Greet the warmer months with a lacy skirt in variegated yarn by Shari White
USES 1-2 SCHEEPJES WHIRLS
YOU WILL NEED
■ Scheepjes Whirl (60% cotton, 40% acrylic, 220g/1000m) Slice ‘O’ Cherry Pie (753) See table for measurements and yarn quantities
■ A 3.5mm (US E/4) hook
■ A 3.25mm (US D/3) hook
■ Stitch markers
■ Elastic, 20mm wide (optional)
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TENSION
5 patt reps and 19 rounds measure 20x20cm (7¾x7¾in) using a 3.5mm hook, or size needed to obtain correct tension
ABBREVIATIONS
Beg v-st Ch4, tr in st/sp as base of ch-4 v-st (Tr, ch1, tr) in st/sp indicated
For a full list, see page 78
Worked top to bottom for a soft colour-changing effect, this unique lace skirt looks fantastic when layered over a silky slip.
NOTES
Skirt is worked from the top down. The Waistband is worked in short rows to the desired measurements. The remainder of the Skirt is worked in rounds from the Waistband. You can adapt the length of the Skirt by working fewer or more rounds in the patterns. This will affect the yarn quantities required. The first section of the Skirt is worked in increasing rounds. The final section of the Skirt is worked without increasing.
SKIRT WAISTBAND
Using a 3.25mm hook, ch11.
Row 1 Dc in second ch from hook, dc in each ch across, turn. [10 sts] Row 2 Ch1 (does not count as st throughout), dc in bl of each st across, turn. Rep Row 2 until Waistband measure approx 65 (72: 96: 107)cm without stretching. Ss the final row to the base of Row 1 to join. Do not fasten off.
INCREASE SECTION
Change to a 3.5mm hook.
Round 1 (RS) Ch5 (counts as tr, ch2 throughout), (tr in row-end edge, ch2) 80 (80:
100: 120) times, ss to third ch of beg ch-5. [80 (80: 100: 120) sts, 80 (80: 100: 120) ch-2 sps] Pm in first ch-sp and every 20th (20th: 20th: 24th) ch-sp around. [4 (4: 5: 5) markers in total] Round 2 Ss into first marked ch-2 sp, beg v-st, ch3, skip next ch-2 sp, tr in next ch-2 sp, *ch3, skip next ch-2 sp, 5tr in next ch-2 sp, ch3, skip next ch-2, tr in next ch-2 sp; rep from * to next marker, v-st in marked ch-2 sp, ch3, skip next ch-2 sp, tr in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around to end, ss to third ch of beg ch-4, ss into ch-1 sp. [4 (4: 5: 5) v-sts, 40 (40: 50: 60) ch-sps, 100 (100: 125: 155) tr] Round 3 Beg v-st in first v-st, ch3, *tr in next tr, ch2, 2tr in next tr, tr in next 3 tr, 2tr in next tr, ch2, tr in next tr, ch2; rep from * across to last tr
