Advent calendars are always fun—opening a little door every day in December to count down to Christmas. Behind each door, you’ll find a piece of chocolate or a little gift to enjoy. But how cool is it when that little gift is a pattern? Yarnplaza is launching a real Christmas CAL something that makes many a crocheter's heart beat faster. Are you joining the Yarnplaza Advent CAL? Read here to find out exactly how it works.
There are twenty-four days until Christmas Eve, which means we’ll be releasing twenty-four little patterns to fill the days of December. We’re starting with the basics: a tree made from Phildar Partner 6 yarn to hang the decorations on. Starting December 1, a fun Christmas pattern will be posted online every day on the Yarnplaza blog to help you decorate the tree. We can’t wait!
We've started—follow the daily patterns here!
Advent Calendar Tools & Supplies:
Do you want to be all set for December 1? For all the decorations in the Advent Calendar, we'll be using the following supplies:
- 1 ball of Phildar Phil Coton 3 in colors: 1, 6, 10, 34, 40, 41, 45, 50, 61, 65, 67, 73, 74, 76, 85
- 1 ball of Drops Glitter in gold and Silver
- Crochet Hook size 2.5
- Christmas tree hooks
- Stuffing
Christmas tree dimensions: 109 cm tall and 78 cm wide
Christmas Tree Tools & Supplies:
- 9 balls of Phildar Partner 6, color 41 Billard. Unfortunately, this color is no longer available. We will replace it with 5 balls of Yarn and Colors Happy, color 091 Khaki.
- 1 ball of Phildar Partner 6, color 04. Unfortunately, this color is no longer available. We will replace it with 1 ball of Yarn and Colors Happy, color 009 Cigar.
- Crochet Hooks sizes 4 and 6
- 8 LED tea lights, 4 cm in diameter.
- Sturdy cardboard
- Double-sided tape, 1 cm wide (Action)
Stitches used:
l. = chain stitch
hv. = slip stitch
V. = single crochets
hstk. = half double crochet
pc. = double crochet
dstk. = double crochet
View the Christmas tree pattern as a PDF here
Please note: The color numbers for Phildar Coton have been changed by the supplier:
Cerise 1272
Vitamin 1396
Eyelet 1155
Soleil 1440
Gold 1233
Ecureuil 5701 (as a replacement for the 65 Havane)
Noir 1200
Blanc 1225
Galet 2447 (as a replacement for the 74 Silver)
Rosee 1149
Golf 1173 (as a replacement for the 85 Pomme)
Berlingot 1198
Violet 1445 (as a replacement for 61 Clematite)
Cyan 1463 (as a replacement for 41 Turquoise)
Crochet Pattern for an Advent Christmas Tree:
Use a size 6 Crochet Hook
The Christmas tree consists of 5 sections (crocheted together); for each section, start counting from Round 1 again. After each round, crochet a chain stitch.
Part 1 (top)
Start with 2 ch.
Round 1: Work 2 single crochets into the 2nd chain from your Crochet Hook.
2nd round: 1 sc, double the last st.
Rows 3 through 40: 1 sc in each st., double the last st. At the end of row 40, you will have 41 sc.
Row 41: Crochet this row in the back loops. (41 sc)
42nd row: 1 sc in each st., double the last st. (42 sc = 30 cm)
Row 43: *Crochet 2 sts together, 3 hdc, 3 sts, 5 dc, 3 sts, 3 hdc, crochet 2 sts together* Repeat *-* one more time.
44th row: 18 sc, 2 ch, 18 sc. Fasten off.
Second part
of the 1st round: Join a new strand of yarn to the loops of round 41. Skip 6 sts, work 29 sc, and leave the last 6 sts unworked. Turn.
Rows 2 through 33: 1 sc in each st., double the last st. At the end of row 33, you will have 61 sc.
Row 34: Crochet this row in the back loops. Double the last stitch. (62 sc)
Row 35: 1 sc in each st., double the last st. (63 sc = 45 cm)
Row 36: Repeat *-* from row 43 (top) 3 times.
Row 37: 18 sc, 2 ch, 17 sc, 2 ch, 18 sc. Fasten off.
Part
3, Row 1: Join a new strand of yarn to the loops of Row 34 (Part 2). Skip 6 sts over 50 v., leaving the last 6 sts unworked. Turn.
Rows 2 through 33: 1 sc in each st., double the last st. At the end of row 33, you will have 82 sc.
Row 34: 1 sc in each st. (82 sc)
35th row: Crochet this row in the back loops. Double the last stitch. (83 sts)
Row 36: 1 sc in each st., double the last st. (84 sc = 60 cm)
Row 37: Repeat *-* from row 43 (top) 4 times.
Row 38: 18 sc, 2 ch, 17 sc, 2 ch, 17 sc, 2 ch, 18 sc. Fasten off.
Fourth section
, 1st round: Join a new strand of yarn into the loops of round 35 (third section). Skip 6 sts over 71 sts; leave the last 6 sts unworked. Turn.
Rows 2 through 33: 1 sc in each st., double the last st. (103 sc)
Row 34: 1 sc in each st. (103 sc)
Row 35: Crochet this row in the back loops. Double the last stitch. (104 sc)
Row 36: 1 sc in each st., double the last st. (105 sc = 78 cm)
Row 37: Repeat *-* from row 43 (top) 5 times.
Row 38: 18 sc, 2 ch, 17 sc, 2 ch, 17 sc, 2 ch, 17 sc, 2 ch, 18 sc. Fasten off.
Part Five (stump)
In dark brown.
Row 1: Attach a strand of yarn to the loops of row 35 (fourth section). Crochet the middle 22 sts of row 35.
Rows 2 through 20: 22 sc. Fasten off.
Securing it to cardboard
: Secure the Christmas tree to the cardboard with double-sided tape. First, apply the tape to the tree; don't be too sparing with the tape—cover the tree thoroughly with long pieces.
Now glue the tree onto the cardboard, starting at the top and carefully gluing it down as you go. (Help from a second person is recommended.) Press the tree firmly into place. Now cut the cardboard around the tree. Do this with a ruler: place the ruler along the Christmas tree, press the crocheted piece slightly inward, and then cut away the cardboard so that the cardboard remains slightly below your crocheted piece.
Tealight
holders These are crocheted using a size 4 Crochet Hook. Crochet 8 single crochets into a magic ring.
Round 1: Double all sts. (16 sts.)
Row 2: *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st.* (24 sc)
Round 3: 24 sts in the back loops.
4th round: 24 sts.
5th round: 24 sts.
Round 6: 24 ch.
Fasten off. Crochet 8 containers this way.
Attaching the containers
: Attach a container to each tip of the Christmas tree by poking two holes in the cardboard (about 2 cm apart). Using a needle, stitch a piece of string through the container from the outside to the inside, and 1 cm further along, stitch the string back out from the inside to the outside. Thread the ends of the string through the holes in the cardboard and tie a small button in the string on the back.
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