, 3dc in next sp, * sk 3-sts, 3dc in next sp, rpt from * 3 more times, sk 2-sts, 3dc into top of ch-3, ch1, cut yarn, fasten off and weave in ends. [21dc]
Tree Trunk
- Row 1, col B, crochet into the bottom edge of the tree - slip knot yarn to hk, sl st the yarn into 8th st from the end, 1sc in same sp as sl st, 1 sc in next 6sts, turn. [7sc]
- Row 2 - ch1 (not a st), 1sc in same sp as ch1, 1sc in next 6-sts, turn. [7sc]
- Row 3 - ch1 (not a st), 1sc in same sp as ch1, 1sc in next 6-sts, ch1, cut yarn, fasten off and weave in ends. [7sc]
Star
- Rnd 1, col C - Ch2, (work the next set of stitches into the 2nd ch from the hk), *1hdc, picot, rpt from * 5 times, sl st into 1st hdc to join, cut yarn leaving a longish tail for sewing, weave in the starting yarn tail.
- Attach star to tree top- Thread the star's yarn tail onto a needle and attach it to the top of the tree.
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