Christmas Hat and Tree Granny Squares

Hello everyone! These two granny squares would make an adorable Christmas blanket. They are easy and don't need a lot of time to make. You only need to know the basic crochet stitches. Have fun making them and merry Christmas!

Skill level: Intermediate

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Materials:

• Yarn: any cotton yarn you prefer (weight: #3/ light/ DK), one skein in each of the following colors: green, red and white. Suggested yarn: D.M.C Happy Cotton, 0.7 oz (20 g), 47 yards (43 m).
• Crochet hook, size E (3.5 mm).  
• Fifteen round beads, 1/4 inch (5 mm) in diameter, and one star bead for the tree. The beads I had were black, so I painted them with gold nail polish.
• One mini white pompom: I tried making one with cotton yarn, but it turned out very stiff and not fluffy. So I remade it using a 75% acrylic, 25% wool yarn following this easy video tutorial. Use a 6" (15 cm) long piece of yarn to tie the pompom but do not cut the excess.  
• Tapestry needle.

Measurements of the square: 6" x 6" (15 cm x 15 cm) approx.

Gauge: 22 sts and 12 round = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in double crochet.

Yardage: 70- 72 yards (64- 66 m).

Crochet terms (US):

• ch: chain.
• st: stitch.
• sl st: slip stitch.
• yo: yarn over.
• sc: single crochet.
• dc: double crochet.

Instructions:

Note: leave a 3" (8 cm) yarn tail at the beginning of the hat and tree triangles.

Hat Granny Square

The hat triangle:

Row 1 (right side): with red yarn make a knot and ch 2, in the second ch from the hook sc 2, ch 1, turn. 

Rows 2-12: sc into each st to last st, sc 2 in the last st, ch 1, turn.
Cut off the red yarn.

Row 13: with white yarn ch 1 and sc into the first st, sc into each st to last st, sc 2 in the last st, ch 1, turn.

Row 14: repeat row 2.

Cut off the yarn and weave in the loose ends (except the yarn end at the beginning of the triangle).

The Square:

With the green yarn make a magic ring.

Round 1: ch 2 (count as a dc), dc 2, ch 2, (dc 3, ch 2) three times, sl st into 2nd ch 2 of the beginning of the round.

Round 2: ch 2, *dc into each st to next ch 2 space, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) into ch 2 space, repeat from * three more times, sl st into 2nd ch of the first ch 2 of the round.

Round 3: ch 2, *dc into each st to next ch 2 space, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) into ch 2 space, repeat from * three more times, dc in each st to first ch 2, sl st into 2nd ch.

Round 4: ch 2, dc into each st  to next ch 2 space, (dc 2, ch 2) into ch 2 space.
Place the hat on the square (see the tutorial photos), (yo, insert the hook into the first sc in the last white round of the hat and the ch 2 space of the granny square, yo, pull through two loops, yo, pull through two loops) twice. 

*yo, insert the hook into the next sc in the hat and the next dc in the granny square, yo, pull through two loops, yo, pull through two loops, repeat from * to next ch 2 space.

(yo, insert the hook into the next sc in the hat and the next ch 2 space of the granny square, yo, pull through two loops, yo, pull through two loops) twice. 

ch 2, dc 2 into the next ch 2 space, continue the round with dc into each dc, and (dc, ch 2, dc 2) in each ch 2 space. dc in each st to first ch 2, sl st into 2nd ch.

Round 5: repeat round 3. Cut off green yarn and weave in the loose ends.

Round 6: With the white yarn make a standing dc (or ch 2), *dc into each st to next ch 2 space, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) into ch 2 space, repeat from * three more times, dc in each st to first standing dc (or ch 2), sl st into dc (or 2nd ch of first ch 2). Cut off white yarn and weave in the loose end.

Round 7: With the red yarn make a standing sc (or ch 1), *sc into each st to next ch 2 space, (sc 2, ch 2, sc 2) into ch 2 space, repeat from * three more times, sc into each st to first sc (or ch 1), sl st into standing sc(or ch 1) of the beginning of the round. Cut off the yarn and weave in the loose end.

Finishing the square: 

Using a tapestry needle, insert the loose yarn at the beginning of the hat into the middle side of round 4 from the right as shown in photo, and weave in the loose end from back.

To join the pompom to the square, insert its yarn tail using a needle into the same st where the loose yarn of hat triangle was inserted, then sew it in place.

Tree Granny Square:

The tree triangle:

String the beads into the green yarn before you start.

Row 1: ch 2, in the second chain from the hook sc 2, ch 1, turn. 

Row 2 (right side): sc into each st to last st, sc 2, ch 1, turn.

Row 3: sc into the each st twice, move a bead next to the last sc, sc 2 into the next st, ch 1, turn.

Note: the bead will be placed on the other side of the triangle (the right side).

Row 4: repeat row 2.

Row 5:(sc into each st twice, move a bead next to the last sc) twice, sc 2 into the last st, ch 1, turn.

Row 6: repeat row 2.

Row 7: (sc into each st twice, move a bead next to the last sc) three times, sc 2 into the last st, ch 1, turn.

Row 8: repeat row 2.

Row 9: (sc into each st twice, move a bead next to the last sc) four times, sc 2 into the last st, ch 1, turn.

Row 10: repeat row 2.

Row 11:(sc into each st twice, move a bead next to the last sc) five times, sc 2 into the last st, ch 1, turn.

Rows 12-14: repeat row 2.  

Cut off yarn. DO NOT weave in the loose end at the beginning of the triangle

The Granny Square:

Repeat the same steps used to make the square for the hat, Using  the white yarn for rounds 1-5, the red yarn for round 6 and the green yarn for round 7.

Finishing the square: 

String the star shaped bead into the loose end of the yarn on the tip of the tree. sew the tree on the square as shown in photo. Weave in loose end.

Check out my other Christmas Granny Square. Available for purchase on Ravelry.

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