Crochet World - USA (2018-12)

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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

From point to point across

center: 40 inches in diameter

Center hole: 3 inches in diameter

MATERIALS

• Red Heart Super Saver
  medium (worsted)
  weight acrylic yarn (7 oz/
  364 yds/198g per skein):
  2 skeins each #319 cherry red
  and #389 hunter green
  1 skein #311 white


• Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or
  size needed to obtain gauge


• Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook
  (for tie only)


• Tapestry needle
  GAUGE
  13 dc = 4 inches; 8 pattern rows =
  31/2 inches
  Rnds 1 and 2 of Snowflake =
  4 inches

Snowflake Tree Skirt

Design by Margret Willson

CROCHET FOR THE HOLIDAYS

EASY

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work

progresses.

Chain-3 at beginning of row

counts as first double crochet

unless otherwise stated.

Join with slip stitch as indicated

unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Beginning decrease (Bdec):

Ch 2, sk first st, keeping last lp

on hook, dc in each of next 2 sc,

yo and draw through all 3 lps on

hook. (2 sts dec)

Ending decrease (edec):

Keeping last lp of each dc on

hook, work dc in each of last

3 sts, yo and draw through all

4 lps on hook. (2 sts dec)

Single crochet join (sc join):

Place a slip knot on hook,

insert hook in indicated st, yo

and draw up a lp, yo and pull

through both lps on hook.

TREE SKIRT

SECTION

Make 5 each red & green.

Row 1 (WS): With size H hook,

ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook and

in each of next 2 chs, turn. (3 sc)

Row 2 (RS): Ch 3 (see Pattern

Notes), dc in first sc, dc in next

sc, 2 dc in last sc, turn. (5 dc)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each st

across, turn.

Row 4: Ch 3, dc in first sc, dc in

each sc across to last sc, 2 dc in

last sc, turn. (7 dc)

Rows 5–26: [Rep rows 3 and 4]

11 times. (29 dc)

Row 27: Ch 1, sc in each st

across, turn.

Row 28: Bdec (see Special

Stitches), dc in each st across

to last 3 sts of row, edec (see

Special Stitches), turn. (25 sts)

Rows 29–38: [Rep last 2 rows]

5 times. (5 sts)

Row 39: Ch 1, sc in each st

across, turn.

Row 40: Ch 2, edec in next 3 sts,

dc in last st. Fasten off. (3 sts)

Section Edging

Rnd 1 (RS): With RS facing,

using same color as Section,

sc join (see Special Stitches) in

opposite side of foundation ch of

2nd st of row 1, 3 sc in next ch,

working in end of rows, [2 sc in

next dc row, sc in next sc row]

12 times, 2 sc in next dc, 2 sc

in next sc row (for side corner),

[2 sc in next dc row, sc in next sc

row] 6 times, 2 sc in next dc row,

3 sc in center st at top edge of

piece, [2 sc in next dc row, sc in

next sc row] 6 times, 2 sc in next

dc row, 2 sc in next sc row (for

side corner), [2 sc in next dc row,

sc in next sc row] 12 times, 2 sc

in next dc row, 3 sc in opposite

side of first foundation ch, join in

beg sc, fasten off. (130 sc)

Snowflake Tree Skirt

Assembly Diagram

Join here

for center

edge

Join here

for outer edge