A beautiful skirt with 3 lacy ruffles, worked from the top down. Skirt features an elastic waist for a perfect comfortable fit. Pattern uses sc, dc, ch, and slst. It is an easy pattern and would be a great pattern for the beginner who knows each of the stitches and can follow a basic pattern.

Skill level: easy, for experienced beginners to intermediate

Pattern is in US terminology.

Skirt is worked in the round working from the top down. Bottom ruffle is made first, and then the middle and top ruffles are made. Finally the waist band is made by crocheting over ¼“ elastic.

Materials:
Soft worsted yarn, 9(10, 12, 15, 18)oz (sample made using Caron simply soft)
2 pieces of ¼” elastic 18 (19, 20, 21, 23) inches
Hook size G/6, 4.0 mm
Yarn needle

Gauge: 16 sts and 8 rows = 4” in dc

Stitches used
Sl st = slip stitch, ch = chain, sc = single crochet, dc = double crochet

Skills used
Increasing, working in back loop only (BLO), finishing off then joining yarn in free loops from BLO, crocheting over elastic with the elastic carried under the stitches.

Sizing
Sizes are as follows 12/18m (2/3, 4/5, 6/7, 8/9)
Finished measurements around hip 20.5 (22, 24, 27.5, 30) inches
Finished length (hanging) 11” (13.5”, 15”, 16.5”, 18”)

If you are having troubles with the skirt pattern I have added a tutorial to my blog that may help, just follow this link for the tutorial.
http://mytreasuredheirlooms.com/?p=463