Sookie Skirt

The pink cardigan worn in the sample photos is the Sookie Cardigan (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sookie-cardigan) The Sookie Skirt is a relaxed miniskirt worked top down in stockinette stitch, with a decorative overlapping ribbed slit. The elastic waistband provides a perfect fit at the waist, and the slit offers space for comfortable movement. A 1x1 ribbed trim decorates the hem. It is designed to perfectly pair with its counterparts, the Sookie Cardigan and Sookie Sweater. **Sizes:** A (B, C, D, E) (F, G, H, I) (J, K) **Waist Circumference:** The garment measures 60 (65, 70, 75, 80) (85, 90, 95, 100) (105, 110) cm 23.5 (25.5, 27.5, 29.5, 31.5) (33.5, 35.5, 37.5, 39.25) (41.25, 43.25) inches to fit a waist circumference of 60-65 (65-70, 70-75, 75-80, 80-85) (85-90, 90-95, 95-100, 100-105) (105-110, 110-115) cm 23.5-25.5 (25.5-27.5, 27.5-29.5, 29.5-31.5, 31.5-33.5) (33.5-35.5, 35.5-37.5, 37.5-39.25, 39.25-41.25) (41.25-43.25, 43.25-45.25) inches. Read below for customisation tips. The Sookie Skirt is meant to be worn at belly button height, and is designed to have approx. 0 - 5 cm (0 - 2 inches) of negative ease at the waist, meaning that the finished garment is going to be approx. 0 - 5 cm (0 - 2 inches) smaller than the body you are knitting for at the waist. **Hip Circumference (widest point):** The garment measures 93 (99, 107, 113, 120) (125, 134, 142, 148) (159, 165) cm or 36.5 (39, 42.25, 44.5, 47.25) (49.25, 52.75, 56, 58.25) (62.5, 65) inches to fit a hip circumference of 83-88 (89-94, 97-102, 103-108, 110-115) (115-120, 124-129, 132-137,138-143) (149-154, 155-160) cm or 32.75-34.75 (35-37, 38.25-40.25, 40.5-42.5, 43.25-45.25) (45.25-47.25, 48.75-50.75, 52-54, 54.25-56.25) (58.75-60.75, 61-63) inches. Read below for customisation tips. At the widest point of the hips, the garment is designed to have approx. 5 - 10 cm (2 - 4 inches) of positive ease, meaning that the finished garment is going to be approx. 5 - 10 cm (2 - 4 inches) larger than the body you are knitting for at the hips. The sample is knitted in a size C to fit a waist circumference of 70 cm (27.5 inches) and a hip circumference of 100 cm (39.25 inches). This results in no ease at the waist, and 7 cm (2.75 inches) of positive ease at the hips. Refer to the testers’ versions on the last pages to see how the skirt looks knitted in different sizes. **Picking a Size & Customisation Tips:** It is normal if your waist and hip circumferences fall in two different sizes. Choose your size based on your waist circumference and consider modifying the instructions to have approx. 5 - 10 cm (2 - 4 inches) of positive ease at the hips. There are customisations tips throughout the pattern to accommodate this. **Skirt Length:** 39 (39, 41, 41, 41) (44, 48, 48, 50) (50, 52) cm or 15.25 (15.25, 16.25, 16.25, 16.25) (17.25, 19, 19, 19.75) (19.75, 20.5) inches measured mid back. Note that the skirt length can be customised easily. **Gauge:** 17 sts x 25 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 inches) in stockinette stitch in the round on 5 mm (US 8) needles after washing and blocking. **Needles:** 3.5 mm, 4 mm, 5 mm (US 4, 6 and US 8) circular needles of 60 and/or 80 and/or 100 cm (24 and/or 32 and/or 40 inch). **Yarn:** approx. 360 (380, 430, 455, 485) (540, 625, 665, 720) (775, 835) metres or 395 (415, 470, 500, 530) (590, 685, 725, 785) (845, 915) yards of worsted/aran weight yarn. Note that you may need more or less yarn if you want to modify the length and/or width of the skirt. **Yarn Suggestions:** 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) (3, 4, 4, 4) (4, 5) hanks of Hjertegarn ‘New Life Wool’ (100 g = 200 m/219 yds) or 3 (4, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 6, 6) (7, 7) balls of Knitting For Olive ‘Heavy Merino’ (50 g = 125 m/137 yds) held with 2 (2, 2, 3, 3) (3, 3, 3, 4) (4, 4) Knitting For Olive ‘Soft Silk Mohair’ (25 g = 225 m/246 yds) or 4 (5, 5, 6, 6) (6, 7, 8, 8) (9, 10) balls Fonty ‘Mongolia 5’ (50 g = 90 m / 98 yds) The sample is knitted in a size C using 216 g (3 hanks) of Hjertegarn ‘New Life Wool’ in 4220 Pink.