Browsing around Ravelry a few weeks ago, I stumbled up a simple, fabulous pattern for a child's twirly skirt. Annie had recently pretty much outgrown the one and only skirt I had knitted for her. (The nerve!) So I showed her the pattern, which she loved, and we went to Michaels armed w/a 30%-off-your-entire-purchase coupon. After much, much deliberation, Annie settled on a wild and crazy color combination, and I got started knitting. We went with Lion Brand Micro Spun- inexpensive and machine washable with a nice drape- and in colors Annie was wild about!
Boy, oh boy, oh boy, that was a long knit. It went everywhere with me for a few weeks- even a Rockies game!
It was super simple- I adapted it to knit in the round to avoid any seaming. But by the time I got to the 4th color, there were four hundred and ninety- 490- stitches per round. Dear god. The first row took less than one ball. The 4th? 2.5! Take that times 20 ish rounds... well... you see why I was ready to dance a dance of joy when I was ready to bind off! (Well, that and also a fun dinner guest arrived at the same time...)
The Hubby helped me figure out the i-cord machine I recently picked up- we do NOT recommend the micro spun w/the machine- and he cranked out the drawstring! A true family effort- if you count the bunny ears that Henry is giving me in the above photo...
And then, two hems sewed, and one fabulous twirly skirt, done and ready to test out!
What do you think? It twirls beautifully! She loves it, it fits, and- the best part- she wore it Monday when we had to go to the dentist and run a huge pile of errands. Everywhere we went, people were crazy for the skirt! Such a great day for my ego... Plus, I up-sized it a tiny bit by making each stripe 1" longer and the waist a bit wider (hooray for the drawstring) so she can grow for a while and still be able to wear it!
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