Free Mini Christmas Tree Amigurumi Pattern – Crochet Ornament

I’m excited to be sharing for FREE one of my most popular patterns to date! This mini Christmas tree amigurumi pattern is easy to whip up and can be easily customized. She’d make a great handmade Christmas ornament or addition to your holiday decor.

Meet Joy, the Baby Christmas Tree! Joy may be the smallest Christmas tree, but she shines just as bright as the rest because of the joy inside her! For Joy, every day is Christmas! Now you can make your own cute tree for Christmas this year with this simple tutorial!

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Check out my Free Mini Polar Bear Amigurumi Pattern for more holiday crocheting!

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Materials You Need

• Worsted-weight yarn (4-ply) in green, brown, and a small amount of yellow. (The U.K. equivalent is Aran, and AUS/NZ is 8 ply.) I used Caron Simply Soft in the color “Spring Sparkle”. This particular color is no longer available, but they do offer a darker color, “Dark Sage Sparkle“. Hobby Lobby’s Metallic I Love This Yarn also offers a sparkly green color, “Jelly Bean“. For the brown, I used Caron Simply Soft in the color “Chocolate“. For the yellow I used Impeccable Solid Yarn by Loops & Threads in the color “Gold“.
• G (4 mm) crochet hook
• 7.5 mm black safety eyes
• Fiberfill (or your stuffing of choice) 
• Bent tip tapestry needle
• Scissors 
• Stitch marker 
• Cardboard
• Straight pins
• Black embroidery floss
• Premade pom poms (0.28 in./7mm) I purchased mine at Hobby Lobby. I used around 15 on my tree
• Fabric glue

Abbreviation Key

Abbreviations are in U.S. terms.

• sc – single crochet
• st/sts – stitch(es)
• sl st – slip stitch
• dec – decrease (join the next 2 stitches together)
• inc – increase (2 single crochet in the next stitch)
• BLO – back loops only
• FLO – front loops only
• R1 – round 1
• rep – repeat
• ** – repeat the group of instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated.

Note:  All rounds are worked continuously (that is, vs. joined rounds.) 

The finished size is approximately 4 in. (10.5 cm.) tall. (Please be aware that your personal gauge, tension, hook size, and the brand of yarn you decide to use will all impact the finished size.)

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You MAY sell the finished product, but please credit Storyland Amis as the designer. If you sell your finished items online, I would appreciate it if you could link them to my blog! You may not mass-produce items made from this pattern. Thank you for your understanding and respect.

Important Additional Info

Starting round: When starting my crochet pieces in the round, I always use the “ch 2 method.” That is perfectly fine if you prefer to start your pieces using the magic circle/ring instead. These two methods are interchangeable, and the end result will be the same regardless of your choice. Watch this short video to learn how to make the “ch 2 method”.

Right vs. wrong side: When working in the round, I always crochet with the “right” side of the stitches facing out. Watch my short video to see the difference between the “right” and “wrong” side of crochet stitches.

Yarn under vs. yarn over: I always yarn under (YU) instead of yarn over (YO) for all my amigurumi. Doing YO might make your amigurumi slightly larger than mine, so keep that in mind if you prefer YO. Watch my video on the differences between yarn under and yarn over.

Sewing pieces together: I sew all my pieces together using the whipstitch unless otherwise specified.

Stuffing: Check out my short video on how to stuff pieces properly here.

Color changes: Insert hook into last st of round or section with old color, yarn over & pull hook through st. Take your new color of yarn, yarn over & pull hook through remaining 2 loops on hook. Now you’re ready to start the new round or section. Check out my video on color changes here.

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Christmas Tree (using green yarn)

R1: ch 2, 5 sc in 2^nd ch from hook (5 sts) (you can use the magic ring if you prefer, as it won’t make a difference in the end. In that case, you will make a magic ring and make 5 sc in the magic ring. Watch this video to see how to start crocheting in the round using the “ch 2 method”.)

R2: *inc 1* rep 5 times (10 sts)

R3: sc in all 10 sts (10 sts)

R4: *sc 1, inc* rep 5 times (15 sts)

R5: sc in all 15 sts (15 sts)

R6: *sc 2, inc* rep 5 times (20 sts)

R7: sc in all 20 sts (20 sts)

R8: in BLO (back loops only) *Sc 3, inc* rep 5 times (25 sts) (This is the only round you will crochet in the back loops only until R13. We will use the back loops later to create the trim on the tree.)

R9: sc in all 25 sts (25 sts)

R10: *sc 4, inc* rep 5 times (30 sts)

R11: sc in all 30 sts (30 sts)

R12: *sc 5, inc* rep 5 times (35 sts)

R13: in BLO Sc in all 35 sts (35 sts) (This is the last round you will crochet in the BLO.)

R14: *sc 6, inc* rep 5 times (40 sts)

R15: sc in all 40 sts (40 sts)

R16: *sc 7, inc* rep 5 times (45 sts)

R17: sc in all 45 sts (45 sts)

Finish off. No need to leave a long tail (see pic. #1).

Christmas Tree Trim (using green yarn)

Holding the tree upside down, insert your hook into the first front loop stitch from R7 of the tree. Make a sl st to secure the yarn. *sl st 1, make 3 sc in the next front loop, sl st 1* rep 6 times, sl st 1, make 3 sc in the last front loop st (see pics. #2 and #3.)

Finish off neatly using the invisible finish technique 

Still holding your tree upside down, insert your hook into the first front loop stitch from R12 of the tree. Make a sl st to secure the yarn. *sl st 1, make 3 sc in the next front loop, sl st 1* rep 11 times, sl st 1, make 3 sc in the last front loop st

Finish off neatly using the invisible finish technique 

Still holding your tree upside down, insert your hook into the first front loop stitch of R17 of the tree. Make a sl st to secure the yarn. *sl st 1, make 3 sc in the next front loop, sl st 1* rep 15 times.

Finish off neatly using the invisible finish technique. Weave all the loose ends into the inside of the Christmas tree to hide them (see pic. #4).

Adding the Face

Insert your 7.5mm safety eyes between R15 & 16 of tree, 7 sts apart (Hint: insert the 1st eye. Count 7 sts from the hole where you inserted the 1st eye and insert the 2nd eye. See pic. #5). Embroider a small smile about 2 sts wide centered between the eyes using black embroidery floss. Watch this video to learn how to embroider a simple smile.

Christmas Tree Bottom (using green yarn)

R1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook (6 sts)

R2: *inc * rep 6 times (12 sts)

R3: *sc 1, inc* rep 6 times (18 sts)

R4: *sc 2, inc* rep 6 times (24 sts)

R5: *sc 3, inc* rep 6 times (30 sts)

R6: *sc 4, inc* rep 6 times (36 sts)

R7: *sc 3, inc* rep 9 times (45 sts)

Finish off leaving a very long tail (see pic. #6).

Cut a piece of cardboard the same size as the bottom piece and set aside (see pic. #7).

We will now join the bottom and top of the tree by sewing them together. Going through both loops of the bottom piece and the back loops of the top, whipstitch them together. They should align perfectly since there are 45 sts around on both the top and bottom pieces (see the first image in pic. #8). Start to stuff the tree as you close it up (see the second image in pic. #8). In order to make the bottom of the tree nice and flat, we will now add the piece of cardboard we cut out and place it on top of the stuffing about halfway around (see the last image in pic. #8). Keep stuffing the tree (underneath the cardboard piece) until it’s all closed up.

Finish off neatly using the invisible finish technique and weave in your ends.

Trunk (using brown yarn)

R1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook (6 sts)

R2: *inc * rep 6 times (12 sts)

R3: *sc 1, inc* rep 6 times (18 sts)

R4: *sc 2, inc* rep 6 times (24 sts)

R5: in BLO *sc 2, dec* rep 6 times (18 sts) (This is the only round you will crochet in the BLO.)

R6: *sc 2, inc* rep 6 times (24 sts) (If you feel like your stump is too short, simply add an extra round.)

Finish off leaving long tail for sewing (see pic. #9).

Like we did for the tree, add a circle of cardboard inside the bottom of the trunk (see pic. #10). This will give it a flat bottom and help add stability so that your tree can stand up on its own.

Stuff lightly and sew to the bottom of the tree (see pic. #11).

Star (using gold yarn)

R1: Ch 6, in the 2^nd ch from the hook make 1 sl st, then ch 2, then make 1 more sl st in the same stitch, in each of the next 4 chs make *1 sl st, ch 2, 1 sl st* rep 4 times. You should have 5 points by the end of the chain (see pic. #12).

Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing. Bring the two ends together to create a star shape (pic. #13) and secure them together with a few stitches.

Now sew the star to the top round of the tree (see pic. #14). Weave in all ends. See pic. #15 to see the star sewn on.

Adding the Pom Pom Ornaments

I used premade pom poms in assorted colors that I bought from Hobby Lobby for my ornaments. The ones I bought were 0.28 in (7mm).

I glued mine to the tree using clear gel tacky glue. You could also use a hot glue gun or fabric glue like “Speed-Sew”. There’s no particular order you have to attach them in, just as many or as few as you like, spaced to your liking. See pic. #17 to see front, side and back ,views of where I placed my pom poms.

Feel free to get creative with your decorations! You could use ribbons, mini bows, mini bells, or other small things to decorate your tree with.

Congratulations—you’re done! I hope you enjoyed making this free Christmas tree amigurumi pattern. I would love to see pictures of your finished project!

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