Description
Complete your steampunk wardrobe with the Cloudstrider Spats, available in two different versions, both included! Crochet the Buckle version: Finished with snaps and buckles, the tall version of these spats will see you through piloting your airship.
Or you can crochet the Lace version: 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.
Finished Size: (Lace) 11.75 (13, 14.25)” calf circumference; 12″ long. Model shown measures 13″, with 1-2″ negative ease. (Buckle) 113/4 (13, 141/4)” calf circumference; 18″ long. Model shown measures 13″, with 1-2″ negative ease.
Yarn: (Lace) Your Mom Knits Octosport (100% superwash merino; 274 yd [250 m]/3.5 oz [100 g]): carbonite (MC), 2 (2, 3) skeins; garnet (CC), 1 skein. (Buckle) Your Mom Knits Octosport (100% superwash merino; 274 yd [250 m]/31/2 oz [100 g]): nut brown, 3 (3, 4)
Yarn Weight: #3 – Light
Needles: (Both) G/6 (4 mm) and F/5 (3.75 mm). Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
Notions: (Lace) 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. (Buckle) St marker (m); yarn needle; 21/4 yd of 5?8″ grosg
Gauge: Both versions: 19 sts and 20 rows = 4″ in patt with larger hook; 20 sts and 22 rows = 4″ in sc blo with smaller hook.
Originally Published: Interweave Crochet Accessories 2014
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