❀ ✿ Neat Knit Christmas Tree ✿ ❀ DIY, Recycle... you know☻

        Yep, Christmas is close and that changes everything! Even the theme of my posts- today we get our knitting needles moving! Last year I made this heart warming tree and I promise you can make it quickly if you are a little familiar with knitting - I am more than familiar but looking at my pattern descriptions feels like trying to read hieroglyphs or a letter from the future rather than a letter from the past - did I really get hold of this nerdy knitting language last year?☺ Darn right!   (Those of you who are familiar with knitting abbrev. and diagrams will pfff! into laughter considering the amount of info I needed to explain my tree!)

Check here what is what http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knitting_abbreviations and if anything is not clear pls ask - I will try and remember what I meant by attempting a lil Christmas tree this year too! A necessary selection:

• type of stitch (st= stitch)
  

k means a knit stitch and p means a purl stitch. Thus, "k2, p2", means "knit two stitches, purl two stitches".

• scope of stitch

The modifier tog indicates that the stitches should be knitted together, e.g., "k2tog" indicates that two stitches should be knitted together as though they were one stitch.

• increases

kfb or pfb means "knit or purl into the front and back of a stitch".

• repetition of stitches

Patterns of stitches that should be repeated for as many stitches as possible are enclosed in asterisks *...*. For example, "*k2,p2*" means "repeatedly knit two stitches, purl two stitches as long as possible, i.e., until there are fewer than four stitches left in the row".

Materials:

·  small amount of acrylic, wool or blend knitting yarn in green, one or three shades

·  small amount of brown yarn for tree trunk

·  small amount of any yarn for embroidery , or sew on sequins or beads as ornaments

·  small amount of paper you want to recycle (or fabric scraps).

·  1 pr. US size 6 / UK size 8 / 4.0 mm needles.

Starting at top of tree, with color desired for tree, cast on 3 sts.
Knit across.

Row 2 (3 sts): K1, K across row.

Row 3 (4 sts): K1, KFB, K1

Row 4 (4 sts): K1, K across row

Row 5 (6 sts): K1, KFB, KFB, K1

Row 6 (6 sts): K

Row 7 (8 sts): K1, KFB, K1, KFB, K1, K1

Row 8 (8 sts): K

Row 9 (11 sts): K1, *KFB, K1*3, K1

Row 10 (11 sts): K

Row 11 (16 sts): K1, *KFB, K1*5
Row 12 (16 sts): K
Row 13 (23 sts): K1, *KFB, K1*7, K1
Row 14 (23 sts): K
Row 15 (33 sts): K1, K1,*KFB, K1*10, K1
Row 16 (33 sts): K
Row 17 (48 sts): K1, K1, *KFB, K1*15, K1
Row 18 (48 sts): K
Row 19 (71 sts): K1, *KFB, K1*23, K1

Row 20 (36 sts): K1, *K2 tog*35

Row 21 (19 sts): K1, *K2 tog*17, K1

Row 22 (11 sts): K1, *K2 tog*8, K1, K1

Change colour if desired

Row 23 -32: repeat rows 10-19 (11-71 sts)

Row 33 (71 sts): K

Row 34 (105 sts): K1, K1, *KFB, K1*34, K1

Row 35 (105 sts): K

Row 36 (71 sts): K1, *K2 tog, K1*34

Row 37 (71 sts): K

Rows 38-40: repeat rows 20-22 (36-11 sts)

Change colour if desired

Rows 41-58: repeat rows 23-40 (11-11 sts)

Change colour for the trunk

Rows 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73 (11 sts): K

Rows 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70,72, 74 (11 sts): P

Row 75 (6 sts): K1, *K2 tog*5

Row 76 (3 sts): *K2 tog*3

Row 77(1 sts): K3 tog

Fasten off. The end! Of course, stitch the two sides together on the wrong side, except for the trunk, reverse, fill if desired and stitch the trunk too!

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❉ You can use it as an accessory to Christmas gifting... 

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If you choose to fill it you can use little bits of recycled paper or fabric scraps - it really looks nice! If you want to make it even nicer decorate it with beads and crocheted strands- it's a small tree that will fill your night stand or dinner table with Christmas joy  - and your heart too!

Ah! The tree stand is maybe the best part! I cut open an aluminium beer can and then made a strand with a pair of zig-zag scissors! I curled it and then it was perfect for holding the trunk!


Have a fun merry pre-Christmas! 
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