My Big Fun Twirly Skirt.

Absolutely correctly named, this skirt twirls delightfully.  Other things I might call it are - flirty, sexy and most accurately, fun. 

It was fun to knit and it is fun - and very comfortable - to wear.  The three-tiered, twirly style especially suits summer time.  Think bare feet in sandals, bare legs, warm breezes, sunshine.  Twirly says it all.

 Pattern:  Tink's Twirly Skirt - a ravelry purchase

 Yarn:  5 main yarns used and other small amount of stash yarns.

All cottons.

The beige & white ragg - Bernat Handicrafter Cotton

The turquoise and white variegated - Bernat Handicrafter Cotton

The caramel - Super 10 Butterfly Cotton

The darker caramel -Country Cotton Cabled  by Elmore Pisgah Inc.

The off white - America's Best 100% Cotton Cabled by Elmore Pisgah Inc.

I changed from one colour to another randomly as the mood struck.

 Needles:  Tier one - at the waist - 3.75mm

Tier 2 - in the middle - 4mm

Tier 3 - at the bottom - 4.5mm

Modifications: None.  Well - none on purpose.  The yarns I chose, were selected for their colour and fibre content.  It turns out they were a bit heavier than the pattern suggested.  Mine run from Aran at 18 stitches over 4 inches to DK at 22 sts.  The pattern  suggests sport weight yarn knit to a gauge of 20sts.   Twirly though, is the type of garment where fit is much more important than gauge.  Yes it is possible to have one without the other.  I made an educated guess as to how many stitches to cast on to fit my waist comfortably, then knit according to pattern.   It worked out wonderfully - as you can see.

I did sew elastic at the waist instead of knitting an I Cord as the pattern suggested.  The look of a bow hanging over my belly does not please me plus I was not sure it would do the job of keeping the skirt where I wanted it throughout the day.  The elastic worked well as yesterday's trial wear proved.   

A great fun project.  Fun to knit (read - easy knitting and not too much time  from start to finish) and fun to wear.  I can envision an entire summer's wardrobe of Twirlys in various colours.  Nicki will be proud.