Ta Da!

It's done! I love this skirt! We'll see how it does when the real heat and humidity hit south Florida, but for the unseasonably cool(ish) and dry weather we're having now, it's perfect.

Without a flash, kinda blurry:



Better view of stitch detail with a flash:



Closeup of washed and blocked lace:



Specifications and modifications (the ones I can remember):

Materials: 8 balls of Rowan Denim in Ecru on size 5 needle for a slightly tighter gauge than usual with that yarn.

Longer stockinette section (about 13" after washing), shorter lace section (40 rounds instead of 60), twill tape drawstring instead of i-cord. I don't think I have enough yarn left for an i-cord, but I may do a double-strand crochet chain if I have enough for that. And I used sssk instead of sl1, k2tog, pssso opposite the k3tog on the mirrored decreases.

This skirt was really enjoyable to knit and I learned a lot from it. I'd been afraid of trying lacy patterns before, but once I figured out how the pattern worked (after, oh, 4 or 5 attempts) it was fun. I'd hardly ever used stitch markers before but now I understand why I should. And I'd never used a row counter before (is that what they call that thing?), but now I know why my mom gave me one so many years ago! I may even use it again...

Thanks for all the tips and photos the rest of you have posted here and on your blogs! I look forward to seeing more finished skirts!