The Yoga Skirt

A couple Sundays ago, I was up really early before church and couldn't decide what to wear.  I remembered that I had just recently acquired some blue and white striped knit fabric, and thought it would make a nice skirt.  So I jumped online, found a blog post about easy knit skirts I had pinned a while back on Pinterest, and got to work.  The blogger called it a yoga skirt - after similar skirts that were being sold at Old Navy.  The knit makes it stretchy and comfortable.  The waistband is what makes it neat - it doesn't need elastic or a zipper, since the knit is stretchy, but still snug.

First, I took some quick measurements to figure out how wide I wanted the waistband and the length of the skirt.  Then I grabbed some tissue paper and drew myself a pattern.

Next, I had to line up all the stripes on the fabric so the edges would match up.

Then I cut out the three pieces (front of the skirt, back of the skirt, waistband), sewed the waistband together, then the two sides together.   I attached the waistband, stretching the top of the skirt as I went to match up with the waistband.  I had to use a zig zag stitch for most of it to make sure the fabric would still be able to stretch without popping a stitch.  Finally, I hemmed the bottom of the skirt.

The whole process, pattern to wearing it, took me two hours.  It's the fastest I've ever completed a sewing project!  I wore the skirt to church that morning :)  I really like this skirt - it's lightweight, and comfortable, and really easy to make.  I had never sewn with a knit before, so I was kind of nervous, but it wasn't too difficult.  I'll definitely be on the look-out for more knit fabrics so I can make more of these in the future.