An intermediate knitting pattern for a skirt with a broken rib pattern and a split detail.

This pattern is knit in the round from the waist band down in broken rib pattern with increases for the waistband and options for mini, midi and maxi length, and a front, side and back split.

Written for sizes 1, (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) to fit a waist circumference of 66, (75, 79, 82, 90, 94, 98), (105, 109, 117, 124, 136, 147) cm and a hip circumference of 78, (86, 90, 94, 105, 109, 113), (120, 124, 136, 143, 155, 166)cm.

This pattern is designed to fit snug around your waist and hips with close to 0cm of ease. If you find that your waist and hip measurements don’t fit into one size, choose the one that best fits your waist as there are instructions on how to calculate increases to best fit your hips.

Model is wearing a maxi length skirt in size 4.

Gauge: 21 sts x 29 rows knit in 1x1 broken rib pattern in the round on 4mm needles.

Suggested Yarn: 8ply DK weight (50g = 100m)

Mini skirt yarn requirements for a skirt approximately 40 cm long when measured from the front of the skirt:
250, (250, 250, 250, 300, 300, 300), (350, 350, 400, 400, 450, 450) grams

Midi skirt yarn requirements for a skirt approximately 60 cm long measured from the front of the skirt:
350, (350, 400, 400, 450, 450, 450), (500, 550, 550, 600, 650, 700) grams

Maxi skirt yarn requirements for a skirt approximately 90 cm long measured from the front of the skirt:
500, (550, 550, 600, 650, 650, 700), (750, 750, 850, 850, 950, 1000) grams

Needles and Notions:
4mm and 3.5mm circular needles (60cm or larger depending on your size)
4cm thick elastic to fit around your waist.
Stitch markers
Scissors and a darning needle