Crochet pattern for a winter skirt
The Rolling Waves Skirt has an elegant A-line silhouette and above the knee length. The wave stitch pattern with several different colors adds both texture and visual interest, giving the skirt a dynamic and sophisticated look.
Inspiration
Back in May 2024, I saw a call of submission from Crochet Foundry magazine. They were looking for ideas for the winter issues and the January theme Color Block with a Touch of Neon caught my attention.
Here’s the description of it from the submission call: Embrace the color block trend and toss in a little bit of neon as well. In addition to color blocks, think about texture blocks. Don’t take ‘blocks’ literally, try waves, circles, stripes, or whatever calls to you. We want these creations to appeal to a wide audience, and choosing vivid, contrasting colors versus muted, monochromatic colors should allow our makers to decide how wild they want to be.
In the call were also a few types of projects that the magazine was looking for, and I decided to go with an A-line skirt.
After diving into several stitch dictionaries and looking for a few possible stitch patterns that can be used for the project, I chose the wave stitch pattern with an option to make ‘waves’ in different colors.
Yarn
Before any crochet project can begin, we need of course yarn. Keeping in mind that this design is meant for wintertime, I was looking for:
- worsted weight yarn (works fast);
- wool or wool blend (keeps you warm);
- soft to the skin (don’t intend to add a lining);
- relatively good drape on texture stitch pattern (it’s a skirt and needs movement);
- good selection of solid colors and we need neon colors too.
The yarn Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash Merino covered all the checkmarks.
And Cascade Yarns 220 SW Merino didn’t disappoint me. It is pleasant to work with and it easily slides on the hook. It has a good twist and gives a nice stitch definition in crochet patterns. Soft to the touch and has a huge variety of colors and it is machine washable.
Thanks, Cascade Yarns for providing the yarn support for this design.
Construction
The Rolling Waves Skirt is worked sideways in turned rows, starting with a chain for the length of the skirt. The length is the same for all sizes, but in the pattern, I give tips on how you can customize it.
The main part of the skirt alternates sections of wave stitch pattern using main and contrast colors along with short row sections in the main color. The short row sections widen the skirt toward
the hem to create an A-line look.
After the main part is finished and one seam is made, the bottom hem is added, and the waistband with casing for the elastic band is added on the top.
Stitch patterns
The design uses a wave stitch pattern, that is built using double crochet (dc), half double crochet (hdc), and single crochet (sc). The short row sections worked in hdc.
Needed skills to make the skirt
The pattern difficulty is marked as Intermediate. You’ll need to know how to do chains, make sl st, sc, hdc, dc, and alternative double crochet (alt dc) stitches. You need to know how to work in stripes.
The pattern is fully written and also includes a chart for the wave stitch pattern. (I have a video tutorial for chart reading if you need extra help with it).
Also, a few video tutorials from my YouTube channel @Natalia_Yarncraft are included in the pattern, which can help you through the project:
Sizes
The pattern is written for 10 sizes 1 (2, 3, 4) [5, 6, 7] (8, 9, 10)
Designed to be worn with no ease.
Here are all the measurements:
A – waist circumference (without elastic): 27 (34, 37.5, 41) [47.5, 51, 54.5] (58, 64.5, 68) in /
68 (85, 94, 102) [119, 128, 136] (145, 162, 170) cm
B – hem circumference: 41.5 (52, 57, 62.5) [73, 78, 83] (88.5, 99, 104) in /
104 (130, 143, 156) [182, 195, 208] (221, 247, 260) cm
C – length: 19.5 in / 49 cm
What do you need to make the skirt
Yarn: Worsted weight merino wool yarn in 3 contrasting colors
MC: 400 (500, 550, 600) [710, 760, 810] (860, 960, 1010) yds / 370 (460, 510, 550) [640, 690, 740] (780, 870, 920) m
CC1: 240 (300, 330, 360) [420, 450, 480] (510, 570, 600) yds / 220 (270, 300, 330) [380, 410, 440] (470, 520, 550) m
CC2: 170 (220, 240, 260) [300, 330, 350] (370, 410, 440) yds / 160 (200, 220, 240) [280, 300, 320] (340, 380, 400) m
The sample in size 4 is made with Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash Merino: 100% Superwash Merino Wool, 220yds/200m, 3.5oz/100g in colors MC: 65 Flint Grey, CC1: 115 Cyen Blue, CC2: 112 Green Flash.
Hook: US H (5mm) (or size needed to match gauge)
Notions: Blocking mat and pins (or combs), elastic band 3/4 or 1 in wide, scissors, sewing thread, tapestry needle
Where to find the pattern Rolling Waves Skirt
The pattern is published in the online magazine Crochet Foundry January 2025 issue.
During January this issue is available for CF members (get your membership here), or you can get it as a Winter 2024-2025 bundle together with December (this you’ll get right away) and February (you’ll get it after it is published). As a single January issue for everyone, it will be available in February.
If you prefer to add Rolling Waves Skirt design to your Ravelry favorites (I really appreciate it if you do) or into the queue, here is the link to Ravelry (exact link coming soon).
A few extra words about the magazine and design
Each issue of Crochet Foundry is not only a collection of several crochet patterns. It includes information about each designer (with all the links where you can find them), a story behind the collection, a few yarn craft related articles or interviews, a couple of puzzles/games, and more.
On the Crochet Foundry Blog, you can find interviews with designers from each issue and the story or inspo behind the designs.
My interview is published here (link is coming).
Each pattern in the issue includes the tester's pictures (thanks a lot for all the help to my testers!), and yarn review, and has a few tips on how to style designs.
This issue also includes a coloring page with schematics of all the designs, a great way to test your color combinations.
Here's my version of the blank sketch, you can print it and color it with your favorite combinations. Will you use two contrasting colors like my original design or only one CC? Maybe more than two?
I hope you can enjoy making a project using this pattern, as much as I enjoyed designing it.
Happy crocheting!
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