Cloudstrider Spats (Lace Version) by Brenda K. B. Anderson

Cloudstrider Spats (Lace Version)

Crochet
October 2013
Sport (12 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in pattern with larger hook
4.0 mm (G)
3.75 mm (F)
822 - 1096 yards (752 - 1002 m)
11.75 (13, 14.25)" calf circumference; 12" long. Model shown measures 13", with 1?2" negative ease.
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $3.85.

Description The corset like lacing on the short version of these spats is accented with a lacy chain insert, perfect for attending a symposium on the psychology of cephalopods.

Notions St marker (m); yarn needle; 1 yard of 3/8” or 1/2” grosgrain ribbon; pins; sewing needle and matching thread;
marking pencil; twenty-four 1/2” or 3/8” buttons; 3/4 yd of 3/8” black elastic.

Gauge 19 sts and 20 rows = 4” in patt with larger hook; 20 sts and 22 rows = 4” in sc blo with smaller hook.

(More details on project page)