A ruffled skirt with a high waist and layered ruffles, made from thick yarn giving it a chunky knit appearance. The skirt flares out with three distinct ruffle layers.

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A thick, knitted cottage core skirt with a fitted waist and three ruffle tiers. The yarn thickness creates a chunky texture. The skirt is about knee-length on an average adult.

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

Waistband

R1Ch 188, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (187)(187 sts)
R2Sc in each st around. (187)(187 sts)
R3Sc in each st around. (187)(187 sts)
R4Sc in each st around. (187)(187 sts)
R5Sc in each st around. (187)(187 sts)
R6Sc in each st around. (187)(187 sts)
R7Sc in each st around. (187)(187 sts)
R8Sc in each st around. (187)(187 sts)
R9Sc in each st around. (187)(187 sts)
R10Sc in each st around. (187) Stuff lightly. Fasten off.(187 sts)

Upper Skirt

R1Pick up 187 sc evenly around opening. (187)(187 sts)
R2[Sc 3, inc] repeat around. (238)(238 sts)
R3[Sc 237, dec] repeat around. (237)(237 sts)
R4[Sc 117, dec] repeat around. (235)(235 sts)
R5[Sc 116, dec] repeat around. (233)(233 sts)
R6[Sc 115, dec] repeat around. (231)(231 sts)
R7[Sc 114, dec] repeat around. (229)(229 sts)
R8[Sc 113, dec] repeat around. (227)(227 sts)
R9[Sc 226, dec] repeat around. (226)(226 sts)
R10[Sc 112, dec] repeat around. (224)(224 sts)
R11[Sc 111, dec] repeat around. (222)(222 sts)
R12[Sc 110, dec] repeat around. (220)(220 sts)
R13[Sc 109, dec] repeat around. (218)(218 sts)
R14[Sc 108, dec] repeat around. (216)(216 sts)
R15[Sc 215, dec] repeat around. (215)(215 sts)
R16[Sc 106, dec] repeat around. (213)(213 sts)
R17[Sc 105, dec] repeat around. (211)(211 sts)
R18[Sc 104, dec] repeat around. (209)(209 sts)
R19[Sc 103, dec] repeat around. (207)(207 sts)
R20[Sc 102, dec] repeat around. (205)(205 sts)
R21[Sc 101, dec] repeat around. (203)(203 sts)
R22[Sc 202, dec] repeat around. (202)(202 sts)
R23[Sc 100, dec] repeat around. (200)(200 sts)
R24[Sc 99, dec] repeat around. (198)(198 sts)
R25[Sc 98, dec] repeat around. (196)(196 sts)
R26[Sc 97, dec] repeat around. (194)(194 sts)
R27[Sc 96, dec] repeat around. (192)(192 sts)
R28[Sc 191, dec] repeat around. (191)(191 sts)
R29[Sc 94, dec] repeat around. (189)(189 sts)
R30[Sc 93, dec] repeat around. (187) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(187 sts)

Middle Ruffle

R1Pick up 192 sc evenly around opening. (192)(192 sts)
R2[Sc 1, inc] repeat around. (291)(291 sts)
R3[Sc 96, dec] repeat around. (288)(288 sts)
R4[Sc 95, dec] repeat around. (285)(285 sts)
R5[Sc 94, dec] repeat around. (282)(282 sts)
R6[Sc 140, dec] repeat around. (280)(280 sts)
R7[Sc 92, dec] repeat around. (277)(277 sts)
R8[Sc 91, dec] repeat around. (274)(274 sts)
R9[Sc 90, dec] repeat around. (271)(271 sts)
R10[Sc 89, dec] repeat around. (268)(268 sts)
R11[Sc 133, dec] repeat around. (266)(266 sts)
R12[Sc 87, dec] repeat around. (263)(263 sts)
R13[Sc 86, dec] repeat around. (260)(260 sts)
R14[Sc 85, dec] repeat around. (257)(257 sts)
R15[Sc 84, dec] repeat around. (254)(254 sts)
R16[Sc 126, dec] repeat around. (252)(252 sts)
R17[Sc 83, dec] repeat around. (249)(249 sts)
R18[Sc 82, dec] repeat around. (246)(246 sts)
R19[Sc 81, dec] repeat around. (243)(243 sts)
R20[Sc 80, dec] repeat around. (240) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(240 sts)

Lower Ruffle

R1Pick up 293 sc evenly around opening. (293)(293 sts)
R2[Sc 5, inc] repeat around. (344)(344 sts)
R3[Sc 171, dec] repeat around. (342)(342 sts)
R4[Sc 113, dec] repeat around. (339)(339 sts)
R5[Sc 112, dec] repeat around. (336)(336 sts)
R6[Sc 111, dec] repeat around. (333)(333 sts)
R7[Sc 110, dec] repeat around. (330)(330 sts)
R8[Sc 109, dec] repeat around. (327)(327 sts)
R9[Sc 162, dec] repeat around. (325)(325 sts)
R10[Sc 107, dec] repeat around. (322)(322 sts)
R11[Sc 106, dec] repeat around. (319)(319 sts)
R12[Sc 105, dec] repeat around. (316)(316 sts)
R13[Sc 104, dec] repeat around. (313)(313 sts)
R14[Sc 155, dec] repeat around. (311)(311 sts)
R15[Sc 102, dec] repeat around. (308)(308 sts)
R16[Sc 101, dec] repeat around. (305)(305 sts)
R17[Sc 100, dec] repeat around. (302)(302 sts)
R18[Sc 99, dec] repeat around. (299)(299 sts)
R19[Sc 148, dec] repeat around. (297)(297 sts)
R20[Sc 98, dec] repeat around. (294) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(294 sts)

Bottom Hem

R1Pick up 10 sc evenly around opening. (10) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(10 sts)