Knit.1 Summer 2007 #8
By Liz Nields
SKU: K1SU07_08 (1102)

Pattern description from Knit.1, Summer 2007: “Pants always get so dirty in the garden. Wear a skirt and keep that hem off the ground. Liz Nields’s striped A-line cutie is worked in two distinct lace patterns with three colors of Classic Elite Yarns’ ‘Bam Boo.’”

Stuff:

• 8 (9, 10, 11, 12) balls in #4920 Citrine of Bam Boo by Classic Elite Yarns, 1¾oz/50g balls, each approx 77yd/70m (bamboo)
• 1 ball each in #4904 Antilles Aqua and #4915 Bamboo Leaf
• One pair each size 5 and 6 (3.75 and 4mm) needles or size to get the gauge
• 1yd/1m of 1” / 2.5cm wide elastic

This striped a-line skirt incorporates two stitch patterns in three colors of eco-friendly yarn. The skirt is worked in two pieces and sewn together. Find the pattern on page 78.

The Measurements:

• Small (Medium, Large, 1X, 2X)
• Lower Edge 44, 49, 55, 60, 65 inches (111.5, 124.5, 139.5, 152.5cm)
• Hip 32 (36, 40, 44, 48)“/81.5 (91.5, 101.5, 111.5, 122)cm
• Length 22.5”/57cm