Fit 'n Flare Skirt

I've said this before, but one of the things I love about knitting is that each piece carries so many memories. Take the skirt at left, nearly finished:

I may refer to this as the "family vacation skirt" from now on.

I began it in the car driving to our Lake of the Ozarks vacation in July 2008. I worked on it during that trip, then it sat for a few months while I made some baby things for a friend.

I picked it up a couple of weeks before our trip to Austin to visit family there. I got a lot done by the time we arrived in town, and was finally able to try it on--it's knitted from the waist down, so most of us probably can't get those 24" circumference needles around our hips until there's some length on it. I was sorry to discover it was about 2 inches too big around the waist and hips. So... I tore it out over Thanksgiving and started over.

(This, children, is an important lesson on checking gauge.)

I've been making good progress, mostly during swimming lessons at the YMCA and at synagogue during Sunday school.


Here's a closeup of the hem (the "flare"):