ROSE TRIMMING for Fake Mary Janes

Materials:
Size “10” thread
Size “6” and “7” steel hook

LACE
Ch 42. Join with slip stitch to form ring.
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in same st and in each ch around. (42)
Row 2: Ch 4, Dc in same st. *Sk next 2 sc, (dc, ch1, dc) in next st. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to 3rd chain.
Row 3: DO NOT CHAIN. *4 DC in ch 1 sp, sl st in space between “V”. Rep around ending with sl st in last space before beg of row.

OPTIONAL*

This part makes it look more lacy.
Row 4: [(Ch 3, sls st in next dc)4 Times, sl st in space between “hump”]Rep between [brakets] around. Finish off.

ATTCHING
With lace humps pointing down, join thread with sc to any st. Working around shoe strap AND lace..sc in each space on lace around…it will average 2 sc in each sc on shoe…This is because the thread is smaller than the yarn, you can’t match every stitch…
With “7” steel hook, sc in each st around. JOIN. Fasten off…

ROSE

Rnd 1: With “6” hook, ch 3, 9 dc in 3rd ch from hook. DO NOT JOIN.
Rnd 2. sc in beg dc. *ch 3, sk next st, sc in next. REP * around. Join with first sc. (5 loops)
Rnd 3: (sl st, ch 2, 4dc, ch 2) in each loop (5 petals)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, working behind petals, sc in missed ch’s back loop(BL) on Rnd 1, *ch 4, sc in next missed ch’s BL. REP * around. Join to first sc. (5 loops)
Rnd 5: (sl st, ch 2, 6dc, ch 2) in each loop around. Join to first sl st.

Fasten off, leave 6 in. tail for sewing to front of bootie