This free corner to corner Christmas tree pattern is the third in a series of nine squares I'm creating for a winter-themed graphgan. These blocks work up to be the perfect size for a throw pillow as well!
If you've been following along lately, you might have noticed two things.
1. It's still very much summer.
2. I'm working on a Christmas afghan.
The thing is, I have done the start-a-Christmas-project in mid-December thing before and it has never gone will for me. So this year, I'm working on these blocks way ahead of time so that I (and hopefully some of you!) will have plenty of time to finish this afghan and enjoy it during the actual Christmas season.
Never tried C2C crochet before? I was in the same boat three weeks ago, but this video by The Crochet Crowd and these resources from 1 Dog Woof have been really helpful while I've been learning the c2c technique.
The two free graph patterns I've shared so far have included a modern Rudolph the reindeer and a monochromatic bulb ornament.
My idea with this Christmas graphgan is to keep the illustration style minimalist so that the resulting throw feels contemporary and appropriate in anyone's home, regardless of your decorating style.
This week's square was probably the easiest graph to follow so far. For the others, I have been drawing lines across my graph to make sure I was following the rows appropriately, but I found this one much more intuitive to just crochet and reference the chart periodically as I went.
The effort that you save in chart-reading for this one though will unfortunately go to weaving in the ends. My three-year-old said she likes this square best because touching it "feels like hair." So, if you've ever aspired to have hairy crochet, this project will deliver.
Luckily, weaving in the ends on this square actually went much faster than I thought it would. I made a little video to make the process more fun for myself!
If you're not ready to crochet an entire holiday afghan, you could use any of these Christmas C2C squares to make a pillow front and then make the same sized square for the back in a solid color. Then it's super easy to sew the squares together like I did in this pillow pattern. This square pattern is about 15x15", so a 14x14" pillow form would work perfectly.
IMPORTANT NOTE: I'm using half double crochet stitches for my C2C squares instead of the usual double crochet stitches, so when I'm adding a box or square at the beginning of a new row, I'm chaining 5 instead of the usual 6 chains. Then I work my first hdc of that box into the third chain from the hook. At the beginning of each box (after the slip stitch), I use 2 chains instead of the usual 3 you'd use with a double crochet C2C project. This has allowed me to maintain a lot of visual detail in the graphs, yet hopefully end up with an afghan that's not too massive to snuggle under on the couch. (Each square should end up about 15x15" when you use half double crochets.)
Download the free corner to corner Christmas Tree graph!
And the rest in the series:
WEEK 1: C2C RUDOLF THE REINDEER
WEEK 2: C2C CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT
WEEK 3: C2C MODERN CHRISTMAS TREE
WEEK 4: C2C CHRISTMAS LIGHT BULB
WEEK 5: C2C WINTER MITTEN
WEEK 6: C2C SNOWFLAKE
WEEK 7: C2C PINECONE
WEEK 8: C2C STOCKING
WEEK 9: C2C WREATH
Supplies
So you can spend more time c2c-ing and less time shopping, this post contains affiliate links at no extra cost to you.
• Lion Brand Vanna's Choice: 1 skein (or maybe slightly more) of "Linen,"a partial skein of "Kelly Green" and small amounts of "Raspberry" and "White"
• Lion Brand Wool Ease: partial skein of "Forest Green Heather"
• size 4.5/G mm hook (I really like this affordable set of hooks.)
I love to see your finished projects! Tag me on Instagram (@MakeAndDoCrew) to show me your stitches.
You may make items to sell with this pattern. In exchange, I ask that you link back to me into two places — one link to my homepage (MakeAndDoCrew.com) and one link to this post page. Do not use my photos as your own sales photos. Do not distribute this pattern as your own. View my policies for more info. All clear? Alright, let’s make something awesome!
Happy crocheting, friends!
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Noëline says
Awesome ! just love all the ideas and inspiration to start my christmas goodies early this year Thankyou for all the free paterns
Jess @ Make and Do Crew says
I love to hear that someone else is anticipating Christmas like I am. 🙂
Happy holiday crocheting, Noëline!
Jess
Bethany Simpson says
Ooooooh how pretty! I am glad I found this blog just now! I have never tried C2C but this has given me theinspiration to give it a go!
Jess @ Make and Do Crew says
Yay, Bethany! This afghan is my first C2C project too. I am having so much fun with it. I'd love to hear what you think. And let me know if you figure out any good tips or tricks as you go. If you check out the first post in this afghan series, I linked to the videos that I found most helpful as I was teaching myself this technique.
Happy crocheting!
Jess
Momma says
OH how I remember you and your sisters staying up on Christmas Eve trying to finish each other's presents! Each of you promising not to look at what the other was making? I am so glad you finally figured out that it is much easier to start Christmas in July! Maybe some day your mother will learn too??
Jess @ Make and Do Crew says
Hahaha. I'm sure it will be the same this year, I'll just hopefully be cuddled under this Christmas afghan while I'm working. 🙂
xoxo
John says
how pretty! I am glad I found this blog just now! I have never tried C2C but this has given me theinspiration
Jess @ Make and Do Crew says
Thanks, John! I'm happy to have you here too! This afghan is my first c2c project and I'm having so much fun with it. It's just so cool to see the illustration materialize before your eyes in yarn form. If you want to design your own graphs, you should def check out StitchFiddle.com. It's what I've been using to make all my c2c patterns. And it's free!
Happy crocheting!
Jess
Jennie says
Can't wait to see the rest beautiful
Jess @ Make and Do Crew says
Thanks so much, Jennie. It's been so fun to see the illustrations come to life in yarn form. I'm really excited to share the other patterns!
Happy crocheting!
Jess
Renee says
The Christmas tree Block is not on Raverly like the others&I was wondering why not?
Jess @ Make and Do Crew says
Great question, Renee. I just haven't gotten around to adding it yet. 🙂 Thanks for the reminder!
Lisa says
I just found your Christmas c2c graphs, they are wonderful, beautiful, and you have them for free! OMG thank you so much. I know this is a lot of work designing the blocks, and it takes up a lot of your time, and that is so special. I'm going to enjoy catching up and making a beautiful Christmas afghan for this year. I'm going to follow you so I don't miss anything else.
Thanks, again ever so much,
Lisa in Alabama
Jess @ Make and Do Crew says
Hey! Welcome, Lisa! They ARE a lot of work! But I've also really fallen in love with c2c. I feel like a kid again drawing pictures when I'm designing these.
I'd love to see your completed afghan! I think this is the perfect time of year to start one.
Happy crocheting!
Jess