Snowy Pine Tree Crochet Blanket Free Pattern

Introduction

This Snowy Pine Tree Crochet Blanket is made for anyone who loves that cozy mountain-cabin feeling, whether you're an advanced beginner ready to try your first appliqué or a seasoned maker looking for a fast, satisfying throw. It's worked in one big piece of chunky cream half double crochet, so the body comes together quickly, and the charm comes from a row of simple green pine tree triangles stitched along the edge. The super bulky yarn makes it dense, squishy, and warm, with a soft ridged texture that looks just as good draped over a sofa as it does on a cabin bed. With a clean single crochet border and optional snow-white stitches at each tree base, it feels handmade in the best way.

Materials Needed

• Yarn: (6) Super Bulky weight (approx. 4–11 sts per 4 in), acrylic or wool blend.
  • Color A (cream): 6 skeins / approx. 650 yd
  • Color B (pine green): 1 skein / approx. 90 yd
  • Color C (snow white, optional for tree tips): small amount / approx. 15 yd
• Hook: 10 mm (US N/15)
• Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch markers, scissors, tape measure
• Finished size: Approx. 40 in wide x 48 in long (102 x 122 cm), excluding tree border

Abbreviations

• ch – chain: make a loop of yarn and pull it through the loop on your hook.
• hdc – half double crochet: yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through all 3 loops on hook.
• sc – single crochet: insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through both loops on hook.
• inc – increase: work 2 sc in the same stitch.
• sl st – slip stitch: insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull through both the stitch and the loop on your hook.
• st(s) – stitch(es)

Gauge

8 hdc x 6 rows = 4 in (10 cm) in hdc. To check it, crochet a small swatch in hdc with your 10 mm hook and measure a 4 in section; adjust your hook size if you have more or fewer stitches than 8 per 4 in.

Tips Before You Start

• Keep your hdc tension relaxed and even; super bulky yarn shows every tight stitch, and an even tension keeps the blanket from curling at the edges.
• Count your 80 stitches at the end of every few rows, since it's easy to lose one at the turning chain in chunky yarn.
• When working the border, place a stitch marker in each corner so your 3-sc corners stay evenly spaced around the whole blanket.
• Make all nine trees first and lay them out before stitching, so you can space them evenly and swap any that look different in size.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Blanket Body (Color A)

Row 1: Ch 81, hdc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across (80 sts).

Rows 2–72: Ch 1, turn, hdc in each st across (80 sts).

Fasten off.

Border Round (Color A)

Rnd 1: Join A at any corner, ch 1, sc evenly around the entire blanket, working 3 sc in each corner, sl st to first sc. Fasten off.

Pine Trees (Color B) – make 9

Row 1: Ch 2, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook (2 sts).

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, inc x2 (4 sts).

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc across (4 sts).

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, [sc, inc] x2 (6 sts).

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc across (6 sts).

Row 6: Ch 1, turn, [sc, inc] x3 (9 sts).

Row 7: Ch 1, turn, sc across (9 sts).

Row 8: Ch 1, turn, [sc, inc] x4, sc (13 sts).

Row 9: Ch 1, turn, sc across (13 sts).

Row 10: Ch 1, turn, [sc, inc] x6, sc (19 sts).

Row 11: Ch 1, turn, sc across (19 sts).

Fasten off, leaving a 12 in tail for sewing.

Tree Trunks (Color B or brown) – make 9

Row 1: Ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across (3 sts).

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc across (3 sts).

Fasten off, leaving an 8 in tail.

Snow Tips (Color C, optional)

With C, work 3 sc along the bottom edge of each tree (the Row 11 edge) to suggest snow. Fasten off.

Assembly and Finishing

Pin the 9 trees evenly along the short ends of the blanket: 5 along one short edge and 4 along the opposite short edge, or place all 9 along one long edge if you prefer. Using the B tails, whipstitch each tree to the blanket, catching the tree edge and the blanket surface without pulling too tight. Whipstitch one trunk centered under each tree. Weave in all ends on the wrong side. Block lightly by misting the border and tree edges and patting flat, then let dry completely to settle the border and appliqués.

Pro Tips and Variations

• Try a brown yarn for the trunks instead of green for a more natural look, or use a darker green for the trees and a lighter green for the snow tips.
• For a smaller baby-blanket version, chain 61 and work fewer rows, then use 5 trees along one short edge.
• Add a simple hdc border in Color B instead of cream for a bolder frame that ties the trees together.