CROCHETED CORSET

Vogue Knitting Spring/Summer 2006 #10
Design by Jennifer Hansen

A “come hither” corset is all about the details. Tunisian crochet is worked in short rows to shape the body; single crochet covers the boning and knitted picot edging trims the bustline.

Difficulty level

MATERIALS
• 2 (3, 3) 4oz/113g hanks (each approx 240yd/219m) of Fiesta Rayon Bouclé (rayon) in painted desert (A)
• 1 2oz/57g (each approx 220yd/201m) of Fiesta La Luz (spun silk) each in silverado (B) and quince (D)
• 1 2oz/57g (each approx 220yd/201m) of Fiesta La Luz Multi (spun silk) in painted desert (C)
• Size F/5 (3.75 mm) afghan crochet hook (14″/35cm long) OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
• Size E (3.5 mm) crochet hook
• One pair size 5 (8mm) needles
• Thirty 10mm silver split rings
• 8 yards/4 packages (each package approx 2yd) of Dritz featherlite boning, cotton cover removed, cut into eighteen 16″/40cm strips.
• Nail file
• Tapestry needle

KNITTED MEASUREMENTS
• Sized for X-Small (Small, Medium). Shown in size X-Small.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
• Bust 28–30 (33, 37)”/71–76 (83.5, 94)cm
• Waist 23–25 (26, 30)”/ 58.5–63.5 (66, 76)cm

GAUGE
• 23 sts and 20 rows = 4″/10cm over TSS using size F/5 (3.75 mm) afghan hook.

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