#i'd finish the outfit with army green slacks and block heel oxfords btw

[sol-flo]

woo here it is all done! glad it reads even over such a busy print. figured it'd look really good in a kinda mystical 70s look, something dracula ad 1972 maybe.

chart and more talk on the process is in the other post, i just wanted a separate one.

i ended up adding to front and back these four rows (well. the stitch is constructed over two rows so maybe two repeats) of this mesh i'm not sure the name of but is often seen alongside the classic filet mesh, it's pretty simple to work and added some extra detail as well as being functional (the straps can't fall off my shoulders now). i'm not sure i love it as a design detail only in these two spots, but it breaks the monotony so.

a row of single crochet finishes off the edges to both hide my million tails and add just a little bit of structure to the lacing (it's not under tension but still). vertically i worked two stitches on each mesh space, possibly because my tension is pretty loose. across the top it's obviously one stitch per chain and one in each dc. bottom is left as a raw mesh.

i haven't blocked it again, it might need a little vertical care but it's not urgent and i hate blocking because my setup isn't great. overall really pleasant project and i love the end result ^_^