Antique Lace Wedding Garter

Crochet a beautiful wedding garter with this pattern. It has many shells and picots giving it vintage charm. A lace ruffle can be sewn to the bottom for an ultra feminine look! This pattern does require a bit of sewing. *This pattern is not to be shared on VK/any other social or digital media site, or translated into other languages. Thank you.* ***This crochet pattern is available for FREE on my website, (visit pattern website link above), or you can download it here on Ravelry as a print-optimized, ad-free PDF.*** **Difficulty:** Intermediate Techniques used: surface slip stitching, picots,  shells, crocheting with beads, hand sewing **Materials Needed:** 35-40 yards Aunt Lydia’s #10 Thread in Natural, 10-15 yards in Orchid Pink, for the contrast stripe on the garter and flower,plus a small amount of thread in Olive for the leaves 1.5mm hook - garter 1.4mm hook - rosette, leaves Scissors Yarn needle 1 yard 1/2" elastic band 1 yard 3/8” ribbon in pink 1 yard 2” ribbon in pink for satin sleeve (Optional--if you want to make the sleeve from fabric instead of a ribbon) 1/4 yard satin fabric that matches ribbons 1 yard 2" 2-tier lace trim in Natural #6 or #8 Pearl Beads Flexible beading needle Fray check Sewing thread to match the two main colors of the garter Tiny sewing needle for stitching the satin sleeve to the garter **Stitches Used:** sl st = slip stitch ch = chain sc = single crochet hdc = half double crochet dc = double crochet sk = skip st(s) = stitch(es) sp(s) = space(s) **Additional Terms:** Small Picot: ch 2, sl st into first ch Picot: ch 3, sl st into first ch Shell: 6 dc in same st Picot shell: sk 2 sts, (2 dc, [dc, picot] 3 times, 2 dc) in same st, sk 2 sts, sc in next st **Measurements:** 3 1/4" tall with lace ruffle. XS size is 18” in circumference before elastic is added, 16” afterward. See pattern notes for sizing from XS to 2X. **Additional Notes:** -ch 1 at beginning of row or round does not count as a stitch -The crochet part of the pattern is pretty easy, but the garter does involve a lot of hand sewing for the finishing touches. You could leave some of those off if you wanted, but it would be a much more plain design. I attach my beads a little differently than most so they pop through on the front of the design. Please watch this video to see how I do it. Your beads will be larger than the ones I used in the video so they should sit nice and pretty right out front so everyone can see them.