1871 Fanchon
Finished
December 22, 2014
January 2, 2015

1871 Fanchon

Project info
Knitted Fanchon by Harper's Bazaar
Knitting
HatBonnet
Myself
As given
Needles & yarn
US 000 - 1.5 mm
Red Heart Extra Fine Crochet Thread (Size 30)
1 ball = 500.0 yards (457.2 meters)
White
Walmart
Notes

I charted the pattern before I started and will upload it after I’ve finished the project and made sure I don’t run into any errors.

While I am not an expert in Victorian needlework, it is my understanding that most tatting is done in about #80 thread so #30 would be coarse for the period. Size 3-0 needles ended up with a good size cap. (I had started with size 5-0, but it was definitely too small. Size 00 might have been better, but I’m satisfied as it is.)

This pattern does have some errors in it, as is often the case with these Victorian patterns. There’s one row that I recall being ridiculously short, but I charted it six months before I started and have forgotten which row it was. It also gives a different pattern for the double throw the thread over eyelets in the two rows given for the second half than it does in the first half. It comes out more evenly if it’s changed so that the pattern ends up the same on both sides. I modified my chart to account for that.

Overall, it’s a pretty little morning cap.

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Finished
December 22, 2014
January 2, 2015
 
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by Red Heart
Thread, size 30
Cotton
500 yards

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  • Project created: December 23, 2014
  • Finished: January 3, 2015
  • Updated: March 18, 2015
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