Rainbow Christmas Tree

Bring some holiday cheer into your home with the Rainbow Christmas Tree motif. Perfect for the little odds and ends you’ve collected through the year!

Crochet hook

3.5mm (US size E/4)

Measurements

Motifs measures 28cm in height and 18cm in width on its widest point (11 x 7 in).

Gauge/tension

Gauge is not critical for this project.

Notes

The pattern turns after each row so there is no right or wrong side.

Techniques

Crocheting over chains

Hold the chain over the trunk of your tree (or other sections of your tree, if you’re in Row 24 or 40) (photo 1). Sc in the st of the last row of your trunk/previous section, catching the chain in your single crochet (photo 2-3). It’s similar to tapestry crochet where you catch the other threads, only this time it’s a chain. Continue until you’ve reached the last stitch on the trunk, then crochet in the remaining chains again.

With Colour A, ch10.

Row 1 Starting in second ch from hook, 9sc, ch1, turn. [9 sc]

Rows 2-6 9sc, ch1, turn. [9 sc]

Row 7 9sc, cut yarn, turn. [9 sc]

With Colour B, ch42.

Row 8 Starting in second ch from hook, 16sc, 9sc in sts of trunk OVER the chains (trapping the chain in between rows, effectively skipping 9 chains), 16sc, ch1, turn. [41 sc]

Row 9 Sc2tog, 37sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [39 sc]

Row 10 Sc2tog, 35sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [37 sc]

Row 11 1sc in each sc, cut yarn, turn. [37 sc]

Row 12 Join yarn A with a ss in first st, ch1, sc2tog, 33sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [35 sc]

Row 13 Sc2tog, 31sc, sc2tog, cut yarn, turn. [33 sc]

Row 14 Join yarn C with a ss in first st, ch1, 1sc in each sc, ch1, turn. [33 sc]

Row 15 Sc2tog, 29sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [31 sc]

Row 16 Sc2tog, 27sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [29 sc]

Row 17 1sc in each sc, cut yarn, turn. [29 sc]

Row 18 Join yarn A with a ss in first st, ch1, sc2tog, 25sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [27 sc]

Row 19 Sc2tog, 23sc, sc2tog, cut yarn, turn. [25 sc]

Row 20 Join yarn D with a ss in first st, ch1, 1sc in each sc, ch1, turn. [25 sc]

Row 21 Sc2tog, 21sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [23 sc]

Row 22 Sc2tog, 19sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [21 sc]

Row 23 1sc in each sc, cut yarn, turn. [21 sc]

With Colour A, ch32.

Row 24 Starting in second ch from hook, 5sc, 21sc in sts of Row 23 OVER the chains (trapping the chain in between rows, effectively skipping 21 chains), 5sc, ch1, turn. [31 sc]

Row 25 Sc2tog, 27sc, sc2tog, cut yarn, turn, [29 sc]

Row 26 Join Colour E with a ss in first st, ch1, 1sc in each sc, ch1, turn. [29 sc]

Row 27 Sc2tog, 25sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [27 sc]

Row 28 Sc2tog, 23sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [25 sc]

Row 29 1sc in each sc, cut yarn, turn. [25 sc]

Row 30 Join Colour A with ss in first st, ch1, sc2tog, 21sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [23 sc]

Row 31 Sc2tog, 17sc, sc2tog, cut yarn, turn. [21sc]

Row 32 Join Colour F with ss in first st, 1sc in each sc, ch1, turn. [21 sc]

Row 33 Sc2tog, 17sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [19 sc]

Row 34 Sc2tog, 15sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [17 sc]

Row 35 1sc in each sc, cut yarn, turn. [17 sc]

Row 36 Join Colour A with ss in first st, ch1, sc2tog, 13sc, sc2tog, turn. [15 sc]

Row 37 Sc2tog, 11sc, sc2tog, cut yarn, turn. [13 sc]

Row 38 Join Colour G with ss in first st, ch1, 1sc in each sc, ch1, turn. [13 sc]

Row 39 Sc2tog, 9sc, sc2tog, cut yarn, turn. [11 sc]

With Colour G, ch22.

Row 40 Starting in second ch from hook, 5sc, 11sc in sts of Row 39 OVER the chains (trapping the chain in between rows, effectively skipping 11 chains), 5sc, ch1, turn. [21 sc]

Row 41 Sc2tog, 17sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [19 sc]

Row 42 Join Colour A with a ss in first st, 1sc in each sc, cut yarn, turn. [19 sc]

Row 43 Sc2tog, 15sc, sc2tog, cut yarn, turn. [17 sc]

Row 44 Join colour H with a ss in first st, sc2tog, 13sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [15 sc]

Row 45 Ch1, 1sc in each sc, ch1, turn. [15 sc]

Row 46 Sc2tog, 11sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [13 sc]

Row 47 Ch1, sc2tog, sc9, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [11 sc]

Row 48 Join colour A with a ss in first st, 1sc in each sc, cut yarn, turn. [11 sc]

Row 49 Sc2tog, 7sc, sc2tog, cut yarn, turn. [9 sc]

Row 50 Join colour I with a ss in first st, sc2tog, 5sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [9 sc]

Row 51 Ch1, 1sc in each sc, turn. [7 sc]

Row 52 Sc2tog, 3sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [5 sc]

Row 53 Sc2tog, 1sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn. [3 sc]

Row 54 Sc3tog, cut yarn, fasten off. [1 sc]

Diagram