Jólaskjól - Christmas Tree Skirt - Knitting Kit
Álafosslopi Christmas tree skirt in dusk red and white colourwork · one size, 122 cm across
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Just want the pattern? The Jólaskjól pattern on its own is $8.00 — a PDF, emailed right after purchase. The kit above has the pattern and all the yarn.
- 11 balls of Álafosslopi in 2 colours
- Lopi 38, no. 21 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- One size · 122 cm in diameter
Overview
What's in the kit
Jólaskjól is a festive Christmas tree skirt with traditional Icelandic colourwork — finally the holiday tree gets its own lopapeysa. Designed with Nordic homes in mind that celebrate life, winter solstice and Christmas, it is knitted in the round from the outer edge in toward the center, with a steek opening so it wraps around the tree, finished with crocheted button bands. The colourwork pattern is charted only.
Included
- Icelandic Álafosslopi wool yarn — everything needed to knit the tree skirt
- Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
- Knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles
Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · one size
A 1238 Dusk Red — 7
B 0051 White — 4
Size (one size)
Diameter: 122 cm / 48″
Length from cast-on edge to bind-off: 56 cm / 22″
Gauge
13 sts × 18 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 6 mm needles.
Needles and tools used in the pattern
6 mm (US 10) circular needles, 40–100+ cm
6 mm double pointed needles
6 mm (US J/10) crochet hook (for the button bands)
Not included
Knitting needles and crochet hook, unless you choose the kit with needles.
7 buttons for the closure — available separately.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 38.
More info — yarn, care, shipping & returns
Genuine Ístex lopi — the same wool Icelanders knit with, spun in Iceland from the fleece of Icelandic sheep. No substitutes.
Care of the finished garment — air out between wears; hand wash cool and dry flat. Full care guide
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Why you'll love it
- A lopapeysa for the treeIn the pattern’s words, the holiday tree finally gets its own lopapeysa — made for Nordic homes that celebrate life, winter solstice and Christmas.
- Red and white colourworkDusk red and white patterns circle the outer part of the skirt, and plain dusk red rises in wedges towards the centre.
- Knitted from the edge inYou cast on 481 stitches at the outer edge and decrease round by round until 43 stitches remain at the centre.
- Opens to wrap the trunkKnitted in the round, then machine-stitched and cut open; crocheted bands with seven button loops close it around the tree.
- Your own two coloursKeep dusk red and white, or choose other Álafosslopi shades for either colour in the colour picker, at no charge.
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