Snowflake Tree Skirt
Design by Margret Willson
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
Make 5.
Rnd 1: With size H hook and white, ch 5, join (see Pattern
Notes) in 5th ch from hook to form a ring. Work 12 sc in ring, join in beg sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, *ch 7, sc in 5th ch from hook, ch 2, sc in next sc**, sc in next sc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc, fasten off leaving a 24-inch tail for sewing.
ASSEMBLY
Referring to Assembly Diagram and with RS held tog, whipstitch (see illustration) Sections tog, alternating red and green and leaving 1 seam unsewn. Beg at center sc of 3-sc corner, sew through matching sts up to and including first sc of 2-sc side corner.
Whipstitch Edges
Referring to photo, sew 1 Snowflake on each red Section.
Outside Edging
Row 1: With RS facing, sc join white in 2nd st of side corner on free edge of green Section
(see Assembly Diagram), *[sk next sc, 2 sc in next sc] 10 times, sk next sc, (sc, [ch 1, sc] twice) in next sc**, [sk next sc, 2 sc in next sc] 11 times, sk seam, 2 sc in next st (2nd st of side corner on next Section), rep from * 9 times, ending last rep at **, [sk next sc, 2 sc in next sc] 10 times, sk next sc, sc in next sc, fasten off. (468 sc, 20 ch-1 sps)
Center Edging
Row 1 (RS): With RS facing, sc join white in corner st of first Section (see Assembly Diagram), sc in each st across, working 5 sc across each Section, turn. (50 sc) Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as hdc, ch 1), sk first 2 sts, *hdc in next st**, ch 1, sk next st, hdc dec
(see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sts, ch 1, sk next st, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sk next st, dc in last st (counts as last ch 1 and hdc), turn. (9 hdc dec, 12 hdc, 20 ch-1 sps)
Row 3: Ch 1, sk first st, sc in sp before next st, [2 sc in next sp, sk next st] 18 times, sc in last sp, fasten off. (38 sc)