Marte Helgetun

Button Skirt

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This skirt with buttons I’ve been thinking about for several years, and I finally cracked the code. It’s a child’s version of the buttoned skirt in the book “Strikketid”, but I’ve made some improvements to make it suitable for play and fun.

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Button Skirt

SIZES AND MEASUREMENTS
Sizes: 1 (2) 4 (6) years
Waist: 43 (48) 51 (55) cm
Full length: 24 (26) 28 (30) cm

YARN AND YARN AMOUNT
Lunt + Lett by Marte Helgetun
2 (3) 3 (4) balls Lunt nr. 20 Tåkerosa
2 (2) 3 (3) balls Lett nr. 20 Tåkerosa
The skirt is knitted with one strand of each quality.

ACCESSSORIES
6 antique silver star buttons 15 mm
Elastic band for the waist

NEEDLES AND GAUGE
40 cm circular needle no. 3.5 mm
60 cm circular needles no. 3.5 mm and 4 mm

22 stitches in textured pattern on needle no. 4 mm with one strand of each quality = 10 cm