Emma Skater Skirt

Emma Skater Skirt Crochet Pattern

What Is Being Made

The Emma Skater Skirt is a flirty, flared skater skirt designed by Jessie Rayot and available as a downloadable crochet pattern. This playful garment is inspired by a UK reality star and the ice skating ladies of the 2014 Olympics, combining contemporary fashion with a fun, sporty aesthetic. The skirt features a fitted waistband and a dramatically flared silhouette that creates movement and visual interest.

Techniques and Construction Methods

The Emma Skater Skirt employs several key crochet techniques to achieve its distinctive look and structure:

• Unique Less-Bulky Waistband: The pattern features a proprietary waistband design that minimizes bulk, ensuring a comfortable and flattering fit. An elastic channel runs through the waistband, allowing for easy adjustment of the waist size independent of hip measurements.
• Front Post Treble Crochet Stitches: The fun raised stripes running down the skirt are created using front post treble crochet stitches. This technique not only creates visual texture and dimension but also makes the increases for the flared shape remarkably easy to execute.
• Decorative Border: The skirt includes a decorative border that can be worked in a contrasting yarn color for added variety and customization.
• Sizing by Hip Measurement: Rather than traditional waist sizing, the pattern provides sizes based on hip measurements, since the skirt is designed to be pulled up over the hips. The elastic waistband allows independent adjustment of the actual waist fit.

Stitches Used

The Emma Skater Skirt pattern utilizes fundamental crochet stitches combined with textured stitch variations:

• Front post treble crochet (for the raised stripes and shaping)
• Standard crochet stitches for the waistband and body construction
• Border stitches for the decorative edging

Materials and Supplies

While specific yarn weight and yardage requirements are detailed within the full pattern, the Emma Skater Skirt requires yarn suitable for crochet work, an appropriate crochet hook sized to your chosen yarn, and elastic for the waistband channel. The pattern allows for creative color choices, particularly for the optional contrasting decorative border.

Skill Level and Support

Rated as intermediate skill level, the Emma Skater Skirt is designed for crocheters with foundational knowledge who are ready to work with post stitches and shaping techniques. The pattern includes instructional photos and supplementary videos for extra explanation, though all techniques are fully explained in the written pattern text. Designer Jessie Rayot provides direct support for pattern questions.