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SKIRT from Book 20 Knitted in Hobby /Silky YARN...... 300 grms of Hobby and 150 grms of Silky to match Hobby plus 20 grms MC Hobby or contrast col B to knit in thick lines to mark the panels Quantities for size 38 hip

SIZES....hips 34 (36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48) ins

MAIN TENSION.......24 sts and 56 rows on a sideways pressed swatch knitting Hobby and Silky together through separate tension masts. I used T 4 for those ladies who have already knitted one of my dresses the tension is 2 whole numbers looser than single hobby tension . ABREVIATIONS USED; Carr-carriage; CL- Carr left; CR- Carr right; Hold- all ndls forward as far as they will go; L- left; MC - main carr; MT-main tensi on;MY - Main yarn; Ndls - needles;Pts-points; Rem - remaining; R- right; RC- row counter; Sts- stitches; T-tension; WP- working position; 18/18 st- count 36 sts, 18 stseither side of '0';

SKIRT...... The skirt is close fitting over hips (straight) with flares at the hem which are pleated. Three panels when pressed measures four inches. So to gain any different hip measurement work out multiplies of this amount to attain the size you require. This skirt presses to 28 inches adjust by...6...sts to each inch.Knitting with Hobby and Silky at MT unless otherwise stated.

1. Cast on 84/84 sts with waste yarn. Knit 1 row nylon cord ending CL. RC 000

2. Knit 15 rows MT MY RC 015

3. CR. Bring 15 sts to hold L. carr to hold, knit 1 row Bring 1 ndl to hold, Knit 1 row RC 17 Repeat two more times. (Note which ndl your holding finishes on, saves counting each time.) RC 21

4. Bring 84 sts left to hold. On those sts rem Knit 1 row 1 ndl to hold Knit 1 row, 9 sts to hold, Repeat until you have 84/60 in hold. RC 35

5. Put 1/84 sts so they will knit. With 1 strand of Silky a at T1 knit 1 row. bring 1 ndl back to hold . Knit 1 row

6. MT MY. Knit 1 row 2/84. Bring 1 ndl back to hold,knit 1 row. RC 39

7. Bring 9 sts to hold left, Knit 1 row, 1 ndl to hold left, Knit 1 row, Repeat until you have 84/59 in hold. RC 51

8. Knit 1 row all sts CL. RC 52

9. MT-1 With MY and col B or extra strand of MY. Knit 2 rows all sts. ensure all sts knit.

10. Repeat pts 2 to 9 inclusive until you have 27(29,30,32,33,35,36,38)panels in all. Pick up the sts on the cord, 2 sts on ndls. Knit 1 row, Knit 1 more row then cast off loosely.

WAISTBAND.......Take half skirt with wrong side facing and evenly hook over 55/55(58/58,61/61,64/64, 67/67, 70/70,73/73)sts. At MT with MY knit 32 rows. Pick up sts that you originally picked up making a hem for elastic tucking in any ends, knit 1 row. Cast off loosely. Repeat for other side.

PRESSING AND FINISHING........Mark your ironing board or pressing table with 2 lines the distance between being the length of the skirt. Bind the edge of the skirt with binding wires. (Supplied with a knit leader or available separately from your local Knitting Machine Shop) You can either wrap the hem edge of the skirt like oversewing with the wire gathering the fabric on OR using the wire to make a running st just in from the hem edge.....if this this method is done carefully you do not need to crochet. You will need 2 wires and for average sized skirt. Pin a portion of the waist edge along the top line, if using an ironing board this will be the narrower end. Now pull the hem down to the second line and pin in straight lines (using the thick lines) away from the waist. The amount of fabric you will be able to press depends on the width of your board. KEEP THE LINES STRAIGHT Now steam press, continue in this manner until all the skirt is pressed. If you are not going to crochet the hem repress the skirt hem again ironing out any kinks or curves to achieve an even length. Once the pleats are in length adjustments mean repressing all the pleats which you will not want. Crochet the hem, evenly crochet hem at this point if you wish using hobby and silky tog. Repress crochet flat. Now press in all the pleats. Using skirt length markers, press the pleats (so not to stretch the fabric). Lay the skirt on the board with purl side facing and fold one pleat on the thick line, with lots of steam from the iron press the pleat keeping the thick line straight. Now lay the next pleat using the strand of silky as the inner foldline, and the thick line as the outer foldline. At the middle of the skirt there is hardly any pleat try to keep this even around the skirt as you work. Press in the same manner. With your hand or a block of wood thump the pleat edge only, to make it crisp and cool. Continue around skirt. The side seam pleat will probably require an extra thump! All pleats pressed. Hang skirt on side of board to check for even pleating, generally there are a few uneven pleats which need to be repressed. The pleats do not wash out. Sew up sides of waistband leaving one inner edge open. Thread 1 inch elastic through correct length for waist. Join elastic sew inner open edge.

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