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Striped Tie Pattern #313
Striped crochet necktie in Skipper Blue, Nile Green, and Peach worked firmly in single crochet with shaping increases and decreases. Originally published in Spool Cotton #52, A Bookful of Crochet.
Materials
- Milward's steel crochet hook · No. 7
Pattern instructions
Tie
With Skipper Blue make a tight ch of 30 sts. (Entire tie should be crocheted very firmly.)
Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each st of foundation ch. Work should measure 2 inches. If longer, take out sts and cut off extra ch's. Make 2 sc in last st of ch, to increase. Ch 1, turn.
Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn.
Sc in each st across, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn.
Alternate 2nd and 3rd rows, working color pattern as follows: At the end of the 6th row, attach Nile Green and work 2 rows; then 2 rows of Skipper Blue; and 2 rows of Peach; 6 rows of Skipper Blue. This completes the color pattern for the entire tie.
Sc across to next to last st, ch 1, turn. (This is a decrease to shape side of tie.)
Sc across, 2 sc in last st. Ch 1, turn.
Alternate 28th and 29th rows. From here on, to shape tie, make 1 increase every 6th row, and 1 decrease every other row, until there are 13 stripes in the pattern. Tie should now measure 1½ inches in width. For the next 15 inches, work as follows: Odd row: Sc across, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn. Even row: Sc across to next to last st, ch 1, turn.
Shape other end of tie by increasing 1 st every 2 inches.
When the tie has 31 stripes, work the even row with an sc in every st to bring work to a point. Finish with 6 rows of Blue.
