Tulip Twirl Skirt | Knitting Pattern

About
The Tulip Twirl Skirt is lace skirt that can be made in two different versions. Either a fitted mini skirt with all-over lace and a ruffle hem or a 70s inspired all-over lace midi skirt.

The Tulip Twirl Skirt is worked top-down in the round starting with the waistband. The half twisted rib waistband is double layered by working a seamless elastic casing. For the mini skirt, eyelets are worked at the center front for the ties.

Then, increases are worked to shape the hips of the skirt. There are three options for the hip sizing to create a perfect custom fit. The mini skirt is finished with a dramatic ruffle hem whilst the midi skirt has two more lace sections.

The mini skirt has German Short Rows in the ruffle to lenghten the back of the skirt. The hems on both skirts are finished with purl details to match the waistband.

Skill
Difficulty 3/5. Knitting lace from charts, German Short Rows, I-cords.

Gauge
20 sts x 26 rows = 10 cm | 4 inch.
Using 4 mm | US 6 needles, measured in stockinette after blocking.

Needles
4 mm | US 6 for waistband, main & I-cord tie.
5 mm | US 8 for ruffle (mini skirt only)

Sizing
(1, 2, 3) 4, 5, 6 (7, 8, 9) 10, 11, 12
Recommended for a waist circumference of
(60, 68, 76) 84, 92, 100 (108, 116, 124) 132, 140, 148 cm or
(23.5, 26.75, 30) 33, 36.25, 39.25 (42.5, 45.75, 48.75) 52, 55, 58.25 inch.

For a finished waist circumference of
(52, 60, 68) 76, 84, 92 (100, 108, 116) 124, 132, 140 cm or
(20.5, 23.5, 26.75) 30, 33, 36.25 (39.25, 42.5, 45.75) 48.75, 52, 55 inch.

• Intended to be worn with a negative ease around the waist of 4-8 cm | 1.5-3.25 inch.
• Intended to be worn with zero ease around the hips. If between sizes, choose the smaller size. Sample is size 2 / H2 worn with 4 cm | 2 inch of negative ease around the waist.

Measurements
The skirt has 3 options for hip shaping (H1, H2, H3), each will result in a different finished hip circumference:

H1: (78, 86, 94) 102, 110, 118 (128, 138, 148) 158, 168, 178 cm |
(30.75, 33.75, 37) 40.25, 43.25, 46.5 (50.5, 54.25, 58.25) 62.25, 66.25, 70 inch.

H2: (82, 90, 98) 106, 114, 122 (132, 142, 152) 162, 172, 182 |
(32.25, 35.5, 38.5) 41.75, 45, 48 (52, 56, 59.75) 63.75, 67.75, 71.75 inch.

H3: (86, 94, 102) 110, 118, 126 (136, 146, 156) 166, 176, 186 cm |
(33.75, 37, 40.25) 43.25, 46.5, 49.5 (53.5, 57.5, 61.5) 65.25, 69.25, 73.25 inch.

MINI skirt length (measured from the front): (40, 41, 42) 43, 44, 45 (46, 47, 48) 49, 50, 51 cm | (15.75, 16.25, 16.5) 17, 17.25, 17.75 (18, 18.5, 19) 19.25, 19.75, 20 inch.

MIDI skirt length (adjustable): 85 cm | 33.5 inch.

Yarn
MINI skirt: 1 strand of aran weight yarn | Scheepjes Cahlista c. 226 (85 m | 93 yds, 50g)
MIDI skirt: 1 strand of dk weight yarn | Drops Lima c. 9021 (100 m | 109 yds, 50g)

Yarn requirements are based on hip sizes H1 & H2.
It is recommended to buy 50 gr more for hip size H3.

Meterage / MINI
(400, 480, 535) 585, 640, 695 (760, 825, 890) 960, 1030, 1105 m | (435, 525, 585) 640, 700, 760 (830, 900, 975) 1050, 1125, 1210 yds of aran weight yarn.

Meterage / MIDI
(930, 1050, 1170) 1285, 1405, 1525 (1645, 1760, 1880) 2000, 2120, 2235 m | (1020, 1150, 1280) 1410, 1540, 1665 (1795, 1925, 2055) 2185, 2315, 2445 yds of dk weight yarn.

Balls / MINI
(5, 6, 7) 7, 8, 9 (9, 10, 11) 12, 13, 13 balls of Scheepjes Cahlista.

Balls / MIDI
(10, 11, 12) 13, 15, 16 (17, 18, 19) 20, 22, 23 balls of Drops Lima.

Yarn alternatives for mini skirt:

• Drops Paris
• Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/8
• Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran*

Yarn alternatives for midi skirt:

• Cascade Woolpaka
• Sandnes Garn Alpakka Ull
• Berroco Ultra Alpaca
• Viking Garn Alpaca Storm*

Notions
8 stitch markers, tapestry needle, safety pin.
2.5 cm | 1 inch wide knitted elastic long enough to fit your waist circumference.