Size: a (b) c (d) e (f) g (h).
Your waist circumference: 55 (65) 75 (85) 95 (105) 115 (125) cm.
Full length, measured CF from the hem and downwards: 70 (71) 72 (73) 74 (75) 76 (77) cm.
Positive ease: This skirt has a positive ease of approxatemately 30-40 cm. When deciding which size to knit, choose the one which corresponds to your own actual waist circumference - and opt for the smaller size if in between sizes.
Gauge: 2 needle sizes are used, when knitting the skirt.
Edges: 16 sts x 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch at needle size 6 mm, using 1 thread of
“Snefnug” + 1 thread of “Månestråle”.
Skirt: 12 sts x 14 rows = 10 x 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch at needle size 9 mm, using 1 thread of
“Snefnug” + 2 threads of “Månestråle”.
Needle size: Circular needles 6 and 9 mm (the lengths 60, 80 og 100 cm are recommended).
Yarn: The skirt is knitted with 1 thread of “Månestråle” + 1 thread of “Snefnug” when knitting the waistline, and with 2 threads of “Månestråle” + 1 thread of “Snefnug” when knitting the skirt and ruffle.
1st thread: “Snefnug”, CaMaRose (110 m per 50 g), in “Nøddebrun”, 7104.
2nd + 3rd thread: “Månestråle”, CaMaRose (200 m per 25 g), in “Pudder”, 9010.
Amount: 1st thread: 400 (450) 500 (550) 600 (650) 700 (700) g.
2nd + 3rd thread: 225 (250) 275 (300) 325 (350) 375 (375) g in total.
Other: 1 flat button with a diameter of approx 1,5 cm // A 60 mm elastic band for the hem at the waist (length: your waist circumference - 5 cm) // Cable needles 6 and 9 mm.
Method: The skirt is worked top-down in the rnd, with varying lace and smock techniques used, to create its intricate structure. First, a broad hem in Stockinette Stitch is knitted, and hereafter a series of increases are made to give the skirt its volume. Then the skirt is knitted from a series of written charts, which creates the structures of smock and lace.