Candyland Ruffled Christmas Tree Crochet Pattern: Free, Fast, Festive, and Fabulous

Inside: The Candyland Ruffled Christmas Tree is made with decreasing sized circular ruffles of linen stitch stacked on a dowl. It’s easy and festive! Enter the latest Hobbii Yarn Challenge and see if you can win.

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The yarn for this design was provided by Hobbii. All opinions are my own.

When Hobbii asked me to create a pattern for the Candyland DIY Challenge, I was thrilled. I love an excuse to add to my winter holiday patterns. The moment I saw the Panettone yarn I knew I had to use it. Look at that sparkle, it just screams holidays, doesn’t it?

I came up with an idea that’s easy to make for any crochet skill level, and is a showstopper. The Candyland Ruffled Christmas Tree is going to impress all your holiday guests.

BONUS: You can hang your decorative stitch markers off it as little ornaments!

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Hobbii Candyland DIY Challenge

The #HobbiiCandylandDIY challenge is all about bringing out the colorful, festive and sparkling spirit of Christmas.

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• How do you enter the challenge?
• Is there a prize?
• Do you have to use this or other specific patterns?
• If you’re here after the Challenge is over, is there another one you can enter?

Let me answer those questions for you.

To enter, share at least one Instagram post of a Christmas creation made with Hobbii yarn on December 17, 2023. You must use the hashtag #HobbiiCandylandDIY. You must post on December 17th no later than 23.59 CET. And you must be based in a country where Hobbii ships (see their website).

There will be 3 winners, who will be announced and reposted in the @hobbii_yarn Instagram feed on December 18th. The prize packages will include 20 skeins of Friends Cotton 8/4 in the winner’s favorite colors.

You can use any knit or crochet pattern you like, or even create your own. The Candyland Ruffled Christmas Tree free crochet pattern is a great option, if you ask me.

Hobbii has new challenges every month. You can find them HERE. Most have a prize of a Hobbii gift certificate. Who doesn’t love free yarn?

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Ruffled Christmas Tree

Crochet Pattern
Easy Skill Level
Designed by Jessie Rayot

Ruffled Christmas Tree Supplies

Size

12” x 6”
not counting tree topper

Yarn

Hobbii Panettone: (87% Cotton. 7% Polyamide, 6% Metallic Fibre), Size 3 – Light/DK, (12 wpi), 131 yds / 50 g, (2.62 yds/g)

Color #07: Color A – 1 skein
Color #04: Color B – 1 skein
Color #09: Color C – 1 skein
Color #01: Color D – 1 skein
Color #13: Color E – 1 skein
Color #12: Color F – 1 skein
Color #19: Color G – 1 skein

Crochet Hook

US H/8 (5.0 mm)

Gauge

Learn about gauge HERE

14 sts x 18 rows = 4” [10 cm] in single crochet
Gauge is not too important as this is not a fitted item.

Other Supplies

Yarn Needle
12” Long ½ Dowel
Decorative Stitch Markers

Stitches and Abbreviations

click on highlighted sts for tutorials

ch – chain
sc – single crochet
sp(s) – space(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)
[ ] – work step in brackets number of times indicated

Pattern Notes

• Read through all instructions before beginning.
• The stitch count is at the end of each row after the period. It’s usually only if the count has changed from the previous row. {count here}
• Chs and sl sts are not included in stitch counts unless specified.

Pattern

Ruffled Christmas Tree Construction

• Make Section 1 leaving a long starting and ending tail
• Use ending tail to seam the two sides together to make a tube
• Thread starting tail on a yarn needle and weave it in and out of the ch-1 sps in Row 1
• Pull starting tail so the inside of the ruffle fits tight around the dowel
• Tie off tightly and cut end
• Repeat all above instructions with each section in order

Section 1

Row 1: With Color D, ch 205, sc in second ch from hook, [ch 1, skip 1, sc in each of next 3 ch] until 3 ch remain, ch 1, skip 1, sc in each of last 2 ch. {153 sc}

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, ch 1, sc in next sc, [ch 1, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc] until 1 st remains, sc in last st. {103 sc}

Rows 3-4: With Color E, ch 1, turn, sc in first st, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st.

Rows 5-6: With Color D, ch 1, turn, sc in first st, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st.

Rows 7-14: Repeat Rows 3-6 two times.

Section 2

Row 1: With Color C, ch 193, sc in second ch from hook, [ch 1, skip 1, sc in each of next 3 ch] until 3 ch remain, ch 1, skip 1, sc in each of last 2 ch. {144 sc}

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, ch 1, sc in next sc, [ch 1, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc] until 1 st remains, sc in last st. {97 sc}

Rows 3-4: With Color G, ch 1, turn, sc in first st, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st.

Rows 5-6: With Color C, ch 1, turn, sc in first st, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st.

Rows 7-10: Repeat Rows 3-6.

Rows 11-13: Repeat Rows 3-5.

Section 3

Row 1: With Color B, ch 181, sc in second ch from hook, [ch 1, skip 1, sc in each of next 3 ch] until 3 ch remain, ch 1, skip 1, sc in each of last 2 ch. {135 sc}

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, ch 1, sc in next sc, [ch 1, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc] until 1 st remains, sc in last st. {91 sc}

Rows 3-4: With Color F, ch 1, turn, sc in first st, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st.

Rows 5-6: With Color B, ch 1, turn, sc in first st, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st.

Rows 7-10: Repeat Rows 3-6.

Rows 11-12: Repeat Rows 3-4.

Section 4

Row 1: With Color A, ch 175, sc in second ch from hook, ch 1, skip 1, [sc in each of next 3 ch, ch 1, skip 1] until 4 ch remains, sc in each of next 2 ch, ch 1, skip 1, sc in last ch. {130 sc}

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, [ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc] until 1 st remains, sc in last st. {88 sc}

Rows 3-11: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st.

Section 5

Row 1: With Color G, ch 169, sc in second ch from hook, [ch 1, skip 1, sc in each of next 3 ch] until 3 ch remain, ch 1, skip 1, sc in each of last 2 ch. {126 sc}

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, ch 1, sc in next sc, [ch 1, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc] until 1 st remains, sc in last st. {85 sc}

Rows 3-10: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st.

Section 6

Row 1: With Color F, ch 157, sc in second ch from hook, [ch 1, skip 1, sc in each of next 2 ch] until 2 ch remain, ch 1, skip 1, sc in last ch. {104 sc}

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp, [ch 1, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st. {79 sc}

Rows 3-9: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st.

Section 7

Row 1: With Color E, ch 151, sc in second ch from hook, [ch 1, skip 1, sc in each of next 2 ch] until 2 ch remain, ch 1, skip 1, sc in last ch. {100 sc}

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp, [ch 1, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st. {76 sc}

Rows 3-8: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st.

Section 8

Row 1: With Color D, ch 145, sc in second ch from hook, [ch 1, skip 1, sc in each of next 2 ch] until 2 ch remain, ch 1, skip 1, sc in last ch. {96 sc}

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp, [ch 1, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st. {73 sc}

Rows 3-7: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st.

Section 9

Row 1: With Color C, ch 133, sc in second ch from hook, [ch 1, skip 1, sc in each of next 2 ch] until 2 ch remain, ch 1, skip 1, sc in last ch. {88 sc}

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp, [ch 1, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st. {67 sc}

Rows 3-6: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st.

Section 10

Row 1: With Color B, ch 121, sc in second ch from hook, [ch 1, skip 1, sc in each of next 2 ch] until 2 ch remain, ch 1, skip 1, sc in last ch. {80 sc}

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp, [ch 1, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st. {61 sc}

Rows 3-5: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st.

Section 11

Row 1: With Color A, ch 109, sc in second ch from hook, [ch 1, skip 1, sc in each of next 2 ch] until 2 ch remain, ch 1, skip 1, sc in last ch. {72 sc}

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp, [ch 1, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st. {55 sc}

Rows 3-4: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp] until 1 st remains, sc in last st.

Finishing

• Place bottom of dowel in a small bowl filled with whatever works to hold the dowel upright. I used party bead necklaces.
• Clip decorative stitch markers on tree for ornaments.
• Find or make a tree topper.
  • Sample uses my Crochet Holiday Star Pattern. I made it a little smaller by starting with round 3, using a starting chain of 79.

Happy Stitching!

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