How to Crochet Christmas Tree Sugar Cookie Amigurumi for Christmas

If you want to try something new other than the usual Christmas tree design, learn how to crochet this Christmas tree sugar cookie ornament with a step-by-step tutorial from Storybook Crochet. It’s designed as an amigurumi with big safety eyes also including icing details. Even though unique, it will be a cherished addition to your holiday decorations and equally great for playing with.

There are also many options to customize this particular design. Luckily you don’t need to work in rounds for crocheting it. Instead, the tutor introduces a beginner-friendly approach to crochet in several flat parts.

The complete video guide you are looking for will be available at the end of this post. To get deeper insights about this Christmas tree project, follow through with us below.

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Skills Utilized: Working in rows starting with slip knots using chains and single crochets, increases, and decreases to shape each section of the Christmas tree. Advanced skills include surface single crocheting to create a decorative icing effect, assembling pieces with single crochet edging, and securely attaching safety eyes.

Guide Span: 26 Minutes Only

Personalization Tips: The great customized version from the tutor itself is the crochet use of white yarn on the body and then surface stitching the stripes of red and embroidering sprinkles with green. You can in a similar way, customize it.

Embellishments such as beads and tiny pom-poms can also enhance the tree. The safety eyes can be replaced with embroidered features for a softer look, or you can add a smiley mouth for extra charm.

Christmas Tree Sugar Cookie Tutorial

This Christmas tree ornament is as cute as it is unique and relatively straightforward to crochet. The addition of frosting details and embroidery around safety eyes will certainly enhance your skills, making it an ideal project for beginners. All you need is to croche the flat pieces and then join them together to get this structure. Here is a quick overview of how the tutor crochets this Sugar Cookie.

Creating the Tree Shape: The tree is crocheted in three sections (top, middle, and bottom), each with its own rows of increases and single crochets for shaping.
Making the Cookie Base: Two identical brown panels are crocheted for the cookie base, which are later joined with single crochets to create a sturdy shape.
Adding Frosting Details: Surface single crochets in white yarn are used to create the icing effect, outlining the edges of each tree section for a festive finish.
Decorating the Tree: Safety eyes are inserted for a playful look, with optional white yarn accents for highlights.
Assembling the Tree: The panels are joined with single crochets, and fiber fill is added for a 3D effect. Additional decorative elements can be sewn or glued on as desired.

Supplies Mentioned

These are the supplies that the tutor mentioned for creating this crochet christmas tree sugar cookie. Make sure you have all these items to achieve the same beautiful results.

Worsted weight yarn in brown, white, and other desired colors.
3.5mm crochet hook (US size E).
Two 12mm safety eyes.
Yarn needle for weaving ends and assembly.
Scissors.
Fiber fill for stuffing.

Abbreviations Used

Following are the abbreviations that the tutor uses for the on-screen pattern for the Christmas tree sugar cookie. Below we have added quick written instructions for the stitches also.

sc (Single Crochet): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, and pull through both loops on the hook.
inc (Increase): Make two single crochet stitches in the same stitch.
sl st (Slip Stitch): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, and pull through both the stitch and loop on the hook.
ch (Chain): Yarn over, pull through loop on hook.