Christmas crochet patterns are patterns for decorations you crochet for the tree, the mantel, the table and the windows: ornaments, snowflakes, stockings, a tree skirt, garlands, an advent calendar, mug cozies and coasters. The Crochet Loop sells 24 Christmas crochet patterns as PDF downloads on Etsy, from single patterns to a 62-pattern bundle.
The patterns are grouped below by where the decoration goes, because you usually decorate one place at a time, and once your tree is covered you want to see what is left for the mantel, the table and the windows without scrolling past ornaments again. Start with the tree. Every pattern is written row by row with the stitch count at the end of each row, with US and UK terms in the same file.
Christmas Tree Decorations to Crochet: Ornaments, Mini Trees, Snowflakes and a Tree Skirt
Christmas tree decorations are the largest group of Christmas crochet patterns: 9 of our 24 hang on the tree or sit under it. Six are ornament files. You can fill a whole tree from these files.
Crochet Christmas Ornaments
Crochet Christmas ornaments are small shapes that hang from a branch, and six of our files hold them, from 3 to 30 designs each. The 20-ornament bundle gives baubles, stars and a bell, plus trees, a snowflake, hearts and a stocking. The 30 tiny ornaments double as gift toppers and advent calendar fillers, because the title names “Gift Topper” and “Advent Calendar” as uses. The 12 Nordic baubles are worked in tapestry crochet, with a chart and written rows. You also get 15 mini garments (sweaters, mittens, a hat and a dress) to hang from the branches, 10 mini wreaths with bows, bells, holly and poinsettia, and 3 lace angels in thread crochet with pineapple, fan and picot stitches. The angels stand on their own, because each lace skirt is stiffened over a simple card cone, so the same angel stands on a shelf or hangs on the tree. Ornament types are set side by side in Crochet Christmas Ornament Patterns: 15 Types to Make.
The photo shows where these pieces end up. On your tree.
Crochet Christmas Trees
Crochet Christmas trees are mini trees that hang as ornaments, and one file holds 12 of them. The designs are cone, flat, bobble, scalloped and potted trees. The cone trees are stuffed and worked in spiral rounds, so they keep a round, solid shape. The flat trees are worked in rows. Tree designs, from ornaments to squares, are in Crochet Christmas Tree Patterns: Mini Trees and Tree Squares.
Crochet Snowflakes
Crochet snowflakes are lace stars that hang on the tree, string into a garland or top a gift, and the snowflake file holds 20 designs. They are thread crochet, not yarn. The pattern calls for size 3 mercerized cotton crochet thread and a 2.5 mm hook, so each snowflake stays fine and lacy. Stiffen your snowflakes after blocking. They hold their points. Every snowflake style is in Crochet Snowflake Patterns: Lace Snowflakes and Snowflake Decor.
Crochet Christmas Tree Skirt
A crochet Christmas tree skirt is a round, slit circle that covers the tree stand, and the pattern makes one scalloped skirt in 3 sizes, so you match it to your tree. The finished diameters are 30, 40 and 48 in (76, 102 and 122 cm). Each size has its own slit length. The title marks it “Easy”. Gauge sets the final diameter and decides whether the circle lies flat, so the file asks you to chain 22, work 10 rows of double crochet and measure before you start. The sizes and the scallop edge are covered in Crochet Christmas Tree Skirt Pattern: Scalloped Skirt in 3 Sizes.
Christmas Mantel and Wall Decorations: Stockings, Garlands and an Advent Calendar
Mantel and wall decorations are the Christmas crochet patterns that hang: stockings, garlands and a 24 pocket advent calendar. You see them from across the room.
Crochet Christmas Stockings
Crochet Christmas stockings are the long socks hung on the mantel for gifts, and our stocking pattern holds 4 designs. They are a Nordic stripe, a cable, a snowflake and a plaid stocking, with an optional name panel. Mini stockings also appear in the candy cane covers and the mini sweater ornaments. The name panel sits on the side that faces the room, so the name shows when the stocking hangs. All four designs are compared in Crochet Christmas Stocking Pattern: 4 Designs with a Name Panel.
The photo places the four stockings where they belong, on the mantel.
Crochet Christmas Garlands
Crochet Christmas garlands are strings of small shapes for a mantel or a tree, and the garland file holds 15 designs. Its title names Nordic bunting, star, snowflake, poinsettia and holly garlands. The lace snowflakes also string into a garland. Fifteen designs, one file. Because each garland is a row of repeats, you can stop at any length. Garland types, leaf garlands included, are in Crochet Garland Patterns: Christmas, Snowflake and Leaf Garlands.
Crochet Advent Calendar
A crochet advent calendar is a wall hanging with one pocket for each day before Christmas, and the pattern has 24 pockets. The title calls it “Easy” and “Reusable”, with a number chart for the days. The 30 tiny ornaments name “Advent Calendar” as a use. Because the calendar is reusable, you hang the same one each year, and the number chart in the file shows you how to cross stitch each day’s number in cream over the single crochet grid of its pocket. Its page is Crochet Advent Calendar Pattern: 24 Pocket Christmas Countdown.
Christmas Table Decorations: Mug Cozies, Coasters, Runners and Placemats
Christmas table decorations to crochet are the small, flat pieces that sit under or around a cup or a plate: mug cozies, coasters, runners and placemats. Our table patterns are flat, so they lie level under a cup or a plate.
Crochet Christmas Mug Cozies
Crochet Christmas mug cozies are sleeves that wrap a mug, and the cozy file holds 10 designs. The title names stripe, ripple and Nordic cozies, plus tree, mistletoe, gift wrap and check designs. Each cozy is a flat band worked in rows, closed beside the handle with two button straps. Ten designs share one fit. Each band is sized so it fits your standard 11 to 12 oz mug. No sewing onto the cup. Its page is 10 Crochet Mug Cozy Patterns for Christmas Cups and Mugs.
The photo sets three of the cozies where you use them: a hot cocoa table.
Crochet Christmas Coasters
Crochet Christmas coasters are flat rounds and squares that sit under a cup, and the coaster file holds 12. The title names granny square coasters and a holiday mug rug. It also says “Quick Easy Gift”. Its page is Crochet Coaster Patterns: Round, Square and Christmas Coasters.
Crochet Christmas Table Runners and Placemats
Crochet Christmas table runners and placemats dress the length of a table and each place setting, and two files hold them. The plaid set gives a runner in 2 lengths, a placemat and a coaster in linen stitch. The poinsettia runner is filet crochet in 3 lengths, with a chart and written rows. It uses size 10 thread. Rows of color run across each piece and slip stitch lines run along it, so the checks cross like a real plaid. The runner and placemat page is Crochet Table Runner and Placemat Patterns for Christmas and Fall.
Christmas Window and Porch Decorations: Wind Spinners and a Snowflake Valance
Christmas window and porch decorations are three wind spinners and a snowflake filet valance. The wind spinner file gives 3 hanging spiral ornaments in cranberry, pine and cream, for a window or a porch. Each spiral is stiffened and weighted with a small wooden bead, so it turns in the air. Its page is Crochet Wind Spinner Pattern: 3 Hanging Spiral Ornaments. The snowflake valance is filet lace in size 3 cotton crochet thread that hangs across the top of a window from a rod pocket, with a chart and written rows.
Christmas Crochet Blankets: Mosaic, Granny Square and Snowflake Stitch
Christmas crochet blankets come in three techniques in these patterns: overlay mosaic, granny squares and a textured snowflake stitch. The mosaic snowflake afghan comes in baby, throw and queen sizes, with a chart and written rows. The granny squares join by layout. The 12 Christmas squares come with blanket and throw layouts, so you join them in the order the file shows. The 3D snowflake stitch pattern makes a textured popcorn blanket and a cowl, in baby and throw sizes, with a chart beside the written rows so you can see where each raised snowflake sits before you work it. Each one is a large project. All three sit with the other blankets in Crochet Blanket Patterns: Mosaic, Snowflake and Granny Square.
Christmas Gift Bags and Candy Cane Covers
Christmas gift bags and candy cane covers are the crochet patterns that wrap a gift instead of decorating a room. Both are small. The gift bag file holds 10 drawstring pouches, with a gift card holder, a treat bag and a stocking stuffer. The candy cane file holds 12 holders shaped as a mini stocking, a mitten and a sweater. A drawstring closes the bag, so the wrapping is part of your gift. No paper to throw away. Its page is Crochet Drawstring Bag Patterns: Gift Bags and Small Pouches.
Christmas Crochet Patterns Compared: Designs per File and Where They Go
The 24 Christmas crochet patterns range from a single pattern to 62 designs in one file. The table matches the grid at the top of the page, card for card, so you can compare files before you open one.
| Pattern | Designs in the file | Where it goes | Technique named in the title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Pattern Collection | 62 | tree, table and gift wrapping | not named |
| Tiny Christmas Ornaments | 30 | tree | not named |
| Christmas Ornament Bundle | 20 | tree | not named |
| Lace Snowflakes | 20 | tree | thread crochet |
| Mini Sweater and Mitten Ornaments | 15 | tree | not named |
| Nordic Christmas Baubles | 12 | tree | tapestry crochet, chart and written |
| Mini Christmas Tree Ornaments | 12 | tree | not named |
| Mini Christmas Wreaths | 10 | tree | not named |
| Lace Angel Ornaments | 3 | tree | thread crochet |
| Scalloped Christmas Tree Skirt | 1 | tree | not named |
| Christmas Garlands | 15 | mantel and wall | not named |
| Christmas Stockings | 4 | mantel and wall | not named |
| Christmas Advent Calendar | 1 | mantel and wall | not named |
| Christmas Coasters | 12 | table | granny square |
| Christmas Mug Cozies | 10 | table | not named |
| Christmas Placemat and Runner Set | 1 | table | linen stitch |
| Poinsettia Table Runner | 1 | table | filet crochet, chart and written rows |
| Christmas Wind Spinners | 3 | window and porch | not named |
| Snowflake Window Valance | 1 | window and porch | filet lace, chart and written rows |
| Christmas Granny Squares | 12 | blanket | granny square |
| Christmas Mosaic Blanket | 1 | blanket | overlay mosaic, chart and written rows |
| 3D Snowflake Stitch Blanket | 1 | blanket | 3D snowflake stitch, chart and written |
| Candy Cane Covers | 12 | gift wrapping | not named |
| Christmas Gift Bags | 10 | gift wrapping | not named |
The 62-pattern bundle groups ornaments, mug cozies, coasters, gift bags and mini wreaths, so if you want several of those, you buy one file instead of five, while the stockings, the tree skirt, the garlands, the snowflakes and the blankets stay separate files that you choose one by one. One file, five families.
Christmas Gifts, Gnomes and Snowmen
Christmas gifts, gnomes and snowmen sit next to Christmas decor: gifts are chosen by the person, and gnomes and snowmen are projects we sell no pattern for. Gifts change the question from the room to the person, so a gift guide sorts by who receives it and how much time you have rather than by where a decoration hangs. Who is it for? Gift ideas sorted that way sit in Crochet Gift Ideas: Easy Gifts to Make by Person and Time. A wearable Christmas gift is the Christmas beanie set: 8 hats in baby to adult sizes, which the title calls a “Family Winter Hat”.
There is no gnome pattern in the shop. A gnome is a Christmas project. It is not a Christmas pattern we sell. Beards, hats and snowmen are covered in Crochet Gnome Ideas: Christmas Gnomes, Beards and Snowmen.
Every family in the shop, Christmas and winter wear first, is on Crochet Patterns to Make: Christmas Decor and Winter Wear.
Questions makers ask
What are easy Christmas crochet patterns for beginners?
Four Christmas patterns carry the word in their titles: the 30 Tiny Christmas Ornaments ("Quick Beginner Crochet"), the 12 Christmas Coasters ("Quick Easy Gift"), the Scalloped Tree Skirt ("Easy") and the Advent Calendar ("Easy"). Those are the titles' own labels, not Craft Yarn Council levels.
Is there one bundle with every Christmas pattern?
No. The 62-pattern bundle covers ornaments, mug cozies, coasters, gift bags and mini wreaths. Stockings, the tree skirt, garlands, snowflakes and the three blankets are separate files, so you buy the bundle for small pieces and a single file for each larger project.
Are the Christmas patterns written or charted?
Written, and some are charted too. Every pattern is written row by row. The Nordic baubles, the mosaic blanket, the poinsettia runner, the snowflake valance and the 3D snowflake blanket also say "Chart and Written" in their titles, so those files give you a chart beside the rows.
Do the Christmas patterns use yarn or thread?
Both. The files list thread for the lace snowflakes, the lace angels and the two filet patterns, the poinsettia runner and the window valance. The other Christmas patterns use yarn. Each materials list names its yarn weight or thread size, so you know what to buy before you start.
