How to Crochet a Christmas Tree Skirt
Jazz up the bottom of your Christmas tree by making this crochet mandala tree skirt. It uses the same yarn as our Chunky Christmas baubles so you can have a matching set!
You will need
How to make
Abbreviations
Tr- treble
SS- slip stitch
Htr- half treble
Ch- chain
4tr cluster – work 1 tr but only pull through the first 2, leaving 2 ch on the hook, repeat this 4 times, on the last time draw through all the sts
Using yarn A and 6mm hook ch16 and join using a SS into the round Continue with yarn A ch3, 1tr into base of ch, *1tr, 2tr into next ch* repeat until 1 st remains, work 1tr and ss to top of 3ch
Round 1: Change to yarn B, ch3, 1tr into base of 3ch *2tr, 2tr into next tr* repeat until 2tr remains, work 2tr and ss to top of 3ch
Round 2: Change to yarn C, ch3, 1tr into base of 3ch *ch1, miss 1tr, 2tr into next st* repeat until 2 trs remain, ch1, miss 2 and ss to top of 3 ch
Round 3: Change to yarn E, ch3 into any ch space, 2tr into same ch space *ch1, 3tr into next ch space* continue until no ch spaces remain, ch1 and ss to top of 3 ch
Round 4: Change to yarn B, ch2, htr into base of ch, *7htr, 2htr into next st* (72tr) ss to top of 2ch
Round 5: Change to yarn D, ch3, 1tr into base of 3ch *ch3, miss 3, 2tr into next st* repeat until 3tr remain, ch3 and join to top of ss
Round 6: Change to yarn A, ch3 into any space, 1tr into space, ch1, 2tr into same space, *ch1, (2tr, 1ch,2tr) into space* continue until no ch spaces remain, ch1 and ss to top of 3ch
Round 7: Change to yarn C, ch4 into cluster space, 1tr into same space, *1ch, 1 tr into next space, 1ch, (1tr, ch1, 1tr) into next cluster space* continue until no ch spaces remain, ch1, ss to top of ch3
Round 8: Change to yarn E, ch3, 1tr into base of 3ch, *8tr, 2tr into next tr* repeat until 8tr remain, 8tr, ss to top of 3ch
Round 9: Change to yarn B, ch3, 2tr into next tr, 1tr, ch1, miss 2, *1tr, 2tr into next tr, 1tr, ch1, miss 2* repeat until no more tr remain, ss to top of ch3
Round 10: Change to yarn A, ch3 into any tr, work a tr into every tr. Work (1tr, 1ch,1tr) into each ch space
Round 11: Change to yarn C, starting with a 3ch, work a 4tr cluster into any ch space, *ch1, miss 1, 3tr, ch1, miss 1, 4tr cluster into ch space * repeat until no ch spaces remain, ch1, miss 1, 3tr, ch1, ss to top of first cluster
Round 12: Change to yarn E, ch2, 1htr into base of 2ch, *15htr, 2htr into next tr* repeat until 15sts remain, 15htr ss to top of 2ch
Round 13: Change to yarn D, ch4, 1tr into base *(ch1, miss 1, 1tr) x 6, ch1, 1tr into same st* repeat until 6sts remain, work (ch1, miss 1, 1tr) x 6 ss to 3rd ch from start ch
Round 14: Change to yarn B, ch3 into any space, 1tr into same space, *2tr into next 6 spaces, 3tr into next space* repeat until 6 spaces remain, 2tr into next 6 spaces, 1tr into base of ch3, ss to top of 3ch
Round 15: Change to yarn E, ch3, 1tr into base of 3ch, *14tr, 2tr into next tr* repeat until 14sts remain, 14tr, ss to top of 3ch
Round 16: Change to yarn C, *sc into any st, m1, 5tr into next st, miss 1, sc into next st* continue until 1st remain, ss into first sc