This supremely feminine skirt is created using hairpin lace and a unique ruffle join technique. Form-fitting, with a cascading bustle filling the back slit, the skirt is worked from the top-down with just eight hairpin lace strips. Wear it alone or pair it with Stitch Diva's Blue-Blooded Boob Tube (pattern available separately) for a very sophisticatred soiree ensemble. Skill level is intermediate.

Create the design for sizes XS (S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X), to fit waist 26" (28", 30", 33", 36", 40", 44") and 27" long, with 707 (765, 813, 914, 989, 1110, 1221) total yards of drapey DK Weight Yarn. As featured, the design is created with 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins of Tilli Tomas Fil de la Mer (70% silk, 30% seacell; 140 yds, 50g) in Natural and 1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins of Tilli Tomas Mariel's Crystals (100% Silk with Swarovski Crystals; 100 yds, 100g) in Natural.

Suggested crochet hooks are a US G-6 (4mm) Crochet Hook and a US J (6mm) or larger Crochet Hook for ruffle joins (Tunisian Crochet Hook recommended). You will also need a Hairpin Lace Loom, eight 1/4" buttons, 26" (28", 30", 33", 36", 40", 44") 1/4" wide elastic, a Tapestry Needle and 4 clip-on markers.