I sewed a line of straight stitches down the center of the turtleneck collar and a little ways past, then I zig-zagged over the stitching.
Then I cut between the stitching.
This is what the back looks like after the collar is cut down the center:
Using white crochet thread, I did a single crochet edging all the way around.
I found this stitch in an old instruction book for crocheted bedspreads. I "borrowed" the border stitch of one of the spreads for my sweater.
The completed crocheted lace:
3 comments:
Oh, you are so very clever, Mrs. Humphrey! I have always felt somewhat ambivalent about turtlenecks anyway. As Garrison Keillor would say, they make one feel as if he/she is being strangled by an assailant with a weak grip! Your solution is practical, yet so pretty. Lovely, lovely!
Wonderful job! I'll be looking for sweaters to re-fashion at my local thrift shop.
Oh! That is lovely :)
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