Craft Projects - Crocheted chemise yoke

Craft projects Materials – no.20 crochet cotton, no.10 steel hook.

Flowers: ** chain 14, skip 2 stitches, 1 treble in each of next 11 stitches, 1 double in last stitch, * chain 13, skip 2 stitches,

1 treble in each of next 11 stitches, slip stitch in double of first petal; repeat from * twice, (make four petals for each flower), slip stitch to tip of last flower and begin again from **.

Make 17 flowers for front of yoke (eight upright, nine below), fifteen flowers for back (seven upright, eight below), twenty-four flowers for each sleeve (twelve on both sides), join last flower of sleeve to first. After joining sleeve, make a row of 8 chain between petals and slip stitch to point of petals all around, on both sides. Make same row of chains around front of yoke and while doing it join to sleeves as shown in illustration of this craft projects tutorial.

Join back to sleeves in same way, leaving eleven flowers of sleeve between front and back for shoulder.

Top of yoke:

1st row: chain 16 over space between flowers, 4 double in next space, 8 double in next space. * chain 16 over space between flowers, 4 double in next space, 8 double in next space; repeat from * around.

2d row: chain 5, 3 double treble in same stitch with 5 chain for a cluster, * chain 6, cluster of 4 double treble in 8th stitch from first cluster; repeat from * around.

3d row: like 2d row, but work clusters of double treble in middle stitch between clusters of preceding row, with 5 chain between clusters. At four corners of yoke arrange clusters as shown in the illustration, in order ot make the work lie flat.

4th row: 3 doubles, chain 4, picot, 6 doubles, chain 4, slip stitch to last double, chain 4, slip stitch to same double, chain 4, slip stitch to same double (this forms the cluster of picots), * 6 doubles, picot, 6 doubles, cluster of picots; repeat from * around, arranging picots between clusters of double trebles.

Repeat last four rows around sleeves and bottom of yoke, omitting picots at lower edge of yoke and under arms; make 9 doubles between clusters.

The vine effect of this craft projects design is very charming. Made with either white or ecru cotton, the lace might be used as an insertion to trim the ends of table runners, pillows, or other articles of household furnishings.

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