It’s the time of year when the Christmas themed makes start to take over and all other projects go on hold!

I’ve still got a few gifts I need to hurry up and finish but had some time to squeeze in a little tree decoration.

I love this stacked tree, I wasn’t too sure if the idea I had in mind would work but am really glad I stuck with it!

Crochet Stacked Tree Decoration Pattern

Finished size (approx.)

• 11cm tall, 11cm wide at its widest point. 

Materials

• 4mm crochet hook.
• 1 x 25g ball of DK wool in red. 
• 1 x 25g ball of DK wool in dark red.
• 1 x 25g ball of DK wool in light green. 
• 1 x 25g ball of DK wool in dark green.
• 1 x 25g ball of DK wool in brown.
• Darning needle.

Notes

• Use the different red and green wools to make the stacked layers, making two of each size.  
• You could use more shades of the red and green or even just make the tree in one colour. 

Crochet Decoration Tree Layers: Extra Large 

Make 2:

Make a magic ring, ch1, 6sc into ring.

Round 1: 2sc into each sc (12).

Round 2: 2htr/hdc into each sc (18).

Round 3: *ch4, skip 2 stitches, sc into next stitch.  Repeat from * around.  

Round 4: *into ch4 gap: sc, htr/hdc, tr/dc, htr/hdc, sc.  ss into next sc.  Repeat from *around. 

Round 5: *ch8, skip 5, ss into ss.  Repeat from *around.

Round 6: *into ch8 gap: 2sc, 2htr/hdc, 2tr/dc, 2htr/hdc, 2sc.  Repeat from *around. ss into sc at the start of the round.

Fasten off.

Crochet Decoration Tree Layers: Large

Make 2:

Make a magic ring, ch1, 6sc into ring.

Round 1: 2sc into each sc (12).

Round 2: *ch3, skip 1 stitch, sc into next stitch.  Repeat from * around.  

Round 3: *into ch3 gap: sc, 2htr/hdc, sc.  ss into next sc.  Repeat from *around. 

Round 4: *ch6, skip 4, ss into ss.  Repeat from *around.

Round 5: *into ch6 gap: 2sc, 2htr/hdc, tr/dc, 2htr/hdc, 2sc.  Repeat from *around. ss into sc at the start of the round.

Fasten off.

Crochet Decoration Tree Layers: Medium 

Make 2:

Make a magic ring, ch1, 6sc into ring.

Round 1: 2sc into each sc (12).

Round 2: *ch2, skip 1 stitch, sc into next stitch.  Repeat from * around.  

Round 3: *into ch3 gap: sc, htr/hdc, sc.  ss into next sc.  Repeat from *around. 

Round 4: *ch4, skip 3, ss into ss.  Repeat from *around.

Round 5: *into ch4 gap: sc, 2htr/hdc, tr/dc, 2htr/hdc, sc.  Repeat from *around. ss into sc at the start of the round.

Fasten off.

Crochet Decoration Tree Layers: Small 

Make 2:

Make a magic ring, ch1, 6sc into ring.

Round 1: *ch2, sc into next stitch.  Repeat from * around.  

Round 2: *into ch2 gap: sc, 2htr/hdc, sc.  ss into next sc.  Repeat from *around. ss into sc at the start of the round.

Fasten off.

Crochet Decoration Tree Layers: Extra Small 

Make 2:

Make a magic ring, ch1, 6sc into ring.

Round 1: *ch2, sc into next stitch.  Repeat from * around.  

Round 2: *into ch2 gap: ss, sc, ss.  Repeat from *around. ss into sc at the start of the round.

Fasten off. 

Crochet Decoration Tree Layers: Tree Top 

Make 1:

Make a magic ring, ch1, into ring:

*ss, ch2.  Repeat from * 5 more times.  ss into sc at the start of the round.

Crochet Decoration Tree Layers: Tree Base

Brown wool.

Make a magic ring, ch1, 6sc into ring.

Round 1: 2sc into each stitch (12).

Round 2: into back loops only: sc around. 

Round 3: sc around.

Fasten off, leaving long thread to attach. 

Crochet Decoration Tree Layers: Tree Trunks

Brown wool:

Extra large – Make 2:

ch13, sc into 2nd ch from hook, sc along rest of the row.

Fasten off, leaving long thread to attach.

Large – Make 2:

ch11, sc into 2nd ch from hook, sc along rest of the row.

Fasten off, leaving long thread to attach.

Medium – Make 3:

ch9, sc into 2nd ch from hook, sc along rest of the row.

Fasten off, leaving long thread to attach.

Small – Make 2:

ch7, sc into 2nd ch from hook, sc along rest of the row.

Fasten off, leaving long thread to attach.

Extra small – Make 2:

ch5, sc into 2nd ch from hook, sc along rest of the row.

Fasten off, leaving long thread to attach.

Crochet Decoration Tree Layers: Tree Assembly

• Take one of the tree trunk pieces join the two ends together to form a circle, sew to secure.  
• Repeat with the remaining trunks.
• Sew the tree base onto the bottom of one of the extra large tree pieces.  
• Place one of the extra large tree trunks on top of this extra large piece with base attached.  Sew to attach.
• Place the next extra large tree piece on top of this attached trunk and sew to secure.  
• Repeat this process with the remaining tree pieces and trunks, decreasing the tree piece and trunk size as you go.  
• The final top tree piece is sewn onto the last extra small tree piece without a trunk piece in-between.