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! 🧶💚
🎄 Christmas Tree Cutlery Holder Crochet Pattern
Bring handmade charm to your holiday table with this Crochet Christmas Tree Cutlery Holder! 🌟 It’s the perfect way to display your forks, knives, and spoons in a festive style. With layered branches, a sturdy trunk, and a sweet little star on top, this pattern makes your table setting look straight out of a Christmas fairytale.
✨ Skill Level
Beginner to Intermediate – involves basic stitches, color changes, and layering.
📏 Finished Size
Approx. 7–8 inches tall (without utensils), perfect to fit standard cutlery.
🧶 Materials
- Yarn (DK or Worsted Weight)
- Green (tree body)
- Brown (tree trunk)
- Yellow (star)
- Crochet hook: Size 3.0–3.5 mm
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
- Twine or ribbon for tying (optional)
🪡 Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR – Magic Ring
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- inc – increase (2 sc in same stitch)
- dec – decrease (sc 2 together)
- sl st – slip stitch
🌲 Pattern Instructions
Tree Base (Trunk) – Brown
- Round 1: MR, 6 sc in ring (6)
- Round 2: sc around (6)
- Round 3–6: Continue sc in each stitch (6)
👉 Fasten off, weave ends. This will be sewn under the tree body.
Tree Body (Worked in Layers) – Green
The tree is made in three layers stacked on top of each other.
Bottom Layer
- Ch 16.
- Row 1: Starting from 2nd ch from hook, sc across (15). Turn.
- Row 2: Ch 1, sc across.
- Row 3: Ch 1, (sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc) in each stitch across to create scalloped branches.
👉 Fasten off.
Middle Layer
- Ch 12.
- Repeat same process as bottom layer but shorter (11 stitches wide).
- Create scallops as before.
👉 Fasten off.
Top Layer
- Ch 8.
- Work same as before (7 stitches wide).
- Create scallops.
👉 Fasten off.
Assembly
- Lay the bottom layer, then sew middle layer slightly higher, overlapping.
- Sew top layer above, overlapping again.
- Attach tree trunk at bottom center.
- Leave opening behind layers so cutlery can slide in.
⭐ Star Topper – Yellow
- MR, (ch 3, sl st in MR) repeat 5 times.
- Pull tight to close.
- Sew star to the very top of tree.
🎀 Finishing Touch
- Use twine or ribbon to tie around the middle, as shown in the photo.
- Block lightly if needed to keep the tree flat.
🎄 Final Look
You now have a beautiful, photo-accurate Crochet Christmas Tree Cutlery Holder that will make your holiday table magical! Add one to each plate, or make a whole set for family gatherings.
