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Yarn: Hawthorne DK in Bare (I used almost 6 Hanks/ 1350yards/600 grams) Check out the Hawthorne Yarn Family in so many different colours/weights: -Hawthorne Kettle Dye -Hawthorne Fingering Multi -Hawthorne Speckle Hand-Paint -Hawthorne Tonal Hand-Paint -Hawthorne Painted Reel Scissors Measuring Tape Stitch markers ( I use these help count my rows) Gauge: 4" x 4" = 11sts x 6 rows Measurements: My finished panel (not folded in half): 110" length/10" wide Legend: CH - Chain DC - Double Crochet SK - Skip CH SP - chain space SL ST - Slip Stitch Panel: (make 2) CH 28 + 3 (my panel) Row 1: DC in the 5th chain from the hook

The two pieces could match but were often different, with taffeta or velvet for one of the pieces

This one from Asia, in particular, is my ABSOLUTE favorite

I feel a bit like a ballerina princess in this dress, and I am enjoying leaning into that feeling with more feminine accessories like these cat-eye sunglasses and sweet bow bag and dressing it up even further with heels

The salon was hopping - nearly every chair was taken

Frocks were weighed down with elegant bead work, a particular feature in a 1920s evening dress