18" Doll Tutu/Party Skirt by Chelsea Radley
This lovely skirt was one of those things I kind of always wondered, "Can that be done?"" and I finally sat down to work on that idea. The resulting skirt was too adorable to keep to myself. It turned out to be pretty versatile too. Flipped one way it is a ballerina tutu, flipped the other it becomes a skirt full of ruffles. This used the entire skein of 33 yards. What I discovered when working with the netted yarn called "Starbella" was that it looks more complicated than it is. The basic thing to remember with this kind of yarn is to treat each "link' space as the next loop of the yarn you would pull through for your stitch. I will do my best to explain as we go along. Let's start with a list of the supplies you will need. I used an H hook 6.5" of 1/4" elastic sewn to form ring Starbella Yarn by Premier yarns, 33yards, color Sea Breeze A quick list of abbreviations ch = chain sc = single crochet hdc = half double crochet sl st = slip stitch
Let's begin:
1. Spread the yarn wide so you have the webbing or links along the top and the tougher rope along the bottom. Using your hook, you will sc 60 times around the elastic. Join with sl st. (60 sc) A single crochet is beginning to form. Pulling one loop through, then one loop through both on the hook.
3. Great, repeat the hdc from round 2 for as many rounds as your yarn will go.
Your end result should be a super fluffy skirt that can be flipped both ways.
Flipped for tutu----> <---flipped for skirt
This was done with one skein but should you choose I see no reason why the skirt couldn't become longer for a ball gown. Or maybe you'll use this as the crinoline for other skirts. There are really so many possibilities here.
much fun figuring this out. Please share on Ravelry and tag me @ckmom, I would love to see your re sults. I hope you love this pattern as much as I do. It was too
