As soon as I saw this gorgeous Sirdar Alpine Luxe Fur effect yarn I KNEW I had to make a tree skirt with it. I mean, who doesn’t need a Crochet Tree skirt in their lives? Add a hint of fluffy white snow to your tree this Christmas with my free Alpine Tree Skirt pattern and tutorial.
THE YARN
I had never worked with yarn like this before and it did come with it’s challenges at first. I tried out a few different stitches to see what would work best for this project and I and very happy with the result. You will see that in the video tutorial that accompanies this project, I have chosen NOT to use this yarn to demonstrate with, simply because you wouldn’t be able to see what I was doing. This yarn will require you to hone in on your fingertips to feel your way through the project….but don’t worry, it’s not as difficult as it sounds and I’ll talk you through what you are feeling for in the video tutorial as the base of this post.
ADDENDUM – PLEASE NOTE THAT IN THE VIDEO TUTORIAL AT POINTS 11:44, 12:00, 12:30 AND 12:44 I SAY THAT YOU DO DOUBLE CROCHET, THIS SHOULD SAY TREBLE CROCHET (THERE ARE NO DOUBLE CROCHET STITCHES IN THIS TUTORIAL) PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES FOR THIS ERROR
You can find the yarn HERE or HERE
Similar yarn
If you prefer to save your patterns to a device or print them off for safe keeping, I have put together a 6 page low cost, PDF pattern which contains additional sizes if you need to make this pattern larger to suit your tree and also a chart.
You can find the low cost pattern HERE
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THE MATERIALS
Yarn: Sirdar Alpine Luxe fur effect yarn (100% Polyester) 33m (36yds), 50g (1.8oz) in Polar. Small (8 balls approx), Medium (12 balls approx), Large (17 balls approx)
Hook: 10mm
Scissors
GAUGE
After first 3 rows depth= 4 inches
SIZING
Small: 36 inches across
This free pattern is for the small tree skirt. Instructions for the medium and large tree skirt can be found in the PDF pattern.
Medium: 44 inches across
Large: 52 inches across
approximate measurements
PATTERN INFORMATION
This pattern is written in UK terms.
The assisting video tutorial can be found at the base of the post
STITCHES AND ABBREVIATIONS
Stitch(s): st(s)
Yarn Over: (yo)
Chain (ch): Yarn over, pull through one loop on hook.
Slip Stitch(s): ss(s): Insert hook, yarn over pull through stitch and loop on hook
Treble Crochet(s): tr(s): Yarn over, insert into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have three loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.
Unsure of the differences between UK and US terms? Need a refresher on how to do your stitches? In my ‘How to crochet: A handy reference guide’ EBook I help you with all of these terms and you can always have them to hand! You will also get exclusive access to free video instructions. You can find my EBook HERE.
THE PATTERN
MAIN SKIRT (all sizes)
Chain 30 plus 2.
Round 1: Tr in 3rd ch from hook (ch-2 counts at st here and throughout), * tr in next 2 sts, 2 tr in next st; repeat from * 9 times. tr in last 2 sts. [40 tr]
Round 2: Ch 2, turn. Tr in next 2 sts, 2 tr in next st, * tr in next3 sts, 2 tr in next st; repeat from * 9 times. [48 tr]
Round 3: Ch 2, turn. Tr in next 3 sts, 2 tr in next st, * tr in next4 sts, 2 tr in next st; repeat from * 9 times. [60 tr]
Round 4: Ch 2, turn. Tr in next 4 sts, 2 tr in next st, * tr in next5 sts, 2 tr in next st; repeat from * 9 times. [70 tr]
Round 5: Ch 2, turn. Tr in next 5 sts, 2 tr in next st, * tr in next6 sts, 2 tr in next st; repeat from * 9 times. [80 tr]
Round 6: Ch 2, turn. Tr in next 6 sts, 2 tr in next st, * tr in next7 sts, 2 tr in next st; repeat from * 9 times. [90 tr]
Round 7: Ch 2, turn. Tr in next 7 sts, 2 tr in next st, * tr in next8 sts, 2 tr in next st; repeat from * 9 times. [100 tr]
Round 8: Ch 2, turn. Tr in next 8 sts, 2 tr in next st, * tr in next9 sts, 2 tr in next st; repeat from * 9 times. [110 tr]
Round 9: Ch 2, turn. Tr in next 9 sts, 2 tr in next st, * tr in next10 sts, 2 tr in next st; repeat from * 9 times. [120 tr]
Round 10: Ch 2, turn. Tr in next 10 sts, 2 tr in next st, * tr in next11 sts, 2 tr in next st; repeat from * 9 times. [130 tr]
Round 11: Ch 2, turn. Tr in next 11 sts, 2 tr in next st, * tr in next12 sts, 2 tr in next st; repeat from * 9 times. [140 tr]
Round 12: Ch 2, turn. Tr in next 12 sts, 2 tr in next st, * tr in next13 sts, 2 tr in next st; repeat from * 9 times. [150 tr]
Round 13: Ch 2, turn. Tr in next 13 sts, 2 tr in next st, * tr in next14 sts, 2tr in next st; repeat from * 9 times. [160 tr]
Round 14: Ch 2, turn. Tr in next 14 sts, 2 tr in next st, * tr in next15 sts, 2 tr in next st; repeat from * 9 times. [170 tr]
Tie off yarn and weave in ends.
Need to make it bigger? You can find the Medium and Large instructions in this PDF pattern.
ATTACHMENTS (to be used to secure the tree skirt in place)
Cut 48 inches of yarn from the ball and fold in half in order to work with 2 strands. Pull folded end of yarn through the first stitch of row 1. Ch 10 using both strands of yarn and weave in ends.
Repeat on the other side.
You will then do this evenly across the tree skirt opening 3-6 more times (depending on personal preference) with the final attachments in your last row.
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12 Comments
Chelsea
December 3, 2019 at 4:44 pmHello, I would love to make the medium pattern but I can’t seem to open the PDF version, is there anyway you could e-mail it to me?
BellaCocoTeam
December 5, 2019 at 11:26 amHi Chelsea, only the small one is free if you wish to make the medium or large one you can purchase a low cost PDF pattern here:- http://bit.ly/AlpineTreeSkirt Thanks Sarah-Jayne 🙂
Chelsea
December 10, 2019 at 6:10 amThank you! The link is now working and I have bought the pattern! So excited to try it out!
philippa
December 8, 2019 at 6:31 pmI’ve just finished my medium. Love this yarn – never used it before and feeling for the stitches took a bit of practice. I want to make a snuggly jumper out of it now!
I ended up staggering the increases on the odd-numbered rows from about row 7 onwards (by splitting the first repeat, if that makes sense!) otherwise the increases were sitting on top of each other too often and I was ending up with slightly noticeable corners and I wanted more of a perfect circle.
Lovely design Sarah-Jayne, thank you
BellaCocoTeam
December 9, 2019 at 7:14 pmYou’re very welcome 🙂
Chelsea
December 10, 2019 at 6:11 amThank you! The link is now working and I have bought the pattern! So excited to try it out!
Allison
August 10, 2020 at 3:40 pmHello,
Wondering what I would do if I wanted an even larger shirt. I have a very large tree.
BellaCocoTeam
August 11, 2020 at 5:12 pmHi Allison A simple way to make a larger skirt would be to use a larger hook – you could even try using two strands of the yarn held together. The low cost pattern which includes instructions to make the medium and large size skirt can also be found on my blog here: https://bellacocoblog.frogspark.agency/crochet-tree-skirt-free-pattern/
Barbara
November 21, 2020 at 3:08 amI found the video to be wanting in clear and complete instructions. Since this was ny first time using a video to learn a new pattern or stitch, I feel you should have made it a little more clearer about going onto this website. I also followed the instructions as clearly as they were presented and was surprised that you did not use the same stitch throughout. You also went so fast that I had to constantly pause the video
BellaCocoTeam
November 23, 2020 at 6:03 pmHi Barbara I’m sorry you found the tutorial to be not clear enough and too fast to follow easily; if it helps, you can adjust the playback speed in the settings under the video to make it slower. The pattern does in fact use the same stitch throughout (UK treble) but at some points in the video I do say to make a double crochet stitch – this is an error on my behalf, as noted in the written pattern, and you should in fact be making treble crochet stitches. I hope this helps
Denise
November 28, 2021 at 11:30 pmCan I get a PDF for the large alpine tree skirt?
BellaCocoTeam
November 30, 2021 at 4:25 pmHi Denise you can purchase the low cost PDF pattern for the large tree skirt which can be found on my blog at bellacocoblog.frogspark.agency 🙂