6-Day Star Holiday Tree Skirt
A variation of the classic crochet pattern the
6-Day Kid Blanket by Betty McKnit
Introduction
This pattern is an adaptation of the 6-Day Star Blanket by Betty McKnit.
This pattern creates a slightly more than circular star-shaped skirt with an opening to wrap around your Christmas or Holiday tree. It has nine points (it is more than circular so two of the points are overlapping in the photo. If you would like to make a Tree Skirt without the opening and just a hole in the center to put on an artificial tree, you can use the original 6-Day Star, Superstar or Supernova patterns and make an opening in the center by chaining 28, join and work one round of sc, and then pick up the pattern on Setup Round 3.
There are tree skirt adaptations with openings for the 6-Day Superstar and the 6-Day Supernova as well.
Finished Size: approx. 32” across, easy to upsize.
Materials:
Yarn: 1100 yards of #4 Worsted Weight Yarn in Holiday colors (or more of colors A and B for a larger tree skirt)
Shown in
Color A: Big Twist Value Emerald Green
Color B: Big Twist Twinkle Red
Color C: Big Twist Value White
(one skein of each)
Hook: Furls Streamline Size I (6 mm)
Gauge: 13 sts and 14 rows in sc over 4”
Skill Level: Easy
Abbreviations
bet: between
ch: chain
dc: double crochet
dc3tog: double crochet 3 together cluster
rsc: reverse single crochet
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
sp(s): space or spaces
st(s): stitch(es)
Special Stitches:
dc3tog (cluster) – this stitch is a cluster, not a decrease. It is worked as follows: yo, pull up a loop, pull through two loops, *yo, pull up a loop IN THE SAME STITCH/SPACE, pull through two loops, repeat from *, yo and pull through all loops on the hook. dc3tog complete.
About the row numbers:
In order to provide consistency across all of the 6DKB pattern variations, I’ve numbered the rows to correspond to the original 6-Day Kid Blanket pattern. The cluster rows are always Row or Row 2 and 3, the dc rows are always Row or Row 5 and 6, and the sc rows are always Row or Row 4 and 7. This makes it easy to adapt any pattern to the Snowflake Effect, Half Snowflake, Popsicle, or the original Vivid Chevrons.
I will give color changes for the stripes pictured, but you can stripe your skirt any way you like.
Work into st below the turning chain unless directed otherwise.
Begin Pattern
With Color A ch 35
Turn
Setup Row 1: starting from second st from the hook, sc across.
Turn
Set-up Row 2: ch 2, dc in same st, *ch 3, 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc, repeat from * to last sc, ch 3, dc in last sc. (9 ch 3 sps and 8 ch 1 sp. Note: 2 dc are NOT made in the same st.)
Turn
Set-up Row 3: ch 3, [3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in ch 3 sp. *dc3tog in ch 1 sp, [3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in ch 3 sp, repeat from * across, dc in top of turning chain.
turn
Set-up Row 4: ch 3, *[3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in ch 3 sp, dc3tog in next 2 sps, repeat from * to last peak, [3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in last ch 3 sp, dc in turning ch.
Turn
Set-Up Row 5: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each st across, working 3 sc in ch 3 sps, finish by sc in turning ch.
Turn
Set Up Row 6: ch 3, counting the st under your ch, sk 2, 3 dc, *[5 dc in center sc from row below], 4 dc, sk 2, 4 dc, repeat from *, 3 dc, sk 1, dc in last sc.
Turn
Set Up Row 7: ch 3, counting the st under your ch, sk 2, 4 dc, *[5 dc in center dc from row below], 5 dc, sk 2, 5 dc, repeat from * to last , 4 dc, sk 1, dc in turning ch.
Turn
Change to Color B.
Set Up Row 8: ch 1, sc in same sp, 6 sc, *4 sc in center dc, 14 sc, repeat from * to last peak, 4 sc in center dc, 6 sc, sc in turning ch.
Turn
You will be guided to work the rows in the proper order; don’t let the numbers throw you off or overthink a change in the sequence. Trust the pattern, it works!
Proceed to Row 2 and Change to Color C.
Row 2: ch 3, counting the st under your chain, sk 3, 3 dc in next sc, *[sk 2, 3 dc in next st], repeat from * to top of the mountain, [3dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in third of 4 sc, **[sk 2, 3 dc in next st], repeat from ** making last 3 dc in the third sc from the center valley st, sk 2, dc3tog in the center valley st, repeat from * to end, sk 1, dc in last st.
Turn
Row 3: ch 3, sk sp between turning ch and next 3 dc group, *3 dc in next sp, repeat from * to top of the mountain, [3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in ch 3 sp, **3 dc in next sp, repeat to the valley, dc3tog in sps before and after the dc3tog in the row below, repeat from * to end, dc in last turning ch sp.
Turn
Change to Color B.
Row 4: ch 1, sc in same sp, 9 (15, 21, 27…) sc, * 3 sc in ch 3 sp, 20 (32, 44, 56…) sc, repeat from * to last ch 3 sp, 3 sc in ch 3 sp, 9 (15, 21, 27…) sc, sc in turning ch.
On subsequent sc rows, the number of scs on either side of the mountain will increase by 6. The numbers in parentheses show the number of scs on each subsequent repeat of the pattern.
Turn
Change to Color A
Row 5: ch 3, counting the st beneath your ch, sk 2, 9 (15, 21, 27…) dc, *[5 dc in center sc from row below], 10 (16, 22, 28…), dc, sk 2, 10 (16, 22, 28…) dc, repeat from *, 9 (15, 21, 27…) dc, sk 1, dc in last st.
Turn
Row 6: ch 3, counting the st beneath your ch, sk 2, 10 (16, 22, 28…) dc, *[5 dc in center dc from row below], 11 (17, 23, 29…) dc, sk 2, 11, (17, 23, 29…) dc, repeat from *, 10 (16, 22, 28…) dc, sk 1, dc in top of turning ch.
Turn
Change to Color B
Row 7: ch 1, sc in same st and each st across, making 4 sc in each center of 5 dc from the row below. (You should have 13 (19, 25, 31…) sc on each side of the peak and 4 sc in each center dc st).
Turn
Repeat Rows 2-7 to desired length
You can repeat rows 1-4 if you like. This pattern can end on row 7 or 4.
Edging
And the end of your last row (which should be a single crochet row), make 3 sc in the last stitch. Begin working down the sides of your rows to finish off the opening of the skirt. Use the turning chains, the sc and dc stitches as foundation chains, working under 2 threads of each stitch and leaving one thread below.
There is no set rule for how many stitches you should put into the side of each stitch. If you chained 4 to turn or did edc so that your edges would not curl, you probably will have to skip some stitches periodically. Find out what works for your tension. Lay your work down often and check to make sure that your edge does not ruffle (too many stitches) or pull (too few).
When you get to the corner where the side edge meets your starting ch, work 3 sc in first st, work across the bottom of your starting ch and put 3 sc in the last st. Continue working up the side of your rows working sc into the stitches as before. Fasten off.
Border
Option 1: rsc
Join the color of your choice and work a row of rsc to edge the blanket, skipping one stitch in each valley. If your blanket edge ruffles, skip one st every 4-5 stitches.
Option 2: Candy Cane Edge:
Candy Cane Stripes use Red for Color and White for Color B.
Join Color A with standing sc to any stitch. ch 3. *Drop Color A from your hook, join Color B with standing sc to the next st, ch 3. Drop Color B from your hook, and working in front of Color B sc ch 3 with Color A. Repeat from to the end.
Hints for working this edge:
- be prepared. It takes forever.
- Take time to lay your work down often and check for ruffling. If your edge ruffles, you should skip a stitch every 5 or even 3 stitches to keep your work flat. You can see in my photos that I did not follow my own advice and I didn’t skip at all, and my edge ruffles. I’ll redo it someday because it’s driving me crazy. Don’t be a Lazy Betty. Lay your work down and check it.
- Your yarn will twist if you don’t take measures to untwist it. I suggest keeping the ball of Color A stationary, and move the ball of Color B under or over Color A every time you use it. If you don’t you will have to stop occasionally and untwist your yarns.
Fasten off. Weave in all ends.
Pattern Tested by KD Wright, Peta Gehrmann, Kay Jacobs, Julie Sipe, Trish Holmburg, Jackie Warnock.
Special thanks to KD Wright for their work on the development of this pattern and to the citizens of the Betty McKnitiverse who rush-order tested this pattern.
Join us in the 6-Day Kid Blanket Facebook Group for help with this pattern. Video tutorials for the 6-Day Star Blankets, which you may find helpful in working this pattern, are available on my YouTube Channel.
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This pattern is 100% original and the intellectual property of Betty McKnit/Beth Elliott. This pattern, The 6-Day Kid Blanket, “6DKB,” 6-Day Star Blanket, and derivative works are protected by copyright. Publishing translations, corrections, variations, or tutorials of this pattern, online or elsewhere without written permission from the owner is a violation of copyright.
The stitch pattern is “Vivid Chevrons” #110 from 200 Ripple Stitch Patterns by Jan Eaton inspired this design.
Reprinted with permission from Quarto Publishing.
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