When it comes to Knitted Skirts there is enough variety available for kids today to choose from. It comes not only in different fabrics but also in vast shapes and patterns. A simple skirt can be a made out of a single piece of material such as pareos.

A Knitted skirt or simply skirt is a tube or cone-shaped wear that hangs down encircling and covering the legs. Generally skirts are fitted to the body at the waist and are fuller below, with additional fullness introduced by means of darts, gores, pleats, or panels.

Within the basic skirt form as described above, the kids' skirt can take various shapes, styles, and lengths. Since the knitted skirts are very fashionable and trendy it is essential to keep abreast with the latest types available today.

Materials Used
Knitted skirts for kids are usually made of light to mid-weight fabrics that are fluid and drapable:

• Cotton
• Chiffon and Georgette
• Satin
• Wool
• Linen

Types of Knitted Skirts
A reasonably fashion-literate should know the following skirt types:

• The Tulip: looks great on Tall and skinny kids.
• The Bubble: comes as puffy with a hem about the same width as the waistband. Looks very cute on kids.
• The Mini: generally comes in sizes above the knees. A popular variant of this is the Micro mini.
• The cargo skirts: is longer than the mini and is very popular at the moment.
• The Pencil: looks very chic especially for taller kids.
• The A-line: a skirt with a slight flare, it resembles the shape of a capital letter A.
• The Flounce skirts: great for some one with short or heavy legs.
• The pleated knee skirts: has stitched down pleats, that makes the top of the skirt serve as a girdle.
• The Straight skirts: a tailored skirt hanging straight from the hips and fitted from the waist to the hips by means of darts or a yoke; may have a kick-pleat for ease of walking.
• The Pleated skirts: comes with fullness reduced to fit the waist by means of regular pleats or folds, it can be stitched flat to hip-level or free-hanging.
• The Circle skirts: a skirt that is cut in sections to make one or more circles with a hole for the waist.

Other knitted skirts that are not so much in vogue today with the kids but still offers a choice are the following divided skirts, Hobble skirts, Poodle skirts, Dirndl, Prairie skirts, Kilt-skirt Sarongs etc.