In this post, you will see a Christmas tree skirt pattern.
This chunky knitted Christmas tree skirt is fast and easy to make, all you need is a few supplies and an afternoon to get knitting!
Scroll down for the free pattern or you can purchase a printer-friendly ad-free PDF here.
Making a chunky hand-knit length that can wrap around the bottom of your tree to hide the unsightly stand is really easy with this pattern.
This cover-up is simply made, knit in one long length, then wrapped around the stand.
Pom-poms were added in large and extra-large sizes in red and white yarn.
Knit with a soft alpaca wool blend, this really is a project that you will want to make!
A Chunky Knit Christmas Tree Skirt
When you finish putting the tree up and you look at how beautiful it is….your eyes travel down to the stand and it doesn’t look quite right.
So the only thing that will finish it off properly is a handmade white tree skirt to hide that stand!
This knitted option is not only fast to make but it feels really cosy.
You can make in any colour and add more or fewer pom poms to the outer edge.
More Home Decor Patterns
This tree skirt pattern is great for any beginners who are learning how to knit.
For more free patterns that have been knit with 25mm (US 50) size needles please take a look at these posts:
- Easy Squishy Knit Throw Blanket Pattern
- Chunky Cable Blanket Knitting Pattern
- Christmas Throw Blanket Pattern
- Free Christmas Knitting Patterns
Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern:
- You should be comfortable casting on and casting off, as well as knitting in garter stitch.
- You should also know how to purl – as this is a commonly used stitch.
- You should be comfortable knitting with two strands of yarn together.
- You should also be comfortable reading knitting patterns.
- And understanding knitting abbreviations and terms.
Christmas Tree Skirt Pattern
Get the inexpensive ad-free, printable PDF pattern HERE.
Notes
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Skill Level – Basic
The Supplies You Need
Yarn
Super Bulky/Super Chunky/14 Ply yarn. (Yarn Weight Guide)
Yarn Art Alpine Alpaca (150g/5,28oz/120m/131,23 yds) in the following colours:
- Red 434 x 1 skein
- Cream 433 x 6 skeins
Substitute yarn suggestion: Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick in Fisherman – you will need approx – 6 skeins.
Needles
Notions
Gauge
10 x 10 cm /4 x 4 inches = 4 sts and 6 rows
Size
Size of knitted length – Laying flat:
Length = 62 inches / 157 cm
Width = 26 inches / 66 cm
*You can make this shorter or longer – depending on the size of your Christmas tree.*
Abbreviations
- CO – Cast on
- Cont – Continue
- K = Knit
- P – Purl
- Rep = Repeat
- St(s) = Stitch(es)
Pattern
With two strands of yarn held together – Cast on 30 sts
Row 1: knit to the end of the row.
Row 2: Purl to the end of the row.
Rep rows 1 and 2 (to form stockinette stitch) until your knitted length measures 62 inches.
*You can make this shorter or longer – depending on the size of your Christmas tree.*
Cast off.
Weave in any loose ends.
Making Up
Add pom poms to one edge of the knitted length – I added 5 extra-large in white yarn and 6 in the large size.
I stitched the pom poms 4 inches / 10 cm apart.
Weave in all loose ends.
The tree skirt is not seamed together – you wrap it around your Christmas tree base loosely and arrange it like it is a blanket, with the pom poms at the front and the ends at the back of the base, hidden from view.
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Heather Harvey says
Hi just wondering if this pattern can be made using normal needles instead of circular ones and if so does it change the design at all thanks in advance x
Louise Bollanos says
Hello Heather,
Yes – you can indeed use 25mm (US 50) straight needles if you don’t have the circulars.
It will not change the pattern in any way.
I was knitting back and forth (flat) on the circulars anyway, I did not join in the round to make the Christmas tree skirt.
I used those needles because I got them for my chunky knit blanket patterns.
The circulars take the weight of the yarn because it can get really heavy with many stitches.
I hope that helps and you enjoy making the pattern!
Louise
Fatema says
Hi Louise,
I also have 25mm straight needles, would you need to seam it up at the end? If so, how large would the hole be, we have a pot stand that holds a real tree.
Many thanks,
Fatema
Louise Bollanos says
Hello Fatema,
I didn’t seam up my Christmas tree skirt, I wrapped it around the stand and overlapped it a little at the back.
It just makes it easier to move and you can rearrange it if you need to.
It looks like a super chunky blanket wrapped around the bottom of the tree.
I don’t think seaming it will work very well as the shape is too long to look right.
I hope that helps!
Louise
Maria says
I think my daughter would love this with different colored pompoms .. Any idea would much yardage it took to just make the skirt? Thank you.
Louise Bollanos says
Hello Maria,
You need – approx 131.23 yards of red and 918.61 yards of white = 1049.84 yards all together.
This may change if you add more pom poms.
I hope that helps!
Louise
Maria says
Thank you – that number 918.61 for the white – does that include some white pompoms? I thank you for your assistance. I think she wants just the skirt to be white with muli-color pompoms. Even a guess on yardage just for the white skirt only would be most appreciative.
Louise Bollanos says
Hi, Maria,
yes, that includes the skirt and pom-poms. The poms actually use quite a bit of yarn.
You could use perhaps 6 skeins just for the skirt (knit with two strands together) and then add another 1 or 2 skeins for the poms if you wanted to make them all white.
The yardage for each skein I used is in the pattern post under the yarn section.
I hope that helps!
Louise
Maria says
Yes, that helps. Thank you for taking the time to assist me and for sharing your beautiful patterns with everyone. The chunky cable blanket I made from your pattern is just so beautiful and cozy.. Happy Holidays.
Delyn Cronk says
Do you have a picture you could share of the tree skirt before it is wrapped around the tree?
I am looking forward to making this for my daughter! Thank you for sharing the pattern!
Louise Bollanos says
Hello Delyn,
I had that on my to-do list and have just added a photo showing the Christmas tree skirt laying flat.
I hope you enjoy the pattern!
Louise