#crochet blog
I’m curious ^^
I’m a self-taught crocheter.
Which means a bunch of people helped me along the way. My grandmother showed me how to make a chain, but nothing else. A friend showed me how to double crochet.
It took me 2 years to figure out how to turn a project, properly hold the yarn so my hand didn’t cramp, or decrease a row. Around the same time a yarn store owner (where I taught yoga classes and hung out at a lot) gave me a book of patterns with diagrams. And it changed EVERYTHING.
That’s when I started making lace and having fun, going beyond patterns to make what I wanted. I started with shawls, then bags, then dresses and pants and skirts and blouses.
I adapted Lisa Naskrent’s pattern Shawl of The Moirae into this dress. This isn’t the first dress I’ve made using this pattern, and it probably won’t be the last
She is my favorite designer and all her patterns are amazing - go to her website www.crochetgarden.com or her ravelry page to look at her work and buy her patterns! She actually has diagrams!!! Which is helpful since I can not follow a written pattern to save my life!
The thread I used is a 100% Plant Silk - it is not stretchy when warm like viscose or rayon, it is as bright and lustrous as mulberry silk, while being simultaneously lighter in weight and stronger. It is made in Greece by a company called Delfino and I always fill a suitcase of this thread when I visit. Click HERE to visit their website - but while the thread itself is very affordable, the shipping costs can be quite pricey.
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I made a summer sweater of crochet lace cables.
Ok, so it’s very similar to the last dress I made, but I like this more.
100% Mercerized Cotton
Hand Made, Original Design
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