The Louisa Skirt is a striped summer skirt knitted in a lace structure pattern. The skirt is knitted from the bottom-up in a lace structure pattern, and has a fold-down waistband for an elastic band at the waistline.

The pattern provides both a diagram and written instructions of the lace pattern.
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Sizes
(XXS) XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL

Measurements
Circumference: (81) 86 (92) 98 (103) 108 (114) 124 cm (31 ⅞) 33 ⅞ (36 ¼) 38 ⅝ (40 ½) 42 ½ (44 ⅞) 48 ⅞ inches

Length: (40) 41 (42) 43 (44) 45 (46) 47 cm (15 ¾) 16 ⅛ (16 ½) 16 ⅞ (17 ⅜) 17 ¾ (18 ⅛) 18 ½ inches

Gauge
24 sts x 40 rows in lace structure pattern using 3 mm US2.5 needles = 10 x 10 cm

Needles
Circular needles: 3 mm US2.5m 32 inches), 2.5 mm US1.5m 32 inches)
Double pointed needles: 2.5 mm US1.5

Materials
Pure Silk by Knitting for Olive:
In total: (150) 150 (150) 150 (150) 200 (250) 250 gram
Per wave/stripe: (5) 5 (5) 6 (6) 6 (8) 8 gram

Elastic band with a width of 15 mm ⅝ inches

Size guide
The recommended negative ease is approximately 5 cm less than your hip measurement. Measure yourself around the hips or at the widest point of the lower body and substract 5 cm 2 inches to determine which size to knit. The garment’s finished measurements when knitted at gauge is indicated on the first page of this pattern.

The various sizes are intended for a hip measurement of approximately (86) 91 (97) 103 (108) 113 (119) 129 cm (33 ⅞) 35 ⅞ (38 ¼) 40 ½ (42 ½) 44 ½ (46 ⅞) 50 ¾ inches.

The skirt in the pictures is knitted in Pure Silk, col: Ballerina, Rhubarb Juice and Cream.