Felt Ball Garland

Another idea I mentioned in my Christmas Craft inspiration post was strings of felt balls... And oh, I love the splash of colour they add to the tree!

I considered making my own balls, and may well in the future, but just didn't have time this year!

I threaded a random colour assortment of 1cm and 2cm balls on to clear thread, and I do love how they look on the tree. More are needed :)

Cranberry Garlands

So happy to have tried making these at last. They look lovely on the tree, different shades of jewel like reds, their shiny-ness catching the lights... I think these will be a staple of our Christmas tree decoration for now on, and I really appreciated the internet tip of using dental floss for easy threading!

Granny Tree Garland

I recently saw this Granny Tree pattern from The Royal Sisters featured on Tangled Happy, and I knew I had to try it! I think great minds think and hook alike, as Ali just made some too!

I crocheted mine with a 2.5mm hook, fine cream and green wools, and strung them together on a crocheted chain.

The pattern is lovely, but I adjusted it slightly to have just one row forming the trunk - I did it by accident initially, but decided I prefered the shape :)

I was crocheting these wherever I was in the house when I had a few minutes to kill, so I wrote the pattern up short hand to place on my phone and embed in my head! I thought I'd share it here for easy reference, but want to make sure people know it it just a short hand version of The Royal Sister's full pattern!

Ch 5, join with sl st.

Round 1:  Ch 3. In centre hole, 3 dc, ch 3, 4dc, ch 3, 4dc, ch 3. Join with sl st.

Round 2: Sl st along to next space. Ch 3. In space, 3dc, ch 3, 4dc. Ch 1. [In next space, 4dc, ch 3, 4dc. ch 1.] x2. Join with sl st.

Round 3: Sl st along to next space. Ch 3. In space, 3dc, ch 4, 4dc. [1sc in middle of treble group from last round. In next space, 4dc. 1sc in middle of treble group from last round. In next space, 4dc, ch 4, 4dc.] x2. Ch 1. In next space, 4dc. Ch 1. Join with sl st.

Turn over tree, sl st along chain and into top of treble group from previous row. Ch 3. 3dc across.

Why not have a look at the other crafts in my Christmas category...