Sugar by Andrea Rangel

Sugar

Knitting
March 2011
DK (11 wpi) ?
27.5 stitches and 58 rows = 4 inches
in slip stitch pattern
US 6 - 4.0 mm
790 - 1578 yards (722 - 1443 m)
XS (S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X); shown in size XS; High Hip Circumference: 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54) in/76 (86.5, 96.5, 117, 127, 137) cm (measure at hip bones)
English
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A fitted skirt with lovely drape worked in a simple, but intriguing slip stitch pattern. Skirt is worked in two panels with an elastic waistband.

Sizes and Finished Measurements
XS (S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X); shown in size XS
Full Hip Circumference: 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54) in/76 (86.5, 96.5, 107, 127, 137) cm
Length: 20.5 (20.5, 22, 22, 23.5, 23.5, 25) in/52 (52, 56, 56, 60, 60, 63.5) cm

Yarn
790 (1052, 1052, 1315, 1315, 1315, 1578) yd DK weight yarn

Shown in Araucania Ruca (100% Sugar Cane; 263 yd/100g skein)
Color: Green/Yellow #16; 3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6) skeins

Gauge
27.5 sts/58 rows = 4 in/10 cm in slip st pattern
22 sts/28 rows = 4 in/10 cm in St st

Needles and Notions
Needle Sizes are recommendations only. Always use needle size necessary to obtain gauge.

US#6 24 in/60 cm circular needle

tapestry needle
place markers

1.5 in/4 cm-wide elastic 31 (35, 38, 43, 47, 51, 55)in/79 (89, 96.5, 109, 119.5, 129.5, 140) cm long for waistband needle and thread for sewing ends of elastic together

Skills
cast on, knit, purl, work slip stitch pattern using a chart and/or written instructions, sewn bind off (instructions given in pattern), seaming, pick up and knit stitches, work in the round, decreasing, increasing, sewing with needle and thread