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Are you feeling nostalgic for a look from the 70s? I found this knit skirt pattern in a Women’s Day Knit & Stitch magazine from 1971. It is just what you could wear in spring or fall with splashes of color and interesting texture. As you can see, this style can be just as popular now as it was 30 years ago. To make it unique to you, pick colors that you enjoy.

navajo skirt

COLOR PATTERNED SKIRT

SIZES: Directions for misses’ skirt size 10. Changes for sizes 12, 14, 16, and 18 are in parentheses. Skirt length, 20¾” (21″-21½”-21¾”-21¾”); width around hemline, 40″ (42¾”-44″-45½”-48″); hipline, 36″ (38¾”-40″-41½”-44″).

MATERIALS:
Sports Yarn 9 (11-11-13-13) oz. main color (MC), 4 oz. color A, 2 (4-4-4-6) oz. color B, and 2 oz. color C.
Knitting needles No. 3 and circular needle No. 5, or size you need to obtain the specified stitch gauge.
Crochet hook size F.
One yd. elastic.

GAUGE: 6 sts = 1″ (stockinette st on circular needle).

NOTE: For longer or shorter skirt, adjustment should be made in MC stripes before starting first pattern stripe then between first and 2nd, and 2nd and 3rd pattern stripes. Carry yarn not in use loosely across back of work; pick up new strand from under dropped strand to prevent holes.

SKIRT: With circular needle and MC, cast on 240 (256-264-272-288) sts. Join, being careful not to twist sts. Work in rnds in stockinette st (k each rnd) for 1″. Place marker at beg of each rnd. P1 rnd for hemline. Continue in stockinette st for 1/2″ (1/2″-1¼”-1½”-1½”). * Work the 47 rnds of chart. With MC only work for 1¼”, dec 16 sts evenly spaced on 2nd rnd and 8 sts evenly spaced on last rnd–216 (232-240-248-264) sts. Repeat from * once–192 (208-216-224-240) sts. Next Rnd: Beg with 24th rnd, work last 24 rnds of chart. When chart has been completed, skirt should measure about 19¾” (20″-20½”-20¾”-20¾”). With MC, work 1 rnd, dec 16 (16-16-24-24) sts evenly spaced–176 (192-200-200-216) sts. Work in k1, p1 ribbing for 1″. Bind off in ribbing.

BELT: With No. 3 needles and MC, cast on 9 sts. Work in k1, p1 ribbing (beg and end every other row with p1) for 41″ (41″-43″-43″-44½”). Bind off.

FINISHING: Block skirt and press lightly on wrong side. Turn in hem at hemline and sew in place. Cut elastic to waist measurement and sew inside waistline. With double strand of MC, crochet ch for 6 belt loops. Sew loops in lace on waist band. Thread belt through loops.

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