{"id":2577,"date":"2011-07-05T02:05:14","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T07:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/?page_id=2577"},"modified":"2014-02-25T15:42:17","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T21:42:17","slug":"tessa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/tessa\/","title":{"rendered":"Tessa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yarnattacks\/5904308358\/\" title=\"tessa1 by yarnattacks, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5272\/5904308358_1c80a7a339_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" alt=\"tessa1\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><b>Tessa<\/b><br \/>\nAdorable scallop-edged half apron. Directions are given for apron that measures about 12 inches tall. You can easily make the apron longer by increasing more rounds (half circle shape) and then adjusting the number of stitches on the waistband. Likewise, you can make the apron smaller by ceasing the increases at whatever row suits you. If you have any questions, please email me: lisa@goodknits.com. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><b>Materials<\/b><br \/>\nWorsted weight yarn in 2 colors<br \/>\n5mm (H-8) hook<br \/>\ntapestry needle for weaving ends<\/p>\n<p><b>Abbreviations<\/b><br \/>\nch- chain<br \/>\nSC &#8211; single crochet<br \/>\nDC &#8211; double crochet<br \/>\nHhdc &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crochetcabana.com\/html\/specialstitches2.html#herringbone\" target=\"_blank\">herringbone half-double crochet<\/a><br \/>\nrev sc &#8211; reverse single crochet (aka crab stitch)<br \/>\nslst &#8211; slip-stitch<br \/>\nWS- wrong side<br \/>\nRS- right side<\/p>\n<p><b>Notes<\/b><br \/>\nthe Ch 3 at the beginning of each row counts as 1 DC. At the end of each row, you must crochet into the top of the ch3.<\/p>\n<p><b>Gauge<\/b><br \/>\n4 DC x 2 rows = 1&#8243;<\/p>\n<p>Shell pattern:<br \/>\n*2 DC, 1 TR, 2 DC* into same stitch.<\/p>\n<p><b>Pattern<\/b><br \/>\n<i>Apron<\/i><br \/>\nCH 6<br \/>\nRow 1 (WS): DC into 4th ch from hook, 2 DC into each of next 2 ch. Turn. (6 DC)<br \/>\nRow 2 (RS): Ch 3, DC into first st, 2 DC into each of next 5 st. Turn. (12 DC)<br \/>\nRow 3: Ch 3, DC into first 2 sts, *2 DC into next st, 1 DC into next st,* repeat from * to * to end. Turn. (18 DC)<br \/>\nRow 4: Ch 3, DC into first 3 sts, *2 DC into next st, 1 DC into each of next 2 sts,* repeat from * to * to end. Turn. (24 DC)<br \/>\nRow 5: Ch 3, DC into first 4 sts, *2 DC into next st, 1 DC into each of next 3 sts,* repeat from * to * to end. Turn. (30 DC)<br \/>\nRow 6: Ch 3, DC into first 5 sts, *2 DC into next st, 1 DC into each of next 4 sts,* repeat from * to * to end. Turn. (36 DC)<br \/>\nRow 7: Ch 3, DC into first 6 sts, *2 DC into next st, 1 DC into each of next 5 sts,* repeat from * to * to end. Turn. (42 DC)<br \/>\nRow 8: Ch 3, DC into first 7 sts, *2 DC into next st, 1 DC into each of next 6 sts,* repeat from * to * to end. Turn. (48 DC)<br \/>\nRow 9: Ch 3, DC into first 8 sts, *2 DC into next st, 1 DC into each of next 7 sts,* repeat from * to * to end. Turn. (54 DC)<br \/>\nRow 10: Ch 3, DC into first 9 sts, *2 DC into next st, 1 DC into each of next 8 sts,* repeat from * to * to end. Turn. (60 DC)<br \/>\n&#8230;.continue increasing as thus until you complete row 19&#8230;<br \/>\nRow 20 (RS): Ch 3, DC into first 19 sts, *2 DC into next st, 1 DC into each of next 18 sts, * repeat from * to * to end. Do NOT turn. (120 DC)<\/p>\n<p>With right side still facing, ch 1.<br \/>\n2 SC into side of each DC row. 1 SC into the center 3 ch (foundation chain). (83 SC)<br \/>\nFasten off MC, attach CC in the top of the ch 3 of Row 20. We&#8217;ll be working into the stitches of this row.<\/p>\n<p>Ch 4, 2 DC into same spot, skip 1 st, slst into next, *skip 2 sts, SHELL into next, skip 2 sts, slst into next* 19 times. Skip next 2 sts, *2DC, 1TR* into last st. Slst into the side of the first SC. Turn work 90 degrees, to work in SC stitches of top row.<\/p>\n<p><i>Waistband<\/i><br \/>\nCh 1<br \/>\nRow 1 (RS): Hhdc into each SC, across. Turn. (83 Hhdc).<br \/>\nRow 2 &#8211; 4: Ch 1, Hhdc into BACK LOOP of each st, across. Turn. (83 Hhdc)<br \/>\nRow 5 (RS): Ch 1, Hhdc into back loop of each st, across. Do NOT turn.<br \/>\n[Tie #1&#8211; Ch 100, slst into each CH back to apron.]<br \/>\nRow 6 (RS facing): Ch 1, Rev SC into each st to the beginning. Do NOT turn.<br \/>\n[Tie #2&#8211; Ch 100, slst into each CH back to apron.]<br \/>\nFasten off.<\/p>\n<p>Weave in ends.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/badges\/redirect?p=tessa-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/api.ravelry.com\/badges\/projects?p=tessa-3&amp;t=.gif\" style=\"border: none;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-2\">Please do not post this pattern or my photos elsewhere without my consent. I would appreciate you linking back to this original page, when you want to share! Thanks so much!<\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n<i>All patterns are available for free. If you would like to contribute anything toward the cost of maintaining this blog, please feel free to use the donate button below. Every little bit counts. Thank you so much! Enjoy!<\/i><\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cmd\" value=\"_s-xclick\"><br \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"hosted_button_id\" value=\"2WB79GL8XEBGQ\"><br \/>\n<input type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donate_LG.gif\" border=\"0\" name=\"submit\" alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:0; padding:0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"><br \/>\n<\/form>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5272\/5904308358_1c80a7a339_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" alt=\"tessa1\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Tessa Adorable scallop-edged half apron. Directions are given for apron that measures about 12 inches tall. You can easily make the apron longer by increasing more rounds (half circle shape) and then adjusting the number of stitches on the waistband. Likewise, you can make the apron smaller by ceasing the increases at whatever row suits you. If you have any questions, please email me: lisa@goodknits.com. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>Materials Worsted [Read More&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2577"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2577"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5824,"href":"https:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2577\/revisions\/5824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}