The Beauty of Simplicity
Finding convenience is kind of my jam. I like to put my whole dinner in one pot or pan. I tend to write my grocery list in the order of the isles in the store. And I like to make things that wash and/or store easily. The nesting Christmas tree design was born with convenience in mind!
Home decor isn’t exacly my area, but when I began playing with this Small Stuff Yarn from The Hook Nook, these simple, elegant trees sprang to life. When it comes to decorating, I need something easy, something durable, something I can clean, and something that can easily be tucked in with the rest of our cramped decorations at the end of the season. This pattern checks all my convenience factor boxes!
But then, when it came time to type the pattern up for release, I had serious designer’s anxiety about it.
It’s too simple.
It’s boring.
No one will like it.
It doesn’t even have festive Christmas colors!
Does anyone else do this to themselves?
I think I had just stared at the trees for too long, because when I took a break from that project, and returned a couple days later, I was reminded of the beauty in simplicity. It reminds me that the very first Christmas was simple. It reminds me that the love of Jesus is simple. It reminds me that time should be taken to reflect on those things, to remember that the complicated things in life need not be stressed, because of the simplicity of the love of Jesus.
I hope you are able to slow down this holiday season, and enjoy the simple things, and if you’d like a relaxing pattern to slow down with, I hope you will enjoy this one. 🙂
Who doesn’t love a pattern that can be made in about an hour, can’t be broken by your toddler, and takes up next to no space in your storage! Oh, and it’s pretty! Sign me up!!
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Nesting Christmas Tree Pattern
This design can be found here on the blog for free, or you can purchase an ad-free, printer-friendly copy from my Ravelry OR Etsy shops!
Materials:
The Hook Nook, Small Stuff – Green Thumb
The Hook Nook, Small Stuff – Minimalist
Crochet Hook, H-5mm – I used my 5mm from the Interchangeable Designer Hook Set from The Hook Nook, and it works so smoothly with this yarn!
Tapestry Needles
Scissors
Terms and abbreviations to know:
magic ring
rnd, rnds – round, rounds
st, sts – stitch, stitches
sl st – slip stitch
sk – skip
sc – single crochet
inc – make 2 sc together into same st
Nesting Tree Pattern
Bottom Tier
Begin with magic ring.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring; 6 sts
Rnd 2: sc in each st around; 6 sts
Rnd 3: (inc, sc in next 2 sts)2x; 8 sts
Rnd 4: sc in each st around; 8 sts
Rnd 5: (inc, sc in next 3 sts)2x; 10 sts
Rnd 6: sc in each st around; 10 sts
Rnd 7: (inc, sc in next 4 sts)2x; 12 sts
Rnd 8: sc in each st around; 12 sts
Rnd 9: (inc, sc in next 5 sts)2x; 14 sts
Rnd 10: sc in each st around; 14 sts
Rnd 11: (inc, sc in next 6 sts)2x; 16 sts
Rnd 12: sc in each st around; 16 sts
Rnd 13: (inc, sc in next 7 sts)2x; 18 sts
Rnd 14: (3 sc in next st, sk next st)9x; 27 sts
*Note: from here on, your increases will all take place in the center st of your increase from the rnd before. Sl sts will not count toward your final st count on each rnd.
Rnd 15: sl st in first st, (3 sc in next st, sk next 2 sts)8x, 3 sc in next st, sk last st; 27 sts
Rnd 16: sl st in first st, (5 sc in next st, sk next 2 sts)8x, 5 sc in next st, sk last st; 45 sts
Rnd 17: sl st in first 2 sts, (5 sc in next st, sk next 4 sts)8x, 5 sc in next st, sk last 2 sts; 45 sts
Rnd 18: sl st in first 2 sts, (7 sc in next st, sk next 4 sts)8x, 7 sc in next st, sk last 2 sts; 63 sts
Rnd 19: sl st in first 3 sts, (7 sc in next st, sk next 6 sts)8x, 7 sc in next st, sk last 3 sts; 63 sts
Rnd 20: sl st in first 3 sts, (9 sc in next st, sk next 6 sts)8x, 9 sc in next st, sk last 3 sts; 81 sts
If changing to white tips, change to white here before final rnd.
Rnd 21: sl st in first 4 sts, (9 sc in next st, sk next 8 sts)8x, 9 sc in next st, sk last 4 sts; 81 sts
Join with sl st to the first st of rnd. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Middle Tier
Begin with magic ring.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring; 6 sts
Rnd 2: (inc, sc in next 2 sts)2x; 8 sts
Rnd 3: sc in each st around; 8 sts
Rnd 4: (inc, sc in next 3 sts)2x; 10 sts
Rnd 5: sc in each st around; 10 sts
Rnd 6: (inc, sc in next 4 sts)2x; 12 sts
Rnd 7: sc in each st around; 12 sts
Rnd 8: (inc, sc in next 5 sts)2x; 14 sts
Rnd 9: sc in each st around; 14 sts
Rnd 10: (inc, sc in next 6 sts)2x; 16 sts
Rnd 11: (3 sc in next st, sk next st)8x; 24 sts
*Note: from here on, your increases will all take place in the center st of your increase from the rnd before. Sl sts will not count toward your final st count on each rnd.
Rnd 12: sl st in next st, (3 sc in next st, sk next 2 sts)7x, 3 sc in next st, sk last st; 24 sts
Rnd 13: sl st in next st, (5 sc in next st, sk next 2 sts)7x, 5 sc in next st, sk last st; 40 sts
Rnd 14: sl st in next 2 sts, (5 sc in next st, sk next 4 sts)7x, 5 sc in next st, sk last 2 sts; 40 sts
Rnd 15: sl st in next 2 sts, (7 sc in next st, sk next 4 sts)7x, 7 sc in next st, sk last 2 sts; 56 sts
If changing to white tips, change to white here before final rnd.
Rnd 16: sl st in next 3 sts, (7 sc in next st, sk next 6 sts)7x, 7 sc in next st, sk last 3 sts; 56 sts
Join with sl st to the first st of rnd. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Top Tier
Begin with magic ring.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring; 6 sts
Rnd 2: (inc, sc in next 2 sts)2x; 8 sts
Rnd 3: sc in each st around; 8 sts
Rnd 4: (inc, sc in next 3 sts)2x; 10 sts
Rnd 5: sc in each st around; 10 sts
Rnd 6: (inc, sc in next 4 sts)2x; 12 sts
Rnd 7: (inc, sc in next 5 sts)2x; 14 sts
Rnd 8: sc in each st around; 14 sts
Rnd 9: (3 sc in next st, sk next st)7x; 21 sts
*Note: from here on, your increases will all take place in the center st of your increase from the rnd before. Sl sts will not count toward your final st count on each rnd.
Rnd 10: sl st in next st, (3 sc in next st, sk next 2 sts)6x, 3 sc in next st, sk last st; 21 sts
Rnd 11: sl st in next st, (5 sc in next st, sk next 2 sts)6x, 5 sc in next st, sk last st; 35 sts
If changing to white tips, change to white here before final rnd.
Rnd 12: sl st in next 2 sts, (5 sc in next st, sk next 2 sts)6x, 5 sc in next st, sk last 2 sts; 35 sts
Join with sl st to the first st of rnd. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Simply stack them up, bottom to top, largest to smallest. You don’t need to sew them, or stuff them! They will stand on their own! OR, hide a Christmas Gnome under them. 😉
4 Comments on Nesting Christmas Tree
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Maybe I miss something, but I see the notes for 3 tiers, but hot how you assemble them together?
Marian, I believe we spoke on Facebook, but just in case, I will answer this here as well! I did edit the pattern to include this at the bottom, but the tiers just get stacked together, bottom to top, largest to smallest. You don’t even need to sew them together. And they will stand on their own. 🙂
What yarn would you recommend if we can’t find The Small Stuff yarn?
Hi Sandy! This pattern would work with any worsted weight yarn, if those are easier to find! The finished trees would just be a bit bigger. If you can find a thinner yarn in a DK (3) weight, that would give you a more similar outcome. Premier Yarns Everyday Yarn is worsted, but on the thinner side, and would work well! I hope that helps!