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The Evergreen Bonsai
A miniature tree with a curving trunk, branches that bend where you want them and layered green canopies — botanical decor that never drops a leaf or asks for water.
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A real bonsai costs $80 and dies by March — this one is scrap yarn and wire.
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- Poseable branches — wire inside the trunk, so every tree you make is different
- Five greens, layered — the trick that makes the canopy read as a real tree
- Small, portable pieces — leaf clusters and branches worked one at a time
- Yours forever — re-download any time, print as often as you like
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Never wiltsNo light, no water
Step-by-stepPhotos for every part
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A tree that keeps its leaves all year, in every flat.
No light to chase, no watering schedule, no guilt in February — just the shape of a bonsai, in cotton.
The design
The trunk bends. That's the whole secret.
The trunk and branches are crocheted around floral wire, so once the tree is assembled you can bend it into the shape you want: a windswept lean, a straight formal upright, a cascade over the edge of the pot. Nothing is fixed until you decide it is.
The canopy is built from small round leaf clusters in five shades of green, layered so the darker ones sit underneath. That's what stops it looking like a pom-pom on a stick and starts it looking like a tree.
Pale
Sage
Leaf
Pine
Bark
Moss
Make it twice
Evergreen in the hallway, autumn on the shelf.
Same pattern, different yarn: swap the five greens for rust, amber and deep red and you have an autumn maple; go pale pink and cream and you have a cherry blossom for spring. The trunk, the wiring and the pot never change.
It's the kind of make people buy twice — one to keep, one for whoever sees it first.
Where it lives
It goes where a real plant can't.
A dark hallway, a windowless bathroom, a desk under a monitor — nothing that needs sunlight would survive there.
On the side table
On the desk
Boxed as a gift
What you get
Everything is in the PDF.
One file, read on your phone or printed at home. No app, no subscription, nothing in the post.
The full written pattern
Trunk, branches, leaf clusters, moss and pot cover — every round with stitch counts, in US terms.
Step photographs
Photos of the wiring, the branch joins and the way the canopies are layered.
Assembly & wiring guide
How much wire, where it goes, and how to shape the tree without kinking the crochet.
Canopy recipes
How many clusters per branch and in which shade, so the tree looks full without going heavy.
Potting notes
Which pots fit, how to weight the base so it can't tip, and how to finish the moss.
Colour variations
The yarn combinations for the autumn maple and the blossom versions.
Before you start
What you'll need
Scrap amounts of a lot of colours — this is the pattern that finally uses up the green pile.
- Cotton yarn, 4-plyAbout 100 g in total: five greens, a chestnut brown and a little moss green.
- 2.5 mm hookSmall hook, tight stitches — the leaves need to hold their edge.
- Floral wire + cutters1.5–2 mm wire for the trunk and branches, thinner for the twigs.
- A small potAny 10–12 cm plant pot, plus a handful of rice or stones to weight it.
Skill level
Nothing hard. Just lots of small, calm pieces.
Every part is worked in the round with single crochet: the leaf clusters are the size of a coin, the branches are tubes. What makes the tree is the assembly — and that's photographed step by step. It's a slow project rather than a difficult one, and it travels well: a bag of clusters is the ideal thing to crochet in front of the television.
- No stitch you don't already know
- Made in small pieces you can pick up and put down
- Finished items can be sold — small-scale licence included
How it works
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The details
Pattern at a glance
FormatPDF — instant download
LanguageEnglish
Skill levelConfident beginner
Stitches usedMagic ring, single crochet, inc, dec
YarnCotton 4-ply — about 100 g across 7 colours
Hook2.5 mm
ExtrasFloral wire, a 10–12 cm pot
Finished heightApprox. 30 cm with the pot
LicencePersonal use + small-scale selling of finished items
Questions
Good to know
Is this the bonsai or the pattern?
The pattern. You receive a PDF with the full instructions so you can make the tree yourself, as many times as you like. Nothing is shipped.
Does every tree come out the same?
No — and that's the point. The branches are crocheted around wire, so you bend each tree into its own shape. Two made from the same pattern never look identical.
How long does it take?
It's a slow one: the leaf clusters are quick individually but there are a lot of them. Most people spread it over a week of evenings.
Can I make it in autumn colours?
Yes — the file includes the yarn combinations for an autumn maple and a pale blossom version. The construction is identical.
How do I get the file?
Straight away — the download appears on the confirmation page the moment you pay, and a copy is emailed to you.
Can I sell the trees I make?
Yes, finished items may be sold on a small scale. The pattern file itself may not be copied, shared or resold.
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