Light, Lacy & Delicate Layering Band to Accentuate your Hips & Waist, Laced in Back like a Corset. Wear under a top & over your jeans, slack or skirt so the peplum skirt portion peeks below the bottom of your top.

This Recipe version includes instructions to choose your fiber:
☀ Crochet Thread in Cotton, Acrylic or Bamboo (any size)
☀ Sample here is Bernat Handicrafter #5 Crochet thread with an F (3.75mm) Crochet Hook
☀ Light Fingering Yarn
☀ Sport, Baby or DK Weight Yarn
☀ Crochet Hook Suitable to your Fiber Weight
☀ Tapestry Needle & Scissors
☀ Measuring Tape
☀ Elastic Cord
☀ Optional: A Couple Beads for Twisted Cord Ends

Crochet a gauge swatch & enter the require measurements to calculate the amount of beginning stitches, increases, etc. A worksheet is included to manually calculate, a sample worksheet is also included, as well as an Excel Spreadsheet to automatically calculate for you. (Just enter your measurements in the yellow cells)

Stitches & Abbreviations Used:
☀ Ch (Chain)
☀ Sc (Single Crochet)
☀ Dc (Double Crochet)
☀ 3DcCl (3 Double Crochet Cluster)
☀ 2TrCl (2 Treble Crochet Cluster)
☀ 3TrCl (3 Treble Crochet Cluster)
☀ Ss (Slip Stitch)
☀ St (Stitch)
☀ Sk (Skip)
☀ Blo (Back Loop Only)
☀ F/O (Finish Off)
☀ Lp (Loop)
☀ Sp (Space)

Excel Gauge Spreadsheet: (To calculate your gauge, stitches & ease) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/126WOiViPf7eobhGOA...

Link to other Version worked in the round with simple tie in back: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/peplum-layering-band

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