I made my original Comfortable Cotton Skirt with a simple eyelet round at the bottom, but this one has a simple antique garter stitch lace edging, “Edging to Trim the Body and Sleeves” on page 43 of the book New Guide to Knitting and Crochet, published in 1847. You can download a free ebook copy of the book here. The edging was originally to trim a Baby’s Knit Body, but I have no idea what that is. :P If you do, please do leave a comment.

I also changed the hip increases to 4 distinct darts rather than 8 sections, but if you prefer the hip increases from my original Comfortable Cotton skirt, you can substitute that.

Like the original Comfortable skirt, this one is cotton for summer, and loose for casual wear. It has a little positive ease and is only slightly flared. The waist is drawstring rather than elastic so that I can loosen it on my fat days or after pigging out at my favorite restaurant.

This pattern/recipe is for my size, but there are instructions at the bottom for customizing for your own measurements.

To fit waist: 32”, hips: 43” (about 7” down from top of waistband) with 1” positive ease
Unstretched measurements:
Waist: 36”
Hips: 44.4”
Hem: 46.2”

Yarn: Knit Picks Whisker Comfy Worsted
Exact amount of yarn used: 284 grams = 619 yards

Needles:
US 6 for waistband
US 7 for skirt
US 5 for i-cord

Gauge:
4.5 sts and 6 rows per inch in stockinette stitch and US 7 needles

Note: my lace edging came out rather fluttery. If you want your lace edging to lie flatter, I would suggest that for every 2nd and 3rd repeat of the edging, on Row 4, knit last stitch through the back loops of two live stitches from the hem. You will end up knitting 8 stitches of the hem for every 3 repeats of the edging (as opposed to 6 stitches of the hem for every 3 repeats of the edging, as I did).