Hoop Skirt

Materials

-two 50 gram balls of baby yarn

-C/2 2.75mm hook

-22 gauge bright paddle wire in pieces as follows;

13", 21", 28", 33", 38"

-1 snap

Instructions:

1 - ch 20, sc in 2nd ch from hk and ea ch around, turn (20sc)

2 - ch1, 2dc in ea dc around, turn (40dc)

3 - ch1, 2dc in same dc, dc in next dc, *2dc in next dc, dc in next dc; rep from * around, turn (60dc)

4, 5 - ch1, dc in ea dc around, turn. At end of row 5, join with sl st to first dc, turn

6 - work over 13" piece of wire, ch1, 2dc in same st, dc in next 2 dc, *2dc in next dc, dc in next 2 dc; rep from * around, join, turn (80dc) Stretch skirt so that it covers most of wire, hook ends of wire together forming a circle.

7-10 - ch1, dc in ea dc around, join, turn.

11 - work over 21" wire, ch1, 2dc in same st, dc in next 3 dc, *2dc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc; rep from * around, join, turn (100dc) Stretch skirt to cover most of wire, hook ends together, forming a circle.

12-15 - ch1, dc in ea dc around, join. turn

16 - work over 28" piece of wire, ch1, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 4 dc, *2 dc in next dc, dc in next 4 dc; rep from * around, join, turn. (120dc) Stretch skirt to cover most of wire, hook ends together to form a circle.

17-18- ch1, dc in ea dc around, join, turn

19 - ch1, 2dc in same st, dc in next 5 dc, * 2dc in next dc, dc in next 5 dc; rep from * around, join, turn (140dc)

20 - ch1, dc in ea dc around, join, turn.

21 - work over 33" piece of wire, ch1, 2dc in same dc, dc in next 6 dc, *2 dc in next dc, dc in next 6 dc; rep from * around, join, turn. (160dc) Stretch skirt to cover most of wire, hook ends together forming a circle.

22-23 ch1, dc in ea dc around, join, turn

24- ch1, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 7 dc, *2dc in next dc, dc in next 7 dc; rep from * around, join, turn. (180dc)

25 - ch1, dc in ea dc around, join, turn.

26 - work over 38" piece of wire, ch1, 2dc in next dc, dc in next 8 dc, *2dc in next dc, dc in next 8 dc; rep from * around, join, turn. (200dc) Stretch skirt to cover most of wire, hook ends together to form a circle.

27-31 - ch1, dc in ea dc around, join, turn.

32 - ch2, 2dc in same dc, 3dc in next dc, *2dc in next dc, 3dc in next dc; rep from * around, join. (505dc)

Finish off and weave in ends. Sew snap at waist.