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Free crochet christmas ornaments pattern: a Grumpy Christmas Tree Ornament amigurumi, about 15 cm tall in fingering yarn with a 2.0 mm hook. It is a green three-tier tree with white trim, colourful baubles, a yellow star, a gold hanging loop, heavy black brows and a frown. You need about 95 m of yarn: 55 m green, 10 m white, 5 m brown, 5 m gold, 5 m yellow, 5 m red, 5 m blue and 5 m pink. Plan on roughly 3 hours. A fun grumpy twist on a classic tree ornament, nice as a gift for a Christmas sceptic. Spin the 3D model and follow the round-by-round pattern to make your own.
How to crochet the Grumpy Christmas Tree Ornament
Advanced · 15 cm tall · about 3 h · fingering yarn · 2 mm hook
- Crochet the 26 pieces in rounds: Bottom tier, Middle tier, Top tier, Trunk, Star, Bottom tier trim, Middle tier trim, Top tier trim, Red bauble ×5, Blue bauble ×4, Yellow bauble ×5, Pink bauble ×3, Hanging loop (100 rounds in all).
- Stuff and put it together in 26 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
- Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.
Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.
What you'll need
0 of 13 gathered
Gauge
1 sc ≈ 3 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 2.7 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 33 sc × 37 rounds); yarn about 1.4 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.
Worked in
Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.
Parts
0 of 97 rounds done
- Size before assembly: about 6.9 cm at the widest, 6 cm long; 31 rounds.
- → Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
- Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
- Size before assembly: about 5.2 cm at the widest, 4.8 cm long; 24 rounds.
- → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
- Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
- Size before assembly: about 3.5 cm at the widest, 4 cm long; 18 rounds.
- → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
- Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
- Size before assembly: about 2.5 cm at the widest, 1.7 cm long; 8 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.
- Flat motif — star (worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 3.6 × 3.8 cm; 2 rows.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.
- Size before assembly: about 8 cm at the widest (lies flat); 2 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.
- Size before assembly: about 6.2 cm at the widest (lies flat); 2 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.
- Size before assembly: about 4.3 cm at the widest (lies flat); 2 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.
- Of these: on the bottom tier — 2; on the middle tier — 2; on the top tier — 1. A flat circle about 1 cm across; 2 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.
- Of these: on the bottom tier — 2; on the middle tier — 1; on the top tier — 1. A flat circle about 1 cm across; 2 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.
- Of these: on the bottom tier — 2; on the middle tier — 2; on the top tier — 1. A flat circle about 1 cm across; 2 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.
- Of these: on the bottom tier — 1; on the middle tier — 1; on the top tier — 1. A flat circle about 1 cm across; 2 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.
- Size before assembly: about 1.9 cm at the widest, 0.8 cm long; 3 rounds. Each piece is two circles (front and back): make 2 circles — 1 as below and 1 plain in gold (same rounds, no colour changes).
- Fasten off. Hold a front and a plain circle wrong sides together and sc around through both layers: 20 sc. Do not stuff. Leave a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing.
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