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I bought this lovely fabric in Congo (Brazzaville) in 1988. I made a dress, that I used to like a lot, a big sack with shoulder pads, as you might guess, at some point I stopped liking it. But I still loved the fabric, so I decided to turn it into a tunic. I sort of removed the central part of the dress; I cut it right under the bust, and then sewed on the bottom part of the skirt. I made a V-neck and added a velvet ribbon and some flower buttons. It was still a bit wide, so I knitted a lace to hold it in a bit, and add to the cuteness. I found
the lace pattern through Ravelry, it's from
Janine. I thought the story of the lace was sweet, so I'd like to share it with you. Here how Janine describes the pattern on Ravelry:
"I was recently going through my late Mom’s craft things when I found this knitting pattern.
It is the pattern my Grandmother used to make lace. She was a simple country woman. A farmer’s wife and mother of four children.
I can remember her making quilts and knitting lace.
She used this simple lace to edge all of her pillowcases.
I am not a knitter but I wanted Grandma’s lace to live on so I decided to share the pattern. "
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The pattern is easy, and gives a simple but cute lace. It's worked from one end, so you can make it as long as you wish. Thanks for sharing, Janine! I added a crocheted cord of chain stitches to the lace in this tunic.
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