Teeny tiny Christmas tree

Lately I’ve been knitting lots of tiny things, and I got it in my head that I wanted to knit some tiny Christmas trees. I couldn’t find a pattern that was appropriately tiny and tree-like, so I did some experimenting, and came up with one.

Materials needed:

• Bit of foresty green yarn
• Tiny bit of brown yarn
• 4 DPNs
• Bit of polyfill stuffing
• Small magnet (optional)

I used Shetland Spindrift, a fingering-weight yarn, to make these teeny Christmas trees and size US1 needles. My trees ended up about 2″ tall. You could, of course, use thicker yarn to make slightly larger versions.

Abbreviations:

Kfb: knit into front & back of stitch
K2tog: knit two stitches together

Instructions:

1. With brown yarn, cast on 6 stitches
2. Divide onto 3 DPNs and join for working in the round
3. Knit 2 rounds
4. Switch to green and break brown
5. Knit 1 round
6. Kfb 6 times (12 stitches total)
7. Kfb 12 times (24 stitches total)
8. Purl 1 round
9. Knit 3 rounds
10. (K2tog, knit 6) 3 times (21 stitches)
11. Knit
12. (K2tog, knit 5) 3 times (18 stitches)
13. Knit
14. (K2tog, knit 4) 3 times (15 stitches)
15. Knit
16. (K2tog, knit 3) 3 times (12 stitches)
17. Knit
18. (K2tog, knit 2) 3 times (9 stitches)
19. Knit
20. Stuff tree firmly. If desired, add a small magnet within the tree
21. (K2tog, knit 1) 3 times (6 stitches)
22. Knit
23. K2tog 3 times (3 stitches)
24. Add a bit more stuffing if possible
25. Break yarn, thread end on tapestry needle and draw through remaining stitches
26. Weave in ends

Ta-da!

I also made a variation with red garland. To do this, follow the instructions through step 8. On step 9, (knit 8 green, knit 1 red) 3 times. On each successive round, shift the red stitch one to the right. For example, the next round is (knit 7 green, knit 1 red, knit 1 green) 3 times. The yarn carried behind the stitches did pull the tree into a tighter shape (and make it harder to stuff), so I recommend stuffing as you go if you try this approach.

Enjoy!