LACYSTOLEFORBARBIE
By Vicki Johnson. It's raining today and with the damp feeling I decided Barbie needed a little stole for her sundress. This can also double as a scarf for the cooler weather.
Materials needed:
1 Skein of Embroidery Floss (8.75 yds) Size 6 (1.8mm) crochet hook Tapestry needle (for weaving in ends) Size: Approx.1"x 10" Gauge: Approx. 11 sc sts = 1"
Abbreviations:
Ch - chain Sc - single crochet Hdc - half double crochet St(s) - stitch(s)
Pattern:
Divide your skein of embroidery floss into two sections of three strands. You will need both of these sections to make the stole. I took an empty toilet paper cardboard roll and cut it in the middle making two tubes. I wound one section of three strands of floss around one tube and the second section around the second tube. Chain 12 loosely Row 1 - sc in 2nd ch from hook, across - 11 sts Row 2 - ch 4, sc in 3'd sc (this counts the 1st sc that your chain 4 comes up from),\* ch 4 skip 1 sc, sc in next sc\* across until you reach the last two sc sts. Ch 2 hdc in last sc - 5 chain loops Row 3 - ch 4, skip 1t loop and sc in 2nd loop,\* ch 4 sc in next loop\* across to last loop, ch 2 hdc in 3rd ch of last loop- 4 chain loops Row 4 - ch 4, sc in 1"t loop, ch4 sc in each loop across. After doing a sc in last loop ch2 then hdc in last chain of last loop - 5 chain loops (the 1"t and last chain loop will be very small. This is okay, the alternating of the rows will give you a straight edge) Row 5 - ch 4, skip 1st loop and sc in 2nd loop, \*ch 4 sc in next loop\* across to last loop, ch 2 hdc in 3'd ch of last loop- 4 chain loops Repeat Rows 4 & 5 until you're almost out of floss. End with a row 5. (Join second section of floss when you run out of the 1"t section. I found it easier to do this at the beginning of a row) Work 11 sc evenly spaced across the loops of your last row. Finish off and weave in loose ends. Block lightly if needed. Here is a swatch I did in worsted-weight yarn just so you could see the stitches better.
