Make your own collection of knitted trees with this speedy project:
What you will need
- Double knit yarn – in Green
- 4 mm Knitting needles
- Darning needle
- Scissors
- Toy stuffing or wadding
- Buttons – red/white
- Fabric – for heart decoration
- Embroidery thread – red
- String or ribbon to hang
Instructions
Make 2 pieces:
Cast on 4
Purl one row
Knit one row
Continue until piece measures 1 inch
With right side facing cast on 6
Knit
With wrong side facing cast on 6 stitches
Purl
Knit
Purl
K2Tog knit till last 2 stitches K2tog
Purl
Knit
Purl
K2Tog knit till last 2 stitches K2tog
Purl
K2Tog knit till last 2 stitches K2tog
Purl
K2Tog knit till last 2 stitches K2tog
Purl
K2Tog knit till last 2 stitches K2tog
Purl
K2Tog knit till last 2 stitches K2tog
Purl
K2Tog / K2tog
Purl
Cast off 2.
When you have both tree pieces you can decorate how you want, by adding buttons or stitching a fabric heart.
Place right sides on the outside and stitch with a decorative blanket stitch round the edges. Leaving a gap to stuff, place the ribbon or string to hang at the top of the tree and secure when you sew.
Stuff the tree decoration and stitch to close the gap.
Your decoration should now be ready to hang on the Christmas tree!