How to Crochet Anti-Stress Tree Smiling Buddy Plushie for Gifting

Today, learn how to crochet a CUTE anti-stress tree plushie for gifting with bobble stitch texture, smiling face and the embroidery lights! It has a star on the top and looks so cheerful! Start with green chenille yarn to crochet the Christmas tree from the top down. Work in rounds, alternating between increase rounds and textured bobble stitch rounds to form the branches.

Insert safety eyes between rounds eight and nine. Stuff the body with fiberfill, keeping the bottom flat. Close the bottom using back-loop-only stitches and decreases, then sew the opening closed.

Embroider a small smile with black thread. Next, crochet a five-pointed star using yellow yarn and sew it to the top. Finally, embroider colorful yarn lines to decorate the tree with festive ornaments.

Difficulty Level

Level: Advanced Beginner / Easy Intermediate

Materials

• Green chenille yarn (weight 6 / super bulky)

• Yellow acrylic yarn (weight 4 / worsted)

• Black cotton yarn (weight 4)

• White and red scrap yarn (for decoration)

• 4.5 mm crochet hook (for tree)

• 3.5 mm crochet hook (for star)

• 12 mm safety eyes

• Yarn needle

• Stitch marker

• Fiberfill stuffing

• Scissors

Pattern Abbreviations

• MR: Magic ring

• ch: Chain

• sc: Single crochet

• inc: Increase (2 sc in the same stitch)

• dec: Decrease (sc 2 stitches together)

• dc: Double crochet

• sl st: Slip stitch

• BOB: Bobble stitch

• BLO: Back loop only

• FLO: Front loop only

Difficult Stitch: 4-dc Bobble Stitch (BOB)

In this pattern, bobble stitches are worked into the front loop only:

1. Yarn over, insert your hook into the front loop of the stitch, yarn over, and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook).

2. Yarn over and pull through the first 2 loops (2 loops remain on hook).

3. Yarn over, insert your hook into the same front loop, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, and pull through the first 2 loops (3 loops remain on hook).

4. Repeat step 3 two more times in the same loop until you have 5 loops on your hook.

5. Yarn over and pull through all 5 loops on the hook to close the bobble.

6. Push the bobble outward with your finger so the puff stands out on the front side of the tree.

Video Tutorial

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