Designer Becky Skuse says: “I love working with textured stitches and popcorns are perfect for creating the bobbly texture of a tree. Leave it plain to add a touch of greenery to your interior all year round, or add the puff stitch poinsettia to the top for a festive feel. The flower is simple to crochet so you can use it to decorate other projects, or try making it in yellow yarn to form a star shape instead. The tree is hollow when finished so it’s perfect for filling with treats as a little gift for someone special.”

This mini make will help you master popcorn stitches and get you in a festive mood.

NOTES
Tree uses approx 12g of yarn, Flower uses less than 2g of yarn (approx).
To make a larger tree, simply add more rounds in the pattern as set.
To make a larger flower, use a 4mm hook instead.

YOU WILL NEED
¦ Adriafil Classic Mirage DK (55% wool, 45% acrylic, 50g/125m), 1 ball of each: Green (85), Red (17)
¦ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook
¦ A 4mm (US G/6) hook

MEASUREMENTS
Tree measures 8cm (3in) tall without flower

ABBREVIATIONS

• Picot Ch2, ss to first ch
• Puff stitch (Yrh, insert hook in stitch, yrh, pull up a loop) 3 times working into the same stitch as indicated, yrh, pull through all loops on hook
• Popcorn stitch Work 5tr into the next stitch, carefully remove working loop from hook, insert hook in top of first of the 5 tr from front to back, insert hook back into working loop and pull through the first tr, ch1 to secure popcorn. (On following rounds, work sts into the ch1 part of the popcorn stitch, not into the treble loops of the popcorn stitch.)