Wheat Motif Bolero

Hi everyone,
After almost pulling out my hair over this pretty pattern, I am glad to say that I am finished.

I just have some loose ends which need sewing and the final picture I need to take with all of the edgings finished.

I had a hard time memorizing this motif pattern. Then I put the squares together wrong ... Just one thing after another.

But, it's finished now and on a hangar.

These are the gauges I came up with after completing my bolero.  I simply made a loose chain of 28 and worked 6 rows of dc stitches.

6 Dc rows equals 2 1/2 inches or 6 1/2 cm.

5 Dc equals 1 inch or 2 1/2 cm.

 

What A Pretty Scarf Pattern!

What a pretty scarf pattern!  I love this and I would love to try this technique one day.

Wheat Motif Bolero, Vest, Jacket (10 large squares), March 11, 2012

March 11, 2012:
Hi everyone,

My latest bolero which I have named, "Wheat Motif Bolero."

This is the simple picot edging on this bolero.  It's the same edging featured on the pattern except that I am not doing a ch-1 between the double crochets or the picots.  I find that the chain-1 made it ruffle a little too much and I didn't want the ruffled effect.

However, a ruffled edging would look pretty good.  I guess it depends on what your preferences are.  Here is the pattern:

 Since there is not a gauge indicated on this pattern, mine turned out a little larger than pictured on the model.  Also being made with a cotton yarn, it is likely to shrink somewhat, so that little extra largeness might work in my favor.

I am on the last little bit (the edging) of what I call my Wheat Motif Bolero made with 10 large squares.

Here's how it looks as of tonight when I took pictures:

To be honest, these squares were a little hard to memorize and I had to keep referring to the pattern all the way through the 10th square.   Ugh!

Then, I couldn't seem to piece these squares together correctly, attaching the wrong sides together, having a right and a wrong side showing in the back, etc, etc, etc .... one problem after another.   And this pattern looks so simple on paper!  Felt like I ripped out more than I actually crocheted.

Click here to see that huge cone of blue and green yarn I bought!

Since it is too large to carry around, I just wind portions of it into balls and use it that way.  We have a digital scale at work and I can weigh the finished bolero to get the amount of yarn I used.  If I can't use that scale, there is always one at the post office.

Here is the hook size and I'm holding it up against the front edge of the garment.  I have not started the edging on this part yet.




Good night, everyone!  Thanks for visiting my blog!    :)  :)

Hexagon Motif Model2 Tunic (shirt, top) Garment

February 20, 2012:

As of this morning (and last night), I am re-starting a shirt with different materials.  Suffice it to say that on my first attempt at making this garment, I thought I had enough thread of the color I chose but surprise!  I have run out of this particular color.

I don't know what I will do with th e half-finished shirt, but I will probably rip it out and use the thread for something else ..... one day, but not anytime soon.  I still may be able to salvage this by incorporating another color and moving some motifs around.

Anyway, I had found this pattern on the internet and thought how pretty it was.  I had to learn and comprehend connecting a 6-sided motif together (for me, squares are still the easiest to work with).

Here is the pattern and graph picture I have to work with.  There is no indication of materials or hook size so, I am "winging it" and using a size E Clover hook and my 4/2 cotton which I bought from someone on Ebay.  (This 4/2 cotton is the same size as Perle Cotton size 8 or 10).

I have gauge pictures below in English and Metric and one overall picture of how it looks today:

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February 26, 2012:

Here is a picture of how the garment is coming along as of Sunday, February 26, 2012.  I have the back completed and have started on the front of the blouse.

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February 27. 2012:

Monday evening, this is how the blouse looks now.  I have only 3 more motifs to make and attach at the bottom front of the garment.  

I am thinking of putting one or more rows of single crochet edging around the armholes, bottom and neckline of this.  I don't want to use anything fancier such as picots, in keeping with the outline of the motifs themselves.

Anyone know an edging which might work well with this blouse?  Please comment with your thoughts and thank you!   :)  :)

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February 29, 2012  Happy Leap Year!

It is almost finished!!!!! 

 

I worked 2 rounds of single crochet around each armhole and two rounds of sc edging around bottom of  shirt.

Next step is to edge the neckline in a similar fashion.

More to follow later ......

It Is FINISHED!! .... My DROPS Design Bolero #126-8

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Good morning!

OH HAPPY DAY!  I finished the Drops Bolero yesterday!
That's another UFO (Unfinished Object) completed; another WIP (Work In Progress) all done.    :)

My original post and pictures are at this blog page:
DROPS Design Bolero #126-8 (2 strands size 10 thread held tog, size C Clover hook), size made XL
http://crochetgottaloveit.blogspot.com/2012/02/drops-design-bolero-126-8-2-strands.html

This is the picture of the garment from the Drops Design website are garnstudio.com:

DROPS Design Bolero #126-8 (2 strands size 10 thread held tog, size C Clover hook), size made XL

Hi everyone,

Well, I started this bolero back on January 13, 2012 and I have picked it back up again to finish it.

It's the bolero pattern from Garn Studio www.garnstudio.com #126-8.

I am a self-admitted thread addict so instead of yarn, I am using 2 strands of size 10 thread held together and a size C Clover crochet hook.  I am making the XL size.  

I am "whipstitching" the squares together and then "whipstitching" them to the main part of the garment. This is the wrong side of the garment.

And as you can see, I have 2 more squares to attach.  I'll have to "ease" them in somewhat.

I have another crochet name to make for someone and I'll have to finish that first before concentrating more on my bolero.

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Saturday, February 11, 2012:
A couple of more "progress photos" to post here.  I have the last 2 squares (pictured above), in place and attached to the bolero and I've started the picot perimeter border around the jacket edge.  I will also be putting this on the armhole edgings.

So, what do you think?

Happy crocheting everyone!

Triangle Motif Bolero Jacket or Shrug (size F Clover hook & Aunt Lydia's Double strand thread)

My Triangle Motif Bolero Jacket or Shrug (size F Clover hook & Aunt Lydia's Double strand thread)

January 29 & 30, 2012: Still crocheting and assembling my motifs one-at-a-time. Here are some pictures of the partially made item:

I used the Aunt Lydia's Double Strand Thread, which is essentially 2 strands of size 10 thread wound together at their factory. You could just wind 2 strands of your own size 10 thread and achieve the same thing, plus you have more of a color variety. I also used a size F Clover hook for this project:







Here are some gauge shots I took. I'm not sure, but I think that I have this worked up to gauge. My item is a little bigger than I anticipated but since it is cotton thread, a little shrinkage wouldn't hurt:





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January 31, 2012:

All of the motifs are made and assembled and the shrug has been attached to form the armholes (hopefully, I did this correctly!).




One armhole:



The other armhole:


I have spent a lot of time trying to visualize this before I started the project and I *think* I know how to connect the armholes. The assembly graph isn't too clear and is confusing. I really hesitated before starting this project after looking at the pattern for about 2 weeks, trying to figure it out mentally before picking up a hook and thread to make it.

My youngest son is holding this up for me to take pictures and he's joking around and throwing up some goofy gang signs in the process. LOL:




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February 1, 2012: 

I have started the edging and I plan to have this bolero finished by tonight.
Patrick is holding the item up so that I can photograph it properly (he inserted some gang signs, LOL)

I don't think the ruffled edges around the neckline, down the front and the back will be a problem, nor do I think the edging around the armhole will be a problem. It's the connecting of the sides to form the armholes that is puzzling me. Oh well, gotta take the plunge sometime! :)

Pics to come later with the ruffled edging .....

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February 4, 2012:
Despite having strep throat, running a fever and having a bad cold, I have finally finished this project.  Boy, was I knocked out with this cold starting Wednesday morning .... felt like I had been run over by a Mack truck!  Today, it only feels like I was run over by a pickup truck .... overall, I'm feeling much better. Took the last 3 days off from work to recuperate.

I think that the overall size of this garment is a little too big for me, but I don't know.  It looks a little big on the model in the pattern photograph too, so maybe I didn't mess it up too much.

 The green tank top doesn't go to well with this blue, but it makes a nice contrast for photography purposes.

Here are a couple of pictures of the back of the bolero:

I had the hardest time determining before I started this piece and after I finished, which was the top and which was the bottom of the bolero.  I'm still not entirely sure.  I've never made a garment with triangle motifs before and I think this is what is throwing me off.

For these pictures, I think I have it on correctly.

Here are 2 pictures showing underneath the garment.

And here is my helper I recruited to photograph these pictures, my oldest son.

I really enjoyed making the armhole edgings and the main edging on this piece because it was pretty straightforward.  Plus, I knew I was getting to the end of the project.

Happy crocheting everyone!