Florida Beach Skirt

If you wear this crochet skirt, you'll feel like you're on a beach in Florida! Using some free crochet patterns from Red Heart Yarn, you can create this Florida Beach Skirt to wear on long walks on the beach.  This is also a great cover up for a bathing suit and a fun way to celebrate the colors of summer.  Great for crochet fans of all skill levels, this crochet skirt pattern is great for the warmer months.

Materials:

• Bamboo Ewe™ Yarn in the following colors:
  • 2 balls Stitch Nation by Debbie Stoller™ in Sprout (A)
  • 1 ball Stitch Nation by Debbie Stoller™ in Periwinkle (B)
  • 1 ball Stitch Nation by Debbie Stoller™ in Buttercup (C)
• 6.5mm [US K-10½] crochet hook
• Yarn needle

Measurements:
Directions are for size Small; changes for sizes Medium, Large, X-Large and 2X are in parentheses.

Hips/Waist: 36 (40, 44, 48, 52)”
Length: 16”

Gauge: 12 hdc = 4”; 8 rows = 4”. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

Instructions:
Skirt is worked in the round from waist to lower edge.

1. With A, ch 108 (120, 132, 144, 156), slip st in first ch to join.
    
2. Round 1 (Wrong Side): Ch 2 (counts as hdc here and throughout), hdc in each ch around, slip st in top of beginning ch – 108 (120, 132, 144, 156) hdc.
    
3. Rounds 2-5: Ch 2, hdc in each hdc around, slip st in top of beginning ch.
    
4. Round 6: Ch 9 (counts as hdc and ch 7), skip 3 hdc, sc in next hdc, [ch 7, skip next 3 hdc, sc in next hdc] to last 3 hdc, ch 7, skip next 3 hdc, slip st in 2nd ch of beginning ch – 27 (30, 33, 36, 39) ch-7 spaces.
    
5. Round 7: Slip st in next 4 ch, *ch 3, sc in next ch-7 space; repeat from * around, slip st in first ch.
    
6. Round 8: Slip st in next 2 ch, *ch 3, sc in next ch-3 space; repeat from * around, slip stitch in 2nd slip st.
    
7. Round 9: Ch 1, *3 sc in next ch-3 space, sc in next sc; repeat from * around, slip st in first sc.
    
8. Rounds 10-17: Repeat Rounds 6-9.
    
9. Round 18: Ch 4 (counts as tr here and throughout), tr in each sc around, slip st in top of beginning ch.
    
10. Round 19: Ch 4, [tr in next 12 (13, 15, 16, 18) tr, 2 tr in next tr] 8 times, tr in each tr, slip st in top of beginning ch – 116 (128, 140, 152, 164) tr.
     
11. Round 20: Ch 4, tr in each tr around, slip st in top of beginning ch.  Fasten off.
     
12. Round 21: Join B in any st, ch 2, hdc in each tr around, slip st in top of beginning ch.
     
13. Rounds 22-33: Repeat Rounds 6-9.
     
14. Round 34: [Ch 7, skip 3 sc, slip st in next sc] around, slip st in first ch.  Fasten off. Turn right side out.
     
15. Round 35 (Right Side): Holding previous ch-7 space to back, join A to first unworked sc to left of slip st on Round 34, *ch 7, skip 3 sc of Round 33: holding next ch-7 space to front, slip st in next sc, ch 7, skip next 3 sc of Round 33, holding next ch-7 space to back, slip st in sc; repeat from * around, slip st in first ch of beginning ch.  Fasten off.
     
16. Round 36: Holding previous ch-7 space to back, join C to first unworked sc to right of slip st on Round 35, *ch 7, skip 3 sc of Round 33, holding next ch-7 space to front, slip st in next sc, ch 7, skip next 3 sc of Round 33, holding next ch-7 space to back, slip st in sc; repeat from * around, slip st in first ch of beginning ch.  Fasten off.
     
17. Turn to work opposite foundation ch. With C, ch 45, slip st in next 102 (114, 126, 138, 150), ch 45.  Fasten off.
     
18. Weave in ends.