Tove Skirt by Lene Rix

Tove Skirt

Knitting
March 2024
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Lace
+ Lace
= Lace ?
24 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in Mosaic knitting
US 6 - 4.0 mm
984 - 2625 yards (900 - 2400 m)
XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL)
Danish English
This pattern is available from oddrow.makerswork.dk for kr.50.00.

Tove Skirt is a straight skirt in mosaic knitting. It can be made as a short skirt for above the knee or a longer model for mid-calf. The design was created as part of the Isager Archives collection and is a reinterpretation of a model from the 60s and 70s archives - from where the inspiration for the mosaic knitting pattern also comes.

The skirt is worked top-down. First, a stockinette stitch edge is knitted which is folded over and knitted together. Along the way, a waist elastic is inserted into the casing.

Short rows are worked in mosaic knitting to add length at the back. After the short rows mosaic knitting is worked in the round while making increases at the sides.

When the skirt has the final hip width, the work continues in mosaic knitting until the desired length and is finished with Icelandic bind-off.

You will find video tutorials for the pattern techniques on: youtube.com/odd-row

Sizes:
XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL)

Hip width:
80 (85) 92 (100) 108 (113) 120 (130)cm

Fits body measurements:

Hip: 83-90 (90-97) 97-104 (104-111) 111-118 (118-125) 125-132 (132-139)cm with a negative ease of appr. 8cm

Waist: 61-67 (67-73) 73-79 (79-85) 85-93 (93-103) 103-113 (113-123)cm

Choose the size that fits your hip measurement best, as the waist can be adjusted with the elastic.

Length:

Short: 46 (47) 48 (49) 50 (51) 52 (53)cm

Long: 74 (75) 76 (77) 78 (79) 80 (81)cm

  • measured center back without waistband.

Gauge:
24 stitches, 48 rows on 10x10cm in mosaic knitting, when washed or steamed.

Suggested needles:
Circular needle 4mm. Circular needle 3mm.

Materials, short:

Yarn A (primary yarn): 100 (100) 100
(150) 150 (150) 150 (150)g Spinni, Isager (300m/50g) and 75 (75) 75 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100)g Silk Mohair, Isager (212m/25g) - One strand of each together.

Yarn B (contrast in mosaic knitting): 50 (50) 50 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100)g Spinni, Isager (300m/50g) - One strand.
Or 50 (50) 50 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100)g Silk Mohair, Isager (212m/25g) - Two strands held together.

Materials, long:

Yarn A (primary yarn): 150 (150) 150 (150) 200 (200) 250 (250)g Spinni, Isager (300m/50g) and 100 (100) 100 (125) 125 (150) 150 (150)g Silk Mohair, Isager (212m/25g) - One strand of each together.

Yarn B (contrast in mosaic knitting): 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (150) 150 (150)g Spinni, Isager (300m/50g) - One strand.
Or 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (150) 150 (150)g Silk Mohair, Isager (212m/25g) - Two strands held together.

Waist elastic: 2,5cm width:
75 (100) 100 (100) 100 (125) 125 (125)cm