Vintage Connections Skirt

This easy-to-wear skirt features a stylish longer length, gentle hip increases and a flattering, wide waistband with side buttons. A flirty ruffle edging gives it added feminine charm.

FINISHED SIZES: Instructions given fit size small; changes for medium, large, X-large, 2X-large, 3X-large and 4X-large are in [].

FINISHED GARMENT MEASUREMENTS

Waist (buttoned): 29 inches (small) [32 inches (medium), 35¹/₄ inches (large), 40³/₄ inches (X-large) 45¹/₂ inches (2X-large), 49 inches (3X-large), 53¹/₂ inches (4X-large)]

Hips: 42 inches (small) [46 inches (medium), 50 inches (large), 56 inches (X-large), 61 inches (2X-large), 65 inches (3X-large), 70 inches (4X-large)]

Length: 28 inches (small) [30¹/₂ inches (medium), 32 inches (large), 34 inches (X-large) 36¹/₂ inches (2X-large), 38 inches (3X-large), 41¹/₂ inches (4X-large)]

MATERIALS: Rowan Felted Tweed Aran medium (worsted) weight wool/alpaca/viscose yarn¹ (1³/₄oz/95 yds/ 50g per ball): 16 [18, 22, 26, 30, 33, 37] balls #720 pebble

Sizes F/5/3.75mm, G/6/4mm and H/8/5mm crochet hooks or sizes needed to obtain gauge 

Tapestry needle

Sewing needle 

Sewing thread to match 

¹/₂-inch black shank buttons: 3 [4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5] 

Hook-and-eye closures: 3

¹OTHER YARN SUGGESTIONS:

Cascade 220 Tweed medium (worsted) weight wool/acrylic/viscose yarn (3¹/₂oz/220 yds/100g per hank): 7 [8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16] hanks color of choice

Plymouth Yarn Encore Tweed medium (worsted) weight acrylic/wool/rayon yarn (3¹/₂oz/200 yds/100g per ball): 8 [9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18] balls color of choice

Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (5 oz/260 yds/141 g per skein): 6 [7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14] skeins color of choice

GAUGE

Size F hook: 9 linked tr = 2 inches; rows 1 and 2 of Waistband = 1 inch

Size G hook: 5 pattern mds = 2 inches

Take time to check gauge.

PATTERN NOTES

Skirt is intended to sit on high hip or low waist area and will stretch a little. Skirt Waistband is worked in rows, making overlap and opening. Main Skirt is worked in rounds using incrementally increasing hook sizes to achieve increases.

Chain-2 at beginning of row or round counts as first half double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Join rounds with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Beginning linked treble crochet (beg linked tr): Ch 3, pull up lp in 2nd and 3rd chs from hook, pull up lp in first st (4 lps on hook), [yo, pull through 2 lps] 3 times.

Linked treble crochet (linked tr): Pull up lp in each horizontal bar (see illustration) of previous linked tr (2 bars) and in next st (4 lps on hook), [yo, pull through 2 lps] 3 times.

Shell: (Hdc, dc, hdc) as indicated in instructions.

SKIRT

Waistband

Foundation ch: With F hook, loosely ch 133 [149, 163, 187, 209, 225, 245].

Row 1: Pull up lp in 2nd, 3rd and 4th chs from hook, [yo, pull through 2 lps] 3 times (counts as beg linked tr), linked tr (see Special Stitches) in each st across to last st, tr in last st (buttonhole), turn. (131 [145, 159, 183, 205, 221, 241] linked tr, 1 tr)

Row 2: Ch 2 (see Pattern Notes), hdc in each st across, turn. (132 [ 146, 160, 184, 206, 222, 242] hdc)

Row 3: Beg linked tr (see Special Stitches), linked tr in each st across to last st, tr in last st (buttonhole), turn.

Next rows: [Rep rows 2 and 3 alternately] 2 [3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4] times, ending last rep with row 2, turn.

Hip Increase

Row 1: lnc by working 2 hdc in same st, ch 2, evenly sp 12 inc, ch 2, hdc in each st across, leaving last 16 sts unworked, turn. (126 [142, 156, 180, 202, 218, 238] hdc)

Row 2: Ch 2, hdc in each st across, turn.

Row 3: Ch 2, evenly sp inc 18 [18, 20, 20, 18, 18, 18] hdc, hdc in each st across, turn. (144 [160, 176, 200, 220, 236, 256] hdc)

Row 4: Rep row 2.

Row 5: Rep row 1. (156 [172, 188, 212, 232, 248, 268] hdc)

Rows 6 & 7: Rep rows 4 and 5. (168 [184, 200, 224, 244, 260, 280] hdc)

Main Skirt

Rnd 1: With size G hook, ch 1, sc in first st, sk next st, shell (see Special Stitches) in next st, sk next st, [sc in next st, sk next st, shell in next st, sk next st] around, join (see Pattern Notes) in first sc, turn. (42 [46, 50, 56, 61, 65, 70] shells, 42 [46, 50, 56, 61, 65, 70] sc)

Rnd 2: Sl st across to dc of first shell, ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, shell in next sc, [sc in dcof next shell, shell in next sc] around, join in beg sc.

Rnd 3: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) in same st as beg ch-2 (counts as first shell), sc in dc of next shell, [shell in next sc, sc in dcof next shell] around, join in top of beg ch-2.

Next rnds: [Rep rnds 2 and 3 alternately] until Main Skirt measures 6 [5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3] inches from beg of Main Skirt.

Next rnds: With size H hook, [rep rnds 2 and 3 alternately] until Main Skirt measures 19 [21, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28] inches from beg of Main Skirt. Do not fasten off at end of last rnd.

Ruffle

Rnd 1: With size F hook, ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in same st as beg ch-3, 2 dc in each st around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (336 [368, 400, 448, 488, 520, 560] dc)

Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in each dc around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 3: Ch 3, evenly sp inc 20 dc, dc in each st around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (356 [388, 420, 468, 508, 540, 580] dc)

Next rows: [Rep rnd 2] 4 [5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8] times.

Last rnd: Sl st in each st around, join in first si st. Fasten off.

Waistband Edging

With RS facing and size F hook, join in any st, evenly sp sl st around waist edge, overlap and side opening, join in first sl st. Fasten off.

FINISHING

Block to measurements if necessary. Sew buttons to correspond with overlap and buttonholes on waistband.

Sew 2 hooks and eyes to inside of hip opening and 1 at beg of overlap.