Abydos Vest

Finally got around to taking a pic of the "Abydos Vest" I crocheted last month. Pattern was from "Amazing Crochet Lace" (there are some absolutely gorgeous patterns in this book!) and done in Patons Brilliant Yarn.

It was a little tighter than I would have liked but I really love this yarn. I'm in the process of crocheting a shrug from "Four Stunning Crochet Shrugs" in Patons Brilliant 'Sparkling Rose'. The yarn crochets fairly easily for how it's woven (not sure if thats the correct term for it). The way the fibers are wound makes it very elastic but doesn't make it too difficult to crochet with. The "Abydos Vest" was crocheted loosely using a H Hook and the "Sparkling Rose Shrug" is being crocheted a little tighter with a F Hook. Both ways work up very quickly and easily.

I tried to pick a small project for the few balls of the Patons Sparkling Rose my fiance gave me for Easter, but I miscalculated slightly ;) on how much I would need and now Hobby Lobby is out of stock of the sparkling rose at the moment and I need one more ball to finish the last sleeve on the shrug. It's driving me crazy being so close to finishing and not being able to wear it. It's so pretty... At least so far it is.

April Crochet Projects

Didn't get as many projects completed this month mostly 'cause they were more involved/ time-consuming items. But here we go...

Wanted to make a few summer tops to wear this summer. So far I've completed the Striped top from Drops (pattern can be found at www.garnstudio.com ). I used some of the Sinfonia cotton yarn I was gifted for Easter. I love the feel of this top it's so very comfortable.

Also finished "Romance in White" from the Easy Crochet Magazine p.42. Used the yarn the pattern called for: Bernat Cool Crochet. The only adjustments I made to the pattern was to use a white ribbon for the "drawstring", instead of crocheting one. The ribbon and little pearl buttons were the perfect touch.

They both worked up quickly and I really love how they turned out.

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The Blue Sweater of Evil...

After it has destroyed yet another lovely evening of pleasant crocheting in a long, drawn-out fiasco of destroyed lovely evenings, the Blue Sweater of Evil has been delegated to the Not-Right-Now (NRN) correctional institution for an undetermined amount of time.
After multiple accounts of frogging, and many mis-trials due to insufficient evidence, it's petty misdemeanors have escalated into the final criminal act of having the long sleeves attached wrong side out! The ensuing flurry of cussing caught the attention of the FBI (Frogging Bureau of Investigation) which resulted in it's aforementioned incarceration.
It was reported last evening by the local TV stations that the Blue Sweater of Evil was frogged. This information was premature and incorrect. After serving its term in the NRN correctional institution it will be released to hopefully live a life of productive usefulness. However, this will remain to be seen.
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I've Been Crocheting Like MAD!

I ordered enough yarn online to make two sweaters and a bag a few weeks ago, but the some of the yarn was backordered. Since it wasn't going to be delivered in time for Easter weekend, of course I had to make a trip to Hobby Lobby on Saturday. Had to have something to crochet during my time off ;) I contained myself and just bought enough for a cute little dress.
And low and behold, I woke up Easter morning to a giant basket of yarn! My fiance has never actually bought me yarn before now. He's definitely a keeper!
And the yarn I ordered online came today!
I've been crocheting like mad!

Cute Idea

I had a cute idea for a sweater done in mini granny squares, but it is giving me fits trying to develop a pattern to match what I saw in my head. I've frogged it so many times. Don't want to scrap it, but I just can't get the sleeves to do what I want. I love how the body of the sweater turned out. It's perfect. Just can't seem to get the sleeves how I imagined them. I hate not to use the extra skein of yarn that I bought a few days ago specifically so I would have enough yarn to do long sleeves. Especially since that was the reason I was making the sweater in the first place - to use up some of the yarn from my stash. Now I'll have more yarn in my stash than I did before I started this sweater. Hmmmmm...

Well, one way or the other it's going to be declared finished this weekend. Even if I have to leave it sleeveless. Which is looking more and more likely :)

March Projects Completed

Ok... Finished the Bernat Sweater. Absolutely love how it turned out! It's so soft and feminine. I used a hook size larger than I should have because the yarn was just too aggravating to crochet with a smaller size. Kept snagging and separating, so the stitching ended up being much looser than the pattern was supposed to be. But I think it was an improvement since the sweater ended up being so soft. The pattern I used can be found here - Flirty Top. I even had enough leftover yarn to make a little matching purse! I still need to sew in the lining before posting a pic of the purse, but it is absolutely adorable.

Also completed an Abydos Vest from the book I just purchased called "Amazing Crochet Lace".
I used the yarn called for in the pattern: Patons Brilliant Gold Glow and it turned out amazing. This was the first time I've crocheted with this yarn and I would have to say it was the coolest yarn I have ever worked with. It is just so soft and stretchy. Will take a pic of the finished sweater ASAP.

This is the the trial run of the same Abydos Vest pattern which I did in Caron Simply Soft. I think I might like this one even more than the Patons one :) Didn't want to mess up my nice Patons yarn if I needed to frog very much :). Didn't need to, but you never know. The patterns you think are going to be hard are sometimes the simplest to pick up on, and then the ones you think are going to be a breeze, you never end up figuring out. Oh well...