Cabin In The Woods Christmas Tree Skirt CAL Section 1

Welcome to the new and exciting Cabin In The Woods Christmas Tree Skirt CAL!  I am so thrilled you are joining me in crocheting your very own Christmas tree skirt to decorate your home this year.  This crochet pattern is considered an Intermediate skill level, HOWEVER, along with the written pattern, I have created a full video tutorial of each section.  These video tutorials show and explain the variety of stitches used in this pattern and should help you know exactly how to work each stitch along with specific stitch placements.  

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We'll start this project with an arrow stitch.  It's one of my favorite crochet stitches to look at and I hope you'll enjoy it too.  It may seem like a tougher stitch to work but once you get the hang of it, it's a breeze!  Hopefully you will find the video tutorial helpful.

Here's what we'll work together in Section 1:

Materials/Info:
       Stitch marker
       Hook size: J/10-5.75mm
       Gauge: 14 hdc & 13 rows = 4"                                                  
​Stitch Abbreviations: 
       st(s) – stitch(es)         
       ch – chain 
       sl st – slip stitch 
       yo - yarn over
       sc - single crochet
       hdc – half double crochet

Special Stitch
Front Post Treble Crochet (FPtr): Yo twice, insert hook from front to back to front around post of indicated st, yo, pull up a loop, (yo, pull through 2 loops on hook)3x

Notes: 

1. Instructions with *to* are to be worked once and then repeated the number of times indicated
   
2. Instructions with [..] are only worked the number of times indicated to the right of the bracket 
   
3. When working the rows with FPtr’s to form Arrows, you will work in the top of every stitch of the current row unless otherwise noted.  You may want to place a stitch marker in the top of the end post stitches to make sure they are used in following rows
   
4. Odd rows are Right side facing
   
5. If you prefer to work a basic chain, chain 48, turn and hdc in 3rd chain from hook and each chain across for a total of 46 hdc for row 1
   

Row 1: Work a hdc foundation chain of 46

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat from *to* across (69 sc)

Rows 3-4: Ch 1, turn, hdc in each st across (69 hdc)

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, skip first two sts 2 rows below, FPtr around next st 2 rows below (place a stitch marker in top of first FPtr to make sure it’s used in the next row), working behind FPtr just made, hdc in first 3 sts, *skip next two sts 2 rows below, FPtr around next st 2 rows below, working behind FPtr just made, hdc in next 3 sts,* repeat from *to* across  (69 hdc, 23 FPtr)

Row 6: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, sc in each st across to end st, 2 sc in end st (94 sc)

Row 7: Ch 1, turn, hdc in next 6 sts, FPtr around first FPtr 2 rows below, *hdc in next 4 sts, FPtr around next FPtr 2 rows below,* repeat from *to* across (94 hdc, 23 FPtr)

Row 8: ch 1, turn, *hdc in next 8 sts, 2 hdc in next st,* repeat from *to * across (130 hdc)

Gauge: 10” diameter

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