Powerful Pleats by Gwen Bortner

Powerful Pleats

Knitting
February 2013
Lace ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in over stockinette stitch with Navajo-plied yarn (triple strand)
US 7 - 4.5 mm
2575 - 4575 yards (2355 - 4183 m)
XS (S, M, L, 1X, 2X)
English

Add movement and sass to a skirt with pleats. We take a fine linen, Navajo ply it for the body of the skirt, then use it doubled for the generous knife-pleated hem. The plying allows you to knit the same yarn at two gauges, and blends the colors within the hand-dyed yarn.

Skill level: Easy +

Finished measurements:
Waist: 23 (26½, 30, 33½, 37, 41)“
Hips: 35 (38½, 42, 45½, 49, 53)”
Length: 24 1/2”

Yarn requirements: 2575 (2950, 3350, 3725, 4100, 4575) yds

Color: Driftwood

Notions:
stitch markers
spare circular needle, same size
or smaller
¾ (1, 1, 1, 1¼, 1¼) yds 1” wide
non-roll elastic
large safety pin
waste yarn
sewing needle and thread

Pattern found on pages 24-26.