Country Christmas Tree Skirt CAL – Part 4

Welcome to Part 4 of the Country Christmas Tree Skirt CAL! This week we will start with the basket weave border.

There’s still time to join the Country Christmas Tree Skirt CAL! Get all the details HERE!

Country Christmas Tree Skirt CAL – Part 4

Get part 2 for free below or purchase the full ad-free, printable PDF in my Etsy Shop or Ravelry Shop (at a special price of $3 for a limited time)

PIN for later HERE

Add to your Ravelry Queue HERE

Materials
15 skeins WeCrochet Dishie in Linen (2850 yds of any worsted weight (4) cotton or acrylic would work)
I/5.5 mm hook
yarn needle
scissors

Level
intermediate

Pattern notes & stitches to know
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
fpdc – front post double crochet
bpdc – back post double crochet

The basketweave stitch starts in the next section.

This section works up tighter than the 1st part. This will cause some bunching in the center, but it will lay nicely over a tree stand. To make this section looser, a bigger hook can be used (optional).

BASKETWEAVE STITCH VIDEO TUTORIAL

-ch 2 counts as hdc

Ch 39

Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from the hook and across, join to the last sc of the last row with a sl st (38 sc)

Row 2: sl st to the next stitch of the last row (this counts as a ch 1), turn, dc in each stitch across (38 dc)

Row 3: ch 2, turn, *fpdc in 3 stitches, bpdc in 3 stitches* repeat from * to * across to last stitch, sc in last stitch, sl st to the last row (38)

Row 4: sl st to the next stitch of the last row (this counts as a ch 1), turn, sc in first stitch, *fpdc in 3 stitches, bpdc in 3 stitches* repeat from * to * across to turning ch, hdc in turning ch (38)

Row 5: ch 2, turn, *fpdc in 3 stitches, bpdc in 3 stitches* repeat from * to * across to last stitch, sc in last stitch, sl st to next stitch in the last row of tree skirt (38)

Row 6:  sl st to next stitch, turn, sc in first stitch, *bpdc in 3 stitches, fpdc in 3 stitches* repeat from * to * across to turning ch, hdc in turning ch (38)

Row 7: ch 2, turn, *bpdc in 3 stitches, fpdc in 3 stitches* repeat from * to * across to last stitch, sc in last stitch, sl st to next stitch in the last row of tree skirt (38)

Row 8: sl st to next stitch, turn, sc in first stitch, *bpdc in 3 stitches, fpdc in 3 stitches* repeat from * to * across to turning ch, hdc in turning ch (38)

Row 9: ch 2, turn, *fpdc in 3 stitches, bpdc in 3 stitches* repeat from * to * across to last stitch, sc in last stitch, sl st to next stitch in the last row of tree skirt (38)

Row 10: sl st to next stitch, turn, sc in first stitch, *fpdc in 3 stitches, bpdc in 3 stitches* repeat from * to * across to turning ch, hdc in turning ch (38)

Row 11: ch 2, turn, *fpdc in 3 stitches, bpdc in 3 stitches* repeat from * to * across to last stitch, sc in last stitch, sl st to next stitch in the last row of tree skirt (38)

Repeat rows 6 – 11 to row 112 (or approx 1/3 of the way around)

And that’s it for Part 4! I’ll see you here next week for Part 5!

Looking for more patterns? Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest! Please share a pic of your finished product with me. I’d love to see it!