Maxine Chevron Skirt Free Crochet Pattern
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The Maxine is a long crocheted skirt pattern that is flowy and gorgeous, and available in ELEVEN sizes! Grab your hook and start a long chevron crochet skirt with me today.
Maxine Chevron Skirt Crochet Pattern
When I first had the idea to crochet a long chevron skirt, I wanted the top portion to be solid stitches so it wouldn’t be see-through, and the bottom portion to have small holes at the peaks and valleys of the chevron while growing in width as it reaches for the floor.
This crochet chevron skirt turned out exactly as I had hoped! Available in a whopping ELEVEN sizes, everyone can wear and enjoy this simple skirt crochet pattern.
We are using a fingering weight cotton or cotton blend to make this skirt. For mine I used Twister from Hobbii. I needed two solid color Twister cakes, then switched to ONE corresponding Twister gradient cake to finish it off.
Hobbii makes it easy for you to match colors because they even tell you which of the other Twister varieties match each gradient cake. How great is that? Scroll down to the description to see which color code to select from each. I love that they take the color guesswork out of the equation. 🙌🏻
Other great yarn options would include Twill Fingering, Comfy Fingering, or Gloss Fingering from WeCrochet.
Materials:
Size 1 cotton blend yarn (Twister – colors 121 and 33 used)
-approx. (1800, 100, 2000, 2150, 2250, 2350, 2500, 2650, 2750, 2850, 2950) yards
Crochet hook in size 3mm
*or size needed to obtain gauge
Elastic thread (for band)
Gauge Swatch Pattern:
Row 1: Ch-38, 2dc in 3rd ch from hook, dc in next 3 chs, dc2tog, dc2tog, dc in next 3 chs, * 2dc in next ch, 2dc in next ch, dc in next 3 chs, dc2tog, dc2tog, dc in next 3 chs * repeat between * * one more time, 2dc in last st.
Rows 2 – 12: Ch-2, turn, 2dc in first st, dc in next 3 sts, dc2tog, dc2tog, dc in next 3 sts, * 2dc in next ch, 2dc in next ch, dc in next 3 chs, dc2tog, dc2tog, dc in next 3 chs * repeat between * * one more time, 2dc in last st.
Measure for gauge, adjust hook size as needed. More on adjusting gauge here.
Gauge: One chevron = 2.1” wide and 11 rows in 4” height
Pattern Notes:
Pattern written using US terms.
RS = Right Side
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Top Band:
Round 1: Fdc-(179, 191, 203, 215, 227, 239, 251, 263, 275, 287, 299), join to top of first st.
*Alternately you could ch-(181, 193, 205, 217, 229, 241, 253, 265, 277, 289, 301), dc in 3rd ch from hook and in each to end), join to top of first st. Stitch count: (179, 191, 203, 215, 227, 239, 251, 263, 275, 287, 299)
Round 2: (RS) Ch-2, do not turn * fpdc around next, bpdc around next * repeat between * * until one st remains. Fpdc around last, join to top of first st. (179, 191, 203, 215, 227, 239, 251, 263, 275, 287, 299)
Round 3: Ch-2, turn, * bpdc around next, fpdc around next * repeat between * * until one st remains. Bpdc around last, join to top of first st. (179, 191, 203, 215, 227, 239, 251, 263, 275, 287, 299)
Round 4: Ch-2, turn * fpdc around next, bpdc around next * repeat between * * until one st remains. Fpdc around last, join to top of first st. (179, 191, 203, 215, 227, 239, 251, 263, 275, 287, 299)
Rounds 5 – 8: alternate previous two rounds
Skirt Body:
Round 9: Ch-2, do not turn, * 2dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts, dc2tog, dc2tog, dc in next 3 sts, 2dc in next st * repeat between * * around, placing final 2dc in sl st join from previous round. Join to first st. (180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300)
Rounds 10 through (36, 38, 40, 40, 42, 42, 44, 46, 48): Ch-2, turn, * 2dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts, dc2tog, dc2tog, dc in next 3 sts, 2dc next st * repeat between * * around. Join to first st. (180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300)
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*if you’d like the solid portion of the skirt to be shorter or longer, adjust that here by removing or adding rows respectively.
Increasing starts:
Round (37, 39, 41, 41, 43, 43, 45, 47, 49): Turn, sl st between sts (between the first and last st of the previous round), ch-3 (counts as dc here and for remainder of pattern), dc in same space, dc in next 5 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 5 sts, * (2dc, ch-2, 2dc) in between next 2 sts, dc in next 5 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 5 sts * repeat between * * around, (2dc, ch-2) in same as beg sts. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain. (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 Chevrons)
Rounds (38, 40, 42, 42, 44, 44, 46, 48, 50) through (42, 44, 46, 46, 48, 48, 50, 52, 54): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in next 6 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 6 sts, * (dc, ch-2, dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 6 sts * repeat between * * around, (dc, ch-1) in same as beg ch. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Round (43, 45, 47, 47, 49, 49, 51, 53, 55): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in same space, dc in next 6 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 6 sts, * (2dc, ch-2, 2dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 6 sts * repeat between * * around, (2dc, ch-1) in same as beg sts. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Rounds (44, 46, 48, 48, 50, 50, 52, 54, 56) through (48, 50, 52, 52, 54, 54, 56, 58, 60): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in next 7 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 7 sts, * (dc, ch-2, dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 7 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 7 sts * repeat between * * around, (dc, ch-1) in same as beg ch. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Round (49, 51, 53, 53, 55, 55, 57, 59, 61): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in same space, dc in next 7 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 7 sts, * (2dc, ch-2, 2dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 7 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 7 sts * repeat between * * around, (2dc, ch-1) in same as beg sts. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Rounds (50, 52, 54, 54, 56, 56, 58, 60, 62) through (54, 56, 58, 58, 60, 60, 62, 64, 66): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in next 8 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 8 sts, * (dc, ch-2, dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 8 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 8 sts * repeat between * * around, (dc, ch-1) in same as beg ch. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Round (55, 57, 59, 59, 61, 61, 63, 65, 67): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in same space, dc in next 8 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 8 sts, * (2dc, ch-2, 2dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 8 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 8 sts * repeat between * * around, (2dc, ch-1) in same as beg sts. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Rounds (56, 58, 60, 60, 62, 62, 64, 66, 68) through (60, 62, 64, 64, 66, 66, 68, 70, 72): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in next 9 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 9 sts, * (dc, ch-2, dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 9 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 9 sts * repeat between * * around, (dc, ch-1) in same as beg ch. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Round (61, 63, 65, 65, 67, 67, 69, 71, 73): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in same space, dc in next 9 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 9 sts, * (2dc, ch-2, 2dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 9 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 9 sts * repeat between * * around, (2dc, ch-1) in same as beg sts. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Rounds (62, 64, 66, 66, 68, 68, 70, 72, 74) through (66, 68, 70, 70, 72, 72, 74, 76, 78): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in next 10 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 10 sts, * (dc, ch-2, dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 10 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 10 sts * repeat between * * around, (dc, ch-1) in same as beg ch. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Round (67, 69, 71, 71, 73, 73, 75, 77, 79): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in same space, dc in next 10 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 10 sts, * (2dc, ch-2, 2dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 10 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 10 sts * repeat between * * around, (2dc, ch-1) in same as beg sts. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Rounds (68, 70, 72, 72, 74, 74, 76, 78, 80) through (72, 74, 76, 76, 78, 78, 80, 82, 84): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in next 11 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 11 sts, * (dc, ch-2, dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 11 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 11 sts * repeat between * * around, (dc, ch-1) in same as beg ch. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Round (73, 75, 77, 77, 79, 79, 81, 83, 85): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in same space, dc in next 11 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 11 sts, * (2dc, ch-2, 2dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 11 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 11 sts * repeat between * * around, (2dc, ch-1) in same as beg sts. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Rounds (74, 76, 78, 78, 80, 80, 82, 84, 86) through (78, 80, 82, 82, 84, 84, 86, 88, 90): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in next 12 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 12 sts, * (dc, ch-2, dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 12 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 12 sts * repeat between * * around, (dc, ch-1) in same as beg ch. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Round (79, 81, 83, 83, 85, 85, 87, 89, 91): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in same space, dc in next 12 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 12 sts, * (2dc, ch-2, 2dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 12 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 12 sts * repeat between * * around, (2dc, ch-1) in same as beg sts. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Rounds (80, 82, 84, 84, 86, 86, 88, 90, 92) through (84, 86, 88, 88, 90, 90, 92, 94, 96): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in next 13 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 13 sts, * (dc, ch-2, dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 13 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 13 sts * repeat between * * around, (dc, ch-1) in same as beg ch. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Round (85, 87, 89, 89, 91, 91, 93, 95, 97): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in same space, dc in next 13 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 13 sts, * (2dc, ch-2, 2dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 13 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 13 sts * repeat between * * around, (2dc, ch-1) in same as beg sts. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Rounds (86, 88, 90, 90, 92, 92, 94, 96, 98) through (90, 92, 94, 94, 96, 96, 98, 100, 102): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in next 14 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 14 sts, * (dc, ch-2, dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 14 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 14 sts * repeat between * * around, (dc, ch-1) in same as beg ch. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Round (91, 93, 95, 95, 97, 97, 99, 101, 103): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in same space, dc in next 14 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 14 sts, * (2dc, ch-2, 2dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 14 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 14 sts * repeat between * * around, (2dc, ch-1) in same as beg sts. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Rounds (92, 94, 96, 96, 98, 98, 100, 102, 104) through (96, 98, 100, 100, 102, 102, 104, 106, 108): Turn, sl st to ch-sp, ch-3, dc in next 15 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 15 sts, * (dc, ch-2, dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next 15 sts, sk-2 sts, dc in next 15 sts * repeat between * * around, (dc, ch-1) in same as beg ch. Join to 3rd ch from beg chain.
Continue adding length if desired. Fasten off and weave in all ends.
Finishing:
Use a yarn needle to weave the elastic thread along the inside of the band, under only the raised (would be the fp) post stitches. Work in a spiral for several rounds of the band until you feel satisfied with the amount of elastic support. Secure the ends and you’re finished!
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