Cupcake Skirt

By: Ratcha Chambers for Learn Knitting Stitches

This Cupcake Skirt is perfect for twirling! Free easy knitting patterns like this are great if you want to spruce up your daughter's wardrobe without going broke! If made in the right color, you could even make a skirt for a school uniform!

Cupcake Skirt

Materials:

2 balls (total of 12 oz or 340 gm) of 4-ply worsted weigh yarn in navy blue or color of your choice
16-inch circular knitting needle US #8 (5mm)
29-inch circular knitting needle US # 8 (5mm)
5mm crochet hook for chain and flower
¾-inch elastic waistband
Tapestry needle
Sewing needle and thread

Instructions:

To make the waistband: With 16-inch circular knitting needle, cast on 100 stitches. Form cast on row into a ring by knitting into the first cast on stitch, make sure not to twist the row. Knit 6 rows. Purl 1 row. Knit another 6 rows. Purl 1 row.
Begin skirt body tier 1: Knit 19 rows. P 1 row.
Increasing Row to form tier 2: With 29 inch-circular needle *K1, yf repeat from * to the end. P1 row. (200 stitches total)
Begin tier 2 body: Knit 22 rows.
Increasing row to form tier 3: K1p1 into every stitches until the end of row. (400 stitches total)Knit another 21 rows. Then do Garter Stitch edge (p1row, k1row) twice. Bind off all stitches. Cut off yarn if you don't want picot edge. Don't cut off the yarn if you want to have picot edge and do the following;
With a crochet hook, *chain 3, skip 1, sc into the 3 st; repeat from* to the end. Cut off yarn and secure to back of work.
Cut out 22 inches of elastic waistband and sew both ends together to form a ring. Turn the skirt so that the wrong side is show on the outside. Place the elastic band at the 7th row and fold the first 6 rows of the skirt over it. Sew along the closing edge of the band with the same yarn using tapestry needle.
Knit or crochet a long chain and thread it through the eyelet at the beginning of tier 2. Tie a little bow. Make a daisy flower and attach it on top of the bow.

FLOWER:

Chain 6 and join in a ring with slip st.
Round 1: 14 sc in ring, sl st to 1st sc at beginning of round to close.
Round 2: (into front strand of each sc work 1 sc, ch 6, 1 sc) 14 times, sl st to 1st sc to close.
Round 3: (into back strand of each sc work 1 sc, ch 8, 1 sc) 14 times, sl st to 1 st sc, fasten off.

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Crossrdscs 0987591

Mar 04, 2016

Lets not forget our manners knitting ladies! Thank you for the free posting of this pattern. It would be helpful to include the size of the child knitted for.

ratchachambers 483 8839

Aug 27, 2015

Hi Guys, I'm Ratcha, the designer. The size for this skirt is for 4-6 years old. With a waist of 22" it might be able to fit an 8 years old. To make the waist larger - add 5 sts per inch. Then follow the rest of the instruction.

gaildemaree 837886 2

Aug 26, 2015

I love this pattern but I wish I knew what size it was? How can you post a pattern with no size. My almost 10 year old granddaughter would love this in rainbow .

FaveCrafts Editor JL

Aug 27, 2015

Hi there, I've reached out to the designer of this pattern and will update the project when I have more information. Thanks! - Julia from FaveCrafts

ratchachambers 483 8839

Aug 27, 2015

Hi,If you want to make this skirt for your 10 years-old granddaughter, I would suggest CO 105 - 110 sts and then follow the same instruction. You just have to ignore the final stitches mentioned on each tier because your will be different./There are also other skirt patterns you might want to take a look at before deciding to make this one.

ratchachambers 483 8839

Aug 27, 2015

Sorry the link got cut off http//www.to-knit-knitting-stitches.com/Child == ren-Knitting-patterns.html