Crochet Christmas Tree with Santa Hat – Amigurumi Pattern

December 10, 2025
Posted by: DIY Educ
Category: Toys

Designer: Olesya Baygacheva @lamamama_toys
Skill Level: Intermediate

Using this pattern, you can crochet a Christmas tree with a removable Santa hat.
For this amigurumi project, you will need semi-cotton yarn (YarnArt Jeans) and a 2.5 mm crochet hook.
The tree is worked continuously in a spiral.
A piece of thick cardboard should be inserted into the bottom of the toy for stability.
The hat is removable.

Finished size: approx. 12 cm tall.

Materials & Tools

• YarnArt Silky Royal (140 m/50 g) — can be replaced with YarnArt Jeans, color 446 (green), main color — 1/2 skein
• YarnArt Jeans (160 m/50 g), color 90 (red) — for the hat
• Alize Softy (115 m/50 g), color 62 (cream) — for the hat trim and pompom
• Crochet hook 2.5 mm
• Stuffing
• Stitch markers
• Pins
• Thick cardboard or any suitable material for the tree base (approx. 10×10 cm)
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

MR — magic ring
sl st — slip stitch
ch — chain
sc — single crochet
dc — double crochet
bobble — 3 dc with a common top
inc — increase
dec — decrease
(…) × n — repeat n times

Tree (main color)

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: (1 sc, in next stitch: bobble + sc) × 3 (9)
Round 3: (2 sc, inc) × 3 (12)
Round 4: (1 sc, in next stitch: bobble + sc) × 6 (18)
Round 5: 18 sc (18)
Round 6: (bobble, sc) × 9 (18)
Round 7: (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
Round 8: (bobble, sc) × 12 (24)
Round 9: (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
Round 10: (bobble, sc) × 15 (30)
Round 11: 30 sc (30)
Round 12: (bobble, sc) × 15 (30)
Round 13: (4 sc, inc) × 6 (36)
Round 14: (bobble, sc) × 18 (36)
Round 15: (5 sc, inc) × 6 (42)
Round 16: (bobble, sc) × 21 (42)
Round 17: 42 sc (42)
Round 18: (bobble, sc) × 21 (42)
Round 19: 42 sc (42)
Round 20: (bobble, sc) × 21 (42)
Round 21: (6 sc, inc) × 6 (48)
Round 22: (bobble, sc) × 24 (48)
Round 23: 48 sc (48)
Round 24: (bobble, sc) × 24 (48)
Round 25: 48 sc (48)
Round 26: (bobble, sc) × 24 (48)
Round 27: In back loops only — 48 sc (48)
Round 28: 48 sc (48)
Round 29: (6 sc, dec) × 6 (42)
Round 30: (5 sc, dec) × 6 (36)

Cut out a cardboard circle slightly smaller than the tree base.
Stuff the tree (not too firmly), insert the cardboard base.

Round 31: (4 sc, dec) × 6 (30)
Round 32: (3 sc, dec) × 6 (24)
Round 33: (2 sc, dec) × 6 (18)
Round 34: (1 sc, dec) × 6 (12)
Round 35: (dec) × 6 (6)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
Using a needle, weave the yarn through the front loops of the last 6 stitches, tighten the opening, hide the tail inside.

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Pompom (cream Alize Softy)

Round 1: Ch 2, work 6 sc into the 2nd chain from the hook (6)
Round 2: (inc) × 6 (12)
Rounds 3–4: 12 sc (12)
Stuff lightly.

Round 5: (dec) × 6 (6)

Fasten off, close the opening, hide the yarn tail.

Hat (red + Softy trim)

Start with red yarn. Leave a 20 cm tail for attaching the pompom.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: 6 sc (6)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) × 3 (9)
Rounds 4–5: 9 sc (9)
Round 6: (2 sc, inc) × 3 (12)
Rounds 7–8: 12 sc (12)
Round 9: (3 sc, inc) × 3 (15)
Round 10: 15 sc (15)
Round 11: (4 sc, inc) × 3 (18)
Round 12: 18 sc (18)
Round 13: (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
Round 14: 24 sc (24)
Round 15: (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
Round 16: 30 sc (30)
Round 17: (4 sc, inc) × 6 (36)
Rounds 18–22: 36 sc (36)

Switch to Alize Softy (cream), cut and secure the red yarn.

Rounds 22–23: 36 sc (36)

Cut the Softy yarn and hide the end.

Use the long red yarn tail to sew the pompom to the hat.
Then fold the tip of the hat as shown in the photo, position the hat on the tree, and if you like the look, sew the tip in place.
Secure the yarn on the wrong side.