Introduction
Roma Lavinia Skirt is made by combining knitting and sewing techniques. Apart from these 2 techniques, crocheting the drawstring for the waist is the only extra skill you will need.

The skirt is completed in rounds, on circular needles, top down by holding 3 strands of yarn. The start is at the waist and with a lace border which will later be used for fastening – drawstring will be pulled through it and tied to fit your waist measurement. There are 5 sections of the skirt in the form of ruffles. Sections 1, 2, 4 and 5 are knitted, while Section 3 is a rectangular piece of fabric that is sewn onto Sections 2 and 4. Between each section there is a lace border knitted in 5 rounds. Sections 1 and 2 are knitted to fit your hip measure, and they tightly wrap your body around. Sections 3, 4 and 5 are wider than each section before, thus forming ruffles and flare.

Difficulty Level, Skills, Techniques
For making this skirt you should be familiar with basic operations on your sewing machine, knitting in the rounds and simple increases, as well as crocheting a chain and doing single crochet sts.

General information about the pattern
The pattern is written in US terminology and covers both centimeter and inch metric systems. The inch measurements are given in parentheses.

Materials
Yarn & Fabric
You don’t have to buy material especially for this skirt. You can use your leftover yarn of different thickness, color and composition, and a scrap piece of fabric in rectangular shape - 240 cm x 18 cm (1 yrd x 7 in).
I used 5 colors for my skirt - white, red-with-shimmer, dark-red, pink, and pale-orange. Also, I held 3 strands of yarn together to knit all sections. The lace borders are done holding 3 strands of red-with-shimmer. Sections 1 and 4 are made in color that I called raspberry which was obtained by holding white, dark-red and pale-orange together. Sections 2 and 5 are knitted in color which I named pale raspberry by holding white, pink and pale-orange together. Of course, you can combine your own colors and heaviness of yarn in numerous ways.
Keep in mind that this skirt weighs about 900 -1,000 gr, so gather your balls and your fabric, measure the amount and plan how you will organize them in a nice assembly.

Needles & Hooks
• 3 round needles No. 4.5 (or one very long round needle, about 2m long)
• Crochet hook 4.5 mm

Other Supplies
• 6 wooden or plastic beads for the drawstring
• sewing machine
• scissors
• needle and thread for machine stitching
• needle and thread for hand sewing