TOOLS & SUPPLIES
- RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 (1, 2, 2) skeins 365 Coffee A, and 1 skein each 235 Lemon B, 726 Coral C, and 631 Light Sage D
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 4 mm [US G-6]
- Stitch markers, ¾” (2 cm) flat elastic (for waistband), yarn needle
- GAUGE: 13 sts = 4” (10 cm); 8 rows = 4” (10 cm) in double crochet. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
- RED HEART® Super Saver®, Art. E300 available in solid color 7 oz (198 g), 364 yd (333 m); prints, multis and heathers 5 oz (141 g), 236 yd (215 m), flecks 5 oz (141 g), 260 yds (238 m) skeins
Directions are for size Small. Changes for sizes Medium, Large and X-Large are in parentheses.
Finished Waist: 32 (34, 37, 39)” (81 (86, 94, 99) cm)
Finished Length: 14” (35.5 cm)
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Note
Skirt is worked in rounds, from the lower edge up to the waist.
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SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
dc2tog = [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops] 2 times, yarn over, draw through all loops on hook.
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Stripe Pattern
*Work 2 rounds with A, 1 round with B, 1 round with C, 1 round with D; repeat from * for Stripe pattern.
SKIRT
With A, ch 140 (148, 156, 164). Taking care not to twist ch, slip st in first ch to form a ring. Round 1 (Right Side): Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), dc in each ch around; join with slip st in top of beginning ch – 140 (148, 156, 164) dc. Round 2: Ch 3, dc in each dc around; join with slip st in top of beginning ch. Fasten off A. Place markers in 6 sts evenly spaced around last round. Round 3 (Decrease Round): With right side facing, join B with slip st in top of beginning ch, ch 3, [dc in each dc across to st before next marker, remove marker, dc2tog] 6 times, dc in each remaining dc to end of round; join with slip st in top of beginning ch – 134 (142, 150, 158) dc. Fasten off B. Round 4: With right side facing, join C with slip st in top of beginning ch, ch 3, dc in each dc around; join with slip st in top of beginning ch. Fasten off C. Round 5: With D, repeat Round 4. Fasten off D. Round 6: With A, repeat Round 4. Do not fasten off A. Round 7: Ch 3, dc in each dc around; join with slip st in top of beginning ch. Fasten off A. Round 8: With B, repeat Round 4. Fasten off B. Round 9: With C, repeat Round 4. Fasten off C. Place markers in 6 sts evenly spaced around last round. Round 10 (Decrease Round): With D, repeat Round 3 – 128 (136, 144,152). Fasten off D. Rounds 11-22: Continuing in Stripe pattern as established, repeat Rounds 8-10 four more times – 104 (112, 120, 128) dc on last round.
Round 23: With B, repeat Round 4. Fasten off B. Continuing in Stripe pattern as established, repeat Round 23 until piece measures 13½” (34 cm) from beginning.
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Waistband
Last 3 Rounds: Working in same color as last round, ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in each dc around; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Edging
Round 1: With right side facing and working across opposite side of foundation ch (lower edge of skirt), join A with slip st in any ch, ch 1, sc in same ch, sc in each ch around; join with slip st in first sc – 140 (148, 156, 164) sc. Round 2: Ch 1, *sc in next sc, skip next sc, 3 dc in next sc, skip next sc; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Fold 3 rounds of Waistband to wrong side and sew closed for casing, leaving an opening for inserting elastic. Insert a length of elastic through casing. Cut elastic slightly smaller than waist. Sew ends of elastic together. Sew casing closed. Weave in ends.
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Abbreviations
A, B, C = Color A, B, C;
ch = chain;
cm = centimeters;
dc = double crochet;
mm = millimeters;
sc = single crochet;
tog = together;
[ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified;
* or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated.