Christmas Tree Plush

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The weekly themes are:

Week 1 (November 1-7): Gifts for Home
Week 2 (November 8-14): Gifts for Women
Week 3 (November 15-21): Gifts for Babies, Kids, and Teens
Week 4 (November 22-28): Gifts for Anyone
Week 5 (November 29-December 3): Last-Minute Gifts

This week is Week 3, which means the gifts are for Babies, Kids, and Teens. One thing my kids always fight over when I make them is stuffed animals or plushies of some kind. The softer and squishier the better. My teenagers like them, all the way down to when I had babies and toddlers. So when I was thinking of something that would be a good gift idea for babies, kids, and teens I decided some sort of plushie was what I wanted to make. 

I wanted it to be a little bit Christmasy or festive so I decided on a Christmas Tree Plush. I made it with blanket yarn so it is super soft and super squishy. I used big safety eyes and a little embroidered mouth to make a cute little smiley fave on the plushie, but I would definitely recommend either embroidering the eyes or leaving the face off completely if you are making it for a baby or younger child. My kids are older so I feel like they are safe with the safety eyes and I prefer the look of them, so that is what I chose to use. 

You could make this little tree plushie just a plain little tree by leaving the star off the top, or you could make it even more festive by adding more decorations, maybe adding some chain garlands or little circle ornaments. I think it would be cute however you choose to make it. 

With the Bernat Blanket Yarn that I used the Christmas Tree Plushie is about 12" tall and about 9" wide at the widest point. There are a lot of plush/chenille/blanket yarns out there and if you use a different one your tree might turn out slightly smaller or larger. I used Bernat Blanket Mist-ical which has some color variation in it that I think gives a fun look to the finished tree. 

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How to Crochet the Christmas Tree Plush

Finished Size approximately 12" tall

You will need:

• Blanket Yarn in Green, Brown, and Yellow (Sample made in Bernat Blanket Mist-ical in Fresh Green, and Sunshine, and Bernat Baby Blanket in Baby Sand)
• J Crochet Hook (6 mm)
• 2- 16 mm Safety Eyes
• Black Yarn or Embroidery Floss (for mouth)
• Fiberfill Stuffing
• Yarn Needle

Instructions:

The base of the tree is crocheted in an oval shape, made by starting with a chain and crocheting along both sides with extra stitches at each end to create the curved shape. There are 3 pieces used to make the tree, the main tree, the trunk, and the optional star. The trunk and star each begin with a magic ring. 

Tree

Make 1 with green yarn, beginning with chain

ch 18

Round 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 15 ch, 3 sc in last ch turning around to start working back down the opposite side of ch, 1 sc in next 15 sts (working in the unworked loops of the ch), 2 sc in last ch (same ch as first st) (36 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 15 sts, 2 sc in each of next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 15 sts, 2 sc in each of the next 2 sts (42 sc)

Round 3: 2 sc in each of the first 2 sts, 1 sc in next 15 sts, 2 sc in each of next 6 sts, 1 sc in next 15 sts, 2 sc in each of the next 4 sts (54 sc)

Round 4: 1 sc in blo of each st (54 sc)

Round 5: 1 sc in each st (54 sc)

Round 6: 1 sc in each st (54 sc)

Round 7: sc2tog, 1 sc in next 25 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 25 sts (52 sc)

Round 8: 1 sc in each st (52 sc)

Round 9: sc2tog, 1 sc in next 24 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 24 sts (50 sc)

Round 10: 1 sc in each st (50 sc)

Round 11: sc2tog, 1 sc in next 23 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 23 sts (48 sc)

Round 12: 1 sc in each st (48 sc)

Round 13: sc2tog, 1 sc in next 22 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 22 sts (46 sc)

Round 14: sc2tog, 1 sc in next 21 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 21 sts (44 sc)

Round 15: sc2tog, 1 sc in next 20 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 20 sts (42 sc)

Add Safety Eyes between rounds 11 and 12, with 6-7 sts in between

Embroider mouth a couple of rows below eyes (you can also wait to do this until the end, but doing it now makes it easy to tie off the ends and leave them inside)

Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you go

Round 16: sc2tog, 1 sc in next 19 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 19 sts (40 sc)

Round 17: sc2tog, 1 sc in next 18 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 18 sts (38 sc)

Round 18: sc2tog, 1 sc in next 17 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 17 sts (36 sc)

Round 19: sc2tog, 1 sc in next 16 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 16 sts (34 sc)

Round 20: sc2tog, 1 sc in next 15 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 15 sts (32 sc)

Round 21: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 6 sts] 4 times (28 sc)

Round 22: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 5 sts] 4 times (24 sc)

Round 23: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 4 sts] 4 times (20 sc)

Round 24: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sts] 4 times (16 sc)

Round 25: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts] 4 times (12 sc)

Round 26: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next st] 4 times (8 sc)

Round 27: sc2tog 4 times (4 sc)

Finish off, cut yarn, weave in end

Trunk

Make 1 with brown yarn, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 8 sc (8 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st (16 sc)

Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (24 sc)

Round 4: 1 sc in blo of each st (24 sc)

Round 5: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing

Sew the trunk to the bottom of the tree adding stuffing as you sew 

Star 

Make 1 with yellow yarn, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 5 sc (5 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st (10 sc)

Round 3:  [ch 2, (dc, ch 2, sl st to first ch, dc) in next st, sl st in next st] 5 times (5 points)

Sew star to the top of the tree