Knitting Workshop: The Swirl Skirt

re: Knitting Workshop: The Swirl Skirt

JanB — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:46:17 GMT

Oops. Classic shades is from Universal Yarn, not Cascade.

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JanB — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:49:44 GMT

I went ahead and swatched my yarns, deciding they were too beautiful to return even if they were too skinny, so it wouldn't hurt anything to open them. They are wonderful but wrong for this project. I'm on the hunt for just the right pattern to use with them.

Meanwhile, I went to another shop a couple of hours away and found Ty-Dy Dots in the same color that was used for the pattern. It is a lot more blue than I expected and very soft. ( I really need to touch the yarns) I paired it with Cascade's Classic Shades in Canyon. I swatched these yarns and they are perfect. I can't wait to get started.

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KathyAnneW — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:44:36 GMT

This skirt really calls to me! I too wondered about what I might substitute fro the yarns specified in the pattern. Right now I am swatching, on a size 5 needle, using Knit One Crochet Too's Ty-Dy 100% cotton (this is not the "Dots" yarn) along with Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash wool. Both of these are noted as 5 sts/1" on 7s. I keyed in to this pair via the Jimmy Beans website and its suggestions for substitutes. My swatch is not complete. I am thinking I might go to a 4 to ensure the tighter knit the pattern describes as well as for stretchiness.

@JanB - might your yarns be a little fine compared to the Knit One+++ yarns?

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JanB — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:55:05 GMT

I am confused about the size of the yarn needed for this project. My LYS doesn't carry the yarn featured so we worked from the yarn information on page 109 of the Summer 2011 issue, which said that the cotton yarn was 7 ply, 17 wpi and the wool was 4 ply and 13 wpi. I chose elsebeth lavold Hempathy which is designed for size 4 needles, and Ella Rae Lace Merino, also designed for size 4 needles. These yarns match the wpi given on page 109. On Ravelry, they describe the yarns used for the pattern as 10 ply, worsted weight, 9 wraps to the inch. Knit One, Crochet Two describes both yarns as 5 stitches to the inch on size 7 needles. Help! Before I unwrap my yarns and start swatching, have I made a big mistake in yarn size?

re: Knitting Workshop: The Swirl Skirt

Czinda — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:19:52 GMT

I'm surprized that anyone over a size 7 would wear this skirt, uness they have no hips or belly! ...It shows all the "flaws" that I prefer to hide! I prefet to camaflage my not-so-great parts, not bring the eye right to them!

re: Knitting Workshop: The Swirl Skirt

Kathleen Cubley — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:24:04 GMT

The pattern is in the summer 2011 issue of Interweave Knits magazine.

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AnnH@23 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:20:18 GMT

After freezing my buns off last winter waiting for buses on frigid benches I have vowed to make a wool skirt to wear over pants.

Haven't gotten to it yet, but is definitely in the queque. So I have developed quite an interest in skirt patterns, and think knitted wool skirts have a new purpose as scarves for the cold cheeks

we sit on. Thanks,

Ann in Falls Church

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dee@91 — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:04:35 GMT

Do you have this pattern available online?

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dee@91 — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:58:00 GMT

Do you have the actual pattern for this skirt?

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AnneLenaMattison — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:40:52 GMT

Thank you for featuring my Swirl Skirt pattern in such a nice write-up. I am enjoying wearing my own slightly longer version (I'm 6 ft tall).

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MB@FabricUiPhoneApp — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:00:59 GMT

I'm a skirt fiend...I love making and wearing them...no arms to worry about. This one is particularly flattering. I have no problem wearing a cotton/wool combo during the summer...especially considering I spend most of my time inside air-conditioned spaces during that time anyhow!