Get festive with our crochet Christmas tree skirt pattern
Give your gifts a soft place to rest by placing this green, red and white skirt around the base of your favourite fir this festive season. Nothing can get those festive feelings flowing better than hooking up some cheery Christmas makes. It's a great project to put you in the festive mood, plus the perfect way to use up some of your yarn stash.
For the crochet tree skirt, you will need:
- Any DK acrylic yarn in: 200g of Emerald, 100g of Red, 100g of White
- A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook
- 9 snowflake buttons, 18mm
Measurements
Tree Skirt measures 38cm (15in) in circumference around top and 40cm (15 3⁄4in) long
Abbreviations
For instructions on the other stitches used in this blanket pattern, take a look at our crochet for beginner's guide.
Tree skirt pattern notes
Tree Skirt is made up of 10 Panels. Each Panel is worked in rows from the top down. Panels are sewn together before edging is added around the base of the Tree Skirt. Button loops are worked on the joining edge as part of the edging.
You can increase the measurement around the top of the tree skirt by working a longer foundation ch on each Panel.
Tree Skirt Pattern
Panels (make 10)
Make 5 in Emerald.
Make 5 alternating between Red and White every 2 rows.
Ch11.
Row 1 (RS) Tr in fourth ch from hook and next 7 ch, turn. [9 sts]
Row 2 (WS) Ch3 (counts as tr throughout), tr in st at base of ch-3, tr in each st to final st, 2tr in final st, turn. [11 sts]
Row 3 Ch3, tr in each st across, turn.
Rows 4-34 Rep Rows 2-3, ending on a Row 2 rep. [43 sts]
Fasten off.
To make up
Using Emerald, sew the Panels together across the long edges and alternating the plain and striped Panels. Do not join the 2 end Panels.
Upper and side edging
With RS facing, join Emerald in bottom-right corner to work up row-end on end of one Panel.
Row 1 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as st throughout), 2dc in each row-end to corner, (dc, ch1, dc) in corner, now working in sps between sts, *dc in next 7 sps, dc2tog next 2 sps; rep from * across to corner, (dc, ch1, dc) in corner, 2dc in each row-end to end of Panel, turn.
Row 2 (WS) Ch1, dc in first 6 sts, *ch10, ss in tenth ch from hook, dc in next 8 sts; rep from * 8 times more, dc in each st to ch-1 sp, (dc, ch1, dc) in ch-sp, dc in each st across top, (dc, ch1, dc) in next ch-1 sp, dc in each st to end.
Fasten off.
Sew the buttons to the opposite side, in line with the button loops.
Lower Edge
With RS facing, join White in bottom corner to work across lower edge.
Row 1 Ch2 (counts as dc, ch1), (dc, ch1) in each st around base and in each row-end of Side Edging to final row-end, dc in final row-end, turn. [434 sts, 433 ch-1 sps]
Row 2 Ch2 (counts as dc, ch3), (dc, ch3) in each dc to final st, dc in final st.
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
Get creative with your tree skirt
The great thing about this Tree Skirt pattern is how easy it is to adapt it to your Christmas colour scheme. You could try a monochrome stripe, with a splash of sparkly gold for detail. Or keep it easy with a self striping festive yarn. The possibilities are endless!
Looking for more Christmas inspiration?
We've got heaps of Christmas patterns to keep you busy this year. Why not take a peak at this fun and festive free Christmas gnome pattern.
