New Start, New Pattern

Creative blog re-start.
New Pattern, Sock garters.
I was at an event at Woodlawn Library (in DE) called "Under the Skirt". Very fascinating demonstration of what Civil War Ladies fashions were and how they dress since they dress right in front of you (started in their period underpinnings...which shows less skin than today's actual clothing of course).
One of the Reenactors had these lovely sock garters on. Knitted of course. I can't knit to save my life, so I figured out how to crochet them!




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Civil War Era Sock Garters (Crochet)

I use US Crochet Terminology!

Step one: First of all, i did a foundation chain of 4, then starting 2nd ch from hook, 3 sc across, ch1, turn.


Step 2: Continue til at desired length, then slip-stitch the end of one end to the end of the other end so it creates a small half-twist. This will form the little hole where the rest of the garter feeds thru while you wear it, so don’t make it too small or too big.  See pictures 2 and 3 for reference. 

Step 3: Then I slip stitched it to an end, ch 1, turn, then went and sc the width of project. Should be 6 sc across.

Step 4: Ch1, then turn, then 6 sc across. Wash, rinse, repeat, to desired length. make sure that if you are using it to accentuate socks, that it goes around the top of your calf and overlaps quite a bit. The design is that it holds together by itself. Feel free to make button-holes and sew on buttons for decoration/sturdyness.

Step 5: End by decreasing to a point (i just did the left one stitch off at each end, staggering to a point). At the point i ch25 and ended with a free-form ball instead of a tassel. See pictures 4 and 5.