Chart for Vestee
“DICKEY ’DORABLE”
MATERIALS—Jack Frost Baby Wool (1-oz. balls):—1-ball White. Lily Sil-Tone Mercerized Crochet Cotton (100-yd. balls):—3-balls White. Crochet hook size 13. 1⅓-yds. narrow ribbon. Net or cloth for back. 2-crystal buttons for Bows and 1 small pearl button. CRAZY DAISY WINDER.
BLOCK—Daisy—Following instructions on page2, Illustration C, wind wool yarn twice around each spoke of Winder. Cut 14” long and weave center as in Ill. E, making a 12-petal flower with 2 lps in each petal. Make 56.Edge—Sc in Sil-Tone thru both lps of one petal, * ch 5, 2 dc in starting st of 5-ch, holding back the last lp of each dc on hook, thread over and pull thru all 3 lps on hook at once for a Cluster, ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in next petal. Repeat from * once. Ch 5, a Cluster in 1st st, ch 1, 1 sc in next petal, ch 8, sl st in starting st of 8-ch, ** ch 9, (sl st, ch 7, sl st) in same st, sc in same petal. Repeat from * around. End with sl st in 1st sc. Cut 6” long, thread to a needle and fasten off on back.
2d BLOCK—Repeat to **. Ch 4, sl st in 1 lp of center st of a corner p on 1st Block, ch 4, sl st back in same st on 2d Block, ch 3, sl st in next p on 1st Block, ch 3, sl st back in same st on 2d Block, sc in same petal, (ch 5, a Cluster, ch 1, sc in next petal, ch 2, sl st in next p on 1st Block, ch 2, sc back in same petal) twice, ch 5, a Cluster, ch 1, sc in next petal, ch 4, sl st in next p on 1st Block, ch 3, sk last 3 sts of 4-ch, sl st back in next ch st, ch 4, sl st in center st of next p on 1st Block, ch 4, (sl st, ch 7, sl st) back in same st on 2d Block, sc in same petal and complete Block. Continue to make and join Blocks as in Chart.
NECK FILL-INS—Join to p between 1st 2 Clusters to left of center of neck, ch 8, a 2-dc-Cluster in 5th ch st from hook, a 2-dc-Cluster in next p, ch 5, a 2-dc-Cluster in 1st st of 5-ch, ch 1, a 2-dc-Cluster in next p, a Cluster in corner joining of Blocks, a Cluster in next free p, ch 5, a Cluster in 1st st, ch 1, a Cluster in next p, ch 5, a Cluster in 1st st, dc in next p. Ch 8, a Cluster in 5th st from hook, ch 1, turn, a 2-tr-Cluster in 1st of 3 Clusters in corner, ch 5, a Cluster, ch 1, a 2-tr-Cluster in next 2d Cluster, ch 5, a Cluster, ch 3, sc in end 3-ch. Fasten off. Repeat in other front corner.ROW 2—Join to top corner p at neck, (ch 5, a Cluster, ch 1, sc in next p around neck) 6 times, ch 5, a Cluster, ch 1, dc in next p, ch 5, a Cluster, ch 1, sc in 3-ch at end of last row, (ch 5, a Cluster, ch 1, dc between next 2 Clusters) twice, ch 5, a Cluster, ch 1, sk next Cluster, sc in next 3-ch, ch 5, a Cluster, ch 1, dc in next p, ch 5, a Cluster, ch 1, sc in next p, ch 5, a Cluster, ch 1, sc in joining of Blocks. Complete row in same way, reversing directions.
Stretch and pin work right-side-down. Steam and press dry thru a cloth. Cut Back of net or cloth with a 6” opening from neck down center. Fasten neck with a lp and button. Sew Back to Vestee at shoulders. Tack a 12” ribbon at side of each piece at waistline.
BOW—Wind wool 5 times around each spoke of Winder and weave center. Sc in Sil-Tone in back lp of one petal, * (ch 7, sc in next lp towards the front of same petal) 4 times, ch 7, sc in back lp of next petal. Repeat from * around (60 lps).ROW 2—Sl st to center of 1st lp, (ch 8, sc in next lp) repeated around. Repeat with 9-ch lps.ROW 4—Sl st to center of 1st lp, * ch 8, a 2-tr-Cluster in center st of next lp, ch 6, sc in 5th ch st from hook for a p, ch 2, a 2-tr-Cluster in same st with last Cluster, ch 8, sc in next lp. Repeat from * around. Fasten off. Sew a crystal button in center. Make 2 Bows and tack on center of Vestee.