Akimbo Skirt

I have a fondness for skirts with uneven hems and slanting lines. The slip stitch pattern in this skirt takes some extra time, but creates a fabric that is a mixture of knitting and weaving, and will skim the body without clinging. When you knit the short rows to shape the hem, there is no need to make or hide wraps, as the slip-stitch pattern hides the turns automatically.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS:

Waist: 25” (28”, 31.5”, 36”, 41”)

Hips: 35” (37”, 41.5”, 46.5”, 50”)

Hem: 46” (48”, 53.5”, 60”, 65.5”)

Length: 25”

MATERIALS:

1100(1200, 1350, 1450, 1550) yards Artfibers Rosetta (100% cotton; 127 yards/50 grams)

size 10.5 circular needles 29" or longer

size G Crochet hook

2 size 4 snaps

1.5(1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 2) yards 1” grosgrain ribbon in a color that is darker than your yarn

GAUGE: 4” = 22 sts by 35 rows in Tweed Stitch on size 10.5 needles

note: this yarn normally knits at 18 sts by 23 rows = 4" in Stocking Stitch on size 9 needles