This skirt is pretty quick and easy to do. In order to avoid excessive fastening off and weaving in of ends, I worked this piece flat and sewed the back seam instead of working in rounds.
Size 10 pink cotton thread
Size 6 (1.8 mm) steel hook
one sew on snap
Gauge
10 sc=1 inch, 10 sc rows=1 inch.
Directions for Pink Ruffle Short Skirt
NOTE: Ch 4 counts as first tr throughout pattern.
Row 1: Beg at hips, with pink, ch 41, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across, turn. (40 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (40 sc)
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, [sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st]across to last st, sc in last st, turn. (53 sc)
Rows 4-7: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (53 sc)
Row 8: Working this row in FRONT LOOPS ONLY, ch 4, 4 tr in first st, [sk next 2 sts, 5 tr in next st]across to last st, sk last st. DO NOT TURN. (18 tr clusters made)
Row 9: Working in side of last tr made, work 3 sl sts, sl st in end of row 8, TURN NOW, working behind ruffle in BACK LOOPS of row 8, ch 4, tr in each st across, turn. (53 tr)
Row 10: Working in FRONT LOOPS ONLY, ch 4, 4 tr in first st, [sk next 2 sts, 5 tr in next st]across. DO NOT TURN. (18 tr clusters made)
Rows 11-14: Repeat rows 9 and 10 two more times or until desired length is achieved. Fasten off leaving a long end to sew up back seam.
Finishing
Sew back seam leaving an opening big enough to skip skirt on doll. I sewed only the ends of ruffles together and that seemed to work well enough. Sew snap to back opening.
Here are some more explanatory pictures
Rows 1-7 should look like this on doll. It should measure about 5 1/2" by 3/4".
Row 8 should be worked in front loops like this. This is the first ruffle row.
Row 9 is worked behind row 8 in free loops of row 8. First you will 3 sl sts in end of last st made and sl st in end of row 8 like so.
Now you will turn piece over and work behind ruffle in free loops of row 8. Work tr in each free loop st like this. This is still row 9.
Now row 10 is worked in front loops of tr row like so.
Hope this helps :-)
6 comments:
Saw your link at Ravelry. This is a great outfit.
I have a question and will send an e-mail to you about it.
Very nice pattern.
Thank you Anne!
I love the way it looks but I just can not get this pattern to work for me and I do not know what I am doing wrong and I am experienced at crocheting, been doing it for 50 plus years..it just seems to be too big and I can not seem to understand how to do the layers..must be having a mental block..it sure is cute!
sorry you are having problems :-( i will post some picture showing what i intended, but the basic idea is to work a ruffle row in the front loops and then at the end of the row work up the side of the last st worked to the row before and then work a tr row in the back loops of the ruffle row just made.
Also to winslowwoman, make sure that the Barbie you are making the skirt for is the new body with the belly-button. This skirt will be too big for one of the old Barbie body types with the teeny-tiny waist.
Post a Comment