Bring a magical splash of cozy holiday cheer and practical everyday functionality to your handmade collection with this cute crochet Christmas tree drawstring pouch pattern! Designed to snugly hold wireless earbuds (like AirPods), coins, lip balm, or tiny holiday surprises, this free pattern crafts a chubby layered pine tree pouch planted in a textured trunk pot, featuring three tiers of scalloped green branches trimmed with snowy white edging, an eyelet drawstring collar, and a bright yellow star topper mounted on a drawstring cord lock.
Inside this post, you will find step-by-step instructions and practical tips for shaping the rigid pot bottom, working crisp front-loop and back-loop techniques for layered branches, adding textured snowy picot edgings, stringing the star cord lock smoothly, and finishing your pouch for a pristine, market-ready presentation.
Materials & Tools
Yarn: 4-ply / sport weight cotton yarn (such as Mengwawa No. 2) in:
Chocolate Brown (Tree trunk / base)
Pine Green (Tree body and branch tiers)
Pure White (Snowy edging)
Bright Yellow (Star topper – worked holding two strands together)
Crochet Hook: 2.0 mm
Notions & Hardware:
Thin leather cord or waxed cotton cord (approx. 70–80 cm / 28–32 inches), or contrasting yarn to crochet a chain
Spring-loaded cord lock / toggle stopper (double-hole)
Craft glue / hot glue
Tapestry / yarn needle
Stitch markers
Scissors
Stitch Abbreviations (US Terms)
MR: Magic Ring
ch: Chain stitch
sl st: Slip stitch
sc: Single crochet
hdc: Half double crochet
dc: Double crochet
FPdc: Front Post Double Crochet (yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front around the vertical post of the stitch below, yarn over and complete a regular double crochet)
BLO: Back Loop Only (work into the rear loop furthest from you)
FLO: Front Loop Only (work into the front loop closest to you)
st / sts: Stitch / stitches
[ … ] x N: Repeat the bracketed sequence
times
(N): Stitch count at the end of the round
Detailed Step-by-Step Pattern
Part 1: Tree Trunk / Base (Brown Yarn)
The base begins with an oval foundation chain worked on both sides, then builds up with a ribbed post-stitch texture.
Start with a slip knot and chain 12 (ch 12), then chain 2 more as the turning chain (14 chains total).
Yarn over, insert your hook into the back bump of the 12th chain (the 3rd chain from your hook). Work 1 dc. (Beginners: mark the top of this first dc with a stitch marker).
Work 2 more dc into this exact same 12th chain spot (3 dc in the corner chain).
Work 1 dc into the back bump of each of the next 10 chains across.
In the final chain at the end, work 6 dc all into the same chain to smoothly curve around the corner. (Tip: while working the 3rd stitch, fold the starting yarn tail to the right so it is trapped and secured).
Rotate your work 180 degrees to work along the front/opposite loops of the foundation chain:
Work 1 dc in each of the next 10 stitches across.
In the starting corner chain (where you began with 3 dc), work 3 more dc.
Slip stitch (sl st) into the top of the marked first double crochet to join. (32 dc total: 6 corner + 10 side + 6 corner + 10 side)
Chain 2 (acts as turning chain; does not count as a stitch).
Work 1 dc into each of the 32 stitches around.
Join with a sl st into the first dc of the round. (32 dc)
Chain 2.
Work 1 dc into the first stitch.
In the second stitch, work 1 Front Post Double Crochet (FPdc) around the post of the corresponding stitch from Round 2.
Continue alternating around the entire round: .
The final stitch of the round will be an FPdc.
Join with a sl st into the first dc. (32 sts)
Chain 2.
Repeat Round 3: work a regular dc into each regular dc, and an FPdc around each front post dc.
On the very last FPdc, work until 2 loops remain on your hook. Drop the brown yarn, pick up the Pine Green yarn, and pull the green yarn through the final 2 loops to complete the stitch.
Slip stitch into the first stitch with green yarn. Chain 2, pull both yarn tails snug, and cut the brown yarn. (32 sts)
Part 2: Tree Body & Drawstring Eyelets (Pine Green Yarn)
Chain 2.
Working through both loops, work 1 dc into each stitch around (32 dc), carrying and crocheting over the yarn tails to secure them.
Join with a sl st into the first dc. (32 dc)
