Hi! I’m working on this with a friend but whenever we do the first and second round, the skirt is really ruffled and thick and poofy! We’re using the same needle and yarn, so I’m not sure what we’re doing wrong.

@@simjay615 hi!! I'm not sure you're doing anything wrong. After working the first increase round the skirt should be looking more ruffled and poofy! Are you making sure to only do 2 increase rounds like in the video? let me know if I can help more!!

If you want it to be less fluffy in the beginning you could work a few plain rounds of single crochet or double crochet and then start doing a few increase rounds later on so the ruffled/fluffy look is more towards the bottom of the skirt instead of in the beginning !

Hi!! I'm almost over with the skirt but I realize it's too loose on the waist, do you know a way to fix it?? :(

@@silvermisstt you could add a drawstring to the waistband by making a cord and weaving it under and over the waistband and making it tie in the front like a belt. I'm not sure how it would look as it might make it bunch up depending how loose it is, but if it's not too loose it will look amazing and u can make it in whatever color you want for a cute lil bow in the front

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hi! the only thing with cotton is it tends to be a little stiff so I'd worry that it wouldn't have the same stretch when it comes to the waistband which is important so the skirt can fit over the legs and onto the waist I'd maybe suggest not using cotton for the waistband section but instead wool or acrylic and then moving to cotton for the actually skirt portion, hope that makes sense and good luck!

@@michelleniaWould it be the same with DK yarn im a new crochet person and I have no idea if these r the same thing 😢😢

I used two strands of lace yarn :) it still is a bit see through so three strands may be best!

hi! yes! continue to work more rounds until it's the length you prefer! You can also do more increase rounds if you want to add more fullness to the skirt

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You can use whatever needle size and yarn you'd like! As long as you make the waistband long enough that it fits around your waist and then follow the instructions the same! good luck 🤍

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@@michellenia I was using a 4.5mm and the waist fit but as soon as I did the first layer of the skirts body it was too tight and i can figure out why

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hello! I believe that 6mm US needles convert to a UK 4 needle, and 10mm converts to a UK 000. I found that info by looking at a needle conversion chart for US and UK needles! It might also be helpful to look into getting a knitting needle measuring tool as that will help you figure out the correct needle size. Hope this is helpful :)

@@michelleniayes thank you soo much!!

When using the correct yarn and measurements it should fit snuggly around the waist while still having a little stretch. If you want it to be more tight/adjustable I'd recommend making a long chain or weaving in a cord/ribbon to the waistband and using that as your drawstring !

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yes just continue doing plain rounds (no increases) until the skirt is as long as you want :) you could add some more increase rounds if you want a fluffier/fuller skirt, just kinda depends on the look you're going for. Hope that's helpful!

Hey! I'm just a beginner, but I've had the same problem and I think it's because you probably did some rows tighter and they got looser as you went/the other way around

hello! like the other poster said it's possible you accidently made some rows with a tigher guage, I tried to keep my gauge pretty loose throughout. Another option is that you could start making the increases right away and skip the plain rows. You could even add more increase rows at the beginning to get a fluffier skirt creating more room. Hopefully this makes sense

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that should work fine :)

i don’t think you need to keep turning the skirt as long as you’re stitches face the outside of the skirt! (whichever side you’re doing stitches on will look the best) and the chain threes do count as a stitch!

to make the skirt longer only do a few of the increase rounds and then continue doing regular rounds until the skirt is your desired length! let me know if you need additional help!

@michellenia thank you so much!!!

I used a sewing needle and thread :)