Avaline Skirt by Anne Dresow

Avaline Skirt

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Knitting
April 2017
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette st in the round
US 8 - 5.0 mm
330 - 440 yards (302 - 402 m)
1 year (2 years) 3-4 years (5-6 years)
Danish English
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

The Avaline Skirt is worked from the bottom edge up. The sts are cast on using the picot edge cast on method. The first part of the skirt has a simple eyelet pattern and the rest is worked in stockinette st. The skirt has a few short rows in the back to ensure the skirt does not appear shorter in the back. The skirt if finished by working a folded edge as a casing for an elastic band. The two smallest sizes come with instructions on how to work an attached bottom under the skirt - this ensures a better fit on a small child.

Sizes: 1 year (2 years) 3-4 years (5-6 years)

Finished measurements:
Waist width:
26 (28) 30 (32) cm
Length:
19 (22) 25 (28) cm

Gauge: 15 sts and 24 rows on 10 x 10cm/4 x 4 inches in stockinette st in the round.

Skill level: Intermediate

Techniques used: Picot cast on, simple eyelet pattern, short rows decreasing

Materials:

150 (150) 150 (200) grams of yarn for size 5 mm (U.S. size 7) needles (the two smallest sizes include yarn for the bottom) (sample skirts are made in Knitpicks Wool of the Andes - worsted weight 100% peruvian highland wool (50 gr = 100 meters/110 yards) in colors Pink Posy Heather (#25644) and Golden Heather (#25979))

Size 5 mm (U.S size 7), 60 cm (24 inch) circular needles (or size needed to obtain gauge)

Wide elastic band - approx. 53 (57) 61 (65) cm long