Crochet Christmas Trees

Materials:

9 oz knitting worsted weight yarn

5 oz base color

4 oz branch color

size 4.5 crochet hook

Gauge:

3 dc = 1 inch

Foundation:

Starting at tip, ch 4, join with sl st to form ring

1. Ch 2, work 5 hdc in ring, sl st in top of ch 2
2. Ch 3, work 2 dc in next dc (dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc) twice, sl st in ch 3
3. (lp rnd): *ch 6, sc in next 3 dc, repeat from * around, ending ch 6, sc in last 2 dc, sl st in sl st at base of 1^st loop (3 loops).
4. Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, *holding lp forward, skip next ch-6 lp, dc in next 2 sc, 2 dc in next sc. Repeat from *, ending dc in last 2 sc, sl st in ch 3.
5. Repeat 3^rd rnd (4 lps).
6. Ch 3, *skip next ch-6 lp, dc in next 3 sc. Repeat from *, ending dc in last 2 sc, st st in ch 3.
7. Repeat 3^rd rnd (4 lps).
8. Repeat 4^th rnd.
9. *Ch 6, sc in next 4 dc, Repeat from *, ending sc in last 3 dc, sl st in sl st (4 lps).
10. Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, *skip next ch-6 lp, dc in next 3 sc, 2 dc in next sc. Repeat from *, ending dc in last 3 sc, sl st in ch 3.
11. Repeat 9^th rnd (5 lps).
12. Ch 3, *skip next ch-6 lp, dc in next 4 sc. Repeat from *, ending dc in last 3 sc, sl st in ch 3.
13. Repeat 9^th rnd (5 lps).
14. Repeat 10^th rnd.
15. *Ch 6, sc in next 5 dc, repeat from *, ending sc in last 4 dc, sl st in sl st (5 lps).
16. Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, *skip next ch-6 lp, dc in next 4 sc, 2 dc in next sc. Repeat from *, ending dc in last 4 dc, sl st in ch 3.
17. Repeat 15^th rnd. (6 lps).
18. Ch 3, *skip next ch-6 lp, dc in next 5 sc. Repeat from *, ending dc in last 4 sc, sl st in ch 3.
19. *Ch 6, sc in next 4 dc. Repeat from *, ending sc in last 5 dc, sl st in sl st (7 lps).
20. Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, *skip next ch-6 lp, dc in next 3 sc, 2 dc in next sc. Repeat from *, ending dc in last 5 sc, sl st in ch 3. (End here for small trees)
21. *Ch 6, sc in next 6 dc. Repeat from * around, sl st in sl st (6 lps).
22. Ch 3, *skip next ch-6 lp, dc in next 5 sc, 2 dc in next sc. Repeat from *, ending dc in last 6 sc, sl st in ch 3.
23. *Ch 6, sc in next 6 dc, repeat from *, ending sc in last 5 sc, sl st in sl st (7 lps).
24. Ch 3, *skip next ch-6 lp, dc in next 6 sc. Repeat from *, ending dc in last 5 sc, sl st in ch 3.
    *** This is a good place to stop for a medium size. Do one row of single crochet to finish off.
25. Repeat 23^rd rnd.
26. Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, *skip next ch-6 lp, dc in next 5 sc, 2 dc in next sc. Repeat from *, ending dc in last 5 st, sl st in ch 3.
27. *Ch 6, sc in next 7 dc. Repeat from *, ending sc in last 6 dc, sl st in sl st (7 lps).
28. Ch 3, dc lp same place as sl st, *skip next ch-6 lp, dc in next 6 sc, 2 dc in next sc. Repeat from *, ending dc in last 6 dc, sl st in ch 3.
29. *Ch 6, sc in next 7 dc. Repeat from *, ending sc in last 6 dc, sl st in sl st (8 lps).
30. Ch 3, *skip next ch-6 lp, dc in next 7 sc. Repeat from *, ending dc in last 6 sc, sl st in ch 3.
31. Repeat 29^th rnd.
32. Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, *skip next ch-6 lp, dc in next 6 sc, 2 dc in next sc. Repeat from *, ending dc in last 6 sc, sl st in ch 3.
33. Ch 1, sc around.
34. Break off.

Branches:

1. Starting with 1^st lp of 1^st lp rnd, work as follows in each lp: sc in lp, *ch 3, sc in 3^rd ch from hook (p made), sc in same lp. Repeat from * twice more. Repeat in each lp around.
2. Repeat 1^st rnd in each lp of next lp rnd.
3. *hdc in next lp, (make p, hdc in same lp) 4 times. Repeat from * around.
4. Repeat 3^rd rnd.
5. *Dc in next lp (make p, dc in same lp) 5 times. Repeat from * around.
6. Repeat 5^th rnd.
7. Repeat 5^th rnd.
8. *Tr in next lp, (make p, tr in same lp) 6 times. Repeat from * around.
9. Repeat 8^th rnd.
10. Repeat 8^th rnd.
11. Repeat 8^th rnd.
12. Repeat 8^th rnd.
13. Note: To make dtr, Y o 3 times, insert hook in lp and draw lp through, (y o and draw through 2 lps on hook) 4 times. *Dtr in next lp, (make p, dtr in same lp) 7 times. Repeat from * around.
14. Repeat 13^th rnd, sl st in top of 1^st dtr.
15. Break off.