Self Drafted Knit Skirt

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  Step 1

  Start out by drafting your pattern on tracing paper.
  Begin by measuring where you would like your skirt to start.
  Divide this measurement by 4.

  Measure your hips, again divide by 4.
  The reason we are diving by 4 is because we will create a pattern that will be cut on fold twice. So you are basically creating 1/4th of the pattern, hence the dividing.

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  Step 2

  Measure the distance from the starting point of your skirt top and hips. Mine was around 9 inches. Now you will mark 9 inches on your pattern paper.

  At the beginning of the line, you will draw out the quarter measurement of your waist.

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  Step 3

  Now you will move on to the bottom of the line and draw out the quarter measurement of your hip.

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  Step 4

  With a hip ruler or curve, connect the the waist to the hip.

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  Step 5

  Extend your skirt down how many inches long you'd like it to be, adding 2 inches extra for hem allowance. Finally add seam allowances to the skirt, except for the bottom hem because we've already included that.

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  Step 6

  Place your sloper on your fabric on fold. I like to use this cutting layout because I get to maximize my fabric layout. I basically find the half point of the fabric, and then bring the outer edges in, so I have two folds on each side.

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  Step 7

  Sew you your sides right sides together. You can use the zig zag stitch, the lightening bolt stitch, or your serger if you have one. Try on your skirt and adjust as necessary.

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  Step 8

  To add a waistband, use the same waist measurement, but subtract one inch. Serge or zig-zag the ending together and pin the waistband to the top of the skirt. You will be pinning and stitching the band to the wrong side of the fabric. Your skirt should be insides out.

  What I like to do is fold the waist band in half to find the halves and pin this to the ends of the skirt. then stretch lightly as I go, so that the band stretches to fit the skirt.

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  Step 9

  Lastly, turn over your waistband. You can either top-stitch for a casual look or slip-stitch with your needle and thread for an invisible look. For your Hem, you can zig-zag or serge the bottom if your fabric frays easily. Then turn in 2 inches and stitch in place. For my skirt I opted to hand stitch as to not show a line of stitching on the outside. It dresses the skirt up a bit more. and Voila! you're done.

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