How to Knit a Christmas Tree Garland

A pair of 4mm knitting needles

A pair of 4mm Double Pointed Needles (DPN)

I ball of Hobbycraft Everyday DK yarn in the following colours:

Fern Green

Mint Green

Pistachio

Beige

White

1 ball of WI DK yarn in Light pink

1 bag of 7mm pink pom poms

1 bag of 2cm white pompoms

1 bag of mini gold jingle bells

1m of 2.5mm Gold Beading Trim (0.5m per tree)

1m of 4mm Pearlescent Beading Trim (0.5m per tree)

1 bag of Hobbycraft Soft Toy Filling

Sewing needle and Yarn needle

Sewing threads to match the tree and i cord colours

Abbreviations

K - Knit

P - Purl

K2tog - knit 2 stitches together

P2tog - purl 2 stitches together

This pattern demonstrates the basic tree shape. Each tree measures 15cm in height. The pattern starts with 20 stitches, decreasing one stitch at each end of the 3rd and every following 4th row.

Cast on 20 stitches using your preferred method using Mint.

Row 1: Knit

Row 2: Purl

Row 3: K2tog, K16, K2tog (18)

Row 4: Purl

Row 5: Knit

Row 6: Purl

Row 7: K2tog, K14, K2tog (16)

Row 8: Purl

Row 9: Knit

Row 10: Purl

Row 11: K2tog, K12, K2tog (14)

Row 12: Purl

Row 13: Knit

Row 14: Purl

Row 15: K2tog, K10, K2tog (12)

Row 16: Purl

Row 17: Knit

Row 18: Purl

Row 19: K2tog, K8, K2tog (10)

Row 20: Purl

Row 21: Knit

Row 22: Purl

Row 23: K2tog, K6, K2tog (8)

Row 24: Purl

Row 25: Knit

Row 26: Purl

Row 27: K2tog, K4, K2tog (6)

Row 28: Purl

Row 29: Knit

Row 30: Purl

Row 31: K2tog, K2, K2tog (4)

Row 32: Purl

Row 33: Knit

Row 34: Purl

Row 35: K2tog, K2tog

Row 36: P2tog (1)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long end for sewing and pull the end of the yarn through the remaining stitch to fasten off. 

Repeat for the second side.

Tree Trunk

With right side facing and using White, pick up and knit the centre 8 stitches at the base of the tree.

Row 1: Purl

Row 2: Knit

Row 3: Purl

Row 4: Cast off all 8 stitches.

Repeat for the second side.

Assembling the tree

With right sides facing and using the cast-off end of the yarn, loosely over sew down both sides of the tree from top to bottom.

Turn the tree to the right side and lightly stuff with soft toy filling.

Sew along both sides and bottom of the trunk and either side of the tree base. 

Your choice of trimmings can now be sewn on to the tree.

Cast on 20 stitches using Mint Green

Row 1: Knit

Row 2: Purl

Change to White by knotting the White yarn onto the Mint Green working yarn. This knot is undone when sewing up. Do not cut the Mint Green.

Row 3: K2tog, K16, K2tog (18)

Row 4: Purl

Pick up and work the next two rows with the Mint Green yarn, being careful not to pull too tight.

Continue to change colour every two rows.

Row 5: Knit

Row 6: Purl

Row 7: K2tog, K14, K2tog (16)

Row 8: Purl

Row 9: Knit

Row 10: Purl

Row 11: K2tog, K12, K2tog (14)

Row 12: Purl

Row 13: Knit

Row 14: Purl

Row 15: K2tog, K10, K2tog (12)

Row 16: Purl

Row 17: Knit

Row 18: Purl

Row 19: K2tog, K8, K2tog (10)

Row 20: Purl

Row 21: Knit

Row 22: Purl

Row 23: K2tog, K6, K2tog (8)

Row 24: Purl

Row 25: Knit

Row 26: Purl

Row 27: K2tog, K4, K2tog (6)

Row 28: Purl

Row 29: Knit

Row 30: Purl

Row 31: K2tog, K2, K2tog (4)

Row 32: Purl

Row 33: Knit

Row 34: Purl

Row 35: K2tog, K2tog (2)

Row 36: P2tog

Knit the tree trunk with beige yarn and assemble the tree as per the instructions for the stocking stitch tree.

Cast on 20 stitches with Fern Green.

Row 1: (K1, P1) 10 times

Row 2: (P1, K1) 10 times 

Row 3: K2tog, (K1,P1) 8 times, K2tog (18)

Row 4: (K1, P1) 8 times

Row 5: (P1, K1) 8 times

Row 6: (K1, P1) 8 times

Row 7: K2tog, (P1,K1) 7 times, K2tog (16)

Row 8: (P1,K1) 8 times

Row 9: (K1, P1) 8 times

Row 10: (P1, K1) 8 times

Row 11: K2tog, (K1,P1) 6 times, K2tog (14)

Row 12: (K1,P1) 7 times

Row 13: (P1,K1) 7 times

Row 14: (K1, P1) 7 times

Row 15: K2tog, (P1,K1) 5 times, K2tog (12)

Row 16: (P1,K1) 6 times

Row 17: (K1, P1) 6 times

Row 18: (P1, K1) 6 times

Row 19: K2tog, (K1, P1) 4 times, K2tog (10)

Row 20: (K1, P1) 5 times

Row 21: (P1, K1) 5 times

Row 22: K1, P1) 5 times

Row 23: K2tog, (P1, K1) 3 times, K2tog (8)

Row 24: (P1, K1) 4 times

Row 25: (K1, P1) 4 times

Row 26: (P1, K1) 4 times

Row 27: K2tog, (K1, P1) 2 times, K2tog (6)

Row 28: (K1, P1) 3 times

Row 29: (P1, K1) 3 times

Row 30: (K1, P1) 3 times

Row 31: K2tog, (P1, K1), K2tog (4)

Row 32: (P1, K1) 2 times

Row 33: (K1, P1) 2 times

Row 34: (P1, K1) 2 times

Row 35: (K2tog) 2 times

Row 36: K2tog

Use Beige to knit the tree trunk and assemble the tree as per the instructions for the stocking stitch tree.

Cast on 20 stitches with Fern Green.

Row 1: Knit

Row 2: Purl

Row 3: K2tog, K16, K2tog (18)

Row 4: (K1, P1) 9 times

Row 5: Knit

Row 6: Purl

Row 7: K2tog, K14, K2tog (16)

Row 8: (P1, K1) 8 times

Row 9: Knit

Row 10: Purl

Row 11: K2tog, K12, K2tog (14)

Row 12: (K1, P1) 7 times

Row 13: Knit

Row 14: Purl

Row 15: K2tog, K10, K2tog (12)

Row 16:(K1, P1) 6 times

Row 17: Knit

Row 18: Purl

Row 19: K2tog, K8, K2tog (10)

Row 20: (P1, K1) 5 times

Row 21: Knit

Row 22: Purl

Row 23: K2tog, K6, K2tog (8)

Row 24:(K1, P1) 4 times

Row 25: Knit

Row 26: Purl

Row 27: K2tog, K4, K2tog (6)

Row 28: (P1, K1) 3 times

Row 29: Knit

Row 30: Purl

Row 31: K2tog, K2, K2tog (4)

Row 32: (K1, P1) 2 times

Row 33: Knit

Row 34: Purl

Row 35: K2tog, K2Tog (2)

Row 36: P2tog

Knit the trunk in Beige and assemble the tree as per the instructions for the stocking stitch tree.

The trees are strung onto a knitted i cord.

Using 4mm Double Pointed Needles, cast on 3 stitches.

Knit all 3 stitches.

The knitted stitches are now on the right-hand needle. Place this needle in your left hand and slide the stitches to the right end of the needle.

Keeping the working yarn to the back of the work, knit all 3 stitches.

The working yarn will be coming from stitch 3, across the back of the work to knit stitch 1, then stitch 2 and stitch 3.

Make sure the tension is kept tight across stitches 1 and 2.

*Place the needle in your left hand and slide the stitches to the right end of the needle. Keeping the working yarn to the back, knit all 3 stitches again.

* Repeat from * to * until the i cord measures two metres or your desired length.

Place stitch markers along the i cord at 15cm intervals to mark the placement of the trees.

To create a hanging loop at either end of the i cord, fold over an inch inch at either end and sew the cord onto itself. 

Using yarn that corresponds to the colour of each tree, sew the trees through the pointed top and onto the i cord at the points marked by the stitch markers.

In between the trees, sew a medium sized pompom onto the i cord.

Your garland is now ready to be hung.