Meringue collar in white Curio, using two strands with B hook.
Smooth cream top in Palomino Wolle’s, then the first five color changes..
Bottom in shell/lemon slice pattern finished with three rows of sc of the last color change with the natural thread stripped out to make the crust.
Sleeves in plain Lemon Medley.
Sleeve trimmed with crimped crust shells in last color change with the natural stripped out.
Mother of pearl button.
Top:
Make collar in white Curio, doubled.
Row 1: 98 sc in back loops of collar edge.
Row 2: 18 dc, ch2, 16, ch 2, 30 ch 2, 16, ch 2, 18.
Row 3: 19/18/32
Row 4: 20/20/34
Row 5: 21/22/36
Row 6: 22/24/38
Row 7: 23/26/40
Row 8: 24/28/42
Row 9: 25/30/44
Row 10: 26/32/46
Row 11: 27/34/48
Row 12: 28/36/50
Row 13: 29/38/52
Row 14: 30/40/54
Row 15: 31/42/56
Row 16: 32/44/58
Row 17: 33/46/60
Row 18: 34/48/62
Row 19: 35/50/64
Row 20: 36/52/66 (actual 36/55/67/54/37)
Row 21: 37/54/68 (actual 37/54/70)
Row 22: 38/56/70
Row 23: 39/58/72
Row 24: 40/60/74 (274 dc)
Row:25: 42/62/76 (284 dc)
Row 26: Dc in first 42 stitches, dc in ch 2 space, skip 62 sleeve stitches, dc in ch 2 space, 76 dc across back, dc in ch 2 space, skip 62 sleeve stitches, dc in ch 2 space, dc in last 42 stitches (164 dc)
Row 27: Dc in first two stitches, 4 dc in next st,
skip 2 stitches, sc in next stitch, skip two stitches, 7 dc in next stitch
repeat from to across to last 8 stitches,
skip two stitches, sc in next stitch, skip two stitches, 4 dc in next stitch, dc in last two stitches.
(26 shells and 2 half shells/lemon slices)
Row 28: Sc in first two dc and in top of 4dc half shell, ch 3, dc in sc, ch 3, sc in top of ch 7 shell across,
ch 3, sc in last 4dc half shell, sc in last two dc.
Row 29: Ch 3, dc in next sc, 4dc in third sc, sc in top of dc, 7 dc in top of sc repeat across ending with sc in top of last dc, 4dc half shell in next sc, dc in last two sc.
Repeat Row 28 and 29 until there are twelve repeats of the shell row, ending with Row 28, the plain row.
Change to darkest color with the natural stripped out, work three rows of sc.
3/4 Sleeves: Plain dc, changing to C hook after 2 rows with decreases before and after ch3, then 2 rows of C with decreases, then 18 rows of plain dc with C, ending with two rows of sc and row of 7dc shells in the last color with the natural stripped out.
Fit notes: Tight around neck; add extra stitches at front edge. Still rides up in back.
Find a gray metallic tank to be the pie pan underneath.