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A formal ball gown skirt with a fitted waist and hip, flaring dramatically into a full skirt with a cathedral-length train that pools behind the wearer.

BeginnerUS TermsModular

A high-fashion ball gown skirt designed to fit a 42 inch waist and 47 inch hip, with a voluminous flare starting at the hips and extending into a long cathedral train. The skirt has a fitted upper section and a dramatically flared lower section.

Overall Progress

0 of 215 rows completed

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED

Acrylic

200 yd

Main ColorMain

Crochet Hooks

6mm

Additional Notions

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in

in single crochet

Stitch Glossary

4 stitches

Abbreviations and descriptions for all stitches used in this pattern

Instructions

Upper Skirt

In the Round0/60

Row 1318 sts

Ch 319, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (318)

Row 2315 sts

[Sc 105, dec] repeat around. (315)

Row 3313 sts

[Sc 156, dec] repeat around. (313)

Row 4311 sts

[Sc 155, dec] repeat around. (311)

Row 5308 sts

[Sc 102, dec] repeat around. (308)

Row 6306 sts

[Sc 153, dec] repeat around. (306)

Row 7304 sts

[Sc 152, dec] repeat around. (304)

Row 8301 sts

[Sc 100, dec] repeat around. (301)

Row 9299 sts

[Sc 149, dec] repeat around. (299)

Row 10297 sts

[Sc 148, dec] repeat around. (297)

Row 11294 sts

[Sc 98, dec] repeat around. (294)

Row 12292 sts

[Sc 146, dec] repeat around. (292)

Row 13290 sts

[Sc 145, dec] repeat around. (290)

Row 14287 sts

[Sc 95, dec] repeat around. (287)

Row 15285 sts

[Sc 142, dec] repeat around. (285)

Row 16282 sts

[Sc 94, dec] repeat around. (282)

Row 17280 sts

[Sc 140, dec] repeat around. (280)

Row 18278 sts

[Sc 139, dec] repeat around. (278)

Row 19275 sts

[Sc 91, dec] repeat around. (275)

Row 20273 sts

[Sc 136, dec] repeat around. (273)

Row 21271 sts

[Sc 135, dec] repeat around. (271)

Row 22268 sts

[Sc 89, dec] repeat around. (268)

Row 23266 sts

[Sc 133, dec] repeat around. (266)

Row 24264 sts

[Sc 132, dec] repeat around. (264)

Row 25261 sts

[Sc 87, dec] repeat around. (261)

Row 26259 sts

[Sc 129, dec] repeat around. (259)

Row 27257 sts

[Sc 128, dec] repeat around. (257)

Row 28254 sts

[Sc 84, dec] repeat around. (254)

Row 29252 sts

[Sc 126, dec] repeat around. (252)

Row 30250 sts

[Sc 125, dec] repeat around. (250)

Row 31247 sts

[Sc 82, dec] repeat around. (247)

Row 32245 sts

[Sc 122, dec] repeat around. (245)

Row 33242 sts

[Sc 80, dec] repeat around. (242)

Row 34240 sts

[Sc 120, dec] repeat around. (240)

Row 35238 sts

[Sc 119, dec] repeat around. (238)

Row 36235 sts

[Sc 78, dec] repeat around. (235)

Row 37233 sts

[Sc 116, dec] repeat around. (233)

Row 38231 sts

[Sc 115, dec] repeat around. (231)

Row 39228 sts

[Sc 76, dec] repeat around. (228)

Row 40226 sts

[Sc 113, dec] repeat around. (226)

Row 41224 sts

[Sc 112, dec] repeat around. (224)

Row 42221 sts

[Sc 73, dec] repeat around. (221)

Row 43219 sts

[Sc 109, dec] repeat around. (219)

Row 44217 sts

[Sc 108, dec] repeat around. (217)

Row 45214 sts

[Sc 71, dec] repeat around. (214)

Row 46212 sts

[Sc 106, dec] repeat around. (212)

Row 47210 sts

[Sc 105, dec] repeat around. (210)

Row 48207 sts

[Sc 69, dec] repeat around. (207)

Row 49205 sts

[Sc 102, dec] repeat around. (205)

Row 50202 sts

[Sc 67, dec] repeat around. (202)

Row 51200 sts

[Sc 100, dec] repeat around. (200)

Row 52198 sts

[Sc 99, dec] repeat around. (198)

Row 53195 sts

[Sc 65, dec] repeat around. (195)

Row 54193 sts

[Sc 96, dec] repeat around. (193)

Row 55191 sts

[Sc 95, dec] repeat around. (191)

Row 56188 sts

[Sc 62, dec] repeat around. (188)

Row 57186 sts

[Sc 93, dec] repeat around. (186)

Row 58184 sts

[Sc 92, dec] repeat around. (184)

Row 59181 sts

[Sc 60, dec] repeat around. (181)

Row 60179 sts

[Sc 89, dec] repeat around. (179) Stuff lightly. Fasten off.

Lower Skirt

In the Round0/90

Row 1316 sts

Pick up 316 sc evenly around opening. (316)

Row 2796 sts

[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (796)

Row 3790 sts

[Sc 131, dec] repeat around. (790)

Row 4785 sts

[Sc 157, dec] repeat around. (785)

Row 5779 sts

[Sc 129, dec] repeat around. (779)

Row 6774 sts

[Sc 154, dec] repeat around. (774)

Row 7769 sts

[Sc 153, dec] repeat around. (769)

Row 8763 sts

[Sc 127, dec] repeat around. (763)

Row 9758 sts

[Sc 151, dec] repeat around. (758)

Row 10752 sts

[Sc 125, dec] repeat around. (752)

Row 11747 sts

[Sc 149, dec] repeat around. (747)

Row 12741 sts

[Sc 123, dec] repeat around. (741)

Row 13736 sts

[Sc 147, dec] repeat around. (736)

Row 14731 sts

[Sc 146, dec] repeat around. (731)

Row 15725 sts

[Sc 120, dec] repeat around. (725)

Row 16720 sts

[Sc 144, dec] repeat around. (720)

Row 17714 sts

[Sc 119, dec] repeat around. (714)

Row 18709 sts

[Sc 141, dec] repeat around. (709)

Row 19703 sts

[Sc 117, dec] repeat around. (703)

Row 20698 sts

[Sc 139, dec] repeat around. (698)

Row 21692 sts

[Sc 115, dec] repeat around. (692)

Row 22687 sts

[Sc 137, dec] repeat around. (687)

Row 23682 sts

[Sc 136, dec] repeat around. (682)

Row 24676 sts

[Sc 112, dec] repeat around. (676)

Row 25671 sts

[Sc 134, dec] repeat around. (671)

Row 26665 sts

[Sc 110, dec] repeat around. (665)

Row 27660 sts

[Sc 132, dec] repeat around. (660)

Row 28654 sts

[Sc 109, dec] repeat around. (654)

Row 29649 sts

[Sc 129, dec] repeat around. (649)

Row 30644 sts

[Sc 128, dec] repeat around. (644)

Row 31638 sts

[Sc 106, dec] repeat around. (638)

Row 32633 sts

[Sc 126, dec] repeat around. (633)

Row 33627 sts

[Sc 104, dec] repeat around. (627)

Row 34622 sts

[Sc 124, dec] repeat around. (622)

Row 35616 sts

[Sc 102, dec] repeat around. (616)

Row 36611 sts

[Sc 122, dec] repeat around. (611)

Row 37606 sts

[Sc 121, dec] repeat around. (606)

Row 38600 sts

[Sc 100, dec] repeat around. (600)

Row 39595 sts

[Sc 119, dec] repeat around. (595)

Row 40589 sts

[Sc 98, dec] repeat around. (589)

Row 41584 sts

[Sc 116, dec] repeat around. (584)

Row 42578 sts

[Sc 96, dec] repeat around. (578)

Row 43573 sts

[Sc 114, dec] repeat around. (573)

Row 44568 sts

[Sc 113, dec] repeat around. (568)

Row 45562 sts

[Sc 93, dec] repeat around. (562)

Row 46557 sts

[Sc 111, dec] repeat around. (557)

Row 47551 sts

[Sc 91, dec] repeat around. (551)

Row 48546 sts

[Sc 109, dec] repeat around. (546)

Row 49540 sts

[Sc 90, dec] repeat around. (540)

Row 50535 sts

[Sc 107, dec] repeat around. (535)

Row 51530 sts

[Sc 106, dec] repeat around. (530)

Row 52524 sts

[Sc 87, dec] repeat around. (524)

Row 53519 sts

[Sc 103, dec] repeat around. (519)

Row 54513 sts

[Sc 85, dec] repeat around. (513)

Row 55508 sts

[Sc 101, dec] repeat around. (508)

Row 56502 sts

[Sc 83, dec] repeat around. (502)

Row 57497 sts

[Sc 99, dec] repeat around. (497)

Row 58492 sts

[Sc 98, dec] repeat around. (492)

Row 59486 sts

[Sc 81, dec] repeat around. (486)

Row 60481 sts

[Sc 96, dec] repeat around. (481)

Row 61475 sts

[Sc 79, dec] repeat around. (475)

Row 62470 sts

[Sc 94, dec] repeat around. (470)

Row 63464 sts

[Sc 77, dec] repeat around. (464)

Row 64459 sts

[Sc 91, dec] repeat around. (459)

Row 65454 sts

[Sc 90, dec] repeat around. (454)

Row 66448 sts

[Sc 74, dec] repeat around. (448)

Row 67443 sts

[Sc 88, dec] repeat around. (443)

Row 68437 sts

[Sc 72, dec] repeat around. (437)

Row 69432 sts

[Sc 86, dec] repeat around. (432)

Row 70426 sts

[Sc 71, dec] repeat around. (426)

Row 71421 sts

[Sc 84, dec] repeat around. (421)

Row 72416 sts

[Sc 83, dec] repeat around. (416)

Row 73410 sts

[Sc 68, dec] repeat around. (410)

Row 74405 sts

[Sc 81, dec] repeat around. (405)

Row 75399 sts

[Sc 66, dec] repeat around. (399)

Row 76394 sts

[Sc 78, dec] repeat around. (394)

Row 77388 sts

[Sc 64, dec] repeat around. (388)

Row 78383 sts

[Sc 76, dec] repeat around. (383)

Row 79378 sts

[Sc 75, dec] repeat around. (378)

Row 80372 sts

[Sc 62, dec] repeat around. (372)

Row 81367 sts

[Sc 73, dec] repeat around. (367)

Row 82361 sts

[Sc 60, dec] repeat around. (361)

Row 83356 sts

[Sc 71, dec] repeat around. (356)

Row 84350 sts

[Sc 58, dec] repeat around. (350)

Row 85345 sts

[Sc 69, dec] repeat around. (345)

Row 86339 sts

[Sc 56, dec] repeat around. (339)

Row 87334 sts

[Sc 66, dec] repeat around. (334)

Row 88329 sts

[Sc 65, dec] repeat around. (329)

Row 89323 sts

[Sc 53, dec] repeat around. (323)

Row 90318 sts

[Sc 63, dec] repeat around. (318) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Cathedral Train

In the Round0/65

Row 11694 sts

Pick up 1694 sc evenly around opening. (1694)

Row 21649 sts

[Sc 36, dec] repeat around. (1649)

Row 31604 sts

[Sc 35, dec] repeat around. (1604)

Row 41559 sts

[Sc 34, dec] repeat around. (1559)

Row 51514 sts

[Sc 33, dec] repeat around. (1514)

Row 61469 sts

[Sc 32, dec] repeat around. (1469)

Row 71457 sts

[Sc 121, dec] repeat around. (1457)

Row 81446 sts

[Sc 131, dec] repeat around. (1446)

Row 91435 sts

[Sc 130, dec] repeat around. (1435)

Row 101423 sts

[Sc 118, dec] repeat around. (1423)

Row 111412 sts

[Sc 128, dec] repeat around. (1412)

Row 121401 sts

[Sc 127, dec] repeat around. (1401)

Row 131389 sts

[Sc 115, dec] repeat around. (1389)

Row 141378 sts

[Sc 125, dec] repeat around. (1378)

Row 151367 sts

[Sc 124, dec] repeat around. (1367)

Row 161356 sts

[Sc 123, dec] repeat around. (1356)

Row 171344 sts

[Sc 112, dec] repeat around. (1344)

Row 181333 sts

[Sc 121, dec] repeat around. (1333)

Row 191322 sts

[Sc 120, dec] repeat around. (1322)

Row 201310 sts

[Sc 109, dec] repeat around. (1310)

Row 211299 sts

[Sc 118, dec] repeat around. (1299)

Row 221288 sts

[Sc 117, dec] repeat around. (1288)

Row 231276 sts

[Sc 106, dec] repeat around. (1276)

Row 241265 sts

[Sc 115, dec] repeat around. (1265)

Row 251254 sts

[Sc 114, dec] repeat around. (1254)

Row 261242 sts

[Sc 103, dec] repeat around. (1242)

Row 271231 sts

[Sc 111, dec] repeat around. (1231)

Row 281220 sts

[Sc 110, dec] repeat around. (1220)

Row 291208 sts

[Sc 100, dec] repeat around. (1208)

Row 301197 sts

[Sc 108, dec] repeat around. (1197)

Row 311186 sts

[Sc 107, dec] repeat around. (1186)

Row 321175 sts

[Sc 106, dec] repeat around. (1175)

Row 331163 sts

[Sc 96, dec] repeat around. (1163)

Row 341152 sts

[Sc 104, dec] repeat around. (1152)

Row 351141 sts

[Sc 103, dec] repeat around. (1141)

Row 361129 sts

[Sc 94, dec] repeat around. (1129)

Row 371118 sts

[Sc 101, dec] repeat around. (1118)

Row 381107 sts

[Sc 100, dec] repeat around. (1107)

Row 391095 sts

[Sc 91, dec] repeat around. (1095)

Row 401084 sts

[Sc 98, dec] repeat around. (1084)

Row 411073 sts

[Sc 97, dec] repeat around. (1073)

Row 421061 sts

[Sc 88, dec] repeat around. (1061)

Row 431050 sts

[Sc 95, dec] repeat around. (1050)

Row 441039 sts

[Sc 94, dec] repeat around. (1039)

Row 451027 sts

[Sc 85, dec] repeat around. (1027)

Row 461016 sts

[Sc 92, dec] repeat around. (1016)

Row 471005 sts

[Sc 91, dec] repeat around. (1005)

Row 48993 sts

[Sc 82, dec] repeat around. (993)

Row 49982 sts

[Sc 89, dec] repeat around. (982)

Row 50971 sts

[Sc 88, dec] repeat around. (971)

Row 51960 sts

[Sc 87, dec] repeat around. (960)

Row 52948 sts

[Sc 79, dec] repeat around. (948)

Row 53937 sts

[Sc 85, dec] repeat around. (937)

Row 54926 sts

[Sc 84, dec] repeat around. (926)

Row 55914 sts

[Sc 76, dec] repeat around. (914)

Row 56903 sts

[Sc 82, dec] repeat around. (903)

Row 57892 sts

[Sc 81, dec] repeat around. (892)

Row 58880 sts

[Sc 73, dec] repeat around. (880)

Row 59869 sts

[Sc 79, dec] repeat around. (869)

Row 60858 sts

[Sc 78, dec] repeat around. (858)

Row 61846 sts

[Sc 70, dec] repeat around. (846)

Row 62835 sts

[Sc 75, dec] repeat around. (835)

Row 63824 sts

[Sc 74, dec] repeat around. (824)

Row 64812 sts

[Sc 67, dec] repeat around. (812)

Row 65801 sts

[Sc 72, dec] repeat around. (801) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.