Isager
Isager - Gunta Skirt
Isager - Gunta Skirt
Korsgatan 11, Göteborg
Korsgatan 11
411 16 Göteborg
Sweden
This pattern is in Swedish.
Please note: The pattern is sold only together with yarn.
Materials and measurements
SIZES
S (M) L (XL) 2XL
MATERIALS
Main colour:
Col. A: 125 (150) 175 (200) 225 g Isager Soft Fine col. E7s
Col. B: 50 g Isager Alpaca 2 col. 1 (for the inside of the folded hem)
Stripes:
1 package of Gunta Skirt – accent colours – 4 x 10 g.
25 g Isager Silk Mohair col. 12
For the stripes, use remnants of Isager Tvinni, Isager Highland, Isager Alpaca 2 and/or Isager Silk Mohair – any small leftovers can be used as long as they have approximately the same meterage.
If you want the same result as in the picture, you will need the following:
Approx. 10 g Isager Highland col. Hay
Approx. 10 g Isager Highland col. Navy
Approx. 10 g Isager Alpaca 2 col. 1
Approx. 10 g Isager Tvinni col. 33s
Approx. 10 g Isager Silk Mohair col. 12
The Gunta Skirt – accent colours – 4 x 10 g package contains:
10 g Isager Highland col. Hay
10 g Isager Highland col. Navy
10 g Isager Alpaca 2 col. 1
10 g Isager Tvinni col. 33s
Please note: Isager Silk Mohair is not available in 10 g balls and is therefore not included in the package of accent colours. Remember to deselect Isager Silk Mohair if you do not want it included in your yarn kit.
Additional equipment (not included in the yarn kit):
Hollow rubber cord for provisional cast-on at the folded hem
2–3 cm wide elastic for the waistband casing
MEASUREMENTS
Waist circumference: 68 (73) 78 (83) 88 cm
Hip circumference: 88 (96.5) 105 (110) 115 cm
Bottom circumference: 100 (109) 118 (123) 128 cm
Full length: 64 (67) 70 (70) 70 cm
Construction
The skirt is knitted from the top down.
First, a folded hem is knitted. Then short rows are worked to give the skirt a good fit. Increases are made at the sides, followed by evenly spaced increases in every 5th panel.
The piece is also finished with a folded hem.
Suggested needle sizes
3 mm and 3.5 mm
GAUGE
Stockinette stitch on 3 mm needles (folded hem)
10 cm = 25 rows
10 cm = 34 sts
Stockinette stitch on 3.5 mm needles
10 cm = 23 rows
10 cm = 32 sts