Crinoline Ladies for Guest Towels

Crinoline Ladies for Guest towels

Clark's O.N.T.

1949

MATERIALS:

J.& P. Coats Tatting-Crochet, Size 70, 1 ball each of White and Shaded Light Yellows (No.181).

Steel Crochet Hook No. 14.

SKIRT

FIRST ROW OF MOTIFS

FIRST MOTIF Starting at center with White, ch 6. Join with sl at to form ring,

1st rnd: Ch 7, (3 tr in ring, ch 3) 5 times; 2 tr in ring. Join to 4th ch of ch-7. Break off.

SECOND MOTIF Ch 6, join.

1st rnd: Ch 7, 3 tr in ring, ch 1, sl st in any free loop of First Motif, ch 1, (3 tr in ring, ch 3) 4 times; 2 tr in ring. Join and break off.

Make 2 more motifs, joining to previous motif as Second Motif was joined to First Motif, having 2 free loops on each side of joining.

SECOND ROW OF MOTIFS

FIRST MOTIF Ch 6. Join.

1st rnd: Ch 7, 3 tr in ring, ch 1, sl st to first free sp next to joining on First Motif of First Row, ch 1, 3 tr in motif of Second Row, ch 1, join to next free sp following same joining (of First Row). Complete motif as before.

SECOND MOTIF - Ch 6, join.

1st rnd: Ch 7, 3 tr in ring, ch 1, sl st in side sp of First Motif, ch 1, 3 tr in motif of Second Row. Then join next 2 sps as for First Motif and complete rnd. Make another motif, joining as Second Motif was joined to First Motif.

THIRD ROW OF MOTIFS

Make 2 motifs as before, joining Third Row as Second was joined to First. Do not break off after last motif but work as follows:

1st rnd: Sc in next sp, ch 3, d tr in joining between motifs, ch 3, sc in next free sp on next motif, (ch 3, sc in next free sp) twice; ch 3, d tr in joining of motifs (hetween 2nd and 3rd rows). Continue in this manner all around skirt, making ch 4 (instead of ch-3) along lower edge only. Join with sl st.

2nd rnd: * 3 sc in ap, ac in next at. Repeat from * along side edge to lower edge, then work along lower edge as follows:

* Make 5 dc in sp, sc in next st. Repeat from * across. Work remaining side to correspond. Join.

BODY .

1st row: Sc across next 8 sc. Ch 1, turn.

2nd to 5th rows incl: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn.

6th row: Sc in each sc across, increasing 4 sc evenly apart-to inc 1 sc, make 2 sc in 1 sc. Ch 3, turn.

7th row: Skip first sc, * holding back on hook the last loop of each dc, make dc in next 3 sc, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (2 dc decreased). Repeat from * across, dc in last 2 sc. Ch 6, turn.

SHOULDER CAPE

Picking up back loop only, skip first st, * dc in next st, ch 3. Repeat from * across, ending with dc in last st. Ch 1, turn.

Last row: (Sc in next dc, 4 dc in next sp) 4 times; sc in last dc. Break off.

ARM

Ch 4. 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn.

2nd to 6th rows incl: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn.

7th row: Sc in next sc, work off next 2 sc as 1 sc (1 sc decreased). Ch 1, turn.

8th to 12th rows md: Sc in each of next 2 sts. Ch 1, turn. Break off at end of 12th row. Sew in place.

HAT

Ch 9.

1st row: Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 3, turn.

2nd row: Skip first dc, dc in each dc across, ending with dc in top of turning chain (7 dc). Ch 3, turn.

3rd row: Skip first dc, dc in each dc, increasing 3 dc evenly apart. Ch 3, turn.

4th row: Skip first dc, dc in each dc, increasing 4 dc evenly apart. Ch 1, turn.

EDGING

(Sc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc) 3 times; sc in last dc. Break off. Sew Hat in place.

Make another Crinoline Lady with Yellow. Sew to towel and draw contrasting colors through beading on each cape.