Beach Crochet Skirt

You’ll need:

200g of lilac Harmonie yarn (46% cotton, 46% polyacryl, 8% polyester; 100m/50g);

100g of the same yarn, but in bright-pink color;

100g of the same yarn, but in orange color;

50g of the same yarn, but in green color;

Crochet hooks 4 and 5;

Elastic rib 1 m long and 20 mm wide.

Size: S-L.

Used Patterns

Main pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 4 + 4 chain sts increase. Work with circle rows due to the scheme. Start every circle row with chain st increase and finish with 1 slip st in the last chain st increase. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat and finish with 1 slip st in the last chain st increase. Make 1^st-34^thcirclerowsxonce.

Colors order: 3 lilac circle rows, 1 orange circle row, * 1 green circle row, 1 lilac circle row*; repeat from * to * x once, 2 bright-pink circle rows, 1 lilac circle row, 1 bright-pink circle row, 1 lilac circle row, 1 green circle row, 2 orange circle rows, 2 lilac circle rows, 2 bright-pink circle rows, 5 lilac circle rows, 1 bright-pink circle row.

Stitches control: 15 sts x 6 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Make 120 chain sts + 4 chain sts increase and work with the main pattern due to the colors order.

Increase 16 double crochets in the 6^th circle row = 136 double crochets.

Increase 34 single crochets in the 10^th circle row = 170 sts.

Increase 2 treble crochets in the 11^th circle row = 172 sts.

Increase 2 arches of chain sts in the 25^th circle row.

After the 34^th circle row = 58 cm from the set-up row, finish your work.

Insert the elastic rib in the 1^st circle row and sew.