Joyous Crochet Tree Skirt Pattern

Dress up your living space with this Joyous Crochet Tree Skirt Pattern! Add a homemade touch to your Christmas decorating with this free pattern. If you've never crocheted for Christmas before, you're in for a treat. This beautiful homemade project will add a touch of love to your home. There's something about holiday decorating that invites homemade touches. This tree skirt includes snowflake and Christmas tree motifs. If you're looking for a project that will appear in Christmas decorating for generations to come, look no further than this project.

NotesSkirt is worked in turned rows with increases that create an unjoined, circular piece.

Special Stitch sc2tog = [Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop] twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

Special Technique Join with sc = Place a slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through both loops on hook.

Easy

Crochet HookF/5 or 3.75 mm hook, J/10 or 6 mm hook, Q or 16mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet GaugeGAUGE: Gauge is not critical for this project.

Finished SizeSkirt measures 19" (48.5 cm) wide, 48" (122 cm) in diameter, and 132" (335.5 cm) circumference, excluding fur trim.

Materials List

RED HEART® With Love®: 3 skeins 1909 Holly Berry A and 1 skein each 1621 Evergreen C, 1601 Lettuce D, and 1101 Eggshell E
RED HEART® Fur™: 5 balls 9100 Polar B
Susan Bates® Crochet Hooks: 3.75mm [US F-5], 6mm [US J-10], and 16mm [US-Q]
Yarn needle
Fabric glue

Instructions

Crochet a tree skirt with fresh fallen snow and pine trees for a totally cool look this holiday season. Snowflakes and trees are crocheted separately, then held in place with fabric glue.

SKIRT

With medium hook and A, ch 102.

Row 1 (right side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn—101 sc.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), dc in first st, *dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st; repeat from * across, turn—122 dc.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Rows 4–8: Repeat Row 3.
Row 9: Ch 3, dc in first 5 sts, 2 dc in next st, *dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st; repeat from * across, turn—153 dc.
Rows 10–12: Repeat Row 3.
Row 13: Ch 3, dc in first 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, *dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st; repeat from * across, turn—185 dc.
Rows 14–16: Repeat Row 3.
Row 17: Ch 3, dc in first 4 sts, 2 dc in next st, *dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st; repeat from * across, turn—223 dc.
Rows 18–23: Repeat Row 3.
Row 24: Ch 3, dc in first 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, *dc in next 9 sts, 2 dc in next st; repeat from * across, turn—247 dc.
Rows 25–27: Repeat Row 3.
Row 28: Ch 3, dc in first 6 sts, 2 dc in next st, *dc in next 7 sts, 2 dc in next st; repeat from * across, turn—279 dc.
Rows 29–34: Repeat Row 3.
Row 35: Repeat Row 28—315 dc.
Rows 36–41: Repeat Row 3.
Row 42: Ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st, *dc in next 9 sts, 2 dc in next st; repeat from * across, turn—347 dc.

Border

Row 1: Ch 1, *working in ends of rows of short edge, sc in each row across; working in opposite side of foundation ch, 3 sc in first ch, sc in each ch across to last ch, 3 sc in last ch; repeat from * to *, turn—183 sc and two 3-sc groups.
Round 2: Ch 1, *sc in each sc around to center st of next 3-sc group, 3 sc in center st; repeat from * once, sc in each sc around to Row 42, ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, *ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next 3 dc; repeat from * around to last 4 dc, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 2 dc, skip last dc, ch 3 (counts as last dc); join with slip st in end of first sc—193 sc, 261 dc, and 86 ch-1 spaces. Fasten off.
Row 3: With largest hook and right side of outer edge facing, join B with slip st in top of beginning ch-3, 2 dc in each ch-1 sp across, slip st in top of last ch-3. Fasten off.

TREES Large Evergreen Tree (make 4)

Middle Section
With medium hook and C, ch 13.

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn—12 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in each st across to last 2 sts, sc2tog, turn—10 sc.
Row 4: Repeat Row 2.
Rows 5 and 6: Repeat Rows 2 and 3—8 sc
Rows 7–9: Repeat Rows 4–6—6 sc.
Rows 10 and 11: Repeat Row 2. Fasten off.

Top Section
With medium hook and C, ch 13.

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 ch, with wrong side of Row 11 of middle section facing and held behind ch, inserting hook in ch and sts of Row 11, sc in next 6 ch and sts, sc in last 3 ch, turn—12 sc.
Rows 2–10: Work same as Rows 3–11 of middle section—6 sc.
Row 11: Repeat Row 3 of middle section—4 sc.
Row 12: Ch 1, [sc2tog] twice, turn—2 sc.
Row 13: Ch 1, sc2tog—1 sc. Fasten off.

Bottom Section

Row 1: With medium hook and working in opposite side of foundation ch of middle section, join C with sc in 5th ch, sc in next 3 ch; leave remaining ch unworked, turn—4 sc.
Rows 2–4: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in last st—6 sc. Fasten off.

Small Evergreen Tree (make 4)

Bottom Section
With medium hook and C, ch 9.

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn—8 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in each st across to last 2 sts, sc2tog, turn—6 sc.
Rows 4 and 5: Repeat Row 2.
Row 6: Repeat Row 3—4 sc. Fasten off.

Middle Section
With medium hook and C, ch 9.

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next ch, with right side of Row 7 of bottom section facing and held behind ch, inserting hook in ch and sts of Row 7, sc in next 4 ch and sts, sc in last 2 ch, turn—8 sc.
Rows 2–6: Repeat Rows 2–6 of bottom
section. Fasten off.

Top Section
With medium hook and C, ch 9.

Rows 1–6: Repeat rows 1–6 of middle section, turn at end of last row. Do not fasten off.
Row 7: Ch 1, [sc2tog] twice, turn—2 sc.
Row 8: Ch 1, sc2tog—1 sc. Fasten off.

Light Green Tree (make 8)

Bottom Section
With medium hook and D, ch 9.

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn—8 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in each st across to last 2 sts, sc2tog, turn—6 sc.
Rows 3 and 4: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Rows 5–7: Repeat Rows 2–4—4 sc.
Row 8: Ch 1, [sc2tog] twice, turn—2 sc.
Fasten off.

Top Section
With medium hook and D, ch 9.

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 ch, with right side of Row 8 of bottom section facing and held behind ch, inserting hook in ch and sts of Row 8, sc in next 2 ch and sts, sc in last 3 ch, turn—8 sc.
Rows 2–8: Repeat Rows 2–8 of bottom section, turn at end of last row. Do not fasten off.
Row 9: Ch 1, sc2tog, turn—1 sc.
Row 10: Ch 1, sc in sc. Fasten off.

Snowflake (make 8)

With smallest hook and E, ch 8.

Row 1: (Slip st, [ch 3, sl st] 3 times) in 4th ch from hook, slip st in next 4 ch, *ch 7, (slip st, [ch 3, sl st] 3 times) in 4th ch from hook, slip st in first ch of beginning ch-8; repeat from * 5 times. Fasten off.

FINISHING

With smallest hook, weave B-colored ends back and forth between sts and double knot securely in place. Trim ends.
With yarn needle, weave in all remaining ends.
Referring to photograph for placement, adhere trees and snowflakes to skirt with fabric glue.