Rainbow Christmas tree

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

You may be worried about not having enough time. Don't worry, this is a fun project you can do in your downtime and the perfect addition for any Christmas tree.

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Materials and preparation

Yarn

Scheepjes Stone Washed78% cotton, 22% acrylic, 50g/130m

Label	Colour name	Code	Amount
Colour A	Moonstone	801	1 ball
Colour B	Tourmaline	836	1 ball
Colour C	Deep Amethyst	811	1 scrap
Colour D	Green Agate	815	1 scrap
Colour E	Malachite	825	1 scrap
Colour F	Peridot	827	1 scrap
Colour G	Beryl	833	1 scrap
Colour H	Coral	816	1 scrap
Colour I	Carnelian	823	1 scrap

Shop the yarn!

You can get Scheepjes Stonewashed from Scheepjes retailers such as:

Jimmy BeansStone WashedUS Wool WarehouseStone WashedUK

Crochet hook

3.5 mm hook (US size E/4)

Measurements

28cm in height and 18cm in width (11 x 7 in)

Gauge/tension

Not critical

Abbreviations (US terms)

ch: chain
sc: single crochet
sc2tog: single crochet 2 stitches together
ss: slip stitch
st(s): stitch(es)

Repeat formats

[…] — Indicates the amount of stitches at the end of a row or round.

Techniques

Crocheting over chains

Hold the chain over the bottom of the 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 tree 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 base of the tree, then crochet in the remaining chains again.

Crochet pattern

Tree

With Colour A, ch10.

Trunk

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

Rows 2-69sc, ch1, turn.[9 sc]

Row 7 (RS)9sc, cut yarn, turn.[9 sc]

With Colour B, ch42.

Lower branches

Row 8 (WS)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 (RS)Sc2tog, 37sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn.[39 sc]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

With Colour A, ch32.

Middle branches

Row 24 (WS)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 (RS)Sc2tog, 27sc, sc2tog, cut yarn, turn,[29 sc]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

With Colour G, ch22.

Upper branches

Row 40 (WS)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 (RS)Sc2tog, 17sc, sc2tog, ch1, turn.[19 sc]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rainbow Christmas Tree Scheepjes Stonewashed

Diagrams

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