Bonsai Tree

Louie Mensinger

Medium

2 hours

I kept killing my bonsai tree’s so in this lesson we’ll be crocheting one that you’ll never need to water! The pattern is relatively simple but leaves a lot for customization. I’ve even made a few cherry blossom crocheted bonsai tree’s as-well.

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What you'll create

crocheted bonzai tree

crocheted bonzai tree

crocheted bonzai tree

crocheted bonzai tree

crocheted bonzai tree

crocheted bonzai tree

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What you'll learn

01

The Branches

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02

Grass Patch

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03

Sewing Together

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What you'll need

Cotton Yarn

Weight:

Colors:

Crochet Hook

Size G6 / 4.00mm

Safety Bead Eyes

Size 6.00mm

Darning Needle

Stuffing

Pipe Cleaners

Color unimportant

Pom Poms

I use 10 pom poms in 2 sizes.

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Bonsai Pot

I personally like adding my completed Bonsai onto a ceramic 6 inch oval pot. Here is the exact pot that I used for my Bonsai.

Abbreviations

ch

Chain Stitch

st

Stitch

sl.st

Slip Stitch

sc

Single Crochet

hdc

Half Double Crochet

inc

Increase

m.p

Mini Picot

(ch 2, sl.st into the back loop of the 2nd chain from the hook)

dec

Decrease

sc2tog

Single Crochet 2 Together

invdec

Invisible Decrease

lpst

Loop Stitch

FLO/BLO

Front / Back Loops Only

Other Useful Info

Gauge:

5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1”
Finished piece is about 4.5” tall

Worked in the Round:

Unless otherwise stated