1 ball brown #10 thread
4000 gold rocaille beads
3 hook and eye clasps
1.75 mm crochet hook
Tapestry needle
Gauge
10sc, 10sc = 1"
Special Stitches
Bsc: insert hk into next st, place bead against hk, yo & draw thru st, yo &
draw thru two lps on hk
Bch: push bead next to hk, yo and pull lp through lp on hk
sc2tog: draw up a lp in ea of next 2 sts, draw a lp thru all 3 lps on hk
Bsc/30: wrk as bsc, pulling up required number of beads to form bead loop
Notes
thread 500 beads at a time. Break off and thread more beads as needed.
Beads will always be on side of work away from you
Instructions
Bodice
Thread 230 gold beads onto thread
First bra cup
1) ch 2, 6 bsc in 2nd ch from hk, join (6 bsc)
2) ch 1, 2 bsc in ea sc around, join (12 bsc)
3) ch 1, bsc in same sc, 2 bsc in next sc, *bsc in next sc,
2 bsc in next sc; rep from * around, join (18 bsc)
4 - 5) ch 1, bsc in ea sc around, join. At end of rnd 5, fasten off.
Second bra cup
repeat instructions for first bra cup. At end of rnd 5, do NOT fasten off.
Centre straps
1) bch 2, join with sl st into first bra cup, sl st in next 3 sts, bch 2, sk 2 sts on
2nd bra cup, sl st into next st on 2nd bra cup. Fasten off
Back Straps
with ws facing you, join thread in 7th st from bottom center strap, bch 13, ch 1, 3
sc in last ch from hk, bch 13, sk 3 sts on bra cup join in next st. Fasten off.
Repeat for other strap on other bra cup
Shoulder Straps
with ws facing you, join thread in 2nd st from centre strap, bch 15, sl st in 12th ch on
back strap. Fasten off.
Repeat for 2nd shoulder strap
Sew in all ends. Sew 1 hook and eye clasp to back straps.
Beading
Thread 360 gold beads onto thread. With ws facing you, join thread in next st from
bottom back strap, ch 1, bsc/30 in 5 sts, bsc/30 in 2 bch, bsc/30 in next 5 sts.
Fasten off. (12 lps of 30 beads)
Skirt
Thread 436 beads onto thread
1) ch 23, sc in 2nd ch from hk and ea ch across, turn (22 sc)
2) ch 1, wrk in back loops only for this row, 2 sc in ea sc across, turn (44 sc)
3) ch 1, bsc in ea sc across, turn (44 bsc)
4) ch 1, sc in ea sc across, turn (44 sc)
5 - 10) rep rows 3 & 4. Do NOT fasten off.
Front Panel
1) ch 1, sl st in same st, bsc in next 20 sc, turn (20 bsc) Leave rest of sts unwrked
2) ch 1, sc in ea st across, turn (20 sc)
3) ch 1, bsc in ea st across, turn (20 bsc)
4) ch 1, sc in same st, sc2tog, sc in next 14 sts, sc2tog, sc in last st, turn (18 sc)
5) ch 1, bsc in ea st across, turn (18 bsc)
6) ch 1, sc in same st, sc2tog, sc in across to last three sts, sc2tog, sc in last st,
turn (16 sc)
7 - 21) rep row 5 and 6 until there is only 2 sts left. At end of row 21, fasten off.
Back Panel
1) with ws facing you, skip 2 sts on row 10 of skirt, join thread in next st, ch 1, bsc
in next 20 sts, turn (20 bsc) Leave last st unwrked
2 - 21) rep rows 2 - 21 of fron panel.
Skirt Trim
Thread 1480 beads onto thread
with ws facing you, join thread in sk st from skirt row 10, wrking evenly around skirt
panels and sk sts from skirt row 10, ch 1, bsc/30 in same st, (*bsc/30, bsc; rep from *
10 times, bsc/30 in ea of 2 sc from row 21 of front panel, *bsc, bsc/30; rep from * 10
times), bsc/30 in ea of sk sts from skirt row 10, rep between () once, bsc/30 in last
sk st from skirt row 10. Fasten off (48 lps, 40 bsc)
Waist Trim
Thread 880 beads onto thread
With ws facing you, join thread in first unwrked lp from skirt row 1, ch 1, bsc/30 in
same st, bsc/30 in next st, bsc/40 in next 2 sts, bsc/50 in next st, bsc/60 in next st,
bsc/50 in next st, bsc/40 in next 2 sts, bsc/30 in next 4 sts, bsc/40 in next 2 sts,
bsc/50 in next, bsc/60 in next st, bsc/50 in next, bsc/40 in next 2 sts, bsc/30 in last
2 sts. Fasten off (22 lps)
Sew in all ends. Using remaining 2 hook & eye clasps to fasten at left hip.
