A Cream Skirt

A Cream Skirt 

(I divided this skirt into 2 parts, lower and upper skirt.)


You may get the updated Cream Skirt pattern HERE.

Needed:
#1 Stainless Steel Hook
180 grams of cotton crochet thread
S-small

Term

Picot: ch 3, sl st in specified st: picot made.

Lower skirt:

Row 1: ch 264, join to form a circle, be careful not to twist.

Row 2: ch 4, *skip 1ch, dc in next ch, ch 1*,  repeat *to* around, end w/ sl st in 3^rd ch of beg ch 4.

Row 3: ch 1, sc in next 1 ch sp, *ch5, skip dc-1ch sp-dc, sc in next 1 ch sp*,  repeat *to* around, end w/ ch 2, dc in top of 1^st sc. (66 sps)

Row 4: ch 1, sc in the same sp, 8dc in next 5ch sp, sc in next 5ch sp, *ch5, sc in next 5ch sp, 8dc in next 5ch sp, sc in next 5ch sp*,  repeat *to* around, end w/ ch2, dc in top of 1^st  sc. (22 groups of 8dc).

Row 5: ch1, sc in same sp, (dc over dc, *picot, dc over dc*,  repeat *to* 7 times, sc in next 5ch sp),  repeat (to) around, end w/ sl st in 1^st sc. (7 picot in each 8dc group)

Row 6: ch8, skip 2 picot, sc in next picot, ch5, skip 1 picot, ch 5, skip 2 picot, *dc in sc, ch5, skip 2picot, sc in next picot, ch5, skip 1picot, sc in next picot, ch5, skip 2 picot*,  repeat*to* around. End w/ sl st in 3^rd ch of beg ch8. (66 sps).

Row 7: sl st in 1^st ch of next sp, ch1, sc in the same sp, 8dc in next 5ch sp, sc in next 5ch sp, ch5, * sc in next 5ch sp, 8dc in next 5ch sp, sc in next 5ch sp, ch5*,  repeat *to* around. End w/ ch2, dc in top of 1^st sc.

Row 8: repeat row 5.

Row 9: repeat row 6.

Row 10: repeat row 7 but having 9dc instead of 8dc in each sps.

Row 11: repeat row 5 but having 8 picot in each 9dc group.

Row 12: ch8, skip 2 picot, sc in next picot, ch6, skip 2 picot, ch5, sc in next picot, skip 2 picot, *dc in sc, ch5, skip 2picot, sc in next picot, ch6, skip 2picot, sc in next picot, ch5, skip 2picot*,  repeat *to* around, end w/ sl st in 3^rd ch of beg ch8.

Row 13-14: repeat 10 and 11, fasten off.

Upper Skirt:

Row 1: Attach thread in the beg of 264ch, sl st in next 1ch sp, ch4, * skip dc, dc in next 1ch sp, ch 1*,  repeat *to* around, end w/ sl st in 3^rd ch if beg ch4.

Row 2: Drop thread, insert hook in last 1ch completed, ch4, *skip dc, dc in next 1ch sp, ch1*,  repeat *to* around, end w/sl st in 3^rd ch of beg 4ch.

Row 3:   Sl st in 1ch sp, ch4, *skip dc, dc in next 1ch sp, ch1*,  repeat *to* around, end w/ sl st in 3^rd ch of beg ch4.

Row 4-16:  Repeat 2 and 3.

Row 17:  ch1, sc in next 1ch sp, ch3-2dc in the same sp, *skip next 1ch, sc-ch3-2dc in next 1ch sp*,  repeat *to* around, end w/ sl st in 1^st sc. Fasten off.

String:

  Ch5, 2dc-ch3-sl st-ch3-2dc-ch3-sl st-ch3-2dc-ch3-sl st in 5^th ch from hook. Make a chain of desired length. At the end of chain, make ch4-2dc-ch3-sl st-ch3-2dc-ch3-sl st-ch3-2dc-ch3-sl st, *ch1, skip 1ch, sc in next ch*,  repeat *to* all through the chain. End w/ sl st in 1^st ch of the string. Fasten off.

You may get the updated Cream Skirt pattern HERE.