Pub’d in CEY Web-letter, Issue 292

Provence
Egyptian Cotton
Provence crochets into a strong and beautiful fabric. Egyptian cotton has two qualities that make it a great cotton yarn: a very long staple (fiber) length and a small diameter. The long staple gives the yarn strength and sheen; and the delicate diameter means that it spins into a soft, smooth yarn. Mercerizing makes a yarn that is stable, takes dye well, and is less likely to shrink.

SKILL LEVEL
Easy

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Approx 10” wide at top and 13” wide at base; 12” deep (unstretched)

YARN
Provence by Classic Elite Yarns
(100% mercerized Egyptian cotton; 50 g = 102 yds)
3 hanks 2617 Heliotrope

HOOK
Crochet hook in size G/6 (4 mm) or size to obtain gauge.

GAUGE
16 sts and 7½ rows = 4” in double crochet. Take time to save time, check your gauge.