For the Ultimate Sweater Machine®

Drop Stitch
Skirt or Dress

designed by Kathy Perry

SIZES
Small (Medium, Large)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Waist: 26 (28, 30)”
Length: 28 (29, 30)”

MATERIALS

	Ultimate Sweater Machine®
	Caron International’s Simply Soft® (100% Acrylic, 6oz/170g, 315yds/288m): Color #9609 Berry Blue, 2 (3, 3) skeins
	Optional: Caron International’s Fabulous (100% Nylon, 1.76oz/50g, 160yds/146m): Color #0010 Blue Lagoon, 1 ball for cording
	1 prong transfer tool
	Ravel cord
	Elastic (3/4” wide – 1 yard)
	Tapestry needle
	Optional: Embellish Knit! (for corded embellishment)
	Optional: sewing needle and thread (if adding corded embellishment)
	Optional: round glass beads (approx 50-7mm with large holes) for hem and decoration
	Optional: Row counter

GAUGE
In Stockinette stitch using KP#2, 18 sts and 25 rows = 4”/10 cm

STITCHES USED
Stockinette stitch (St st)
Drop stitch (see instructions) Stitch dropped down after knitting completed.

NEEDLES REQUIRED
74 (84, 94)

SKIRT FRONT & BACK

Thread 14 (16, 18) beads on yarn before starting. Beads are decorative and give hemline weight to prevent curling.

1. Skirt Bottom Back: Using, KP#2 and e-wrap CO Method, CO 74 (84, 94) sts.  Optional: place  a bead before every 5th ndl. COR. RC=000.
2. K to RC=076 (081, 086).     
3. Drop down every 5th st to beg CO row.
4. Skirt Top Back: Lift up the purl bumps under the adjacent ndls to the left and put them on the empty ndls. Cont to RC=100 (106, 112).
5. Skirt Shaping: Dec 1 st ea side next R and every 20 (8, 6) R 2 (5, 7) times – 68 (72, 78) sts.  K to RC=157 (163, 169).
6. Waistline Casing: Place markers at ends of R. K 7 R and convert last R to purl (for turning row). K 6 R. Using transfer tool, lift sts from beg waistline row onto ndls. K 1 R slowly.
7. BO loosely in Back st.
8. Skirt Front: Make second piece for Front.

FINISHING

1. Block knitted pieces to measurements. Steam hem lightly.
2. Sew one skirt side seam. Measure your waist and cut a piece of elastic ½ ” larger. Thread elastic through casing overlapping ½”. Secure overlapped ends. Sew rem side seam.

Optional: Using Fabulous, make a 28” cord for smaller decoration and a 42” cord for larger decoration (extra cord is allowed for unraveling to desired size). Pin in place on skirt foll illustration and tack with needle and thread. Add rem beads if desired.

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