Instructions 
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You will need 4 balls (100 grams each) Paton's "Canadiana" worsted weight yarn in Cardinal #5 (MC) and White #1 (CC), 7 yards 3/8 inch ribbon and size H crochet hook, or size needed to obtain given gauge.
(I made this tree skirt using Red Heart Yarn and it works great!)
Gauge: 14 sts equal 4 inches
7 rows equal 4 inches in
dc
TREE SKIRT. Row 1: (Right Side) With MC, ch 100, dc in 4th ch from hook (turning ch counts as 1 dc), dc in next 12 ch, *(dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch, dc in next 13 ch; repeat from * to last 14 sts, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch, dc in next 12 ch, 2 dc in last ch, ch 3 (counts as first st of next row). Turn.
Row 2: dc in first dc and in each dc to next ch-2 sp, (dc, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp) 6 times, dc in next dc and in each dc to last st, 2 dc in top of turning ch, ch 3, turn.
Repeat Row 2 until 9 rows have been completed and there are 31 sts between ch-2 sps.
Repeat Row 2 for pattern and work in stripe pattern as follows: * *4 rows CC, 1 row MC, 4 rows CC,* * 9 rows MC; repeat from * * to * * once more, ending with a wrong side row - 85 sts between ch-2 sps. Fasten off.
Trim: With right side facing, join MC to upper back
opening, work a row of sc evenly along side to lower edge, turn, working
across lower edge, ch 1, sc in first st, sk next st, 8 tr in next st , sk
next 3 sts, sc in next st, sk next 3 sts; repeat from * to last 3 sts
before ch-2 sp, 8 tr in next St, sk next 2 sts, (dc, ch 2, dc in ch- 2
sp), sk next 2 sts] 6 times, 8 tr in next st, sk next 3 sts, sc in next
st, sk next 3 sts; repeat from to last 2 sts, sk next st, sc in top of
turning ch, ch 1, turn and work a row of sc evenly along side edge to
upper opening. Fasten off.
Weave ribbon through ch-2 sps. Sew bows in corners.
Finished tree skirt measures approximately 48 inches in diameter.
