MATERIALS:
1 50 yd. South Maid Dusty Rose thread, 150 yd. White thread, size 7 steel hook or hook to obtain gauge, 3 small snaps, needle and thread or no-sew glue.
Gauge: 10 sc = 1", 12 rows sc = 1", 9 hdc = 1", 7 rows hdc = 1"
SKIRT:
ROW 1: With Dusty Rose thread and 7 hook ch-30, sc 2nd ch from hook, sc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (29 sts) ROW 2: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 3: Sc next 2 sts, 2 sc next 25, sc next 2, ch-1, turn. (54 sts)
ROW 4-10: Rep row 2.
ROW 11: Sc ea st across, DO NOT CH-1, DO NOT TURN.
RND 12: Over lap last st of this rnd with 1st st of this rnd, working through all thickness’ sl st, ch-1, sc same st as ch-1, sc ea st around, sl st top of beg sc, ch-1, turn. (53 sts)
RND 13: Sc next 8 sts, sc next 2 sts tog as 1 (sc dec made), sc next 33, sc dec next 2, sc next 8, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (51 sts)
RND 14: Sc next 8 sts, sc dec next 2, sc next 31, sc dec next 2, sc next 8, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (49 sts)
RND 15: Sc next 8 sts, sc dec next 2, sc next 29, sc dec next 2, sc next 8, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (47 sts) RND 16: Sc next 8 sts, sc dec next 2, sc next 27, sc dec next 2, sc next 8, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (45 sts) RND 17-36: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.
RND 37: Sc next 8 sts, sc dec next 2, sc next 25, sc dec next 2, sc next 8, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (43 sts) RND 38-77: Sc ea st around, sl st top of beg sc, ch-1, turn. At the end of rnd 77 fasten off.
Sew or glue a small snap at skirt waist.
TOP:
ROW 1: With white thread and 7 hook ch-44, sc 2nd ch from hook, sc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (43 sts)
ROW 2: Sc next 12 sts, sc dec next 2, sc next 15, sc dec next 2, sc next 12, ch-1, turn. (41 sts)
ROW 3: Sc next 11 sts, sc dec next 2, sc next 15, sc dec next 2, sc next 11, ch-1, turn. (39 sts)
ROW 4: Sc next 10 sts, sc dec next 2, sc next 15, sc dec next 2, sc next 10, ch-1, turn. (37 sts)
ROW 5: Sc next 9 sts, sc dec next 2, sc next 15, sc dec next 2, sc next 9, ch-1, turn. (35 sts)