Silk Garden Swirl
By Sharon Hilchie sharon.hilchie @ gmail.com Need a bit of color for your winter wardrobe? This wool and silk skirt is knit modularly for portability (I knitted all but the waistband on DPNs). After the front and the back pieces are sewn together, a waistband is picked up and worked in seed stitch adding a bit of stability. 7 sizes are offered, but the modularity of the design makes it easy to customize circumference.
Sizing:
·Waist: 24(26, 29, 32, 35, 38, 41) inches [61(66, 74, 81, 89, 97, 104) cm] ·Hips: 32(34, 38, 42, 47, 50, 55) inches [81(86, 97, 107, 119, 127, 140) cm] Length: 23 inches[58 cm]
Materials:
800 (850, 900, 950, 1000, 1050, 1100) yards worsted weight yarn (shown in Noro Silk Garden, color 37) US 8 [5mm] straight or circular needles 24 inch[50 cm] US $7[4.5\;\mathrm{mm}]$ circular needle 2 7/8-inch[2.2 cm] diameter buttons optional: Sport-weight cotton for seaming (Silk Garden tends to sitck and break, other yarns may be ok to use)
Gauge:
17 sts and 23 rows per $4^{\circ}$ (10 cm) on US 8 (5 mm) needles
Instructions:
Purl all odd rows throughout.
Small Strip (Make 2)
CO 9[9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 15]. Work in stockinette stitch for 25 rows. Rows 26, 28 and 30: K1, M1, K across to last 3 sts K2tog, K1 Row 32: K1, M1, K across Repeat rows 26 through 33 13 times. 22 (22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 28) sts Bind off loosely.
Large Strip (Make 4)
CO 14 (15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22) Work in stockinette stitch for 25 rows. Rows 26, 28 and 30: K1, M1, K across to last 3 sts K2tog, K1 Row 32: K1, M1, K across Repeat rows 26 through 33 13 times. 27 (28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35) sts Bind off loosely.
Hip Shaping Strip (Make 4)
CO 7[8, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12]. All odd rows: Purl across. Sizes S and XS only Row 2: K1, M1, Knit across. Repeat Rows 2 and 3 11 times. 19 $(20,x,x,x,x,x)$ sts Size M only Row 2: K1, M1, Knit across. Repeat Rows 2 and 3 4 times. ${\bf x}\:({\bf x},\:14,\:{\bf x},\:{\bf x},\:{\bf x},\:{\bf x})$ sts Row 12: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch, M1, K1. Row 14: K1, M1, Knit across. Repeat rows 14 and 15 5 times x $\mathbf{\sigma}:(\mathbf{x},23,\,\mathbf{x},\,\mathbf{x},\,\mathbf{x},\,\mathbf{x})$ sts Size L only Rows 2, 4, 6: K1, M1, Knit across. Row 8: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch, M1, K1. Repeat rows 2 through 9 twice x $({\sf x},{\sf x},25,{\sf x},{\sf x},{\sf x})$ sts. Sizes XL and XXL only Row 2: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch, M1, K1. Row 4: K1, M1, Knit across. Repeat rows 2 through 4 5 times $x\ ({\bf x},{\bf x},{\bf x},28,29,{\bf x})$ sts. Size XXXL only Row 2: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch, M1, K1. Row 4: K1, M1, Knit across. Repeat Rows 2 through 5 once. ${\textsf{x}}({\mathsf{x}},{\mathsf{x}},{\mathsf{x}},{\mathsf{x}},{\mathsf{x}},{\mathsf{x}},{\mathsf{18}})$ sts Rows 10, 12: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch, M1, K1. Repeat Rows 2 through 13 once. x $({\sf x},{\sf x},{\sf x},{\sf x},{\sf x},32)$ sts. All Sizes Rows 26, 28 and 30: K1, M1, K across to last 3 sts K2tog, K1 Row 32: K1, M1, K across Repeat rows 26 through 33 13 times. 27 (28, 29, 30, 32, 40, 35) sts Bind offloosely.
Finishing
With sport-weight cotton, seam together 1 small strip, 2 large strips and 2 hip shaping strips in the order of your choice. With $4.5\;\mathrm{mm}$ / US 7 circulars, pick up and knit 88 (96, 108, 118, 130, 140, 152) sts. Work in seed stitch for 8 rows. Bind off loosely in pattern.
Back Seam remaining pieces as for front. With $4.5\;\mathrm{mm}$ / US 7 circulars, CO 14[16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26] sts, pick up and knit 88[96, 108, 118, 130, 140, 152] sts CO 14[16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26] sts. Rows 1, 3, 7 (WS): Work in seed stitch, beginning with a K stitch Rows 2, 4 (RS): Work one stitch in pattern, increase two in pattern, work across to last stitch, increase two in pattern, Work last stitch in pattern. Row 5 (WS): Work 4, BO 3, Work 4[5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10], BO 3, work to last 14[15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20] sts, BO 3, Work 4[5, 6,7, 8, 9, 10], BO 3, Work 4. Row 6: Work 2 left slanting decreases, CO 3, Work 4[5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10], CO 3, Work to last 18[20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30] sts, Work 4[5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10], CO 3, Work 4[5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10], CO 3, Work 2 right slanting decreases. Row 8: Work 2 left slanting decreases, work across to last 4 sts, Work 2 right slanting decreases. Row 9: Bind off loosely in pattern. Seam front to back. Sew buttons on using buttonholes for reference. Tuck in all loose ends. 30.5, 33,37,40.5,44.5,48.5,52 cm 12,13,14.5,16,17.5, 19,20.5 inch 40.5,43.48.5,53.5,59.5,63.5,70 cm 16,17,19,21,23.5,25,27.5 inch
76,79,82,85,91,94,99 cm 30.5,31.5,33,34,36.5,37.5,39.5 inch
