Dopamine Skirt

With all the craziness in the world, sometimes you just need a project that feels like a freaking hit of Dopamine. Something soothing, meditative, with no challenging instructions. Something that will last for a while, makes you smile every time you pull it out, and allows you to get lost in the rhythm and stitches. Something that results in a garment that is beautiful and easy to toss on. That’s this skirt!!!! **Construction** The Dopamine Skirt is a flowy, “choose your own adventure” skirt with an elastic encased waistband. It is crocheted with turned rounds and can be made to any length and a variety of eases. **Difficulty Level** Adventurous Beginner **Size Information:** This is a made-to-measure skirt intended to have positive ease for a flowy fit. You will be able to play with your stitch counts and hook size after creating your waistband to choose how wide/long you would prefer your skirt. **Suggested Yarn:** I suggest fingering weight yarn to create an airy, flowy skirt, but you could use sport or even DK yarn to create a heavier skirt if you’d like. I used Lion Brand Yarn Ombre Life (50% acrylic, 50% cotton) in colorway Cloudy Day for my pink/gray/white sample and Tropical Yarnie Pure Cotton Sock (100% pima cotton) for my green sample. **Yardages:** As this is a made-to-measure pattern, yardages will vary depending on your chosen ease, length, and yarn. I used 1,748 yds for my pink/gray/white sample and 2,100 yds for my green sample. Tester yardage ranged from 1,124 - 2,465 yds. [Here is a spreadsheet of Tester Yardages][1] to help you better determine how many yards you’ll need for your skirt. **Other Materials Needed** 4.0 mm hook (or size needed to obtain desired skirt fabric) 3.25 mm hook (or hook that is 2-3 hook sizes down from your desired skirt fabric hook) for the waistband. Elastic for waistband (you need a length long enough to fit snugly around your waist with a few inches extra for tying/sewing). Scissors Darning/Yarn needle Sewing thread Sewing needle Tape measure [1]: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_1yl0mw3QfX8qfll4uBCLyliRXNxtmCpBmVLxgnedTI/edit?usp=sharing