Summer skirt is one of my bucket-list dream knit items! To be completely honest, I haven’t been dreaming about a knitted skirt for more than a few years, but as soon as my dear friend Jonna hinted about her own dreams, I knew I had to make them a reality!

So here it is - Alma Skirt! Midi-length, not quite a pencil skirt nor super flowy or pleated, but just perfect, easy to wear piece. The skirt is knitted easily in Stockinette stitch, shaped gently with short rows and has a little slit on the back to make it as comfortable to wear as possible. I already knitted one in sport weight yarn as well as with Silk Mohair double stranded!

The pattern is made in collaboration with Ilo Yarn for Jyväskylä Knit Fest 2024.

MATERIALS
Yarn:

• 4 (4, 5, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 7) skeins of Tuuma by Aara Yarn. Or approx. 1160 (1270, 1380, 1500, 1620) (1740, 1860, 1980, 2100) yds 1060 (1160, 1260, 1370, 1480) (1590, 1700, 1810, 1920) m of sport weight yarn. Sample shown in colorway Karri (yellow).
• Or 6 (6, 6, 7, 8) (8, 9, 9, 10) skeins of Hieno by Aara Yarn. Or approx. 2320 (2540, 2755, 2995, 3260) (3480, 3720, 3960, 4200) yds 2120 (2320, 2520, 2740, 2980) (3180, 3400, 3620, 3840) m of lace weight yarn held double. Sample shown in colorway Vadelma (reddish pink). Note: You need to hold 2 strands of lace weight Silk Mohair together to get the right gauge.

Needles: US 4 (3.5 mm) and US 6 (4 mm) circular needles, 32” (80 cm) long or longer, and dpns in each size if not using magic loop method for small circumference knitting.

SIZING
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished Waist Circumference: 24 (28, 32, 36, 40) (44, 48, 52, 56)” / 60 (70, 80, 90, 100) (110, 120, 130, 140) cm. Choose a size with 0-2” 0-5 cm of negative ease at waist. Both samples shown in size 4.

GAUGE
24 sts and 32 rows = 4” (10 cm) on larger needles in Stockinette stitch, after blocking.