SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE
The pattern uses both long and short needles; start with the length which fits the number of stitches and change when necessary.
The piece is worked in the round, top down. The waistband is worked first and later folded down with trouser elastic inside. The rest of the skirt is worked while increasing the stitch count.
WAISTBAND
Cast on 102-106-112-120-128-138-148 stitches with DROPS Cotton Merino and circular needle size 3 mm. Work 2 cm stocking stitch, purl 1 round (= folding edge), work 2 cm stocking stitch. Insert 1 marker; the piece is now measured from here.
SKIRT
Change to circular needle size 4 mm. Knit 1 round and decrease 6-4-4-6-8-12-10 stitches evenly spaced = 96-102-108-114-120-126-138 stitches.
Insert 6 markers without working the stitches – insert each marker into 1 stitch, with 15-16-17-18-19-20-22 stitches between each marker-stitch.
Work 1 cm stocking stitch.
Continue stocking stitch. On the next round increase on each side of each marker – read INCREASE TIP in explanations above. Increase like this every 2-2-2-2-2-2½-2½ cm a total of 9-10-11-12-13-14-14 times = 204-222-240-258-276-294-306 stitches. Remember to maintain the knitting tension.
Continue with stocking stitch until the piece measures 19-21-24-28-31-35-40 cm from the marker. AT THE SAME TIME on the last round decrease 0-1-2-3-4-5-0 stitches evenly spaced = 204-221-238-255-272-289-306 stitches.
Work A.1 a total of 12-13-14-15-16-17-18 times on the round.
When all the increases in A.1 are finished, there are 228-247-266-285-304-323-342 stitches. The last round in A.1 shows how to cast off with yarn overs.
The skirt measures approx. 25-27-30-34-37-41-46 cm from the marker.
ASSEMBLY
Fold the waistband along the purled round, insert the trouser elastic tied to the correct length and sew the waistband down on the inside, making sure the seam is not tight. The skirt measures approx. 27-29-32-36-39-43-48 cm in total.
Diagram
= knit
= purl
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over, which is knitted on next round to leave a hole
= knit 2 together
= knit and cast off as normal
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over, which is cast off as a normal stitch
