#37 Long Hip-Hugging Skirt by Doris Chan

#37 Long Hip-Hugging Skirt

Crochet
January 2004
Aran (8 wpi) ?
5.0 mm (H)
5.5 mm (I)
621 - 1035 yards (568 - 946 m)
X-Small (Small, Medium, Large)
US
English

Long, hip-hugging skirt in open fan stitch, with an opaque expanse at the top.

Materials
Cotton-Ease by Lion Brand Yarn Co., 3 1/2 oz./100g balls, each approx 207yd/188m (cotton/acrylic)

  • 3 (3, 4, 5) balls in #148 popsicle blue
  • One each size H/8 (5mm) and I/9 (5.5mm) crochet hook OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE
  • Small safety pins, 2 each in gold and silver (used for marking center front, etc.)
  • Open-ended stitch markers

Finished Measurements

  • Lower edge 38 (42, 46, 50)“/96.5 (106.5, 117, 127)cm
  • Waist 28 (31, 34, 36)“/71 (78.5, 86.5, 91.5)cm
  • Hips 32 (34, 36, 39)“/81 (86.5, 91.5, 99)cm
  • Length 30 (31, 32, 32)“/76 (78.5, 81, 81)cm

Gauges

  • 8 sts to 3”/7.5cm and 14 rows to 4”/10cm over sc using size H/8 (5mm) hook.
  • One fan rep to 3 1/2”/9cm and 4 rows to 4”/10cm over open fan stitch (blocked and slightly stretched) using size I/9 (5.5mm) hook. TAKE TIME TO CHECK YOUR GAUGES.

Notes

  1. Skirt is worked in one piece from the waist down.
  2. Skirt is worked back and forth in rows that are joined at right-hand side.