White Crochet Skirt

Knitted White Skirt with Drawstring Waist

Size Chart

Choose your size on the waist figure. The hip column is the knit measured flat with no tension on it, which is why it reads far smaller than any body measurement — the fabric opens out over the hip when worn and the drawstring holds the waist where you set it. There's only slight stretch in this knit rather than a lot, so take the larger size if you're between two. The maker allows a 1–2 cm tolerance, and length is measured from the top of the waistband to the hem.

Bright white knit worked in wavy horizontal bands, each one broken by a row of open eyelets so the pattern ripples across the skirt like a tide line. It sits close from the ribbed waistband down, with a slim drawstring threaded through the front to gather the top edge, and the whole thing is short enough to pull straight on over swimwear without thinking about it.

• Style: knitted mini skirt
• Design: wavy openwork bands in a fine knit
• Colour: white
• Length: 15.0–15.7 in, mini
• Rise: mid, ribbed waistband with a drawstring
• Fit: close through the hip with a straight fall
• Detail: front drawstring tie and eyelet stitch bands
• Transparency: openwork knit — see-through in the eyelet rows
• Occasion: beach and pool days, holidays, summer evenings
• Season: spring and summer
• Sizes: UK 8 to 14

How to Style a Knitted White Skirt

Straight over a bikini is what it's built for, with flat leather sandals and a straw bag and nothing else. Off the beach, a white or tan bralette keeps it tonal, or a plain black vest gives it enough contrast to read as an outfit rather than a cover-up; gold jewellery does more for it than silver. On fit, a close knit that skims the hip suits straight and hourglass figures particularly well because the wavy bands travel round the body and follow its line; the flip side is that a fine knit this short shows everything underneath, so if you want something more forgiving for a full day out, a looser woven cotton mini will be the easier choice.

FAQ

How much stretch does the knit have?
Only a little — enough to move with you, not enough to make up for a size that's too small. That matters more than usual here because the eyelet rows open up as the fabric is pulled, so a skirt worn tight becomes noticeably more see-through. Match your waist to the chart and go up rather than down if you're on the line.

Are the openwork rows big enough to see through?
Yes, in the eyelet bands you can see straight through the fabric, while the solid rows in between are opaque. The overall effect is a striped mix rather than a uniformly sheer skirt, which is why it works so naturally over swimwear — and why plain matching underwear rather than a contrast colour is the better call off the beach.

Does white knit go transparent when wet?
It does, like any pale knit, and it clings while it dries. That's worth knowing if you're planning to swim in it or sit down wet: leave it on the sunlounger for the swim itself and it'll be fine, or accept that it'll be considerably more revealing for the ten minutes it takes to dry off.

Short, breezy and made for a hot day, this knitted white skirt is the one that lives in the beach bag all summer.

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