a crochet skirt with a flared frill hem

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A wearable crochet skirt featuring a fitted upper section and a flared frill at the bottom, typical of handmade crochet fashion. The main skirt hugs the hips and thighs while the frill adds movement and volume at the hem.

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED · 200yd

Hook

6mm

Notions

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in (in single crochet)

Stitches Used

sc = single crochet
ch = chain
inc = increase
dec = decrease

Pattern

Main Skirt Body

R1Ch 188, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (187)(187 sts)
R2[Sc 186, dec] repeat around. (186)(186 sts)
R3Sc in each st around. (186)(186 sts)
R4Sc in each st around. (186)(186 sts)
R5[Sc 185, dec] repeat around. (185)(185 sts)
R6Sc in each st around. (185)(185 sts)
R7[Sc 184, dec] repeat around. (184)(184 sts)
R8Sc in each st around. (184)(184 sts)
R9[Sc 183, dec] repeat around. (183)(183 sts)
R10Sc in each st around. (183)(183 sts)
R11[Sc 182, dec] repeat around. (182)(182 sts)
R12Sc in each st around. (182)(182 sts)
R13[Sc 181, dec] repeat around. (181)(181 sts)
R14Sc in each st around. (181)(181 sts)
R15[Sc 180, dec] repeat around. (180)(180 sts)
R16Sc in each st around. (180)(180 sts)
R17Sc in each st around. (180)(180 sts)
R18[Sc 179, dec] repeat around. (179)(179 sts)
R19Sc in each st around. (179)(179 sts)
R20[Sc 178, dec] repeat around. (178)(178 sts)
R21Sc in each st around. (178)(178 sts)
R22[Sc 177, dec] repeat around. (177)(177 sts)
R23Sc in each st around. (177)(177 sts)
R24[Sc 176, dec] repeat around. (176)(176 sts)
R25Sc in each st around. (176)(176 sts)
R26[Sc 175, dec] repeat around. (175)(175 sts)
R27Sc in each st around. (175)(175 sts)
R28[Sc 174, dec] repeat around. (174)(174 sts)
R29Sc in each st around. (174)(174 sts)
R30Sc in each st around. (174)(174 sts)
R31[Sc 173, dec] repeat around. (173)(173 sts)
R32Sc in each st around. (173)(173 sts)
R33[Sc 172, dec] repeat around. (172)(172 sts)
R34Sc in each st around. (172)(172 sts)
R35[Sc 171, dec] repeat around. (171)(171 sts)
R36Sc in each st around. (171)(171 sts)
R37[Sc 170, dec] repeat around. (170)(170 sts)
R38Sc in each st around. (170)(170 sts)
R39[Sc 169, dec] repeat around. (169)(169 sts)
R40Sc in each st around. (169)(169 sts)
R41Sc in each st around. (169)(169 sts)
R42[Sc 168, dec] repeat around. (168)(168 sts)
R43Sc in each st around. (168)(168 sts)
R44[Sc 167, dec] repeat around. (167)(167 sts)
R45Sc in each st around. (167)(167 sts)
R46[Sc 166, dec] repeat around. (166)(166 sts)
R47Sc in each st around. (166)(166 sts)
R48[Sc 165, dec] repeat around. (165)(165 sts)
R49Sc in each st around. (165)(165 sts)
R50[Sc 164, dec] repeat around. (164)(164 sts)
R51Sc in each st around. (164)(164 sts)
R52[Sc 163, dec] repeat around. (163)(163 sts)
R53Sc in each st around. (163)(163 sts)
R54Sc in each st around. (163)(163 sts)
R55[Sc 162, dec] repeat around. (162)(162 sts)
R56Sc in each st around. (162)(162 sts)
R57[Sc 161, dec] repeat around. (161)(161 sts)
R58Sc in each st around. (161)(161 sts)
R59[Sc 160, dec] repeat around. (160) Stuff lightly. Fasten off.(160 sts)

Frill Hem

R1Pick up 187 sc evenly around opening. (187)(187 sts)
R2[Sc 3, inc] repeat around. (237)(237 sts)
R3[Sc 58, dec] repeat around. (233)(233 sts)
R4[Sc 57, dec] repeat around. (229)(229 sts)
R5[Sc 56, dec] repeat around. (225)(225 sts)
R6[Sc 55, dec] repeat around. (221)(221 sts)
R7[Sc 54, dec] repeat around. (217)(217 sts)
R8[Sc 71, dec] repeat around. (214)(214 sts)
R9[Sc 52, dec] repeat around. (210)(210 sts)
R10[Sc 51, dec] repeat around. (206)(206 sts)
R11[Sc 50, dec] repeat around. (202)(202 sts)
R12[Sc 49, dec] repeat around. (198)(198 sts)
R13[Sc 65, dec] repeat around. (195)(195 sts)
R14[Sc 47, dec] repeat around. (191)(191 sts)
R15[Sc 46, dec] repeat around. (187) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(187 sts)