Peaseblossom Tunic CAL: Getting Started

When I didn’t get my shipment of yarn on Friday I figured I wouldn’t see it until today (Tuesday) since it was a holiday weekend. So I was surprised and delighted to find it on my doorstep on Saturday! I got started on my September 2010 CAL pretty much right away. I have possibly a few of you that are interested in joining me for the CAL. I found a Ravelry thread for it here if anyone wants to discuss it further. The designer, Kristin Omdahl, mentioned it on her blog over the weekend so perhaps a few more have come along? I still have an extra copy of the magazine with the pattern that I’ll send to someone for free to whoever asks for it first.

Anyway, here’s what I have so far:

No problems so far but I’m only through row 5. I’m reminded of the last time I crocheted with lace-weight yarn. It certainly is time consuming! But the results are so beautiful so it will be worth it.

Tags: CAL, crochet, lace, seamless, sweater, tunic
Category 9/10 Peaseblossom Tunic, Crochet |

A New Look and an FO

According to my notes on Ravelry, I started this sweater on August 9th, 2009. I finished it this weekend, just 2 weeks shy of a year. It’s not that it took me that long to crochet, it’s just that I dragged my feet on sewing on the buttons for sooooo long. I finally decided to forgo the button idea, frogged the edging and added new edging that will work with a shawl pin or an inline link.

I know the pictures aren’t great. I need to set up my tripod and some lighting so that I can take photos of things on me (they look much better that way than laying flat) … but you get the idea. The yarn is N.Y. Yarns Cotton and is really light and soft (though splitty and not the best to work with.) The arms are the perfect length for me but if I were to make it again (or if I had more yarn) I’d make the torso a bit longer. The original pattern was a long jacket with short sleeves and a ribbed shawl collar – as you can see, I changed it quite a bit. Doris Chan’s patterns are so easy to modify and mix & match. The edging I ended up using was taken from her Outta Sight jacket (except I doubled it.)

Oh, and if you’ve been here prior to July 25th, 2010 you’ll notice that the site looks totally different. I’m still ironing out a few kinks but let me know what you think or if you find any bugs!

Tags: closure, cotton, crochet, FO, seamless, sweater
Category Crochet |

Elliot Cowl Pattern

This is a super easy circle scarf/cowl pattern made in a spiral so there is no joining or seaming. I really like the look of the reverse side of the half-double crochet stitch so I designed this pattern to showcase it but it is fully reversible and easily adjustable for length. The stitch pattern is simple enough that it works for men or women. To make a wider cowl simply chain more at the beginning. You can purchase the pattern here or find it on Ravelry.

Tags: cowl, crochet, gifts, pattern, scarf, seamless, spiral
Category Crochet, Patterns |