Crochet a beautiful wedding garter with this pattern. It has many shells and picots giving it vintage charm. A lace ruffle can be sewn to the bottom for an ultra feminine look! This pattern does require a bit of sewing.

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Difficulty:
Intermediate
Techniques used: surface slip stitching, picots,  shells, crocheting with beads, hand sewing

Materials Needed:
Materials Needed:
35-40 yards Aunt Lydia’s #10 Thread in Natural, 10-15 yards in Orchid Pink, for the contrast stripe on the garter and flower,plus a small amount of thread in Olive for the leaves
1.5mm hook - choker
1.4mm hook - rosette, leaves
Scissors
Yarn needle
1 yard 1/2” elastic band
1 yard 3/8” ribbon in pink
1 yard 2” ribbon in pink for satin sleeve
(Optional--if you want to make the sleeve from fabric instead of a ribbon) 1/4 yard satin fabric that matches ribbons
1 yard 2” 2-tier lace trim in Natural
#6 or #8 Pearl Beads
Flexible beading needle
Fray check
Sewing thread to match the two main colors of the garter
Tiny sewing needle for stitching the satin sleeve to the garter

Stitches Used:
sl st = slip stitch
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
sk = skip
st(s) = stitch(es)
sp(s) = space(s)

Additional Terms:
Small Picot: ch 2, sl st into first ch
Picot: ch 3, sl st into first ch
Shell: 6 dc in same st
Picot shell: sk 2 sts, (2 dc, dc, picot 3 times, 2 dc) in same st, sk 2 sts, sc in next st

Measurements:
3 1/4” tall with lace ruffle. XS size is 18” in circumference before elastic is added, 16” afterward. See pattern notes for sizing from XS to 2X.

Additional Notes:
-ch 1 at beginning of row or round does not count as a stitch
-The crochet part of the pattern is pretty easy, but the garter does involve a lot of hand sewing for the finishing touches. You could leave some of those off if you wanted, but it would be a much more plain design.
I attach my beads a little differently than most so they pop through on the front of the design. Please watch this video to see how I do it. Your beads will be larger than the ones I used in the video so they should sit nice and pretty right out front so everyone can see them.