MATERIALS
Rowan Panama, 55% viscose/33% cotton/12% linen, 50g/135m/147yds
Shade: Tulip 307 x 7 balls
3.5mm hook
TENSION
Work 20dc and 23 rows to measure 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in using 3.25mm hook, or size required to obtain tension.
MEASUREMENTS
Actual waist: 76cm/30in.
Length: 46cm/18in.
Circumference at bottom: 180cm/71in.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Foundation dc: 2ch, insert hk in first of these 2ch, yrh pull through, (2 lps on hook) yrh and pull through first lp, yrh and pull through both lps, *insert hk behind the first horizontal strand from the st just made and in the "chain" at the bottom of the st, yrh and pull through, yrh pull through first lp, yrh pull through both lps; rep from * to stated no of sts.
PATTERN NOTES
The skirt is worked top down and rounds are not turned. Sl st to top of last st at end of each round to join, do not turn work. 3ch at start of round counts as 1tr unless otherwise stated.
SKIRT
With 3.5mm hook, 68 foundation dc (see Special Stitches), join with sl st making sure not to twist.
Rnd 1: Dc in each ch around.
Rnd 2: Dc around.
Rnd 3: 3ch, [3ch, miss 3dc, 2tr] around - 13 sets of 2tr.
Rnd 4: 1ch, [2dc, 3dc in 3ch-sp] around.
Rnds 5 & 6: 1ch, dc in each st around.
Rnd 7: 3ch, *miss 3dc, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in next dc, miss 3dc, 1tr in next dc; rep from * around.
Rnd 8: 3ch, 1tr into same tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp, miss 3tr, 2tr in next tr; rep from * around.
Rnds 9-11: 3ch, 1tr in next tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp, miss 3tr, 2tr; rep from * around.
Rnd 12: 3ch, 1tr in same tr, 2tr in next tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp, miss 3tr, (2tr in next tr) twice; rep from * around.
Rnds 13-15: 3ch, 3tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp, miss 3tr, 4tr; rep from * around.
Rnd 16: 3ch, 2tr in each of next 2tr, 1tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp, miss 3tr, 1tr, 2tr in each of next 2tr, 1tr; rep from * around.
Rnds 17-19: 3ch, 5tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp, miss 3tr, 6tr; rep from * around.
Rnd 20: 3ch, 1tr in next tr, 2tr in each of next 2tr, 2tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp, miss 3tr, 2tr, 2tr in each of next 2tr, 2tr; rep from * around.
Rnds 21-23: 3ch, 7tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp, miss 3tr, 8tr, rep from * around.
Rnd 24: 3ch, 2tr, 2tr in each of next 2tr, 3tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp miss 3tr, 3tr, 2tr in each of next 2tr, 3tr; rep from * around.
Rnds 25-27: 3ch, 9tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp, miss 3tr, 10tr; rep from * around.
Rnd 28: 3ch, 3tr, 2tr in each of next 2tr, 4tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp, miss 3tr, 4tr, 2tr in each of next 2tr, 4tr; rep from * around.
Rnds 29-31: 3ch, 11tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp, miss 3tr, 12tr; rep from * around.
Rnd 32: 3ch, 4tr, 2tr in each of next 2tr, 5tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp miss 3tr, 5tr, 2tr in each of next 2tr, 5tr; rep from * around.
Rnds 33-35: 3ch, 13tr, *miss 3tr (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp, miss 3tr, 14tr; rep from * around.
Rnd 36: 3ch, 5tr, 2tr in each of next 2tr, 6tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp, miss 3tr, 6tr, 2tr in each of next 2tr, 6tr; rep from * around.
Rnds 37-39: 3ch, 15tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp, miss 3tr, 16tr; rep from * around.
Rnd 40: 3ch, 6tr, 2tr in each of next 2tr, 7tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp, miss 3tr, 7tr, 2tr in each of next 2tr, 7tr; rep from * to end.
Rnds 41-43: 3ch, 17tr, *miss 3tr, (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in 2ch-sp, miss 3tr, 18tr; rep from * around. Join final rnd with sl st.
Fasten off.
Weave in all ends.
BELT
With 3.5mm hook, 15ch.
Row 1: Dc in each ch to end, turn.
Row 2: Dc to end, turn
Rep row 2 until Belt measures approx 150cm/60in.
