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Tabletop Christmas Tree Pattern
A vintage tabletop Christmas tree made from wire branches wrapped with Aunt Lydia's heavy rug yarn and finished with red yarn pompons.
Pattern instructions
Tree
Fold heavy wire in half to form trunk of tree.
Cut one 8 inch length of medium wire for top branch. Fold in half and twist tightly at fold to trunk; fold each end over.
Open skein of Fern Green, cut into 3 inch lengths.
Cut thin wire into 4 inch lengths. * Take 8 strands of Fern Green, tie at center with thin wire, twist to medium wire. Repeat from * until branch is covered.
Work 8 more branches in same manner, having 1 more 8 inch length, four 12 inch lengths, three 16 inch lengths.
Cover trunk with floral tape.
Cut Red into 1 inch lengths. Take 20 strands, tie at center with thin wire, then twist to end of branch. Trim into shape for pompon. Repeat step 7 until all ends are completed. Make 5 more pompons and tie in place to top of tree and to branches as illustrated.
Source
This free pattern originally published in Star #214, Current Attractions.
