Customer Reviews for ANNIE'S SIGNATURE DESIGNS: Crocodile Knit Christmas Tree Pattern |
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November 25, 2021
K. C
Fun and beautiful tree! I benefited from reading the comments and replies...clearly many are confused by Row 6, and it would seem that the pattern should be edited to contain the explanation and detail. Also, at first, I didn't realize that the video and the pictures in the pattern are not as the pattern is actually knit the crocodile scale has more stitches than the video, and the scales are not exactly offset as they appear in the pattern pictures. Other than that, the pattern is well-written and it helps to have the stitch count along the way.
November 22, 2020
Barbara K
Difficult, but once muscle memory clicked in for the crocodile stitch it was not so bad. I love a challenge and have made two so far. I used a regular floral cone to support the height and fed a fine wire through the bottom row to make the circle. It works very well. Received many compliments.
January 23, 2019
Barbara W
Hardest pattern I have ever tried to follow. Sorry, but this will be an UFO for me.
November 9, 2018
Marelva I
Hi Annie,
This pattern is knit but is this available in crochet too..?
Love to make myself one of this but in crochet, thank you, greetings
This pattern is knit but is this available in crochet too..?
Love to make myself one of this but in crochet, thank you, greetings
June 11, 2018
Rosanne H
Can't wait to make this. Love the crocodile stitch. Once made a hooded shawl from it. This will be a perfect Christmas decoration!!!
October 12, 2015
Elaine H
After restarting several times, I am finally about half finished with the tree; exciting but somewhat challenging project for a fairly new knitter!! I am eager to complete the tree, but now am having difficulty in finding a 15" Styrofoam cone (24" circumference) for the base of the tree. Do you have suggestion as to where I could order one that specific size?
It is beneficial to read the comments from others working on the project. Thanks!
It is beneficial to read the comments from others working on the project. Thanks!
Annie's Customer Service
Elaine - We don't have a source for a 15 x 24" styrofoam cone, but you can find a 15 x 5" at Joann.com. If you use that size cone, you can fill out the tree shape using scrunched up tissue paper or other paper.
July 10, 2015
Ingra F
I am left handed and I am having trouble with the scale. I love the pattern and how its looks, can someone help me with the scales so I can do the pattern.
Annie's Customer Service
Ingra - We are happy that we could give you some tips on working this pattern for a leftie.
December 3, 2014
Rose P
I love the tree! I am pretty sure I am doing the pattern right but my question is. The scales will not lay flat. They roll up and I want them to look like the picture. Help, what am I doing wrong? Should the tree be blocked before I sew it together. Any suggestions would be most helpful. Sure would love to finish it by the end of next week.
Annie's Customer Service
Rose - I have a few suggestions / helpful hints for you.
1. If you are using a different yarn then the pattern calls for, it may lay differently.
2. If you bind off each scale too tightly, it will curl up on you more. You might try using a needle one size larger for the bind off stitches just to help keep it loose.
3. The pattern doesn't call for blocking the finished piece. However, you could block before seaming to help smooth everything out a bit more.
November 28, 2014
Jayne F
Help, love this pattern and after a few false starts am doing quite well. However in row 5-7 it says to knit rows 1-3. Have done this a few times but the scales don't seem to lay in the gap of the scales below. They seem to lay on top of the scales of the first set. Do I start row 5 from where the asterisk is on row 1 or just knit as it states.
Hope this makes sense, Thanks in advance.
Jayne
Hope this makes sense, Thanks in advance.
Jayne
Annie's Customer Service
Jayne - You should repeat it exactly the way the rows 1-3 were knitted before. The way it works is that the scales eventually will be spread out. The look will be that they not are on top of each other, but in reality they are not exactly in-between each other either. They will be, sometimes, a bit more on top and sometimes, a bit less on top. Since you are dec on the WS rows, they will not end up in the same position even if you work the row 1 exactly the same way each time.
November 23, 2014
Marianne T
I initially had problems with the scale pattern. I could not get the correct stitch count in the first row of scales. I found my problem to be in Row 6 of the scale pattern. It says to K1, bind off next 9 stitches. It should be bind off next 10 or bind off the rest of the scale, then P1 from LH needle. More clarity would be good there. Perhaps its semantics but once I figured that out the pattern has been moving along nicely.
Annie's Customer Service
Marianne - When you finish Row 5, you have 11 scale stitches on the needle. On Row 6, you k1, then bind off the next 9 stitches; that process uses up all 11 of the scale stitches. Then you purl 1 stitch from the left needle, so you will be purling one of the non-scale stitches. Finally, you pass the last scale stitch (that was left over after you completed the bind-off) over the stitch that you just purled, then turn to work Row 7.