Worsted weight yarn takes this crochet christmas tree skirt easy free from foundation ring to finished floor cover in a weekend rather than a fortnight. Stop wherever the diameter suits your tree, since nothing about the shaping depends on hitting a set row number. A tree skirt that ruffles at the edge means too many…
Red and white reads as a stocking before anyone gets close enough to see the stitches, which is why this crochet christmas stocking pattern skips the fancy colourwork. Size it up for hanging on the mantel or down for a gift tag that holds a sweet. The heel is where a stocking either works or…
Cotton keeps this crochet christmas coaster pattern free of the melting problem acrylic has under a hot mug. Work six in one shade or give each coaster its own, and the set finishes across a single evening. Coasters have to sit flat under a hot mug, which rules out anything with a raised texture, so…
This crochet christmas table runner free pattern easy enough for a first table piece, and cotton washes clean when someone spills on it. Measure your table before you start, then work the repeat until you hit the length you want with a few inches spare at each end. Length is the decision that trips people…
This crochet candy cane ornament free pattern uses scraps of red and white, and a set of ten costs you almost nothing in yarn. Hang these along a garland or tie one onto a wrapped present instead of a bow. Stripes that spiral cleanly around a candy cane come from carrying both colours along the…
This crochet angel ornament free pattern easy enough for a first ornament, and one small ball of cotton covers the whole angel with thread to spare. Slide the finished cone straight over your tree top, or thread a loop through the halo and hang it instead. A cone body is what lets an angel stand…
Cover a plastic bauble you already own or stuff the crochet ball ornaments free pattern on its own, whichever you prefer. Both routes use the same rounds. Work a set in three colours and the tree reads as intentional rather than mismatched. A sphere that comes out lopsided almost always means the decrease rounds did…
Make six in an evening and string them across a window, or hang one from a gift instead of a bow. This crochet star amigurumi free pattern works in any colour you have left over, and small amounts of yarn finish a whole set. Five points mean ten edges that have to come out even,…
Hand a kid one skein each of red, white, and peach and they finish an ornament before the interest runs out. This crochet christmas ornaments free pattern skips stuffing and sewing entirely, so the whole thing comes off the hook in one piece. Flat motifs beat stuffed figures when kids are the ones crocheting, and…
Pair this crochet polar bear pattern free easy with the penguin and the two read as a set on one shelf. One skein of white covers the whole animal, and it works as a first amigurumi if you have never stuffed one before. Working white on white hides your stitch definition, so count as you…