Crochet Granny Stitch Christmas Tree Coaster

Leyla

2024-07-22 10:28:17

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. So grab your crochet hook, some festive yarn, and enjoy the soothing process of creating these adorable Christmas tree coasters that will surely spark joy during the holiday season!

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

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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