Here’s a fun pattern to recycle your wine corks into fanciful little Holiday trees to display on the mantle, top your bottles, or add to a wine stopper for a seasonally perfect Hostess gift. These pint-sized pines are amazingly easy. Once you get started, you’ll have an entire cork forest before you know it!
Materials Needed:
knitting needles in appropriate size
cable needle or not if you’re fearless that way
tapestry needle
scrap yarn, approx. 20 yards per tree
Abbreviations:
C3F: slip next 3 stitches to cable needle and hold to front of work. Knit next 3 stitches, then knit 3 stitches from cable needle.
C3B: slip next 3 stitches to cable needle and hold to back of work. Knit next 3 stitches, then knit 3 stitches from cable needle.
C2F: slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and hold to front of work. Knit next 2 stitches, then knit 2 stitches from cable needle.
C2B: slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and hold to back of work. Knit next 2 stitches, then knit 2 stitches from cable needle.
C1F: slip next stitch to cable needle and hold to front of work. Knit next stitch, then knit stitch from cable needle.
C1B: slip next stitch to cable needle and hold to back of work. Knit next stitch, then knit stitch from cable needle.
Instructions for Tall Twisted Tree
dk to worsted weight yarn using size US 2 to 3 double pointed needles, or circular for magic loop
loosely cast on 15 stitches and join to knit in the round
Purl 3 rows
row 4: (P1, Kfb in next 3 stitches, P1) around
row 5: (P1, K6, P1) around
row 6: (P1, C3b, P1) around
row 7: (P1, K6, P1) around
row 8: (P2 together, K4, P2 together) around
row 9 – 13: (P1, K4, P1) around
row 14: (P1, C2b,P1) around
row 15: (P1, K4,P1) around
row 16: slip first stitch to right needle, (K4, P2together) around to last 5 stitches. K4, purl last stitch together with first slipped stitch of round
row 17: (K2 together twice, P1) around
row 18 and 19: (K2, P1) around
row 20: (C1b, P1) around
row 21 and 22: (K2, P1) around
row 23: (K2 together, P1) around
row 24: (K2 together) around
fasten off and thread end through remaining stitches
Instructions for Double Cabled Tree:
fingering to sport weight yarn using size US 1.5 to 2 double pointed needles, or circular for magic loop
loosely cast on 15 stitches and join to knit in the round
purl 3 rows
row 4: (Kfb) around
row 5 – 10: (P1, K4) around
row 11: (P1, C2b, P1, C2f) around
row 12 – 15: (P1, K4) around
row 16: (P1, C2b, P1, C2f) around
row 17 and 18: (P1, K4) around
row 19: (P1, K2 together twice) around
row 20: (P1, K2) around
row 21: (P1, C1b, P1, C1f) around
row 22 and 23: (P1, K2) around
row 24: (P1, K2 together) around
row 25: (K2 together) around
row 26: (K2 together) around
Fasten off and thread end through remaining stitches
Download Pint Sized Pines PDF Pattern
copyright 2012, SimplyNotable.com
60 Comments
Too cute!!! I’ll have to ask a bartender friend to save me some corks, and I can make these for next year!!! Great “thinking of you” at Christmas gift.
These are perfect for quick little somethings for people at work! Thanks for the pattern.
These are so neat =o)
Peeeerrrrrfect! I needed something for a center piece this year taht was 2 year old friendly. This is it! Much love!
What a cute idea, Sarah! I can just imagine how a little woods in the middle of your table will look, and little hands can be more than welcome to admire and rearrange!
Super cute little Christmas trees. Love that you used recycled corks.
Thanks Cindy! I have an entire tin full of corks. What’s a knitter to do? Put yarn on them, of course!
Thank you so much for sharing these with the world, they are SO FUN!!! I can’t wait to make a few!
These are so very adorable! I’m looking forward to using up some small amounts of green yarns on these cuties!
Thanks so much for the adorable pattern.
thank you very much – I was trying to figure out what I could knit a bunch of quickly for a knitters party on Friday.
I love your idea of giving them as little knitter’s gifts. What knitter could resist? Especially if you use little bits of special luxury or handspun yarns.
Oh my gosh, these are adorable! Thank you for sharing the pattern ♥
These pines are just too cute! I knew I saved those corks for a special reason! Thanks for sharing your creative talents!
I’ll have to make a few of these! Instead of the corks though I’ll make a bottom and stuff them with catnip for my kitties!
Becky! Here’s another example of how resourceful knitters are. Great idea.
Thank you for the free pattern. This is a cute idea, and unique to give as a gift also. I appreciate the pint sized pines!
Do these attach to the corks or just sit on them?
They hug the corks, Maureen, there’s some negative ease. If you wanted them on there permanently, like when making a wine stopper, you could easily glue them in place.
Thanks Mom for the information!
Thank you so much for all your kind and generous comments on the pattern! We hope you’ll enjoy knitting your own little elfin forests!
oh how I wish I knew how to knit. These are the most adorable. What a great way to use all those corks I’ve been saving for some project.
Sounds like it’s meant to be, Patty! Time to pick up your sticks and meet your knitting destiny! Hee Hee!
I was so hoping this was a crochet project. Do you have a comparable crochet pattern? I guess this next year I ‘ll have to learn to knit. Happy Holidays.
Sorry Susan – I’m not sure how I’d make cables in crochet. Not sure it’s possible. Get to knittin’, kitten!
Lionbrand has a crochet pattern, Celtic Afghan, that has crocheted cables in it. It’s a free pattern. I’ve never done crocheted cables, but it should be possible (on a much smaller scale, of course:))
Interesting!
I’ll have to give it a shot sometime!
Thanks for the info. I’ll check it out. And I’ve asked “Santa” for knitting needles and instructions. Happy Holidays!
Wonderful! Always glad to get another knitter started.
You could do front post and back post stitches to make the cables.
Even though I’ve only tried cables once, I have to try these. So cute!
Oooh, so glad I can prompt you to try them again, because cables are sooo pretty and impressive looking while actually being fairly simple!
Those are the most adorable things I have ever seen knit! Great for any time of the year and perfect for left over sock yarn! What a present for us! Yeah to you for designing and generously sharing!
Yay Fran! So glad they’ve inspired you! Get out those scraps!
So cute! Thanks so much for the pattern! Will definitely be gifting these, just posted my finished one here!
http://knittingisawesome.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/mini-christmas-tree-free-knitting-pattern/
Love it! Very pretty indeed.
Are you going for an entire cork forest, or is the lone pine enough for you? 
Fabulous
thanks for sharing
martine
lovely
SUPER-CUTE!!!! Thanks for sharing the love!
How cute! Found your through the Tiny Owl Kits group, and so glad I did!!!
I’m so glad you found us too, Paige! It’s great to have you join us.
Thanks for the kind words, which never fail to inspire us.
how clever! must drink up more wine so I have more corks!
Thank you so much for this cute pattern!! My Sister is going to love this.Enjoy your Christmas!!
You’re so welcome, Tina! Happy Holly Days to you as well! ♥
Thanks so much. These are adorable. This is the reason why a knitter should never, ever, EVER let go of their scraps. I love these. Long flight coming up. Knitting up a whole forest….or two. Thanks! These are adorable.
I so agree, Carolyn. One of the funnest things for me is to find things to do with my leftovers. I’m not sure I could conceive of a pattern without that impetus!
Enjoy 
At the end of row 19 on the Tall Twisted, I only have 4 stitches. Kinda hard to do 4 more rows of knit 2 together
At that point you should have quite a few more stitches, Peggy. I’m looking at the pattern to see where you may have went wrong. Did you increase stitches in row 4 with the kfb (knit front and back)?
I figured it out, it was all me! The tree turned out adorable once I woke up!
Yay! Amazing what a little sleep can do. Hee Hee!
Thank you for posting this wonderfully FUN and clever little pattern. I just finished #3. So Much Fun!
You’re so welcome! Glad you’re having fun with it.
A very nice little holiday diversion and I had to learn to knit in the round to make them. Thanks!!!
Way to go! Glad you enjoyed the pattern AND learned a new skill!
Adorable! Thank you so much for your wonderful pattern. Happy 2013!
Happy 2013 to you, Anita!
No corks? Then look at the lids of your shampoo, conditioner, or lotion. Not brown & “need” it to be brown – cover with scrap material or a brown sharpie or knit a tiny brown lid cozy!
There’s another resourceful knitter! Thanks for sharing, Charlotte!
I saw this pattern before Christmas, thought they were so cute, but didn’t have any corks. Last night at a local thrift shop, small bag of wine corks! Can’t wait to make some “Pines” for next Christmas. Thank you for the pattern.
You are so welcome, Donna. Yay for the cork bonanza!
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