This crochet pattern is for beginner to intermediate crocheters, 6 pages PDF Download. Files are in English and Dutch.

Make your own Tree of JOY wall decoration. Choose your favorite yarn to crochet a tree that fits nicely in the ring. This pattern is made and described with Barbante M yarn from Huisje van Katoen (Bulky, 7wpi yarn weight), which makes the pattern suitable for a 30 cm ring. You can also use thinner cotton yarn; you could possibly take several threads together to get a good tension.

Materials:
Yarn: Barbante M recycled cotton 100g/100m
Hook: 5 mm
Other: hoop 30 cm, wooden beads, hook 2 mm, scissors, needle.

Skill Level: beginner till intermediate

This pattern includes graph/chart, written instructions, very detailed step-by-step pictures (row by row, special stitches, and adding beads), written instructions given in the English language (American terminology), and graph symbols using US crochet terminology.

Pattern notes:
The tree is crocheted in rows, you turn your work after each row and work on the right and wrong side.
Start crocheting with the crown, then fasten the crown on the hoop. Join yarn at the bottom of the crown and crochet the trunk. The trunk of the tree is fastened around the hoop.
Your tree must be smaller than the hoop itself to fit a hoop.

Used and Special stitches
The used stitches: sc, hdc, dc and some special stitches: hdc2tog, fpdc and clusters. There is a Photo Tutorial for some of the special stitches in the pattern included.

Using beads
The beads are add while crocheting.
For this method, you need the beads with a slightly larger hole and an additional crochet hook in a smaller size. There is a Photo Tutorial for using beads in the pattern included.