Tension:
 14 sts and 7 rows of tr to 5cm/2inches using given materials.

UK Instructions

Row 1:  Ch 4, 2 tr in 1^st ch, mark as right side, turn. (3 sts)
Row 2:  Ch 3, tr in next tr, tr in next tr, 2 tr in 4^th ch, turn.  (5 sts)
Rows 3 to 39:  Follow graph
\| = 2 tr (increase)
|/  =  2 tr (increase)
|  =  tr
    = ch

Insert

Attaching Inserts

Panel Edging – 1^st side
Hold fabric with right side facing and starting at bottom edge, mark into sections of 5cm.
Row 1:  Attach thread to fabric with dc, work the same amount of dc into each section to match your tension, turn.
Row 2:  Ch 1, dc in each dc to end, turn.

Joining Row
Place insert against fabric with wrong sides facing, matching up dc’s,
Row 3:  Ch 1, dc in 1^st dc of fabric, ch 1, dc in 1^st dc of insert, (ch 1, miss next fabric dc, dc in next fabric dc, ch 1, miss next insert dc, dc in next insert dc), repeat until last dc of insert, miss next fabric dc, dc in next fabric dc, fasten off.  Sew ends in.

Panel Edging – 2^nd side
Hold fabric with right side facing and starting at top edge, mark into sections of 5cm.
Rows 1/2:  As 1^st piece.

Joining Row
Place 2^nd fabric piece against 1^st fabric piece with wrong sides facing, matching up dc’s,
Row 3:  Ch 1, working through both pieces, dc in each dc until the insert is reached, dc in next dc of insert, (ch 1, miss next fabric dc, dc in next fabric dc, ch 1, miss next insert dc, dc in next insert dc), repeat until last dc of insert, ch 1, miss next dc of fabric, dc in next dc, fasten off.  Sew ends in.

When all 6 inserts have been attached in this way, sew on waistband and thread elastic through.

Attaching Inserts

Panel Edging – 1^st side
Hold fabric with right side facing and starting at bottom edge, mark into sections of 5cm.
Row 1:  Attach thread to fabric with sc, work the same amount of sc into each section to match your tension, turn.
Row 2:  Ch 1, sc in each sc to end, turn.

Joining Row
Place insert against fabric with wrong sides facing, matching up sc’s,
Row 3:  Ch 1, sc in 1^st sc of fabric, ch 1, sc in 1^st sc of insert, (ch 1, miss next fabric sc, sc in next fabric sc, ch 1, miss next insert sc, sc in next insert sc), repeat until last sc of insert, miss next fabric sc, sc in next fabric sc, fasten off.  Sew ends in.

Panel Edging – 2^nd side
Hold fabric with right side facing and starting at top edge, mark into sections of 5cm.
Rows 1/2:  As 1^st piece.

Joining Row
Place 2^nd fabric piece against 1^st fabric piece with wrong sides facing, matching up sc’s,
Row 3:  Ch 1, working through both pieces, sc in each sc until the insert is reached, sc in next sc of insert, (ch 1, miss next fabric sc, sc in next fabric sc, ch 1, miss next insert sc, sc in next insert sc), repeat until last sc of insert, ch 1, miss next sc of fabric, sc in next sc, fasten off.  Sew ends in.

When all 6 inserts have been attached in this way, sew on waistband and thread elastic through.