1176K White Pines (Knit) - Decorations Knitting Pattern for Christmas in Valley Yarns Northampton

Pattern Summary: White Pines Knit Decorations – Pattern #1176-K by Susan Baron for Valley Yarns

Transform your home into a cozy winter wonderland with the White Pines knitting pattern (#1176-K), designed by Susan Baron and published by Valley Yarns. This charming homeware pattern produces a collection of decorative knitted Christmas trees in four sizes — XS, S, M, and L — that can be displayed together as a miniature forest or used individually as festive accents throughout any room. With finished heights ranging from approximately 4½ inches to 15¼ inches and base circumferences from approximately 6¼ inches to 16¾ inches, these trees scale beautifully together to create a layered, dimensional display.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces decorative knitted cone-shaped trees designed to evoke the look of snow-dusted pine trees. Each tree is worked as a hollow tube that is shaped into a cone and then finished over a styrofoam cone insert or stuffed with polyfill. The combination of yarns gives the finished trees a soft, luminous, frosty appearance reminiscent of a fresh snowfall. Three distinct knit design variations are provided within the pattern, and all three are available in all four sizes, giving knitters a wide range of creative options for building their forest display.

Designs Included

Stockinette Knit Tree

The Stockinette Knit Tree is the most straightforward of the three designs, making it an ideal starting point for knitters newer to working in the round. It uses classic stockinette stitch worked seamlessly in the round, with evenly spaced decrease rounds to create the tapered cone silhouette. A purl ridge is incorporated at the base of the XS size to add a subtle textural detail at the hem. The clean, smooth fabric of stockinette allows the sparkle and halo of the yarn combination to take center stage.

Cable Knit Tree

The Cable Knit Tree design incorporates cable stitch patterns worked into the body of the tree, adding rich texture and visual interest that mimics the layered branches of a pine tree. Cables require the use of a cable needle and are one of the key techniques listed for this pattern. The structured, raised appearance of cables contrasts beautifully with the soft halo of the mohair-blend yarn, creating a luxurious, dimensional effect. This design is well-suited to knitters who have some experience with basic cable crossings.

Third Design Variation

A third knit design is also included in the pattern, providing yet another textural option for building a varied and visually dynamic tree display. All three designs share the same construction method, yarn requirements, and sizing framework, making it straightforward to mix and match across the collection.

Construction Techniques

• Bottom-up construction: Each tree begins at the widest point — the base — and is worked upward toward the tip, with decrease rounds shaping the cone as the work progresses.
• Worked in the round (seamless): All trees are knitted seamlessly in the round, eliminating the need for seaming and producing a clean, professional finish. This is achieved using either double-pointed needles (dpns) or the Magic Loop method with a long circular needle.
• Spaced decreases: Regular decrease rounds using k2tog (knit two together) are worked at evenly spaced intervals to gradually reduce the stitch count and form the tapered cone shape.
• Cables: The cable design variation uses cable crossings worked with a cable needle to create raised, twisted stitch patterns across the body of the tree.
• Long-Tail Cast-On: The pattern specifies the Long-Tail Cast-On method for casting on stitches at the beginning of each tree.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette stitch — the primary fabric stitch, worked as knit every round when working in the round
• Purl rounds — used at the base of certain sizes to create a textural ridge
• K2tog (knit two together) — the decrease stitch used to shape the cone
• Cable stitches — used in