​Zigzag Office Style Skirt

Sizes: 36, 42, 46

You'll need:

Yarn (50% wool, 50% polyacryl; 135m/50g) - 350 (400) 450 g of black or ecru colour;

Hook 4 mm;

Elastic band width 3 cm - 72 (82) 90 cm.

Ornaments

Main Ornament 1

Crochet around with hook 4 mm in sc. Start each row with 1 cs increase and finish with sl st in cs increase.

Main Ornament 2

Crochet around with hook 4 mm in dc. Start each row with 3 cs increase and finish with sl st in 3rd cs increase.

Main Ornament 3

Crochet with hook 4 due to the scheme below. At first, make 1st-3rd rows, then repeat 2nd and 3rd rows.

Stitch Control

16 sts x 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm with main ornament 1;

16 sts x 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm with main ornament 2;

18 sts x 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm with main ornament 3.

Instructions

Skirt is crochet around from the upper edge.

Crochet with hook 4 mm a loose set-up chain of 140 (162) 192 cs and circle it.

Crochet around with main ornament 1.

In 6 cm from the set up chain continue work with main ornament 2, increase in 3rd row 20 (30) 32 sts. To make this, double each 7th st (6th or 5th) 6th st = 160 (192) 224 sts.

In 5 rows continue work with main ornament 3, make pattern in each row 10 (12) 14 times.

In 15 cm from the beginning of the main ornament 3, make increases for forming A silhouette. To make this, double 1 st in each side of pattern from 5 sts, make in onebase st, then crochet with new breakdown of pattern sts.

In 10 cm make increases, as it's described above.

In the height of 56 cm from the set up chain finish your work with 1 row of dc.

Assembly

Pin your work to the pattern, make it wet and leave for drying.

Circle elastic band of 72 (82) 90 cm and put one end on another, sew them.

Bend skirt belt to the wrong side on half of its width, put elastic band between the layers, attach the edge with the help of hook and auxiliary thread.