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Styrofoam and Crochet Fir Trees

By: Katherine Eng of Red Heart Yarn

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Using a couple Styrofoam cones and some Red Heart Holiday yarn along with this free crochet pattern you can come up with these cute fir trees. Set them in a row on your dining room table for a lovely centerpiece.

Small Tree is 6½” tall; Medium Tree is 9½”; Large Tree is 13½”.

Materials:

  • RED HEART® “Holiday”: 1 Ball each 1360 Aran/Gold A and 6560 Hunter/Gold B; 2 balls 9560 Wine/Gold C.
  • Crochet Hook: 6mm [US J-10].
  • 1 Styrofoam® cone 6” tall x 3” base circumference
  • 1 Styrofoam® cone 9” tall x 4” base circumference painted green around base
  • 1 Styrofoam® cone 12” tall x 4” base circumference painted red around base
  • 1 clear 3/8” crystal bead
  • 1 ½” green crystal bead
  • 1 ½” red crystal bead
  • 3 straight pins with white, green, and red beaded tops.


GAUGE
: 10 sc = 4”; 12 rows = 4”. CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
NOTE: At end of each Band, weave in ends. Position Band 1 1” above bottom of cone. Continuing to work towards the top, pull each Band down over top of cone to just a little above last Band. Glue Topper over top of cone.
SMALL TREE
Work Bands and Topper with A.
Band 1
Ch 24; join with a slip st into ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 24 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 7 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 7 sts,
2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join – 27 sts. Fasten off.
Band 2
Ch 22; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 22 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around to last 2 sts; sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; join – 28 sts.
Round 4: * Ch 2, slip st in next st; repeat from * around; ch 2, .slip st in joining st of Round 3 – 28 ch-2 spaces.
Round 5: Slip st into next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in each ch-2 space around; join. Fasten off.
Band 3
Ch 20; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 20 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join – 24 sts.
Round 4: * Ch 2, slip st in next st; repeat from * around; ch 2, slip st in joining st of Round 3 – 24 ch-2 spaces.
Round 5: Slip st into next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in each ch-2 space around; join. Fasten off.
Band 4
Ch 18; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 18 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 5 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join – 21 sts.
Round 4: Ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in each st around; join. Fasten off.
Band 5
Ch 16; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 16 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join – 20 sts.
Round 4: Ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in each st around; join. Fasten off.
Band 6
Ch 14, join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 14 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around to last 2 sts; sc in next 2 sts; join – 18 sts.
Round 4: Ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in each st around; join. Fasten off.
Band 7
Ch 12; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 12 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join – 16 sts.
Round 4: Ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in each st around; join. Fasten off.
Band 8
Ch 10; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 10 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st; join – 12 sts.
Round 4: Ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in each st around; join. Fasten off.
Band 9
Ch 4, join.
Round 1: Ch 1, 6 sc in ring; join.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st; join – 8 sts.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st; join – 10 sts.
Round 4: Ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in each st around; join. Fasten off.
Topper
Ch 3; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, 6 sc in ring; join.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st; join – 8 sts.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 4: Ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in each st around; join. Fasten off.
Finishing
Insert white straight pin through clear bead and press into top
of cone.
MEDIUM TREE
Work Bands and Topper with B.
Band 1
Ch 34; join with a slip st.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 34 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 10 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 10 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around to last st; sc in next st; join – 37 sts. Fasten off.
Band 2
Ch 32; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 32 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around to last 2 sts; sc in next 2 sts; join – 38 sts.
Round 4: * Ch 2, slip st in next st; repeat from * around; ch 2, slip st in joining st of Round 3 – 38 ch-2 spaces.
Round 5: Slip st into next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in each ch-2 space around; join. Fasten off.
Band 3
Ch 30; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 30 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 6 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around to last 2 sts; sc in next 2 sts; join – 34 sts.
Round 4: * Ch 2, slip st in next st; repeat from * around; ch 2, slip st in joining st of Round 3 – 34 ch-2 spaces.
Round 5: Slip st into next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in each ch-2 space around; join. Fasten off.
Band 4
Ch 28; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 28 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 6 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join – 32 sts.
Round 4: * Ch 2, slip st in next st; repeat from * around; ch 2, slip st in joining st of Round 3 – 32 ch-2 spaces.
Round 5: Slip st into next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in each ch-2 space around; join. Fasten off.
Band 5
Ch 26; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 26 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 5 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around to last 2 sts; sc in next 2 sts; join – 30 sts.
Round 4: * Ch 2, slip st in next st; repeat from * around; ch 2, slip st in joining st of Round 3 – 30 ch-2 spaces.
Round 5: Slip st into next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in each ch-2 space around; join. Fasten off.
Band 6
Ch 24; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 24 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 3 sts, sc in next st; repeat from * around; join – 30 sts.
Round 4: * Ch 2, slip st in next st; repeat from * around; ch 2, slip st in joining st of Round 3 – 30 ch-2 spaces.
Round 5: Slip st into next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in each ch-2 space around; join. Fasten off.
With B, work Bands 2-9 and Topper of Small Tree.
Finishing
Insert green straight pin through green bead and press into top of tree.
LARGE TREE
Work Bands and Topper with C.
Band 1
With C, work same as Band 1 of Medium Tree.
Bands 2-3
Ch 32; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 32 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around to last 2 sts; sc in next 2 sts; join – 38 sts.
Round 4: * Ch 2, slip st in next st; repeat from * around; ch 2, slip st in joining st of Round 3 – 38 ch-2 spaces.
Round 5: Slip st into next ch-2 space, * ch 2, slip st in next ch-2 space; repeat from * around; slip st in beginning slip st.
Round 6: Slip st into next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in each ch-2 space around; join. Fasten off.
Bands 4-5
Ch 30; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 30 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 6 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around to last 2 sts; sc in next 2 sts; join – 34 sts.
Round 4: * Ch 2, slip st in next st; repeat from * around; ch 2, slip st in joining st of Round 3 – 34 ch-2 spaces.
Round 5: Slip st into next ch-2 space, * ch 2, slip st in next ch-2 space; repeat from * around; slip st in beginning slip st.
Round 6: Slip st into next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in each ch-2 space around; join. Fasten off.
Band 6
Ch 28; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 28 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 6 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join – 32 sts.
Round 4: * Ch 2, slip st in next st; repeat from * around; ch 2, slip st in joining st of Round 3 – 32 ch-2 spaces.
Round 5: Slip st into next ch-2 space, * ch 2, slip st in next ch-2 space; repeat from * around; slip st in beginning slip st.
Round 6: Slip st into next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in each ch-2 space around; join. Fasten off.
Bands 7-8
With C, work same as Bands 5-6 of Medium Tree.
Bands 9-10
With C, work same as Bands 2-3 of Small Tree.
Band 11
Ch 20; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 20 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around; join – 24 sts.
Round 4: Ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in each st around; join. Fasten off.
Band 12
With C, work same as Band 4 of Small Tree.
Band 13
Ch 18; join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 18 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 8 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st; join – 20 sts.
Round 4: Ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in each st around; join. Fasten off.
Bands 14-15
With C, work same as Bands 5-6 of Small Tree.
Band 16
Ch 14, join.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join – 14 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first 6 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st; join – 16 sts.
Round 4: Ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in each st around; join. Fasten off.
Bands 17-19
With C, work same as Bands 7-9 of Small Tree.
With C, work same as Topper of Small Tree.
Finishing
Insert red straight pin through red bead and press into top of tree.

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