Draped-In-Lace Vest by Doris Chan

Draped-In-Lace Vest

Crochet
DK (11 wpi) ?
16 hdc or foundation hdc = 4 inches; 6 rows worked in front lps = 2 inches Lace Pattern: 2 reps of fan, dc = 31/4 inches; 4 pattern rows = 21/2 inches
US 6 - 4.0 mm
4.0 mm (G)
660 - 1320 yards (604 - 1207 m)
Instructions given fit size small/medium; changes for large/X-large and 2X-large are in [ ].
English
Errata available: crochetmagazine.com

Published pattern omitted the picot trim from last row.
Picot: Ch 4, sc in 4th ch from hook, ch 1.
Row 15 (as designer intended): Row 15: Beg tr in first tr, #ch 3, skip next (ch 3, tr, ch 2, tr, ch 2, tr), {tr, (Picot, tr) 5 times} in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, skip next (tr, ch 2, tr, ch 2, tr, ch 3), tr in next tr#; repeat from # to # across, placing tr in last tr, fasten off.

Special Stitches:
Beginning treble crochet (beg tr): Ch 4, insert hook in 2nd ch from hook, yo, pull up lp, (this is missing - insert hook in next ch, yo, pull up lp), insert hook in first st of row, yo, pull up lp, yp, pull through 2 lps on hook 3 times.

Skill Level
Intermediate

Materials

  • Caron Simply Soft Light light (light worsted) weight acrylic yarn (3 oz/330 yds/185g per skein): 2 3, 4 skeins #0003 honey
  • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Stitch markers

Gauge
16 hdc or foundation hdc = 4 inches;
6 rows worked in front lps = 2 inches
Lace Pattern: 2 reps of fan, dc =
3 1/4 inches; 4 pattern rows = 2 1/2 inches
Take time to check gauge.

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