Mini Mitered Christmas Tree Garland – Free Knitting Pattern for Festive DIY Décor
Christmas decorations are always extra special when they’re handmade, aren’t they? This Mini Mitered Christmas Tree Garland is a quick, beginner-friendly knitting project that turns your leftover yarn into something magical.
Hang it on your mantel, wrap it around a wreath, or string it along your Christmas tree for a rustic, cozy vibe.
Mini Mitered Christmas Tree Garland – Free Knitting Pattern for Festive DIY Décor
Create cozy handmade holiday decor with this beginner-friendly knitting pattern for mini trees on a hanging thread. Quick, festive, and scrap-yarn friendly!
Why You’ll Love This Pattern
- Beginner Friendly: Uses simple garter stitch and basic decreases.
- Scrap-Busting: Perfect for leftover yarn or odd bits of green.
- Versatile: Use it as bunting, an ornament, or even to decorate gifts.
- Fast: Whip up a full garland in an evening or two.
- Adjust the yarn weights to create varied-sized knitted mitered squares.
Handmade Knit Garland – Materials You’ll Need
- DK or worsted-weight yarn in main color (green). Feel free to use your favorite yarn or scraps of yarn..
- 4 mm (US 6 / UK 8) knitting straight needles
- Beads or sequins for embellishment (optional)
- Twine for bow
- Twine string
- Cinnamon stick or small dowel (tree trunk) (optional)
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Hot glue or craft glue (optional if you don’t knit or crochet the trunk)
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Abbreviations
- BO – Bind off
- k – Knit
- k2tog – Knit 2 stitches together
- k3tog – Knit 3 stitches together
- p – Purl
- sts – Stitches
- skpso – Slip one, Knit one, Pull slip stitch over
Size of Finished Knitted Mini Christmas Tree
The tree measures about 2″ / 5 cm from top to base (trunk not included).
Width: 2.5″ / 7cm
Basic Knitting Stitches Used
You’ll need to how to knit the following basic stitches:
- Casting on stitches
- How to knit stitch
- K2tog
- K3tog
- Knit 1, Slip 1 and pull slipped stitch over
- Casting off stitches
For more information on different ways to decrease – refer to these pattern notes.
Pattern Notes
- We’re making this triangle from the bottom up, so start with more stitches and decrease every other row. When you decrease for the tree shape, you’ll see your winter tree knitting pattern take form row by row.
- kspo (knit one, slip one, pass over): Knit the first stitch, slip the next stitch, and pull the knitted st over the slipped st. That’s it! You’ve got a tidy decrease that leans nicely.
Christmas Tree Garland Knitting Pattern – Step-by-Step Instructions
Follow these easy directions to knit mini mitered trees for a festive Christmas tree garland knitting pattern.
Written Instructions
The basic shape of the tree, the triangle, is knitted from the bottom upwards.
Cast on 17sts.
1st Row: knit across.
2nd Row: and every even row, knit.
3rd Row: k6, k2tog, k1, kspo , k6 (15sts).
5th Row: k5, k2tog, k1, kspo , k5 (13sts).
7th Row: k4, k2tog, k1, kspo , k4 (11sts).
9th Row: k3, k2tog, k1, kspo , k3 (9sts).
11th Row: k2, k2tog, k1, kspo , k2 (7sts).
13th Row: k1, k2tog, k1, kspo , k1 (5sts).
15th Row: k2tog, k1, kspo (3sts).
Last row: k3tog and bind off.
the Trunk
Take a small piece of cinnamon stick and glue it at the bottom center of your tree.
For a little boho-chic vibe, skip the trunk and dangle mini tassels from the bottom of your tree instead.
Hanging Loop
Grab a 1 to 4-inch piece of yarn and thread it onto your needle. Pop the needle through the top of your tree, then tie the ends together. Give the loop a little tug to snug it in, and if you like, a tiny dab of glue will keep it extra secure.
Tiny Bows or Stars
Cut small pieces of thin twine, about 4–5 inches each. Tie each piece into a little bow and snip the ends to your liking. Pop the bows wherever you like on your tree—just tuck them gently into the stitches or give them a tiny dab of glue dots to hold them in place.
Pop on some little stars—cut your own from felt, or grab some cute star-shaped trinkets from the store.
Hanging Your Mini Tree
Thread a ribbon or piece of twine through the hanging loop at the top of your tree. Tie a neat knot at the top, and now your mini tree is ready to hang anywhere you fancy—on a branch, a hook, or even as a cute gift tag!
More Knitted Christmas Decorations to Try
If you loved this garland, explore more knitted Christmas decorations and Christmas knitting projects on the blog for a handmade holiday season.
If you knit this mini mitered Christmas tree garland, I’d love to see your take on this knit ornament pattern! Please share your photos on Pinterest or Instagram and tag me @easyonthetongue. And if you’re searching for more Christmas knitting projects or knitted Christmas decorations, don’t forget to explore my other holiday patterns for even more handmade inspiration!
To make your searching better, here are links to previous free Christmas tree patterns:
- Garter stitch knit tree ornament.
- A flat knitting Christmas tree knitting pattern.
- BOHO Handmade knit holiday ornament.
- Fair Isle Christmas Tree
- Tiny Knots knitted Christmas Tree
Whatever you do,
HAPPY KNITTING!
