Sunburst Tree Skirt

I saw this pattern in Interweave Knits 2009 “Holiday Gifts” edition and had to make it for my first full height, real Christmas tree.  Having grown up with fake trees I never gave any thought to hiding the very unattractive tree dish.  The pattern is called “Sunburst Throw” by Daniel Yuhas whose website has instructions for a very cool cast on method called “Diasappearing Loop Cast On.”  I knitted the skirt using 3 skeins (478 yds. per skein) of Cascade Eco Wool.  My version is larger than what the pattern instructed, and I opted to not do the ruffle bind off.  In the end I had 969 stitches and a finished piece that was equivalent to a man’s x-large sweater.  I would have made it larger but given that we’ve had our tree for almost 2 weeks and that Christmas is a week away, I had to stop so we could decorate it!  And I ran out of yarn.

Hot off the needles

Finished Tree