A spiral crochet Christmas tree combines a firm little cone with a separate ribbon that winds around it. White yarn keeps the shape snowy, while a gold star and red accents give the ornament its festive outline.
This original interpretation uses a stuffed single-crochet core and a flared double-crochet strip sewn along its inner edge. It is inspired by the reference ornament, rather than a reconstruction of its exact stitches. The ribbon is fitted during assembly, so the spacing of the turns can change with your yarn.
Make the cone first, then pin the complete ribbon before sewing it down. If you prefer a flat decoration, the smiling crochet Christmas tree applique offers a different construction. Here, the core supports the spiral and the hanging loop.
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Materials for a spiral crochet Christmas tree
- Smooth sport or DK yarn in white, plus small amounts of cream and gold. Use the same yarn weight for the cone and ribbon.
- A hook appropriate for your yarn; 3 mm is a starting choice for DK, adjusted until the cone fabric holds filling without large gaps.
- Polyester filling, a blunt yarn needle, scissors, removable markers and pins.
- Strong cord for the hanger, a sewing needle and thread for optional red beads, and an optional lightweight plastic bauble.
This is a decorative ornament, with intermediate assembly after straightforward crochet. Finished dimensions, gauge and yarn consumption have not been established from a physical sample. The pattern has not been physically tested; the counts below describe the written construction. Images show the intended styling and schematic guidance, not a tested stitch-for-stitch sample.
US abbreviations and working notes
ch = chain; sc = single crochet; hdc = half double crochet; dc = double crochet; sl st = slip stitch; st/sts = stitch/stitches; inc = 2 sc in one stitch; sc2tog = single crochet two stitches together. See the Craft Yarn Council abbreviation guide for standard US terminology.
Work the cone in continuous rounds without joining. Mark the first stitch and move the marker each round. For sc2tog, insert into the next stitch and pull up a loop, repeat in the following stitch, then yarn over and pull through all three loops. One decrease consumes two stitches and produces one.
The ribbon is worked in turned rows. Its starting chains do not count as stitches. Work the first stitch of Row 2 into the first sc, rather than into the turning chain. The star is a separate small motif.
Spiral crochet Christmas tree: free written pattern
1. Crochet the white cone
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and work 6 sc into it. Tighten the ring. 6 sc.
- Rounds 2–3: Sc in each stitch around. 6 sc each round.
- Round 4: Inc in each stitch. 12 sc.
- Rounds 5–6: Sc around. 12 sc each round.
- Round 7:6 times.18 sc.
- Rounds 8–9: Sc around. 18 sc each round.
- Round 10:6 times.24 sc.
- Rounds 11–12: Sc around. 24 sc each round.
- Round 13:6 times.30 sc.
- Rounds 14–15: Sc around. 30 sc each round.
- Round 16:6 times.36 sc.
- Rounds 17–18: Sc around. 36 sc each round.
Before closing the base, thread the hanging cord through several stitches near the tip from inside. Tie and secure its ends inside the cone, leaving a loop above the tip. Add filling gradually, keeping the top narrow. If using a bottom bauble, secure a separate cord through several stitches near the base; leave its loop outside and its knot inside.
2. Close the base
Round 19:6 times —30 sc.
Round 20:6 times —24 sc.
Round 21:6 times —18 sc.
Round 22:6 times —12 sc.
Round 23: Sc2tog 6 times — 6 sc.
Top up the filling before the last round. Cut the yarn, pass the tail through the front loops of the six remaining stitches and draw closed. Secure and bury the tail. Do not pack the cone so firmly that it bulges between increase rounds.
3. Make the flared ribbon
With white, ch 121. Leave a sewing tail at the start.
Row 1: Sc in the second chain from the hook and in every remaining chain. 120 sc. Ch 2 and turn.
Row 2: Work 2 dc in each sc across. 240 dc. Fasten off. The extra stitches make the outer edge flare and curl; do not try to block it into a straight flat strip.
With the right side facing you, join cream at the first dc of Row 2. Work one loose sl st into each dc top across, including the first: the joining sl st in that first top is the first edging stitch. 240 sl sts. Fasten off. Keep these loops loose so the cream edge does not draw the ribbon inward.
The 120-stitch foundation is a starting length, not a guaranteed number of coils. Pin it to the finished cone before weaving in the ribbon ends. If too long, pin the excess separately, count how many foundation stitches are actually needed, then remake the strip with that shorter foundation. If too short, remake it longer. Keep the original strip intact until the replacement fits. For any foundation of N sc, use N + 1 chains, then 2N dc and 2N edging sl sts.
