I’m done with my skirt!
I’m very happy with how it turned out. It is based on the Simple Straight Skirt pattern from Churchmouse Yarns and Teas, though I took a lot of liberties with it. For one thing, I changed the hem to a garter stitch band. The pattern hem is a 2×2 rib, which also looks fine, but I wanted to do something a little different.
The main change I made though, is I added pockets. I sort of eyeballed where I was going to want them, and figured I would start them around 5 inches down from the waistband and then the opening would be around 4 – 5 inches long. For the most part, the skirt is knit in the round. When I got to the pocket starting point, I separated the front from the back of the skirt and knit both halves flat. Then when there was enough of an opening, I joined them back together and went back to knitting in the found. To make the pockets themselves I picked up stitches around the opening and then knit basically a tube. I did try to do a little shaping to angle the pockets down, though looking at them now I might have been a little more aggressive with the shaping. I close it off at the end with a three needle bind-off.
The waistband is folded over and has elastic in it. It does add a little bulk at my waist, but honestly my body has some bulk at the waist, so I’m not overly fussed about it.
I made a different version of this skirt a couple years ago – same yarn, though a different colorway. I’m hoping this one looks different enough that my coworkers don’t just squint and say “Isn’t this the same as your orange skirt?”
And I think that is the last major project I am doing for 2020. Next is a bunch of goofing around projects! Do you have any big knitting or other crafting projects planned for the rest of the year?
Quite A Yarn 
I’m always eyeing skirts and I love your idea of putting pockets in
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Thank you!
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It came out great! I love the pockets:)
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Thank you! I’m happy with it 🙂
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It turned out great. Pockets are such a luxury. Glad you decided to add them. I wish more clothes had them. As for my projects….I have a shawl, a cardi and a blanket are my main ones even though I have many more WIPs languishing in my craftroom.
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Thank you! Yes, I think almost all clothes should have pockets 🙂 You have a lot going on!
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A knitted skirt with pockets! You are just dang fearless and clever too, and I love how the hem hangs. I hope that it gives you much use and joy in the years to come.
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Thank you! You are very kind 🙂 I think I will get a lot of use out of it. I have worn it around the house a bit to try it out, and it is very comfy 🙂
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I hope you will model the skirt in a pic someday. Goofing around knitting sounds fun.
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I need to drop some weight before I will be comfortable modeling again 🙂 Goofing around knitting is pretty much my favorite thing to do!
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It looks so cozy.
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It is!
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So cool – and I love that you added pockets to it.
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Thank you! I’m pretty excited about the pockets too 🙂
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That skirt is beautiful! It would look with a pair of black tights. I can’t believe you just figured out how to add pockets. Wow!
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Definitely black tights with this one 🙂 You are very kind – the pockets could be better, but they get the job done!
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I just need a baby sweater and maybe I will make some hats, but nothing major planned. Maybe next year I will start a sweater. Which is what I say EVERY year. LOL
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I’ve never knit a skirt; what an intriguing idea! Do they hold their shape well?
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I have made a similar skirt in this same yarn and it holds its shape pretty well.
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That looks great. I love the colors in the wool. You will get a lot of wear out of it. And pockets! It has pockets!!! Win-win!
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I think I will get a lot of wear out of it too 🙂 I know – very, very excited about the pockets!
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I find the idea of a knitted skirt very interesting.
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It’s very cozy 🙂 And yet it looks pretty nice, if I do say so myself.
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That turned out great! I want to knit a skirt someday! Or I can just live vicariously through you, the goddess of knitting 🙂
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It’s easy, particularly this pattern! Once you decide to give it a try, you will get it done with no problems. You are a goddess of craft yourself!
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