Fats, Vitamins and Minerals

The finished Prince Edward crocheted bag is now at Edward’s CnC. I guess it didn’t turn out too badly although I had to undo a number of errors. Actually, the two sides of the bag are not exactly alike - one side has one round of stitches missing.
Working out the drawstring, slip balls and tassels wasn’t too easy either, especially with the available colors of the threads. Decorating the tassels with a crocheted cover was a nice idea, though, instead of making discs as in the previous bag.

The next challenge should be more advanced Irish crochet into something wearable. Or maybe I could improvise a yoke pattern into a shrug or bolero. I have lots of yoke patterns from The Priscila Yoke Book (1916), a book printed and trademark in the US but “copyright in Great Britain and the Colonies.” I suppose this means the book is actually an import from Great Britain, republished in the US under a trademark with the US Patent Office. Anyway, the book is downloadable through The Antique Pattern Library.

Writing down the pattern instructions is not easy, especially since I did not meticulously document each step of the crochet as I was working on the bag. I will try to be more organized next time.

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