Tunisian Crochet Christmas Tree Pillow

"The Tunisian Crochet Christmas Tree Pillow is the perfect cosy addition to your home for the holiday season. This pattern is perfect for anyone who has dabbled in Tunisian crochet and would like to expand their skills a little! The front and back panels are joined with a round of reverse single crochet so there is absolutely no seaming. If you have done a little bit of Tunisian crochet, then this pillow pattern will be no problem at all for you. Once you can work the Tunisian Simple Stitch (Tss) and Tunisian Purl Stitch (Tps), the only new technique you’ll need to learn is how to change colors mid-row in Tunisian crochet."

Crochet HookL/11 or 8 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge12 stitches x 10 rows = 4” x 4” / 10cm x 10cm measured over Tss.

Note: Gauge measurement was taken after blocking. It is not critical to match gauge for this project, as the pillow cover will stretch to fit over the insert.

Finished SizeWidth: approx. 15.5″ / 39.5cm Length: approx. 15.5″ / 39.5cm

Materials List

• Hook
  7mm Tunisian crochet hook + 11”/28cm cable (to make 20”/50cm total length). If your yarn is on the lighter side, a 6.5mm/K10.5 hook would also work fine.
• Yarn
  Any #4/Medium/Worsted yarn.
  
  The amounts given here are for Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran (184m/201yds per 100g skein; Weight 4/Aran; 100% Acrylic).
  
  MC: Light Caramel – 388 yds / 355m (193g) – 2 skeins
  CC1: Vanilla Cream – 30 yds / 27m (15g) – 1 skein
  CC2: Champagne White – 24 yds / 22m (12g) – 1 skein
• 16” x 16” / 40cm x 40cm pillow insert
  
• Button x 3 (approx. 1-1.5” / 2.5-3.5 cm)
  
• Yarn needle
  
• Stitch markers (minimum of 6)