Lilac Lace Skirt

Lilac Lace Skirt



This swingy skirt features a lovely fan-stitch body that works into a mesh hem edged with pretty scallops. A touch of broomstic lace at the waist provides a complementary finishing touch.

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

FINISHED GARMENT MEASUREMENTS

Waist: 33 inches (small) [35 inches (medium), 37 inches (large), 39 inches (X-large), 41 inches (2X-large)]

MATERIALS: Patons Brilliant light (light worsted) weight acrylic yarn (13/4oz/166 yds/50g per ball): 8 [8, 9, 9, 10] balls #03425

sparkling rose

Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Tapestry needle

11/2-inch-wide grosgrain ribbon: 2 yds

Broomstick pin or size 19 knitting needle

GAUGE: 4 shells = 4 inches; 6 pattern rows = 4 inches

Take time to check gauge.

PATTERN NOTES

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

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Chain-6 at beginning of row or round counts as first double crochet and chain-4 unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Shell: (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in place indicated.

Shell increase (shell inc): (2 dc, {ch 1, dc} twice) in place indicated.

Beginning shell (beg shell): Ch 2, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same place.

BROOMSTICK LACE

A. Place lp on hook onto pin or knitting needle, [insert hook in next st, yo, pull lp through and place in on pin or knitting needle (see Fig. 1)] across.

 

 

B. To remove lps, insert crochet hook from right to left under first 4 lps on pin or knitting needle, working in all lps at same time, 4 sc in lps.

SKIRT

Waist Band

Rnd 1: Ch 132 [140, 148, 156, 164], being careful not to twist ch, sl st in first ch to form ring, sc in each ch around, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg sc.

Rnds 2-8: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join in beg sc.

Rnd 9: Working in back lps (see Stitch Guide), ch 1, sc in each st around, join in beg sc.

Rnd 10: Working in both lps, ch 1, sc in each st around, join in beg sc.

Rnd 11: Work Broomstick Lace around, join in beg sc. (33 [35, 37, 39, 41] sc groups)

Rnd 12: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join in beg sc. (132 [140, 148, 156, 164] sc)

Rnd 13: Fold in half matching rnd 1 and rnd 12 tog, working through both thicknesses in ch on opposite side of rnd 1 and sts of last rnd, ch 1, sc in each st around, join in beg sc.

Body

Rnd 1: Sl st in next st, ch 2 (see Pattern Notes), (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same st, [sk next 3 sts, shell (see Special Stitches) in next st] 1 [2, 3, 4, 5] times, *sk next 3 sts, shell inc (see Special Stitches) in next st, [sk next 3 sts, shell in next st] 6 times, rep from * 3 times, sk next 3 sts, shell inc in next st, [sk next 3 sts, shell in next st] 2 [3, 4, 5, 6] times, sk last 2 sts, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (5 [5, 5, 5, 5] shell incs, 28 [30, 32, 34, 36] shells)

Rnds 2-4: Sl st in first ch sp, beg shell (see Special Stitches) in same ch sp, shell in each ch sp around, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (38 [40, 42, 44, 46] shells)

Rnd 5: Sl st in first ch sp, beg shell in same ch sp, shell in ch sp of each of next 2 [3, 4, 5, 6] shells, [shell in sp between last shell and next shell, shell in ch sp of each of next 8 shells] 4 times, shell in sp between last shell and next shell, shell in ch sp of each of last 3 [4, 5, 6, 7] shells, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (43 [45, 47, 49, 51] shells)

Rnds 6-8: Rep rnd 2.

Rnd 9: Sl st in first ch sp, beg shell in same ch sp, shell in ch sp of each of next 2 [3, 4, 5, 6] shells, [shell inc in ch sp of next shell, shell in ch sp of each of next 8 shells] 4 times, shell inc in ch sp of next shell, shell in ch sp of each of last 3 [4, 5, 6, 7] shells, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (5 [5, 5, 5, 5] shell incs, 38 [40, 42, 44, 46] shells)

Rnds 10-12: Rep rnd 2. (48 [50, 52, 54, 56] shells)

Rnd 13: Sl st in first ch sp, beg shell in same ch sp, shell in ch sp of each of next 3 [4, 5, 6, 7] shells, [shell in sp between last shell and next shell, shell in ch sp of each of next 10 shells] 4 times, shell in sp between last shell and next shell, shell in ch sp of each of last 4 [5, 6, 7, 8] shells, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (5 [5, 5, 5, 5] shell incs, 53 [55, 57, 59, 61] shells)

Rnds 14-16: Rep rnd 2.

Rnd 17: Sl st in first ch sp, beg shell in same ch sp, shell in ch sp of each of next 3 [4, 5, 6, 7] shells, [shell inc in ch sp of next shell, shell in ch sp of each of next 10 shells] 4 times, shell inc in ch sp of next shell, shell in ch sp of each of last 4 [5, 6, 7, 8] shells, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (48 [50, 52, 54, 56] shells)

Rnds 18-20: Rep rnd 2. (58 [60, 62, 64, 66] shells)

Rnd 21: Sl st in first ch sp, beg shell in same ch sp, shell in ch sp of each of next 4 [5, 6, 7, 8] shells, [shell in sp between last shell and next shell, shell in ch sp of each of next 12 shells] 4 times, shell in sp between last shell and next shell, shell in ch sp of each of last 5 [6, 7, 8, 9] shells, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (63 [65, 67, 69, 77 ] shells)

Rnds 22-24: Rep rnd 2.

Rnd 25: Sl st in first ch sp, beg shell in same ch sp, shell in ch sp of each of next 4 [5, 6, 7, 8] shells, [shell inc in ch sp of next shell, shell in ch sp of each of next 12 shells] 4 times, shell inc in ch sp of next shell, shell in ch sp of each of last 5 [6, 7, 8, 9] shells, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (5 [5, 5, 5, 5] shell incs, 58 [60, 62, 64, 66] shells)

Rnds 26-28: Rep rnd 2. (68 [70, 72, 74, 76] shells)

Rnd 29: Sl st in first ch sp, beg shell in same ch sp, shell in ch sp of each of next 5 [6, 7, 8, 9] shells, [shell in sp between last shell and next shell, shell in ch sp of each of next 14 shells] 4 times, shell in sp between last shell and next shell, shell in ch sp of each of last 6 [7, 8, 9, 10] shells, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (73 [75, 77, 79, 81 ] shells)

Rnd 30: Rep rnd 2.

Medium, Large, X-Large & 2X-Large Sizes Only

Rnds [31 & 32]: Rep rnd 2.

Large, X-Large & 2X-Large Sizes Only

Rnd [33]: Sl st in first ch sp, beg shell in same ch sp, shell in ch sp of each of next [7, 8, 9] shells, [shell inc in ch sp of next shell, shell in ch sp of each of next 14 shells] 4 times, shell inc in ch sp of next shell, shell in ch sp of each of last [8, 9, 10] shells, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. ([5, 5, 5] shell incs, [72, 74, 76] shells)

Rnd [34]: Rep rnd 2. ([82, 84, 86] shells)

X-Large & 2X-Large Sizes Only

Rnds [35 & 36]: Rep rnd 2.

2X-Large Size Only

Rnd [37]: Sl st in first ch sp, beg shell in same ch sp, shell in ch sp of each of next [10] shells, [shell in sp between last shell and next shell, shell in ch sp of each of next 16 shells] 4 times, shell in sp between last shell and next shell, shell in ch sp of each of last [11] shells, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. ([91] shells)

Rnd [38]: Rep rnd 2.

All Sizes

Rnd 31 [33, 35, 37, 39]: Ch 6 (see Pattern Notes), [dc in sp between next 2 shells, ch 4] around, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-6.

Rnds 32 & 33 [34 & 35, 36 & 37, 38 & 39, 40 & 41]: Ch 6, sk next ch sp, [dc in next dc, ch 4, sk next ch sp] around join in 2nd ch of beg ch-6.

Rnd 34 [36, 38, 40, 42]: Ch 1, (sc, hdc, tr, ch 1, tr, hdc, sc) in first ch sp and in each ch sp around, join in beg sc. Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave ribbon behind Broomstick Lace stitches beg and ending in front.

Tie ends in bow. Trim ends as shown in photo or as desired.