#01 Laced Corset by Jennifer Hansen

#01 Laced Corset

Crochet
November 2004
Sport (12 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 21 rows = 4 inches
in Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS)
2.75 mm (C)
3.75 mm (F)
429 - 572 yards (392 - 523 m)
X-Small
English

Sizing:

  • X-Small (Small, Medium, Large)
  • Waist (after lacing): 22-24 (26, 28, 30)“
  • Length: 8 1/2”

Gauge:

23 sts and 21 rows = 4”/10 cm over TSS using size F/5 Afghan hook.

Additional materials:

  • Size F/5 Afghan and standard crochet hooks
  • Size C/2 crochet hook
  • 6 yd silk ribbon 3” wide
  • Seven 5/8” buttons
  • Three packages (each approx. 2yd) of Dritz Featherlite Boning, cotton cover removed, cut into 11” strips

From pattern description:

“Close-fitting corset worked in tunisian crochet to fit the waist with stays, ribbon lacing and button up back.”

From Vogue Knitting, Holiday 2004:

“Want to look romantic and sexy all at once? Cue the corset. Jennifer Hansen uses Tunisian crochet to bring a 19th-century undergarment into the 21st-century spotlight. It’s worked in “Karat” by Skacel Collection. The front and back are laced together with a length of “Hanah Silk” ribbon by Artemis.“