The small christmas tree granny square is the simplest holiday make. Use 2 colors to create an evergreen grid.
Inspiration & Design
I absolutely love the versatility of granny squares and ever since I crocheted the pumpkin granny square, I’ve been imbued with the desire for more! Why not a granny square for all seasons? I know I’m not the only one to think so, just look at Raffamusa designs and all her lovely granny squares. Don’t even get me started on some truly elaborate squares that just make you sigh with their beauty. The point being that holidays always bring granny squares to my min. Whether it’s their versatility or even their simplicity I truly think there is a granny square for every occasion.
The Christmas tree granny square follows the standard granny square, all we do is change colors in certain stitches to create our grid shape.
Yarn
Another thing to love about granny square is that you aren’t limited by yarn choices. True, we may have a preference but that doesn’t exclude other yarn choices. Whichever yarn blend or weight you chose, keep in mind that you will need two colors. For this tutorial I used a mix of brava and Wool of the Andes Yarn.
Brava is Crochet officials acrylic range, it’s soft and comes in a variety of weights and colors. While wool of the Andes is from the same yarn company, it’s their affordable wool range. My favorite color in this range is Cadet, but here in the tutorial I used Almond.
Pictured here, the yarn I’m using for the current christmas tree granny square project.
Can I make this?
We work the Christmas tree granny square in the round following the basic granny square pattern until we complete 4 rounds. You will note that in my chart and instructions I don’t chain 1 between the granny sts, but feel free to do so if you prefer this look. Round 3 of this granny square is the only one that uses the 2 colors.
In order to work with the 2 colors we carry the color we are not using behind the work.
small christmas tree granny square
Skill Level
Materials
- Worsted weight yarn in two colors (aff link)
- I used green for Color 1 (the tree) and almond for color 2
- 4.5mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle to weave in ends
- Scissors to cut your yarn
Gauge
When usign worsted weight yarn and a 4.5mm crochet hook your 4 round square will measure 4×4″
Abbreviations
- Granny st – 3 double crochet in the same space
- Dc – double crochet
- Sc – single crochet
- Ch – chain
- Sl st – slip stitch
- C1 – color 1
- C2 – color 2.
- CC – change color
- Granny corner – granny st, ch2, granny st in the same ch2 space.
Special Sts
Stacked sc – two single crochets one atop the other. This substitutes the initial dc at the beg of every round.
Notes
To change color, we complete the st with the color that we need to make the next st. If you are using color 1 then you complete the st with color 2, vice versa.
To make our 4 round christmas tree
With color 1 make a magic loop
Rnd 1: With color 1, work a stacked sc in the loop, complete granny st by working two more dc, *ch2, granny st; repeat from * three times, granny st in the corner, ch1, sc to the first st we made to close the round. This allows us to start each rnd in the corner.
Rnd2: With color 1, insert your hook under the space created by the sc from the previous rnd, complete a stacked sc and 2dc (counts as a granny st), [granny corner in each ch2 space ] x3, granny st, ch1, sc to the first st we made to close the rnd.
Rnd3: With color 2, insert your hook under the space created by the sc from the previous rnd, complete a stacked sc and 2dc (counts as a granny st), CC, work a granny st, CC, granny corner, granny st, CC, granny color, granny st, granny corner, CC 2 granny sts, ch1, sc to the first st of the round.
Rnd4: With color 2, insert your hook under the space created by the sc from the previous rnd, complete a stacked sc and 2dc (counts as a granny st), granny st, between the sts of the rnd below and granny corner in each ch 2 space until we reach our starting space, granny st, ch2, sl st to the first st to join.
Cut yarn and fasten off.
Chart
- circle in the middle – magic loop
- red dc – stacked sc
- Black sts – color 1
- blue sts – color 2
- rounded + at the corner – sc we use to join to the first st
- Ovals between the dc – ch sts
