Have you ever seen a Christmas tree made of soft, puffy stars? This lovely project turns simple yarn into pure holiday magic! In this helpful video tutorial, you will learn how to crochet a thick, textured tree ornament. With its pillowy flower stitches and cute little brown trunk, this sweet decoration looks wonderful hanging on your evergreen branches, tied to holiday presents, or given as a warm handmade gift today.
Christmas Puff Stitch Star Textured Tree Charms
Making this puffy tree is an exciting journey of floral stitches. You start by making a base line of four linked puff petals. On the next rows, you join two and three puffs together to weave the famous jasmine star pattern. The rows get shorter as you work toward the top, creating a triangle. At the end, you add a brown trunk and a string loop to hang your tree.
Difficulty Level & Explanation
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Level: Intermediate
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Why: The entire tree is worked in the Jasmine stitch (star puff stitch). This technique requires pulling up very tall, loose loops with uniform tension and holding up to three unfinished puffs on the hook at once (holding as many as 14 to 18 loops on your hook). You must pinch the working yarn while pulling through every loop on the hook, which demands practice, dexterity, and patience.
Materials
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Yarn: 3-ply acrylic or wool yarn (forest green and warm brown)
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Crochet Hook: 3.0 mm
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Hanger: Brown twine, string, or yarn strand
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Notions: Scissors and a tapestry needle
Pattern Abbreviations
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ch: Chain
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sl st: Slip stitch
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dc: Double crochet
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puff: Puff stitch
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tog: Together
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2 puff tog: 2 puff stitches worked together into one cluster
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3 puff tog: 3 puff stitches worked together into one cluster
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st(s): Stitch(es)
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rep: Repeat
Special Technique: 3 Puffs Together (3 puff tog)
This signature Jasmine stitch technique forms the six-petal star flower center:
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First puff: Pull up the active loop on your hook to the height of a double crochet. Yarn over, insert your hook into the top locking space of the current puff, yarn over, and pull up another tall loop (repeat once more so you have 5 loops for this puff; keep them on the hook).
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Second puff: Yarn over, insert your hook into the base connection space directly below, and pull up tall loops 3 times (gathering 6 more loops on the hook).
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Third puff: Yarn over, insert your hook into the next base space to the side, and pull up tall loops 3 times (gathering 6 more loops; you now have around 17 loops on your hook).
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The locking pinch: Use your non-hook thumb and index finger to gently pinch the working yarn coming from the ball behind your hook.
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Draw through all: Yarn over and carefully pull the hook through all loops on the hook at once.
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Lock the star center: Insert your hook right underneath the strand of yarn you were pinching, yarn over, pull through, and chain 1 to lock the three petals together into a tight, star-shaped center.
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