​Relief Crochet Skirt

You’ll need:

300g of mélange yarn (50% polyamide, 27% polyacryl, 23% cotton; 150m/50g);

Crochet hooks 4 and 5.

Size: S.

Note: make skirt with crochet hook 4, straps – with crochet hook 5.

Used Patterns

Stripe of arches: work with straight and reversed rows due to the scheme 1, on which 1 stripe in width and 2 initial rows + 2 pattern repeats in height are stated. Make 16 chainsts + 3 chainstsincrease. Repeat 1^st-22^nd rows x once, then, repeat 13th-22nd rows.

Connecting row: connect the stripes of arches in the following way: * 1 single crochet in the 1^st stripe, 1 chain st, 1 single crochet in the 2^nd stripe, 1 chain st*; repeat from * to * until the stripes are connected at 30 cm from the set-up row. Then, work in the following way: * 1 single crochet in the 1^st stripe, 2 chain sts, 1 single crochet in the 2^nd stripe, 2 chain sts*; repeat from * to * until the stripes are fully connected with one another, finish with 1 single crochet.

Pattern for belt: work with circle rows due to the scheme 2 for the set-up row of the skirt. Make 1 pattern repeat upon 1 stripe of arches (= chain st of the set-up row + selvage double crochets of the 1^st-7^th rows). Start the 1^st circle row with 1 chain st instead of the 1^st single crochet, start all the following circle rows with 3 chain sts increase instead of the 1^st double crochet, repeat the pattern x 5 times, the beginning of the circle row is in the 1^st pattern repeat, change the chain sts increase to 1 single crochet or 1 double crochet in the next 4 pattern repeat, finish the circle row with 1 slip st in the 3^rd chain st. Work with double crochets between double crochets of the previous circle row, starting from the 3^rd circle row. Repeat 1^st-7^th circle rows x once.

Note

This skirt is made of 5 parts from up to down. Make belt upon the set-up row after finishing.

Stitches control: 1 stripe of arches: width = 17,5 cm, height: 62 rows = 60 cm; width of the connecting row: 1^st-30^th rows = 1 cm, 31^st-62^nd rows = 2 cm, pattern for belt: 1 pattern repeat and 7 rows = 17,5 x 9 cm.

Instructions

Make 5 separate stripes of arches 60 cm = 62 rows height. Connect all the stripes, connect the 1^st stripe with the 5^th stripe. For belt, join the yarn to the 1^st set-up chain st of the 1^st arch and work with pattern for belt, make the last single crochet of pattern repeat in the 3^rd chain st increase of the 7^th row of stripe of arches, make 1 chain st above the connecting row. Finish your work at 9 cm height = 7 circle rows of belt. For strap, make a chain in 2 threads of yarn 160 cm long. Mark the center of one stripe of arches as the center of front and draw the strap from/to the center of front part through the last circle row of belt.