Happy Holidays Tree Skirt

Materials:

• RED HEART® “Super Saver®” (Art. E300 available in solid color – 7oz  (198g), 364yd (333m) or multi or fleck  color – 5oz (141g), 244yd (223m) skeins.) : 3 Skeins 319 Cherry Red A, 2 skeins 389 Hunter Green B, and 1 skein 312 Black C
• Knitting Needles: 6mm [US 10]
• Crochet Hook: 6mm [US J-10]
• 2 Stitch markers
• yarn needle

GAUGE: 18 sts = 5”; 20 rows = 4” in St st.
CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.

ABBREVIATIONS:
A, B, C = color A, B, C
ch = chain
K = knit
mm = millimeters
P = purl
sc = single crochet;
St st = Stockinette stitch (Knit on right side rows; Purl on wrong side rows.)
st(s) = stitch (es)
tog = together
[ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified.

SPECIAL ABBREVIATION:
ssk (slip, slip, knit) = Slip next 2 sts knitwise, one at a time, to right needle; insert point of left needle into the fronts of these 2 sts and knit them together from this
position.


TREE SKIRT

WEDGE (Make 7):
With A, cast on 68 sts. Knit 1 row.
Row 1 (Right Side): With C, Knit.
Row 2: With C, K2, P to last 2 sts, K2.
Rows 3 and 4: With A, Knit.
Rows 5 and 6: With C, repeat Rows 1 and 2.
Row 7: With A, K2, ssk, K to last 4 sts, K2tog, K2 – 66 sts.
Row 8: With A, Knit.
Rows 9 and 10: With C, repeat Rows 1 and 2.
Rows 11-18: Rep Rows 7-10 twice – 62 sts.
Rows 19 and 20: With A, repeat Rows 7 and 8 – 60 sts.
Row 21: With A, Knit.
Row 22: With A, K2, P to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 23: With A, K2, ssk, K to last 4 sts, K2tog, K2 – 58 sts.
Row 24: Repeat Row 22.
Rows 25-36: Repeat Rows 21-24 three times – 52 sts.
Place a marker each side of the center 20 sts.
Row 37: With A, K to marker, with B, K20, with a 2nd ball of A, K to end.
Row 38: With A, K2, P to marker, with B, K20, with A, P to last 2 sts, K2 – 1 ridge formed on right side of work.
Row 39: With A, K2, ssk, K to marker, with B, K20, with A, K to last 4 sts, K2tog, K2 – 50 sts.
Row 40: With A, K2, P to marker, with B, P20, with A, P to last 2 sts, K2.
Rows 41-56: Repeat Rows 37-40 four times – 42 sts and 5 ridges in B section.
Rows 57 and 58: Repeat Rows 37 and 38 – 6 ridges in B section. Cut B.
Row 59: With A, K2, ssk, K to last 4 sts, K2tog, K2 – 40 sts.
Row 60: With A, K2, P to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 61: With A, Knit.
Row 62: With A, K2, P to last 2 sts, K2.
Rows 63-74: Repeat Rows 59-62 three times – 34 sts.
Rows 75 and 76: Repeat Rows 59 and 60 – 32 sts.
Rows 77 and 78: With A, Knit.
Row 79: With C, Knit.
Row 80: With C, K2, P to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 81: With A, K2, ssk, K to last 4 sts, K2tog, K2 – 30 sts.
Row 82: With A, Knit.
Rows 83-98: Repeat Rows 79-82 four times – 22 sts and 5 stripes of C. Cut C and continue with A only.
Rows 99 and 100: Knit.
Row 101: Repeat Row 81 – 20 sts.
Rows 102-104: Knit.
Row 105: Repeat Row 81 – 18 sts.
Rows 106-108: Knit. Bind off.

FINISHING:
Sew wedges together, leaving one seam open.

Outer Picot Edge-Row 1:
With right side facing and crochet hook, join B to cast-on edge at corner of opening; ch 1, work sc evenly along entire cast-on edge of piece.
Fasten off.
Row 2: With right side facing, join B in first sc of last row; ch 1, sc in first 3 sc, * ch 3, slip st in 3rd ch from hook for picot, sc in next 3 sc; rep from * across adjusting as necessary at seams and end of row. Fasten off.

Inner Picot Edge:
Work same as Outer Picot Edge across inner bound-off edge.

Center Opening Picot Edge:
Work same as Outer Picot
Edge across each of the 2 open edges EXCEPT work 5 sc and ch-5 (instead of ch 3) for each picot.

Ties (Make about 8):
With A, ch 50. Fasten off. Thread through every other 5-st picot at side edges and tie into bows to close piece.

Box Decorations-Box 1 (Embellish 4):
With A, ch 20.
Fasten off. Attach horizontally along the center of the B box. With A, ch 13. Fasten off. Attach vertically across the box.

Box 2 (Embellish 3):
With A, ch 12. Fasten off. Attach diagonally across one corner. Make a second ch and attach across opposing corner.

Bow (Make 7):
With A, leaving a long tail, [ch 12, slip st in 12th ch from hook] twice. Fasten off, leaving a long tail again. Wrap one of the tails around the center of the bow to hide the slip st joins. Using remaining tail and, referring to photo, sew a bow to each box.