Finished Size: About 2½“ wide and 22” long.

Yarn: Aunt Lydia’s Fashion Crochet Thread size 3 (100% mercerized cotton; 150 yd 137 m/3 oz 85 g): #871 plum, 1 ball.
Yarn distributed by Coats & Clark.

Hook: Size D/3 (3 mm). Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

Notions:Yarn needle; rust-proof pins; spray bottle; 1½“ wide by 2” long elastic.

Gauge: 17 sts and 11 rows and short rows = 2½“ wide by 4” long in st patt.