Free Crochet Christmas Table Runner Pattern
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Dress up your holiday table with this festive Christmas table runner crochet pattern, featuring beautiful seasonal details that add a charming handmade touch to your Christmas dinners and celebrations.
Welcome to my Christmas MCAL! Over the course of the crochet-along, I’ll be releasing a collection of free crochet patterns featuring festive and cheerful Christmas patterns. Each pattern will include a live tutorial, making it easy to crochet along while making handmade heirloom Christmas decorations!
The second free pattern is a Christmas table runner, designed to bring a festive handmade touch to your holiday table. With beautiful crochet details and a classic Christmas feel, this table runner is a fun way to dress up your dining table for holiday meals, parties, or everyday Christmas decorating.
This crochet Christmas table runner is such a beautiful way to add a handmade touch to your holiday table. It’s a project you’ll be excited to bring out year after year for Christmas dinners, holiday parties, and family gatherings. You can choose colors that tie into your Christmas decor or use the traditional Christmas colors – you can really make it your own to match your style.
Whether you want to crochet festive decor for your own home, make a thoughtful handmade Christmas gift, or simply enjoy working on a holiday project alongside a community of crocheters, the Crochet Christmas MCAL makes it even more fun.
Ready to start stitching your very own Christmas table runner?
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So, let me now give you the supplies you need in order to crochet this fun project.
Free Crochet Christmas Table Runner Pattern
Materials you will need
- Red Heart Super Saver (198g/364yd)
- White (2 skeins)
- Cherry Red (2 skeins)
- Thyme (2 skeins)
- Scissors
- 5.0mm hook
- tapestry needles
Gauge
4 wst x 5 rows = 1 square inch
Size
16 x 80 inches
Stitches used in the pattern
Learn all the basic crochet stitches HERE (US crochet terms and abbreviations)
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- dc = double crochet
- FPDC = front post double crochet
- BPDC = back post double crochet
- wst = waistcoat stitch
- sl st = slip stitch
Live Video Tutorial
The live video tutorial for the crochet Christmas table runner pattern will be on 10/7/2026 at 12 pm PT. The replay will be available after the event, but you will want to be there for the live if you can, because it will be a ton of fun.
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Notes
The table runner consists of 14 white, 8 red and 23 thyme granny squares.
General pattern for granny square:
R1: MR, Ch 3, 2 dc, Ch 2, 3 dc, Ch 2, 3 dc, Ch 2, 3 dc, Ch 2, sl st to 3rd chain of the beginning chain, pull yarn in the middle to close the magic ring
R2: Ch 3, 2 dc in the space before the ch 3, ch 1, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in each corner, [3 dc, ch 2] in the last corner, sl st to the 3rd chain of the beginning chain
R3-5: Ch 3, 2 dc in the space before the ch 3, ch 1, * 3 dc in the next ch-space, ch 1, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in the corner, repeat from * all around, in the last corner place [3 dc, ch 2], sl st to the 3rd chain of the beginning chain.
The granny squares are connected by the join-as-you-go method. 3 squares per row.
Green Granny Square has 4 rounds, then the 5th round is 3 white edges, 1 red edge. Round 5 is done with join-as-you-go after the first square is done fully, aka starting from the 2nd square.
Red Granny Square has 5 rounds.
White Granny Square has 5 rounds.
ONCE ALL squares are connected, you’ll add 1 round of granny stitches in white ALL around
Add 7 white tassels per short edge.
Crochet the Stars, Snowflake and Berries separately to be sewn on after done.
Stars: 16 white and 7 red
R1: Make a magic ring, ch 1, add to the ring this repeat 5 times: 2 sc’s, ch 1, sl st
R2: *ch3, 1 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, sk 1 st, 1 hdc in the next st, sl st to the next ch sp that was created during round 1, repeat from * a total of 5 times, sl st to the 1st st, fasten off.
Video if needed: https://youtube.com/live/uW5Q0hHezFg
Berries: make 42
R1: MR, ch 1, add 8 sc, close ring (so sl st’s)
R2: 1 sc in each st (8 sts)
R3: 1 sc dec 4 times, sl st to the 1st st of that round, fasten off
Video if needed: https://youtube.com/live/Vi6QIH_vi1s
Holly Leaves: make 56
Ch 9, starting from the 2nd ch from the hook:
R1: all the following stitches go into the back bump of the chains: sc, sc, hdc, hdc, dc, dc, hdc, sc; now you will on the opposite side of the chain, all the following stitches go into the BLO: sc, hdc, dc, dc, hdc, hdc, sc, sc (no sl st)
R2: ch 1, [1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc] into the 1st sc, sl st into the next 2 sts, [1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc] into the next st, sl st into the next st, [1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc] into the next st, sl st into the next st, [1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc] into the next st, [1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc] into the next st, sl st into the next st, [1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc] into the next st, sl st into the next st, [1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc] into the next st, sl st into the next 2 st, [1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc] into the next st, sl st to the 1st st, fasten and and weave in the ends.
Snowflake: make 8
First DC is an ATC
R1: MR, 12 dc, close the ring, sl st
For the chains, always sk the first ch from the hook, so start from 2nd ch from the hook
R2: (ch 5, 1 sl st in 2 chs, ch 5, 1 sl st in 2 chs, ch 3, 1 sl st in 2 chs, ch 3, 1 sl st in 2 chs, 1 sl st in 2 chs (from the main center section), ch 3, 1 sl st in 2 chs, 1 sl st in 2 chs (from the main center section), sl st to the st in the circle, 1-2 sc in the next st, 1 sl st to the next st) x 6, fasten off
Assembly:
See the picture for reference.
All red squares get 1 snowflake.
The outer green squares get 1 white stare. The inner green squares get 1 red star.
The white squares get 4 leaves and 3 berries.
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