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Boho Colors

ZsZu is a below knee length skirt, with the shaped yoke sitting at midhip. Below the yoke the skirt is divided into 4 panels with dropped stitch details causing the bottom edge to be flared.

Shown in size Small.

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SIZES

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

FINISHED MEAUREMENTS

Waist – 28 1/2(30-31 1/2-33 1/4)”

Hip – 33 ½

(35 1/4-36 3/4-38 1/2)”

Length – 24”

MATERIALS

9(10-10-11) balls BERROCO BOHO COLORS (50 grs), #9304 Dijon

29” length circular knitting needle, size 9 OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE

Straight knitting needles, size 9

3 St holders

Ten St markers

Three 1” buttons

GAUGE

20 sts = 4”;  25 rows = 4” in St st on size 9 needles

TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE

NOTE 1

This garment is worked from the waist down.  The yoke is worked in one piece, then the skirt is divided into 4 panels which are worked separately.  Panels are then seamed together during finishing.

NOTE 2

Openwork stripes on panels are formed by unraveling a st when binding off.

YOKE

With circular needle, cast on 150(158-166-174) sts.  DO NOT join.  Knit 4 rows.  Work even in St st for 2 rows, end on WS.

Buttonhole Row (RS):  K to last 6 sts, k2 tog, yo, k4.  Continue to work even in St st until piece measures 2” from beg, end on WS.  K the next row, inc 7 sts evenly spaced across – 157(165-173-181) sts.  Work even until piece measures 3 3/4” from beg, end on WS.  Repeat Buttonhole Row.  Work even until piece measures 4” from beg, end on WS.  K the next row, inc 9 sts evenly spaced across row – 166(174-182-190) sts.  Work even until piece measures 6” from beg, end on WS.  Inc 10 sts evenly spaced across row – 176(184-192-200) sts.  Work even until piece measures 6 1/4” from beg, end on WS.  Repeat Buttonhole Row.  Work even until piece measures 7” from beg, end on WS.

Divide for Panels:  Next Row (RS):  Using a straight needle, bind off 8 sts for button placket, k until there are 42(44-46-48) sts on straight needle for 1st panel, sl 42(44-46-48) sts onto 1st holder for 2nd panel, sl 42(44-46-48) sts onto 2nd holder for 3rd panel, then sl remaining 42(44-46-48) sts onto holder for 4th panel.

1st Panel:  Purl 1 row.

Next Row (RS):  K14(14-16-16), place marker, yo, place marker, k14(16-14-16), place marker, yo, place marker, k14(14-16-16).  Purl 1 row – 44(46-48-50) sts.  Work even in St st until panel measures 8”, end on WS.

Next Row (RS):  K7(7-8-8), place marker, yo, place marker, k15(16-16-17), place marker, yo, place marker, k15(16-16-17), place marker, yo, place marker, k7(7-8-8).  Purl 1 row – 47(49-51-53) sts.  Work even in St st until panel measures 16”, end on WS.  Bind off to 1st marker, * M1k and sl st back onto LH needle, bind off M1k, drop marker, drop next st allowing it to unravel back to yo, drop marker, bind off to next marker, rep from * 5 times more, ending last rep by binding off to end.  In this manner, make 3 more panels around skirt.

FINISHING

Sew edges of all panels tog around skirt.  Lap buttonhole placket over button placket.  Sew bound-off sts at bottom of button placket to inside of button placket.  Sew on buttons opposite buttonholes.  Steam skirt with hot steam iron and a pressing cloth.