Cute & Easy Skirt

Hello again everyone. Twisted D here again with another free crochet pattern.  This skirt is easy to do. Simple crochet terms and stitches are used. I used a multicolored yarn, a 3.5 & 4 mm hook. You will increase 1 dc on each side of the dc v stitch every 5th row.

US crochet abbreviations & terms used.

DC= double crochet

FPdc= front post double crochet

Ch= chain

SC = single crochet (belt only)

Sk st = Skip stitch 

Sp = space

St/sts = stitch or stitches 

Sl st = slip stitch 

YOH = yarn over hook 

Special stitches: double crochet v stitch (2 dc ch 1, 2 dc in same stitch). DC2puffst = double crochet 2 puff stitch (yoh, insert hook into same st, yoh, draw through 2 loops, yoh, insert into same st, yoh, draw through 2, yoh draw through all 3 loops, this is the DC2puffst).

Ch 2 does not count as a stitch 

Belt: ch 221(or amount needed).  Sc in second ch & each ch to last ch, work 3 sc in last st, turn, work 1 sc in each st to last ch, 2 sc in last st, sl st to join. FO. You will work the belt through the DC2puffsts, every 2 st.

Waistband: row 1. ch 180 sl st to join(a cute trick that I learned how to do so that it doesn't twist is, ch 5, hold onto the last ch made, insert hook into first ch, then back into the ch your holding. This should keep it from twisting). Dc around sl st to join.

Row 2. Ch 2, * yoh, insert hook into same st, yoh, draw through 2 loops, yoh, insert into same st, yoh, draw through 2, yoh draw through all 3 loops, (this is the DC2puffst). Ch 1, Sk 1 sp *, DC2puffst around, join with a sl st.

Row 3 & 4: dc in each st & ch 1 sp, sl st to join.

Row 5: ch 2, *DC 3, FPdc around next st, sk I sp,  dc v stitch, sk I sp*, fpdc in next st, repeat from * to *, last st should be a fpdc, sl st to join.

Row 6 - 9: ch 2, *dc 3, fpdc, dc v stitch in ch 1 sp, fpdc, dc 3, fpdc*, repeat from * to *, ending with a fpdc, sl st to join.

Row 10: ch 2, *DC 3, fpdc around next, sk I st dc 1, dc v st in ch 1 sp, dc 1, fpdc*, repeat from * to * ending with a fpdc, sl st to join.

Row 11 - 14. Ch 2, *dc 3, fpdc, sk 2 sts, dc 1, dc v st in ch 1 sp, fpdc *, repeat from * to *, ending with a fpdc, sl st to join.

Row 15: ch 2, *dc 3, fpdc, sk I st,  dc in next 2 sts, dc v st in ch 1 sp, dc 2, sk I st, fpdc*, repeat from * to *, fpdc in last st, sl st to join.

Row 16 - 20: Ch 2, *dc 3, fpdc, sk 2 sts, dc in 3 sts, dc v st in ch 1 sp, dc 3, fpdc*, repeat from *to*, ending with a fpdc, sl st to join.

Row 21: ch 2, *dc 3, fpdc, sk I sp, 1 dc in next 3 sps, dc v st in ch 1 sp, fpdc*, repeat from * to *, ending with a fpdc, sl st to join.

(This is where I changed to the 4 mm hook and started to lengthen how many increases that I did. I wanted it to get longer but not too much wider).

Row 22 - 29: ch 2, *dc 3, fpdc, sk 2 sts, I dc in next 3, dc v st in ch 1 sp, 1 dc in next 3, fpdc*, repeat from * to *, ending with a fpdc, sl st to join.

Row 30: ch 2, *dc 3, fpdc, sk I st, 1 dc in next 4, dc v st in ch 1 sp, 1 dc in next 4, fpdc* repeat from *to*, end with a fpdc, sl st to join.

Row 31 - 40: ch 2, *dc 3, fpdc, sk 2 sts, I dc in next 4, dc v st in ch 1 sp, 1 dc in next 4, fpdc* repeat from *to*, end with a fpdc, sl st to join.

Row 41: ch 2, *dc 3, fpdc, sk 1 st, I dc in next 5 sts, dc v st in ch 1 sp, 1 dc in next 5, fpdc*, repeat from *to*, end with a fpdc, sl st to join.

Row 42 - 50: ch 2,*dc 3, fpdc, sk 2 sts, I dc in next 5 sts, dc v st in ch 1 sp, 1 dc in next 5, fpdc*, repeat from *to*, end with a fpdc, sl st to join. (FO).

You can do more rows if you want it longer or less rows if you want it shorter. I hope you all enjoy making one of these shirts for yourself. Blessed Be Thee & Thin!

TwistedD