Spring Lime Topiary Crochet Tree Pattern

Spring Lime Topiary Crochet Tree

Spring is here and it's time to bring a little bit of life into your home with this amazing 16" Spring Crochet Topiary Tree. The base diameter is nearly 11". This is a super great gift for the elderly stuck in long term care facilities. Using funky and spring colours, you can use any colour of yarn to crochet up this crocodile stitch crochet topiary tree. The pattern was originally for the Amazing Topiary Tree, please substitute your yarn colours to make your spring-themed tree.

Play This Video Tutorial

Pattern Notes:

1. Create the foundation of the Tree. Spiralling from Top to Bottom.
2. Create branches of the Easter & Spring Tree from Bottom to Top, spiralling back up.
3. Decorate to suit you.
4. I used pictures from the Christmas Tree to help illustrate the steps involved.

Materials Needed:

• Size J or 6.0 MM Crochet Hook
• 1 Ball of Red Heart Super Saver or Equivalent
• 1 Balls of 4 ply, medium 4 yarn.
• Substitute the yarn for any brands you prefer to make your tree customized to fit your personality.

Create Your Foundation First:

1. Using Super Saver or Equivalent Yarn. This yarn can't be seen from the outside but recommend you get a colour that comes close to the colour of yarn you chose for the leaves. There is grey yarn behind my above Topiary sample.
2. Ch 4, SL ST to the BEG Ch to form a ring.
3. Ch 2, 16 DC around the ring, do not SL ST at the end.
4. Immediately DC 2 Times (V Stitch) into the first DC from the previous round. This creates the start of the spiralling effect. DC into the next 7 stitches, Next stitch DC twice (V Stitch) into the same stitch. DC remaining stitches around.
5. To continue the spiralling effect and growing your tree into a cone, you will go over the V Stitch in the previous round, on the 2nd DC of the V Stitch, Place another V Stitch to continue the cone widening growth. Do this for every V Stitch you crochet over.
6. Continue to crochet in a never-ending spiral until you get the height you want. The height is determined by a Styrofoam Cone or whatever height you have in mind. You don't need to count your revolutions. Mikey has also stuffed his tree with polyester stuffing instead of using a cone as well.
7. When you have your desired height, fasten off and weave in your ends.

Crochet Diagram Showing Stitches

• Red Lines indicate where I am showing you to immediately crochet without slip stitching. This will make one continuous row from the top of the tree all the way to the bottom of the tree.

Creating Your Branches

The diagram below is what the branches will do to the existing foundation. The bottoms of the crocodile scales face down, it is much easier to crochet the stitches from the bottom to the top of the tree for easier access to the posts. Because we have worked down in a continuous spiral, this means the end of the row is at the top of the tree. We continue to work on the row (crocheting left if you are right-handed or moving right if you are left-handed).

 Decorate Your Tree

• I used a hot glue gun to fasten the balls into place onto the tree.
• I had yarn that simulated tinsel but found it hid my stitch work too much for me to like it. That's up to you. You can just take yarn and chain it into a large strand and wrap around your tree.

Pattern Suggestions

1. Crochet Lemon Lime Dishcloth Pattern
2. Amazing Crochet Topiary Tree Pattern
3. Crochet Cozy At Home Socks Pattern
4. Easter Crochet Topiary Tree Pattern
5. Crochet Lemon Lime Towel Ring Pattern

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