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Crochet Poinsettia Tree Skirt + Premier Yarns Giveaway

December 5, 2016 by FaveCrafts

Today is Day 1 of our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway. You can enter each day to win the prize of the day! Contest rules and how to enter are below.

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Today’s Project

On the first day of our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway, my true love gave to me…this Crochet Poinsettia Tree Skirt from Premier Yarns!

Premier poinsettia tree skirt project

 

Poinsettia Tree Skirt

Designed by Premier Yarns Design Team

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

72” x 72”

MATERIALS

Premier® Yarns Premier Home™ Cotton Glitz (83% cotton, 15% polyester, 2% metallic; 280gm/490 yds)

  • #77-03 Green Gold (MC) – 3 balls
  • #77-01 Silver White (CC1) – 2 balls
  • #77-02 Red Gold (CC2) – 2 balls

Hook: US Size I-9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions: Tapestry needle

GAUGE

Motif = 6½” x 7½”

Save time, check your gauge.

STITCH GUIDE

Spike Cluster (SP-CL): [Yo, insert hk in ch-1 sp 2 rows below, yo and bring up a loose lp, yo and draw through 2 lps on hk] 3 times, yo and draw through all lps on hk.

Poinsettia Motif

With CC, ch 4, sl st in 1st ch to form a ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc throughout), dc in ring, [ch 2, 2 dc in ring] 5 times, ch 2, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 to join – 6 ch-2 sps.

Rnd 2: Sl st to 1st ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp, [ch 1, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch-2 sp] 5 times, ch 1, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 to join – 6 ch-2 sps.

Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in next dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in next 2 dc, ch 1, [dc in next 2 dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in next 2 dc, ch 1] 5 times, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 to join. Fasten off. Cut CC.

Rnd 4: Join MC in any ch-2 corner sp, ch 5 (counts as 1st dc and ch 2), dc in same sp, * dc in next 3 dc, work SP-CL in ch-1 sp from Rnd 2, dc in next 3 dc, ** (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp; rep from * 5 more times, ending last rep at **, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-5 to join. Fasten off.

Join as you go: To join Motifs as you make then, rather than sewing them together at the end, on Rnd 4, when you reach a corner with an existing Motif to join to, replace a ch with a sl st in the adjoining Motif. Each corner if joined to 2 Motifs, if both Motifs are ready to be joined to, then replace the ch-2 with a sl st in the 1st Motif, then a sl st in the 2nd Motif.

TREE SKIRT

Make 108 Motifs,66 with CC1 for Rnds 1-3 and 42 with CC2 for Rnds 1-3. Join them into a Tree Skirt as shown on the Assembly Diagram, leaving an opening along the dark black line to allow Tree Skirt to be placed around tree.

FINISHING

With MC, work 1 rnd of single crochet around outer edge of Tree Skirt, back opening, and inner edge.

Weave in ends.

Abbreviations

beg begin(ing)

CC contrasting color

ch chain

dc double crochet

hk hook

lp(s) loop(s)

rep repeat(ing)

rnd(s) round(s)

sc single crochet

sl st slip stitch

sp space

yo yarn over

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Premier

Premier Yarns is an international manufacturer and distributor of hi-quality yarns for knitting and crochet. Their products include incredibly soft yarns in a variety of weights, textures, colors and unique prints and are available in craft stores across the US and Canada.

 

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