How to Crochet a Robin Christmas Wreath
Create a colourful crochet Christmas wreath with this festive project! The pattern is inspired by a winter woodland – with a bright, modern twist! The cute robin is certain to be the popular focal point, but the crocheted foliage will transform the wreath just as beautifully.
The intermediate project will have you crocheting away the days in the lead up to Christmas, crafting a wreath to remember! You'll be bringing it out year after year.
Project and instructions by @sewing_the_seeds_of_love
You will need
You Will Need
* Wreath Base
* 3.5mm Crochet Hook
* DK Yarn - Teal, White, Bright Blue, Denim, Bright Pink, Mustard, Coral, Pale Grey, Black, Silver
* Toy Stuffing
* Toy Safety Eyes
* Stitch Markers
* Yarn Needle
* Scissors
* Hot Glue Gun
Pattern Notes
This pattern is written using UK terms.
All parts are crocheted in continuous rounds unless otherwise stated.
Abbreviations
MC - Magic Circle
Ch - Chain
Slst - Slip Stitch
Dc - Double Crochet
Htr - Half Treble
Tr - Treble Crochet
Dtr - Double Treble
Trtr - Triple Treble
Pi - Picot
Dc2tog - Double Crochet 2 together (decrease)
BLO - Back Loop Only
Bp - Back Post
Cl - Cluster
Sts - Stitches
Rep - Repeat
How To Make
Leaves (Make 4)
Using 3.5mm hook and ‘Teal’, ch9.
Slst in 2nd ch from the hook, and in each ch to the end.
*ch14, trtr in the 6th ch from hook, trtr, dtr, dtr, tr, tr, htr, dc, dc.* Repeat to make the second leaf.
Slst in the 1st ch of beg ch.
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Glue a small amount of craft wire to the back of the mistletoe leaves to make them stand up.
Berries (Make 8)
Using ‘White’, make a MC.
Round 1: 6dc into MC. (6dc)
Rnd 2-3: Dc in each st around. (6dc)
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Glue 2 berries in between each set of mistletoe leaves.
Holly Leaves (Make 3x bright blue, 3x denim, 2x teal)
Ch11.
Rnd 1: Dc in 2nd ch from the hook, htr, tr, dtr, trtr, dtr, tr, htr, dc, 3dc in the last st.
(now work down the other side of the foundation ch)
Dc, htr, tr, dtr, trtr, dtr, tr, htr, dc, slst in the 1st dc.
Rejoin with ‘Silver’ in the same place as you fastened off.
Rnd 2: *Ch3, slst in the same st, slst in the next 2 sts* repeat around the leaf, slst in the 1st ch of beg ch.
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Berries (Make 3x bright pink, 3x mustard, 3x coral)
Make a MC.
Rnd 1: 6dc into MC. (6dc)
Rnd 2-3: Dc in each st around. (6dc)
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Do not fasten off the yarns unless stated otherwise.
Body
Using ‘Pale Grey’, make a MC.
Rnd 1: 6dc into MC. (6dc)
Rnd 2: 2dc in each st around. (12dc)
Rnd 3: *1dc, 2dc in next* rep around. (18dc)
Rnd 4: *2dc, 2dc in next* rep around. (24dc)
Change to ‘Coral’
Rnd 5: 6dc, (change to ‘Pale Grey’) 17dc, (change to ‘Coral’) 1dc. (24dc)
Rnd 6: 7dc, (change to ‘Pale Grey’) 16dc. (24dc)
Rnd 7: (change to ‘Coral’) 8dc, (change to ‘Pale Grey’) 16dc. (24dc)
Position your safety eyes between Rnd 6 and Rnd 7, approximately 6 st's apart.
Rnd 8: (change to ‘Coral’) *3dc, 2dc in next* repeat once more, (change to ‘Pale Grey’) 15dc, (change to ‘Coral’) 1dc. (26dc)
Rnd 9: (Coral) *4dc, 2dc in next* repeat once more, 1dc, (change to ‘Pale Grey’) 13dc, (change to ‘coral’) 2dc. (28dc)
Rnd 10: (Coral) *5dc, 2dc in nxt* repeat once more, 2dc, (change to ‘Pale Grey’) 12dc, (change to ‘Coral’) 2dc. (30dc)
Rnd 11: (Coral) 16dc, (change to ‘Pale Grey’) 12dc, (change to ‘Coral’) 2dc. (30dc)
Rnd 12: (Coral) 16dc, (change to ‘Pale Grey’) 5dc, 2dc in next, 2dc in next, 5dc, (change to ‘Coral’) 2dc. (32dc)
Rnd 13: (Coral) 16dc, (change to ‘Pale Grey’) 6dc, 2dc in next, 2dc in next, 6dc, (change to ‘Coral’) 2dc. (34dc)
Rnd 14: (Coral) 16dc, (change to ‘Pale Grey’) 7dc, 2dc in next, 2dc in next, 7dc, (change to ‘Coral’) 2dc. (36dc)
Begin stuffing with toy stuffing.
Rnd 15: (Coral) *dc2tog* 7 times, (change to ‘Pale Grey’) *dc2tog* 11 times. (18dc)
Fasten off ‘Coral’ and continue to work with ‘Pale Grey’.
Rnd 16: *1dc, dc2tog* rep around. (12dc)
Rnd 17: *dc2tog* rep around. (6dc)
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Wings (Make 2)
Using ‘Pale Grey’, make a MC.
Rnd 1: 6dc into MC. (6dc)
Rnd 2: 2dc in each st around. (12dc)
Rnd 3: 1dc, inc in every st around (18dc)
Fold circle in half and dc through the two sides together for rnd 4.
Rnd 4: Ch1, 9dc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the body (top of the wing should be level with rnd 8 of the body.
Tail (Make 1)
Using ‘Pale Grey’, make a MC.
Rnd 1: 3dc into MC. Ch1, turn. (3dc)
Rnd 2: 2dc in each st around. Ch1, turn. (6dc)
Rnd 3: 6dc. Ch1, turn. (6dc)
Rnd 4: *1dc, 2dc in next* rep around. Ch3, turn. (9dc)
Rnd 5: Slst in the same st, *slst in the next st, ch3, slst in the same st* rep around.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the robin.
Beak (Make 1)
Using ‘Black’ make a MC.
Rnd 1: 3dc into MC. (3dc)
Rnd 2: Dc around. (3dc)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the body.
Using the image as a guide, sew all the parts of the robin onto the body and sew in all ends.
Large (Make 1x Coral & 1x Mustard)
Make a MC.
Rnd 1: Ch3 (counts as tr), 11tr in to MC, slst in 3rd ch of beg ch. (12tr)
Rnd 2: Ch3 (counts as 1st tr), tr in the same st, 2tr in each st around, slst in the 3rd ch of beg ch.(24tr)
Rnd 3: *Slst around back post of 1st tr, ch4, skip 3 sts* rep around, slst in 1st ch of beg ch. (6slst)
Rnd 4: *Slst in to next ch sp, [dc, htr, tr, tr, 3ch pi, tr, tr, htr, dc] in to 1st ch sp* rep around, slst in to 1st dc.
Rnd 5: *Slst around the middle tr from 3ch cl from rnd 2, ch6* rep around, slst in to the 1st bp.
Rnd 6: *Slst in to the 1st ch sp, [ch2, tr dtr, trtr, 3ch pi, trtr, dtr, tr, htr] in to the 1st ch sp* rep around, slst in to the 2nd ch of beg ch.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for joining.
Small
Using 'Bright Pink', make a MC.
Rnd 1. Ch3 (counts as tr), 11tr in to MC, slst in 3rd ch of beg ch. (12tr)
Rnd 2. Ch3 (counts as tr), tr in the same st, 2tr in each st around, slst in the 3rd ch of beg ch. (24tr)
Rnd 3. *Slst around 1st tr bp, ch4, miss 3 bp's* rep around, slst in 1st ch of beg ch. (6bp tr)
Rnd 4. *slst in to next ch sp, [dc, htr, tr, tr, 3ch pi, tr, tr, htr, dc] in to 1st ch sp.* rep around, slst in to 1st dc.
Middle of Flowers (Make 3)
Using 'Silver', make a MC.
Round 1. Ch3 (counts as 1st tr), 11tr in to MC. (12tr)
Round 2. *Ch3, slst in the same st, slst in the next st* rep around, slst in the 1st ch of beg ch.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the center of the poinsettias.
Make in the following colours:
Bright Pink- 1x small, 2x medium, 1x large
Mustard - 1x small, 1x medium, 1x large, 1x extra large
Small
Make a MC.
Rnd 1: 6dc into MC. (6dc)
Rnd 2-3: (In BLO) Dc in each st around. (6dc)
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Medium
Make a MC.
Rnd 1: 6dc into MC. (6dc)
Rnd 2: (In BLO) 2dc into each st around. (12dc)
Rnd 3: (In BLO) *dc2tog* rep around. (6dc)
Rnd 4: (In BLO) Dc in each st around. (6dc)
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Large
Make a MC.
Rnd 1: 6dc into MC (6dc)
Rnd 2: (In BLO) 2dc into each st around. (12dc)
Rnd 3: (In BLO) *1dc, 2dc in next* rep around. (18dc)
Rnd 4: (In BLO) *1dc, dc2tog* rep around. (12dc)
Rnd 5: (In BLO) *dc2tog* rep around. (6dc)
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Extra Large
Make a MC.
Rnd 1: 6dc into MC. (6dc)
Rnd 2: (In BLO) 2dc into each st around. (12dc)
Rnd 3: (In BLO) *1dc, 2dc in next* rep around. (18dc)
Rnd 4: (In BLO) *2dc, 2dc in next* rep around. (24dc)
Rnd 5: (In BLO) *2dc, dc2tog* rep around. (18dc)
Rnd 6: (In BLO) *1dc, dc2tog* rep around. (12dc)
Rnd 7: (In BLO) *dc2tog* rep around. (6dc)
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Slim Leaves (Make 4)
Using 'Teal', ch16.
Dc in 2nd ch from hook dc, htr, htr, tr, tr, dtr, dtr, dtr, tr, tr, htr, htr, dc, 3dc in the last st.
(work down the other side of the foundation ch)
Dc in the next st, htr, htr, tr, tr, dtr, dtr, dtr, tr, tr, htr, htr, dc, dc, slst in to the 1st dc.
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Extra Slim Leaves (Make 7)
Using 'Teal', ch16.
Dc in 2nd ch from hook dc, htr, htr, tr, tr, dtr, dtr, dtr, tr, tr, htr, htr, dc, slst in the last st.
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Make in the following colours:
2x Pale Grey and Silver
1x Bright Blue
1x Denim
Ch11
Rnd 1: Dc in 2nd ch from the hook, htr, tr, dtr, trtr, dtr, tr, htr, dc, 3dc in the last st.
(Now work down the other side of the foundation ch.)
Dc, htr, tr, dtr, trtr, dtr, tr, htr, dc, slst in the 1st dc.
Change to 'Silver' and join where you fasten off.
Rnd 2: *Ch3, slst in the same st, slst in the next 2 sts* rep around, slst in the 1st ch of beg ch.
Rnd 3: (Work down one side only of the leaf) Ch1, dc, htr, 2tr, 2dtr, 3trtr, 2dtr, 2tr, htr, dc, dc, dc.
Rnd 4: (Work down both sides of the leaf) *Ch3 slst in the same st, slst in the next 2 sts* rep around.
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
(Make 1)
Using 'Coral', ch2.
Rnd 1: 2dc in 2nd ch from the hook, turn (2dc)
Rnd 2: Ch1, 2dc in the 1st st, dc in the next st, turn. (3dc)
Rnd 3: Ch1, dc in the 1st st, dc, 2dc in next, turn. (4dc)
Rnd 4: Ch1, 2dc in the 1st st, 3dc, turn. (5dc)
Rnd 5-89: Ch1, dc in each st, turn. (5dc)
Rnd 90: Ch1, 3dc, dc2tog, turn. (4dc)
Rnd 91: Ch1, dc2tog, 2dc, turn. (3dc)
Rnd 92: Ch1, 1dc, dc2tog, turn. (2dc)
Rnd 93: Ch1, dc2tog, turn. (1dc)
Rnd 94: Ch1, dc. (1dc)
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Lie the crochet ribbon as pictured, cut a piece of coral yarn approximately 1mtr in length and wrap around the center of the bow to secure. Secure with a double knot.
