Drawstring Skirt

8 ply yarn
New Zealand/France=3.25 mm (USA=3, Canada=10) knitting needles
New Zealand/France=4.00 mm (USA=5, Canada=8) knitting needles
6sts to 7 rows = 1 square inch (2.5 square cms)

BACK

Using 3.25 mm knitting needles cast on 32 stitches. First 6 rows: Work in rib, (k1,p1). Change to 4.00 mm knitting needles and work following rows in stocking stitch (stockinette stitch). Next 10 rows: Work straight. Change back to 3.25 mm knitting needles and work in rib, (k1,p1). Last 6 rows: Work straight. Cast off (bind off) in rib loosely.

FRONT

Work same as for Back.

MAKING UP

Fold garment and sew seam. This seam will be called 'back seam'. The drawstring: turn skirt right side out, and use seam to be a marker for back centre, (back seam). Double thread darning needle with matching yarn. NB: Before threading yarn through waist band, make sure 3 rows down from top of waist band cast off (bind off) edge. Thread yarn in and out through waist band from, and back to centre front. Cut yarn off at darning needle end. Knot each end of drawstring, ( as this will secure the 2 strands of yarn together to complete the drawstring). Tidy up loose yarn ends inside garment.

Copyright © 2003 11 1/2 inch fashion doll drawstring skirt - Designer:K.F.Williams


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Kathleen Williams*Kiwi Fashion Doll Patterns*P.O.Box 11098*Hastings North*Hastings 4158*New Zealand
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