“.while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads.”
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I saved this 12 Days of Christmas project for the end so that I could use all my leftover scrap yarn from all of my Christmas crochet projects for it. When I sat down in my office this morning, this is what I had (and one more of the same green yarn on the right – another full skein) – so, I decided that I would hold a strand of the green the entire time and add a ball of color at a time (smallest first) until I completely ran out of yarn – and today’s tree skirt project is what came from this madness. I am left with only the tiniest bit of leftover yarn balls. I have almost completely used my STASH! I encourage you all – if you have a huge stash of old scrap yarn take some time and use it up on some fun projects. It is so rewarding getting to the bottom of a huge basket of yarn and transforming so older, plain yarn into such fun pieces.
This 12 Days of Christmas blog challenge was HUGE for me. It has been 12 days of really long, hard work days, but I knew that if I didn’t put it out there, I would never get it all done – I know me – I would have been making extra beanies, headbands and little stuff like that for my inventory and never get all my Christmas basket of stuff made up.
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So, here it is – my Sugar Plum Visions Tree Skirt
Materials: Two strands of 4-ply worsted weight yarn held together, N/10mm
Notes on this pattern: This is a stash busting pattern. I have used tons of yarn. I held together two strands throughout this project and some of my yarn had no labels. What I can say is that you will need at least 4 skeins (or yardage equal) to Red Heart Super Saver 8 oz/225 g and 2 small skeins of the 3.5 oz Red Heart type yarn. I derive this amount from the fact that I used two large skeins of green throughout the tree skirt and ran out on the last few rounds, where I then added the two small skeins held together and used MOST of those. BUT, this is a GREAT scrap yarn project. You can change colors where you run out of yarn. I tried to change colors just on the ends, but this part is up to you.
My skirt ended up being about 48” across.
I did NOT count my chain 1 or chain 2’s as a stitch when I worked this project. You can chose to do the way you prefer, but I have not specified this in the pattern. Typically you want to chain 1 and turn for a single crochet or half double crochet row and chain 2/3 for a double crochet row. Do the method that works best for you.
If I write “dc 5” it means double crochet 5 stitches in the next 5 spaces. If I were to write 5dc it means you make all those 5 dc in the same stitch.
SHELL: 5 Double crochet in the same space
Popcorn Stitch: in the space indicated you will make 5 dc. After you make all 5 remove your hook from the last dc and insert it in the first double crochet and back through the last double crochet and pull them together. *there are great online videos if you do not know how to make a popcorn stitch. It’s a fun stitch so it’s worth learning how to do and gives great texture)
So, grab your two strands and your hook and begin:
Starting/Increasing:
Chain 37
Row 1: Half double crochet (hdc) in second chain from the hook and in each chain to the end (36) – this is the Right Side of your tree skirt (RS)
Row 2: (Make 1 hdc in next 5 stitches, make 2 hdc in the next stitch) repeat across (42) Wrong Side (WS)
Row 3: (Make 1 hdc in next 6 stitches, make 2 hdc in the next stitch) repeat across (48) (RS)
Row 4: (Make 1 hdc in next 7 stitches, make 2 hdc in the next stitch) repeat across (54) (WS)
Row 5: (Make 1 hdc in next 8 stitches, make 2 hdc in the next stitch) repeat across (60) (RS)
Row 6: FRONT LOOP ONLY (FLO)(Make 1 hdc in next 9 stitches, make 2 hdc in the next stitch) repeat across (66) (WS)
Row 7: (Make 1 DOUBLE CROCHET (dc) in next 10 stitches, make 2 DC in the next stitch) repeat across (72) (RS)
Row 8: (FLO) (Make 1 dc in next 11 stitches, make 2 dc in the next stitch) repeat across (78) (WS)
Row 9: (Make 1 hdc in next 12 stitches, make 2 hdc in the next stitch) repeat across (84) (RS)
Row 10: (Make 1 dc in next 13 stitches, make 2 dc in the next stitch) repeat across (90) (WS)
Row 11: BLO (Make 1 dc in next 14 stitches, make 2 dc in the next stitch) repeat across (96) (RS)
Row 12: (Make 1 hdc in next 15 stitches, make 2 hdc in the next stitch) repeat across (102) (WS)
Row 13: BLO (Make 1 dc in next 16 stitches, make 2 dc in the next stitch) repeat across (108) (RS)
*start some Shells on this next row
Row 14: dc, (skip 2 stitches, shell)* repeat across the row and dc at the end. (you will have 35 shells with a dc at each end and 177 stitches. This is the WS)
Row 15: 2dc in 1st space between the dc and shell from the row below, chain 2, (shell in each space between the shells from the row below)* repeat across to the end, chain 2 and 2dc in the space between the shell and dc from the row below (you will have 35 shells, 4dc (2 on each end) and 179 stitches. This is the RS of your work)
Row 16: dc across: put 1dc in each stitch and 2 dc in each chain 2 space (183 stitches)
Row 17: BLO dc across (183) *this is a RS row
*start popcorn stitches on this row
Row 18: dc in the first 3 stitches, (popcorn, dc 5)* repeat to the last 5 dc and dc 5. (30 popcorn stitches) (this is the WS of your work. After you make your popcorn stitches push them out to the other/right side of your work.
Row 19: dc across the row (183)
Row 20: (popcorn, dc 5)* repeat across until the last 3, popcorn, dc 2 (31 popcorns, push them through to the RS of your work if you need)
Row 21: dc across the row (183) *make your last double crochet in the top of your turning chain from the row below and not in the popcorn. (RS)
Row 22: dc across the row (183) (WS)
Row 23: dc across the row (183) (RS)
Row 24: dc across the row (183) (WS)
Row 25: hdc, (hdc 29, 2hdc) * (189 stitches)
Row 26; BLO (hdc 30, 2hdc)* (195 stitches) (this is the Right Side of your work)
****note, you may decide to do less rows here at the end or even add some rows. If you add rows continue with the increase pattern…. (hdc 31, 2hdc), (hdc 32, 2hdc) etc. Continue if you like. You need to make sure; however, that you end with a RS row up for your final border round.
Once I got to the end of Row 26, I turned to work down the side and make ties. I chose to make only 2 ties per side, but you can do 3 or 4 or even add button holes on one side and buttons on the other. This part is up to you. The ties I made are a chain of 15 and then hdc back to the skirt.
Evenly work down one side, across the back, up the other side and then when you get back to the front of your tree skirt here is the end pattern:
(Sc in next stitch, chain 1)* – the little chain 1 just adds a nice little “bump” finish on the front.
Weave in all tails.
I suggest blocking this tree skirt in the method that you would normally block any afghan.
