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Pigtails and rainbows are the perfect pair! I love how this sweet skirt is a simple reminder that even at the end of the most grey of days, a rainbow awaits to sweep you away. This one is sure to put a smile on any little girl’s face and bring many days of jumping in muddy puddles!

Pattern Notes:
This skirt is knit in the round from the waist down following a waistband worked from a provisional cast on.

Sizes:
12 months (18 months, 2 years, 4 year ) (6, 8, 10 12) years, to fit hip measurement of 24 (25, 26, 28)(29, 32, 34, 36)”/61 (63.5, 66, 71)( 73.5, 81.5, 86.5, 91.5)cm, when choosing a size, pick the size that it closest to your actual hip measurement.

Finished Measurements:
High Waist Measurement:
19 (20, 21, 22.25)(23, 24, 25, 26.25)” /48.5 (51,53.5,56.5)(58.5, 61,63.5, 66.5)cm
Length: 11(12, 13, 15) (15, 16, 17, 18)” /28(30.5,33,38, 40.5,43,45.5) cm

Yarn:
Oink! Pigments, Oink Sock, 90% Superwash
Merino, 10% Nylon, 100g/ 420 yards, 1(1, 1, 1)(1, 2, 2, 2) skeins The Silver Lining (MC), Oink Sock Pigtail, 25g/105 yds, 90% USA Superwash Merino/10% Nylon, 1 pigtail each in the following colors: Red Rum (C1), Melon-choly (C2), Sunny with a Chance of Peaches (C3), Dill With It (C4), Tumbling Turquoise (C5), and Sex & Violets (C6).

Gauge:
26 sts/36 rnds = 4”/10.0 cm in Stockinette Stitch, after washing and blocking.

Needles:
US 3 (3.25mm) 32”/80 cm cir, or size needed to obtain gauge. A spare size US 3(3.25 mm) circular needle, at least 32”/80 cm.

Supplies:
Tapestry needle, measuring tape, scissors, stitch markers, one removable stitch marker (to keep track of your increase rnds if you
wish), 3/4”/2.0 cm elastic 1”/ 2.5 cm longer than desired waist length, waste yarn for provisional cast on, sewing thread.