Bring a cozy splash of holiday warmth and classic winter charm to your seasonal collection with this cute crochet Christmas tree granny square pattern! Designed as a versatile, festive building block, this free pattern crafts an evergreen pine tree standing on a cozy brown trunk, surrounded by crisp white stitches that mimic freshly fallen snow, and framed by a vibrant holiday red border.
It is an ideal DIY craft project for fast scrap yarn busting and an absolute top-seller for Christmas market stalls, winter pop-up sales, and holiday home decor displays. For sweet handmade gifts or project motifs, piece these squares together to make festive holiday blankets, cozy winter coasters, holiday tote bags, festive pillow covers, or Christmas wall hangings!
Materials & Tools
Yarn: 4-ply / Sport weight milk cotton yarn (such as Xuefeier Mengwawa No. 2) in five colors:
Forest Green (Christmas tree)
White (snow background)
Rich Red (outer border)
Brown (tree trunk)
Bright Yellow (tree topper star ball)
Crochet Hook: 2.5 mm
Notions & Accessories:
Tapestry / yarn needle
Sharp scissors
Stitch marker (optional)
Abbreviations (US Terms)
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
dc – double crochet
MR – magic ring
ch-sp – chain space
st(s) – stitch(es)
cluster – 3 double crochets worked into the same space
Special Color Changing Technique
When switching colors at the end of a cluster:
On the third double crochet of the cluster, work until only 2 loops remain on your hook.
Drop the current color and place the new color on your hook.
Pull the new color through the 2 loops to complete the stitch.
When carrying yarn across short sections, lay the unused color along the top of the previous round and crochet over it to carry it neatly without long loose strands.
Crochet Pattern
Round 1: Tree Peak Center (Green Yarn)
Start with a magic ring using Green yarn.
Ch 3 (counts as the first dc here and throughout).
Work 2 dc into the ring (first 3-dc cluster made).
Ch 2 (corner space).
Work 3 more times.
Pull the center ring tail tight to close the center hole.
Sl st into the 3rd chain of the starting ch-3 to join.
(Total: 4 clusters of 3 dc, 4 corner ch-2 spaces)
Round 2: Upper Tree Branches (Green Yarn)
Sl st across the top of the next 2 dc, then sl st into the first corner ch-2 space to position your yarn.
Ch 3, then work into that same corner space (first corner complete).
Into each of the next 3 corner spaces, work: .
(Note: Do not chain between corners).Sl st into the 3rd chain of the starting ch-3 to join.
(Total: 8 clusters of 3 dc, 4 corner ch-2 spaces; 2 clusters per side)
