Add a sprinkle of handmade charm to your holiday table with the Christmas Tree Cutlery Holder! 🎄✨ This festive crochet project is both practical and delightful, turning your silverware into part of the seasonal décor. With its classic tree silhouette and cozy texture, it’s a whimsical way to dress up each place setting—perfect for family dinners, holiday parties, or even gift-giving. Whether you’re going for rustic farmhouse vibes or full-on glittery glam, this little tree is ready to match your merry mood.
Quick to stitch and endlessly customizable, the Christmas Tree Cutlery Holder invites you to play with color, embellishments, and yarn textures. Add a star at the top, embroider mini ornaments, or edge it with sparkly trim for extra cheer. It’s a joyful blend of form and function that brings warmth to every plate—and a smile to every guest. So grab your hook, pick your favorite festive yarn, and let’s crochet a forest of holiday magic! 🧶💚
🎄 Crochet Christmas Tree Cutlery Holder Pattern
Handmade holiday charm is always a winner, and these Crochet Christmas Tree Cutlery Holders will instantly elevate your Christmas table. With layered pine branches, a sturdy little trunk, and a cheerful star on top, these cutlery holders look just like mini Christmas trees – perfect for placing next to each plate or slipping your utensils behind.
✨ Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
📏 Finished Size: ~14–15 cm tall × 9–10 cm wide
🧶 Materials
- Green yarn (tree): ~15–18 g DK or worsted
- Brown yarn (trunk): ~3 g
- Yellow yarn (star): ~2–3 g
- Crochet hook: 3.0–3.5 mm
- Tapestry needle & scissors
- Jute twine (for bow, optional): ~30 cm per tree
👉 Total yarn needed per holder: ~20–25 g
🪡 Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR = Magic Ring
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tr = treble crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- inc = increase (2 sts in same st)
- dec = decrease (sc2tog)
- st = stitch
- FO = fasten off
🧵 Pattern
🟤 Trunk (brown)
Ch 6.
R1: sc in 2nd ch, sc 4 (5)
R2–R5: ch 1, turn, sc across (5)
FO, leave tail for sewing.
🌲 Tree Layers (green, 3 parts with rounded ends)
Bottom Layer (largest):
Ch 17.
R1: sc in 2nd ch, sc across (16)
R2: sc 2, hdc 12, sc 2 (16)
R3: sc across (16)
R4: dec, sc 12, dec (14)
R5: sc, hdc 12, sc (14)
R6: sc across (14)
R7: dec, sc 10, dec (12)
R8: sc 2, hdc 8, sc 2 (12)
R9: sc across (12)
R10: dec, sc 8, dec (10)
R11: sc, hdc 8, sc (10)
R12: sc across (10)
FO.
Middle Layer:
Ch 13.
R1: sc in 2nd ch, sc across (12)
R2: sc, hdc 10, sc (12)
R3: sc across (12)
R4: dec, sc 8, dec (10)
R5: sc, hdc 8, sc (10)
R6: sc across (10)
R7: dec, sc 6, dec (8)
R8: sc, hdc 6, sc (8)
FO.
Top Layer:
Ch 9.
R1: sc in 2nd ch, sc across (8)
R2: sc, hdc 6, sc (8)
R3: sc across (8)
R4: dec, sc 4, dec (6)
R5: sc, hdc 4, sc (6)
R6: sc across (6)
R7: dec, sc 2, dec (4)
R8: sc 4
FO.
⭐ Star (yellow)
R1: MR, 5 sc, join (5)
R2: (ch 2, 2 dc, tr, 2 dc, ch 2, sl st in same st) repeat around (5 points).
FO, leave long tail.
🪷 Assembly
- Lay down bottom layer.
- Place middle layer overlapping slightly higher, sew across top edge only.
- Place top layer above middle, sew across top edge only.
👉 This leaves branch tips free, giving a layered 3D look. - Sew trunk to bottom center.
- Sew star to top of tree.
- Tie jute twine into a bow and attach just under the star.
- Leave back open to slip cutlery in behind the tree.
🎉 Finishing Touches
✔ Rounded edges give a soft pine tree silhouette.
✔ Star is chunky and stands out at the top.
✔ Pocket is perfectly sized for a fork, knife, and spoon.
These cutlery holders are quick to whip up, use small amounts of scrap yarn, and add a handmade touch to your Christmas dinner. Make a full set for your family, or create a forest of little trees in different shades of green for extra charm.
💚 Handmade details like this bring warmth and joy to every gathering. Start now and you’ll have a table full of festive crochet trees in no time!
