OLIVE GREEN BETHANY SKIRT..

YARN: DK 4mm hook

Round 1:  Batik Oatmeal,  Old Gold, Pistachio.

Round 2: Batik, Olive, Sage, Storm

Round 3: Sirdar Montana shade 0200 an olive green colour.

MAKING: 112 Squares all together, top row has the dart shaping, 7 rows of 8 x 2 front and back the same.

PATTERN

US Terms, UK Terms in brackets 
basic 3 ROUND GRANNY SQUARE

Make 78 squares 9 colours you need 8 of each colour and 6 extra, pick 6 of the colours to add these extra squares. 

Finger wrap of 4 wraps

ROUND 1: first colour, ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 2dc [2tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr], ch2, sl st into first st, cut and weave in ends.

ROUND 2: second colour, ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 2dc [2tr], in first ch2 sp (corner), 3dc [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr] in next 3 corner sps, finish with 3dc [3tr], ch2 in first corner to complete sl st into the first st. 

WAIST DART SHAPING

Pattern for the shaped Granny Square

ROUND 4: replace the side granny shells of 3 dc [3tr], with 3hdc [3htr], and only do ch1 in the corners keep the 3dc [3tr], the same at the top and bottom of the square, just do the smaller st, on one side or another and match 2 reduced st sides together when joining.

Different number of squares for the Olive Green version but similar shaping.

WAIST BAND

For the waist band i've used dc [tr], a little looser and can be drawn in better when the elastic is threaded into the dc [tr] tube.

For the waist band 9stitches plus a stitch into the space between the squares don't do a st into the end ch sp.

9 + 1sp between =10 sts per square.

do 6 rows of dc [tr], and fold in half and hand stitch the edge to the bottom of the first row of sts.

 Leave a gap big enough to thread a waist length +1" [2.5cm over lap] of 1" [2.5cm] wide elastic, through the gap, sew the ends of the elastic together beside to keep it flat .

TIP: safety pin it together and try on for fit first, before sewing the elastic over lap and sealing the gap. 

so for an 16 square skirt, 

HEM: 192sc [dc].

WAIST BAND: 160dc [tr]. 

FINISHING HEM

When al the squares are put together and you are happy with the length you need to finish the hem with 2 rows of sc [dc].

Work into each of the 9 stitches, the ch sp each end and the sp between the granny square, sc can tighten a row and you don't want that for the hem.

9 + 2 end sts, +1 sp between = 12 sts per square.

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GRANNY SQUARE SKIRT MINI CAL

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE....
Will be adding a few more pictures of the completed Angel Wings Shawls as soon as I'm feeling fighting fit again,,darn cold, loss of voice and generally feeling tired not been good this last week.

AS PROMISED...

Welcome to the first day of Bethany Skirt Min CAL
This was the picture of a Granny Square Skirt Bethany saw and asked if i could make her one similar. Bethany picked her colours from my stash and we decided on a joining colour.

 Carolyn has made a lovely skirt with a knitted waist band, i will be making a crocheted version but i've added the link if you would like to do a knitted waist band like Carolyn
 handmade by Carolyn 
click link to see here original post 

GRANNY SQUARE TIMINGS: 1minute for the first round

2 minutes for the second round

5 minutes for the 3rd and join as you go round

Please don't be rushed, work at your own pace but i need to complete Bethany Skirt in 

the next 8 Days..a birthday present for the 9th January.

not exactly sure of the number of 3 round granny squares i need yet next post will confirm the number

2 rows of 6 squares joined together measure 5" x 15 or 12.75cm x 38cms

So at the moment I'm working on

14 rows x 6 GS = 84 squares approx  

IN TIME: 84 X 8 = 672 MINUTES, that's 11.2 Hours for squares

plus a couple of hours to do the waist band and an hour to do a hem edge and a couple of hours for hiccups lol.

Rounding the time off say 18-36 hours to make a mini skirt....depending on your crochet speed 

So to complete this Bethany Skirt mini cal you will need at least 2-3hours a day to complete in  8/9 days.

Up for it? 

Then here we go

I'm using 9 colours of Merino and a 

10th Merino/acrylic in charcoal grey to join the 2round squares together

DAY 1:

So start by making the one round granny squares in each of your chosen colours 

start on the second round and do at least 25-30 of the second round if you want to complete in 8/9 days

DAY 2

Working 2-3hours should see all your second round squares complete. 

DAY 3

We will start the join as you go a new post on 3rd January 2017

WORK AT YOUR OWN PACE.

If you don't have a couple of hours a day then double the days and work a little slower. Do your own timings so you can work out how long it will take you 

measure the widest part of the hip/bottom and add approx. 4"  10cm ease

if making it for a child then you might find rows of 5 squares in length will be just right and slightly less ease will be needed 

PATTERN

US Terms, UK Terms in brackets 
basic 3 ROUND GRANNY SQUARE

Make 78 squares 9 colours you need 8 of each colour and 6 extra, pick 6 of the colours to add these extra squares. 

Finger wrap of 4 wraps

ROUND 1: first colour, ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 2dc [2tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr], ch2, sl st into first st, cut and weave in ends.

ROUND 2: second colour, ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 2dc [2tr], in first ch2 sp (corner), 3dc [3tr], ch2, 3dc [3tr] in next 3 corner sps, finish with 3dc [3tr], ch2 in first corner to complete sl st into the first st.