_Daisy Vestee_
“DICKEY ’DORABLE”
[Illustration: Chart for Vestee]
=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 page 2, 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.