EMBELLISHED SHOE LACES
Quick to make and super-strong, Paula Green’s colourful shoe ties are not just a pretty lace
YOU WILL NEED
■ Schachenmayr Catania Color (100% cotton, 50g/125m) 1 ball of Clown Color (82)
■ A 2.5mm (US B/1 or C/2) hook
For yarn stockists contact Wool Warehouse 01926 882818 www.woolwarehouse.co.uk
TENSION
21 rows of i-cord measures 10cm (4in)
MEASUREMENTS
Each Lace measures 150cm (59in) in length
ABBREVIATIONS For a full list, see page 92
Go bright or bust with these jazzy laces! Multicoloured yarn maxes out the ombré fade for an on-trend trainer update.
NOTES
The Laces are worked using the i-cord technique. You will be removing loops from the hook and then replacing them one by one as you work. Keep a relaxed tension to prevent you losing sts. This i-cord is worked with 3 sts: at the end of each row you should always have 3 loops on the hook. The loops have been numbered for reference, loop 1 being closest to your hand, loop 2 in the middle and loop 3 closest to the end of hook.
LACES MAKE 2
Ch9, leaving a tail of 20cm.
Row 1 Insert hook into second ch from hook, *yrh and pull up a loop, yrh, pull through one loop on the hook**, insert hook into next ch; repeat from * to **, leave remaining ch-6 unworked. [3 loops on hook]
Row 2 Remove loops 2 and 3 from the hook (be careful not to lose the sts), yrh and pull through loop 1 on the hook, place loop 2 back on the hook, yrh and pull through loop 2, place loop 3 back on the hook, yrh and pull through loop 3.
Repeat Row 2 until your laces are approx 125cm in length.
Row 3 Slip loop 3 through loop 2, removing loop 2 from the hook, yrh, pull through remaining 2 loops on the hook, ch6.
Fasten off leaving a tail of 20cm.
TO FINISH
Weave the tails through the loops of the ch-6 twice, this will make a stronger cord end to thread through your shoe’s eyelets.