Since I have finished all of my long-term knitting group-worthy projects, I had to find a new one to occupy my time for the next several months. Enter the crochet lace project. For now, it’s a sleeveless top, to be worn over a camisole or the pictured lavender dress I picked up from a vintage seller on Etsy. This is another made-up adventure based on a crochet stitch pattern found in 101 Crochet Stitches. Seriously, I love this book so much I need to perform surgery on the binding. It’s falling apart from so much use.
Yes, that’s a pineapple stitch pattern, upside down because I’m working top-down. I like it. Reminds me of pine cones instead. And I’m all about the pine trees right now. I also like how the color of the dress peeks through between the stitches.
It’s also a good thing that I’m not afraid of ripping out my work. Several hours’ worth even. I have a looooong history of ripping out. It’s a part of experimental creativity, right? This time I went too far on both the front and back pieces before laying them on the dress form in their proper places. I needed to start joining the underarm sections much sooner. Crum!
Oh well, I did say it was an adventure. I have the stitch pattern memorized now. And I’m nearly back to the point where I started ripping out, sides joined under the arms of course and continuing in the round toward the bottom hem. Super Bowl stitching is so productive!