Pattern
| B R e ez e waY
Yardage needed
1000 (1100, 1200, 1350, 1450,
1550) yards
nOtiOns
4mm and 3.75mm crochet hooks
1 (1, 1, 1.25, 1.25, 1.5, 1.5) yards of
½in-wide elastic in a colour darker
than your yarn
Bodkin or large safety pin
sewing needle and thread
Tapestry needle
tensiOn/GaUGe
16 sts and 10 rows = 10 cm (4in) in
Linked Double Crochet with larger
hook, after blocking
sPeCial aBBReviatiOns
and stitCh PatteRns FOR
this PatteRn
Linked Treble (Ltr): insert the hook
Round 8: ch1, 1dc into each of first 2dc,
down through the horizontal loop
13 (15, 17, 19, 21, 23)in
*1dc into next 3ch arch, ch5, 1dc into next
round the stem of the previous stitch,
wrap the yarn around the hook and
3ch arch, 1dc into each of next 3dc, repeat 23 (23, 23, 23.5, 23.5, 23.5)in
17 (18, 21, 23, 25, 27)in
draw a loop through. Treat this loop
from * to end, omitting 2dc at end of last
as the wrap required for an ordinary
repeat, sl st to first dc to join.
treble and complete the stitch in
Repeat rounds 3-8, then repeat rounds
the normal way. To make the first 3-5 once more. Tie off.
linked treble after the turning chain,
insert the hook into the second chain
Finishing
from the hook, draw loop through,
Attach the bodkin or large safety pin to
skip one chain, insert hook into next
one end of the elastic. Thread the elastic
chain, draw loop through, complete
into the waistband casing, easing the
the stitch in the normal way.
fabric all around. Test for fit and adjust
Diagrams or photos to explain stitch
to be inserted here
elastic as needed. Overlap the ends of
the elastic 1in and sew together with
PatteRn nOtes
needle and thread. Sew the opening in 22 (24, 26, 28, 30, 32)in
Linked trebles, when worked in
the waistband closed with reserved yarn
the round, leave a more obvious
from beginning chain.
Key
‘seam’ than plain trebles, since the
Sew in yarn ends. ch dc tr
end-of-round join cannot be linked
like the other stitches. If you make
a habit of changing balls of yarn
at the beginning of the round, you
can weave the yarn ends in on the
wrong side of the skirt, closing the
small openings created at the end of 9
10
the round. Alternatively, this seam
can be closed with a loose row of
whipstitch on the wrong side,
7
8
6
5
YaRn alteRnatives
Save • Sirdar, Baby Cotton Kapok DK
Spend • Debbie Bliss, Cotton DK
4
Spoil yourself • Rowan Milk, Cotton DK 3
1
2
92 | INSIDE Crochet
IC3.patt.dulaney
skirt.FINAL.indd 92 7/7/09 14:16:53
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