Ribbed Pencil Skirt Using Brooklyn Tweed Arbor
The Design
We love seeing knitwear in current fashion magazines―so when this beautiful knit skirt caught our eye in an Autumn spread, we had to know more. Ribbing with a generous sassy split, turns out it was a dress from AG. But it so reminded us of our Ribbed Pencil Skirt. Pressed out from hip to hemline for a smooth fit that skims the hips without clinging―a wardrobe classic with an update!
Our version is knit in Brooklyn Tweed's Arbor, a firmly spun DK-weight that's warm and woolly, yet light enough for year round wear. Skein-dyed at the Saco River Dyehouse in Maine (in thirty colors!), Arbor's worsted-spun round composition creates great stitch definition and firm fabric―perfect for ribbing, perfect for skirt fabric.
Two rectangular panels are knit separately. A simple folded waistband and a stretch of elastic finishes up the comfortable waist. Swatching is never more vital than in garment knitting, so read our swatching, seaming and size information in the Knitter's Notes tab.
An updated classic with a functional and sassy slit―we bet you won't make just one!
The Details
FINISHED SIZES
Finished hip (actual measurement after seaming):
32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52)";
81 (86, 91, 97, 102, 107, 112, 117, 122, 127, 132)cm.
28" LENGTH VERSION (shown):
7 (7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 11, 11) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Arbor (145 yds/133m each); shown in color Humpback.
Custom Length: Add or subtract 32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52) yds; 29 (31, 33, 35, 37, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48)m for each 1"/2.5cm of adjusted length.
NEEDLES & NOTIONS (both versions)
US 4 (3.5mm) needles, or size to obtain gauge.
US 2 (2.75-3mm), or 2 sizes smaller than gauge size.
Locking stitch marker.
Blocking wires and t-pins (optional but recommended).
¾" wide non-roll elastic (waist measurement + 2"); needle and thread.
GAUGE
24 sts/30 rows = 4"/10cm on larger needles in K2/P2 ribbing, blocked.
Digital Ribbed Pencil Skirt pattern. (Download)
Printed Ribbed Pencil Skirt pattern. (Requires shipping.)
COLOR: Hammock.
COLOR: Thaw.
COLOR: Driftwood.
COLOR: Gale.
COLOR: Heron.
COLOR: Humpback.
COLOR: Kettle.
COLOR: Porter.
COLOR: Loam.
COLOR: Carob.
COLOR: Degas.
COLOR: Morandi.
COLOR: Nightfall.
COLOR: Fleet.
COLOR: Sashiko.
COLOR: Dorado.
COLOR: Treehouse.
COLOR: Rainier.
COLOR: Wreath.
COLOR: Parka.
COLOR: Crumb.
COLOR: Klimt.
COLOR: Tincture.
COLOR: Butte.
COLOR: Firebrush.
COLOR: Alizarin.
COLOR: Vintner.
COLOR: Potion.
COLOR: Cobbler.
COLOR: Black Fig.
COLOR: Arabesque.
COLOR: Lovat.
COLOR: Mesa.
COLOR: Norway.