Narrow Ribbed Skirt Pattern

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Hand Knit Fashions

	Sizes	12	14	16	18	20
MATERIALS—Bear Brand Tricolaine	skeins	17	19	20	22	24
or
Bear Brand Caprice	skeins	17	19	20	22	24
Bucilla Circular Steel Knitting Needle, Size 2
Bucilla Steel Crochet Hook, Size 4
BLOCKING MEASUREMENTS
Width around at lower edge	ins.	60	63	66	69	72
Hipline (7 inches below waistline), including fullness for ribs	ins.	37	39	41	43	45
Waistline	ins.	25	26½	28	30	32
Length	ins.	30	30	30	30	30
GAUGE: 8 sts = 1 inch. Note: Instructions are for skirt 30 ins. in length. For longer or shorter skirt, add or subtract required number of ins. before working first dec. round.
Cast on	sts	480	504	528	552	576
Join with care not to twist sts on needle. Mark end of rounds.
Round 1—* K 4, p 4; repeat from * around. Repeat this round for 11 ins.
First dec. round— Dec. 1 st in center of 2nd and every even numbered p rib	sts	450	473	495	518	540
Next round—* K 4, p 4, k 4, p 3; repeat from *, end k 4,		p 3	p 4	p 3	p 4	p 3
Work 2 ins. even. Always include last dec. round in part worked even.
2nd dec. round—Dec. 1 st in center of first and every odd numbered p rib	sts	420	441	462	483	504
Work k 4, p 3 ribbing for 2 ins.
3rd dec round—Dec. 1 st in center of 2nd and every even numbered k rib	sts	390	410	429	449	468
Work 2 ins. even.
4th dec. round—Dec. 1 st in center of first and every odd numbered k rib	sts	360	378	396	414	432
Work k 3, p 3 ribbing for 2 ins.
5th dec. round—Same as first dec. round	sts	330	347	363	380	396
Work even until 22 ins. from beg., or 8 ins. less than desired blocked length.
6th dec. round—Same as 2nd dec. round	sts	300	315	330	345	360
Continue to dec. every 2 ins. twice more, same as for 3rd and 4th dec. rounds	sts	240	252	264	276	288
Work k 2, p 2 ribbing for 2 ins.
Final dec. round—Dec. 1 st in p ribs spaced evenly around	times	40	40	40	36	32
Work even on	sts	200	212	224	240	256
until 29 ins. from beg., or 1 in. less than desired blocked length. Bind off.
FINISHING—Finish and make casing or beading for elastic. Block to given measurements.

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