Knitted Star-Shaped Christmas Tree Skirt - Pattern & pdf File

You will find the written pattern below. If you prefer to download the FREE pdf file, you can find it at these two places:

~ Click Here For The Direct pdf File ~

~ Click Here To Get It On Ravelry ~

Supplies

~ Worsted weight yarn, 4-ply, any two colors you want

~ Size 8 (5 mm) knitting needles

~ Size 5.5 mm crochet hook

~ Yarn needle

Abbreviations

~ c1 - color one; the color used for the body of the tree skirt

~ c2 - color two; the contrasting color, used for stitching the pieces together and for the crocheted border

~ st - stitch

~ sts - stitches

~ stockinette sts - knit one row, purl one row

~ m 1 st - increase by one more stitch

~ k2tog - knit two stitches together

~ cross st - with your yarn on the yarn needle, sew two pieces together in a stitch as is used for cross stitching

~ ch 1 - chain 1

~ sc - single crochet

~ sl st - slip stitch

Instructions

~ Tree Skirt Body ~

* This tree skirt was made to fit spaciously around a 2 foot tall Christmas tree. It measures 22 3/4 inches across from one point to the point on the opposite side *

~ With knitting needles and c1, cast on 3 sts

~ Row 1 - k 1 st, m 1 st, k 1 st, m 1 st, k 1 st = 5 sts

~ Row 2 - p across to end of row

~ Row 3 - k 1 st, m 1 st, k to last st, m 1 st, k 1 st  = 7 sts

~ Row 4 - p across to end of row

~ Rows 5-32 - repeat rows 3 and 4 = 35 sts

~ Row 33 - k2tog, k to last 2 sts, k2tog = 33 sts

~ Row 34 - p across to end of row

~ Rows 35-64 - repeat rows 33 and 34 = 3 sts

~ Cast off

~ Make 4 more identical pieces, so you have 5 altogether

~ Sewing The Tree Skirt Together ~

~ Cut a long string of c2, thread onto yarn needle

~ Line up two of the pieces together side by side with the right side (k side) facing you

~ Sew the two pieces together, using cross st, starting at the top where the pieces begin with 3 sts, and going down to where the pieces end with 35 sts. Cut yarn and weave in

~ Add the next piece and repeat, but do NOT sew the last seam closed. It needs to be kept open in order to fit around the tree trunk

~ Crocheting The Tree Skirt Border ~

~ With right side (k side) facing you and using the crochet hook, join c2 by pulling up a loop at the bottom edge of the left open seam

~ Ch 1, sc up the edge of the left open seam, around the inside edge of the tree skirt, down the right open seam, and all around the outside edge of the star-shaped tree skirt until you end up again where you started. Join with a sl st into the ch 1 and fasten off

~ Weave in all ends

(Design, pattern, and pictures by Jo Em of Dolls of Suburbia)