The Salted Petals Maxi Skirt is designed in the same soft organic cotton and neutral palette as the coordinating top. It features a twisted rib elastic waistband and gentle shaping, easy to customize for length. Whether worn together with the Salted Petals Top or styled solo, this skirt brings flowy movement and understated coastal style to any summer day.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Sizes: 36 (38, 40, 42) (44, 46, 48, 50)” final hip circumference, intended with 0-2” of positive ease; approximately 31” long.
Materials
Yarn: Cascade Yarns Botanica, 100% Organic Cotton, 328 yds (300 m) / 100g (3.5 oz); MC – 101, 1 (1, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) balls; CC – 102, 1 (1, 1, 1) (2, 2, 2, 2) balls.
Needles: US size 3 (3.0mm) 21” or longer circular needle
US size 4 (3.5mm) 21” or longer circular needle, or size to obtain gauge
Gauge: 19 st x 28 rows = 4” (blocked, in garter lace pattern, with larger size needles); 22 sts x 36 rows = 4” (blocked, in 1×1 ribbing, on smaller size needles)
Abbreviations
BO – bind off
CO – cast on
Dec’d – decreased
Inc’d – increased
k – knit
k2tog – knit 2 sts together
kf&b – knit front and back of the same stitch
p – purl
PU – pick up
sl – slip
ssk – slip, slip, knit 2 slip sts together
st(s) – stitch(es)
yo – yarn over
Notions
Tapestry needle, scissors, 1” wide elastic to fit around waist, F 3.75mm crochet hook
Pattern Notes
The skirt is worked top-down, starting with the twisted rib waistband. The upper skirt body is worked in the round, alternating between two colors. The lower skirt is worked flat to create a slit that is finished with crochet edging.
Garter Lace Stitch Pattern working flat (multiple of 10 sts + 1)
Rows 1-6: knit.
Row 7 (RS): *k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2; Rep from* across to last st, k1.
Row 8 and all WS rows: purl
Row 9 (RS): *k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1; Rep from* across to last st, k1.
Row 11 (RS): *k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk; Rep from* across to last st, k1.
Row 13-16: knit
Rep Rows 1-16 for Patt.
Garter Lace Stitch Pattern working in the round (multiple of 10 sts)
Rnd 1: knit.
Rnd 2: purl.
Rnds 3-6: rep Rnds 1-2
Rnd 7: *k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2; Rep from* around.
Rnd 8 and all even Rnds: knit
Rnd 9: *k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1; Rep from* around.
Rnd 11: *k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk; Rep from* around.
Rnd 13-16: rep Rnds 1-2.
Rep Rnds 1-16 for Patt.
Pattern Instructions
Waistband
With smaller size needles and MC, CO 170 (180, 190, 200) (210, 220, 230, 240) sts. Join to work in the Rnd and place BOR marker. Begin working the waistband in 1×1 Twisted Rib Patt as follows
Rnd 1: *ktbl, p; rep from * around.
Rep Rnd 1 another 13 times.
Next Rnd: purl.
Rep Rnd 1 another 14 times.
Next Rnd: purl.
Upper Skirt Body
Change to larger needle size and begin to work the body of the skirt in Garter Lace Stitch Pattern, in the round, alternating between MC and CC for each Patt Rep for a total of 8 repeats.
Lower Skirt Body
Next Rnd (RS): work in Patt around to last st, kf&b. (1 st Inc’d)
Continue to work in Garter Lace Stitch Pattern flat, alternating between colors for each Rep, for a total of 7 repeats.
BO all sts on RS, do not break yarn.
Using crochet hook and attached yarn, work a row of single crochet sts around the back slit. Break yarn.
Finishing
Weave in all ends. Using tapestry needle, sew waistband down along the WS, leaving a 2” opening. Thread elastic into the waistband and sew the ends together. Close the opening. Steam block flat with hot iron over a wet towel to open up lace.