Narrow Ribbed Skirt Pattern

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Narrow Ribbed Skirt Pattern
 
Sizes
12
14
16
18
20
MATERIALS—Bear Brand Tricolaine
skeins
17
19
20
22
24
or
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bear Brand Caprice
skeins
17
19
20
22
24
Bucilla Circular Steel Knitting Needle, Size 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bucilla Steel Crochet Hook, Size 4
 
 
 
 
 
 
BLOCKING MEASUREMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
Width around at lower edge
ins.
60
63
66
69
72
Hipline (7 inches below waistline), including fullness for ribs
ins.
37
39
41
43
45
Waistline
ins.
25
26½
28
30
32
Length
ins.
30
30
30
30
30
GAUGE: 8 sts = 1 inch.
Note: Instructions are for skirt 30 ins. in length. For longer or shorter skirt, add or subtract required number of ins. before working first dec. round.
Cast on
sts
480
504
528
552
576
Join with care not to twist sts on needle. Mark end of rounds.
Round 1—* K 4, p 4; repeat from * around. Repeat this round for 11 ins.
 
 
 
 
 
 
First dec. round— Dec. 1 st in center of 2nd and every even numbered p rib
sts
450
473
495
518
540
Next round—* K 4, p 4, k 4, p 3; repeat from *, end k 4,
 
p 3
p 4
p 3
p 4
p 3
Work 2 ins. even. Always include last dec. round in part worked even.
2nd dec. round—Dec. 1 st in center of first and every odd numbered p rib
sts
420
441
462
483
504
Work k 4, p 3 ribbing for 2 ins.
3rd dec round—Dec. 1 st in center of 2nd and every even numbered k rib
sts
390
410
429
449
468
Work 2 ins. even.
4th dec. round—Dec. 1 st in center of first and every odd numbered k rib
sts
360
378
396
414
432
Work k 3, p 3 ribbing for 2 ins.
5th dec. round—Same as first dec. round
sts
330
347
363
380
396
Work even until 22 ins. from beg., or 8 ins. less than desired blocked length.
6th dec. round—Same as 2nd dec. round
sts
300
315
330
345
360
Continue to dec. every 2 ins. twice more, same as for 3rd and 4th dec. rounds
sts
240
252
264
276
288
Work k 2, p 2 ribbing for 2 ins.
Final dec. round—Dec. 1 st in p ribs spaced evenly around
times
40
40
40
36
32
Work even on
sts
200
212
224
240
256
until 29 ins. from beg., or 1 in. less than desired blocked length. Bind off.
FINISHING—Finish and make casing or beading for elastic. Block to given measurements.