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Kiltie is our mitered striped skirt in 2 shades of Keltic®.

Shown in size Small

SIZES

Directions are for women’s size X-Small.  Changes for sizes Small, Medium, Large and X-Large are in parentheses.

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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Waist (unstretched) – 24(26-28-30-32)”

Length – 27” at center back and front (these are the longest points of skirt)

MATERIALS

Colorway 1

6(6-7-7-8) Balls BERROCO KELTIC (50 grs), #5866 Argyll (A) and 3(3-4-4-4) Balls #5864 Queen Anne (B)

Colorway 2

6(6-7-7-8) Balls BERROCO KELTIC (50 grs), #5856 Peat (A) and 3(3-4-4-4) Balls #5853 Thistle (B)

Colorway 3

6(6-7-7-8) Balls BERROCO KELTIC (50 grs), #5857 Glen Fiddich (A) and 3(3-4-4-4) Balls #5863 Galloway (B)

29” Length circular knitting needle, size 10 OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE

16” Length circular knitting needle, size 8

4 St markers (1 a different color)

GAUGE

16 sts = 4”;  20 rows = 4” in St st with A and B following Stripe Sequence on size 10 needle

TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE

NOTE

Skirt is worked in one piece in the round from waist down.

STRIPE SEQUENCE

Working in St st, work 4 rows B, then 4 rows A.  Rep these 8 rows for Stripe Sequence.

SKIRT

With smaller circular needle, using A, cast on 108(116-126-136-144) sts.  Join, being careful not to twist sts.  Mark for beg of rnd with different colored marker and carry marker up. Work even in k1, p1 ribbing for 3 1/2”.  Join B and work in St st (k EVERY rnd) following Stripe Sequence.

Next Rnd:  K53(57-62-67-71), place marker, k1, place marker, k53(57-62-67-71), place marker, k1.

Inc Rnd:  M1k, k to next marker, M1k, sl marker, k1, sl marker, M1k, k to next marker, M1k, sl marker, k1 – 112(120-130-140-148) sts.  Continuing to follow Stripe Sequence, rep this inc every RS row 45 times more, end with 4th rnd of B – 292(300-310-320-328) sts.  Skirt should measure approximately 26” from cast-on edge when measured straight down front and back. Change to A and work even in k1, p1 ribbing for 1”.  Bind off loosely in ribbing.