Tailored Bow Pattern #297

Bow is made of four triangles, and a strip for knot. Triangles are worked in a knot stitch variation.

Make a ch of 12 knot sts. (To make a knot st, draw loop on hook out ¾ inch, draw thread through to make a ch st of it. Put hook between loop and single thread of this ch and make an sc.) After 12th knot st, draw out loop ¾ inch, and turn.

Skip 1st knot st. * Thread over hook (as for making a dc) insert hook under 2 threads of loop of next knot st, draw thread through, thread over again, insert hook under same 2 threads, draw thread through (5 loops now on hook). Draw thread through all 5 loops at once, insert hook between same 2 threads of loop and sl st to loop on hook. This closes the knot. Draw out the loop on hook and repeat from * across. After the last knot, draw out loop and turn.

Repeat this row until work gradually comes to a point. (Each row has one group less). Make 3 more triangles.

Work a close row of sc around each.

Make a ch of 10 knot sts and work as for triangles, adding a group each row to keep piece straight at ends. Work 5 or 6 rows.

Join points of triangles to make bow as in illustration, and sew strip around center to finish bow.

This free pattern originally published in Spool Cotton #55, Crocheted Neckwear