Beautiful masterpiece on Irish Crochet Lace clothing (Irlandes Crochê) (July 17, 2013)

July 17, 2013:

Hi everyone,

Check out the below link to see a BEAUTIFUL masterpiece on Irish Crochet Lace clothing (Irlandes Crochê)!!   This stunningly gorgeous vest is at:

http://olgemini.blogspot.com/2011/08/vest-ice-cream.html?m=1


This vest pattern is absolutely amazing!  I read the instructions of the older out-of-print publication, but I do not understand the terminology.

Plus there are some other charts there as well, but I don't know if any of these were used in this particular vest design.


But this is crochet eye candy for sure!   :)  :)

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:

Bolero, Shrug (Made with Chain Lengths-I Love This!!);Círculo - Bolero em Crochê

This is the most unusual bolero or shrug pattern I've seen:
Círculo - Bolero em Crochê
(http://www.circulo.com.br/receitas/bolero-em-croche-297.html#.TxbD5jLTeUY.blogger)

It seems like it is fairly simple to make and I would love to give this one a try.  The webpage is in Portuguese but this is what my web browser translated into English:

The work begins with a point total chain that reaches the desired height of the work. More than 11 chains. On the way back run 5 lows, chain started in the 11th. This will form a argolinha, which already is the work-tape passes. Continues to work doing so many chains, the same number of them under until they reach the other end, already reduced by 5 points, which will run five points down at the turn of work, five chains, to pucker that will finish the work , 5 points lower, and thereafter follows the same work from previous row, until the end of the work.

Example: 1st row: 60 + 11 chain chain. 2nd row: 5 lows in the 11 th chain, 50 chains, 5 lows, 11 chains. Repeated until the end of the work, that is, until it reaches the size of the circumference of the chest. Place the ribbon on the dowel and ready. 

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Original text (Portuguese):

O Trabalho se inicia com um total de pontos correntinha, que atinja a altura desejada do trabalho. Mais 11 correntinhas. Na volta são executados 5 pontos baixos, iniciados na 11ª correntinha. Isto formará uma argolinha, que já será o passa-fitas do trabalho. Continua-se o trabalho fazendo tantas correntinhas, de igual número ás debaixo, até alcançar a outra extremidade, já reduzindo 5 pontos , onde serão executados 5 pontos baixo, para a virada do trabalho, 5 correntinhas, que será o biquinho de acabamento do trabalho,5 pontos baixos, e daí por diante segue-se o mesmo trabalho da carreira anterior, até o final do trabalho.

Exemplo: 1ª carreira: 60 correntinha + 11 correntinha. 2ª carreira: 5 pontos baixos na 11ª correntinha, 50 correntinhas, 5 pontos baixos, 11 correntinhas. Repete-se até o final do trabalho, ou seja, até que atinja o tamanho da circunferência do tórax. 

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Circular Bolero Jacket I made from itty-bittys.blogspot.com; I used 9 skeins Bernat Handicrafter Cotton (1.75 oz, 50 g) & size J Clover hook, Jan 7, 2012 -1.jpg

This was a fun pattern to make. It's the first time I've made any type of clothing item.

On my first attempt, I was thinking that I needed to enlarge the pattern somewhat. I completed the bolero and it was so wide across the back that it didn't fit correctly. The proportions were all wrong.

Toooooo big (what was I thinking???).  I eventually ripped this out and started over on the finished item (pictures below):

I then pulled the whole thing out and remade it following the directions exactly this time. It came out like the picture and it fits pretty well now.

Starting over; 2nd attempt .....

If you decide to try this one, it's easy to make and can be found at link removed!!). Look for the pattern, Round Vest (no sewing) (this is a Google Chrome web browser translation).
Here is the direct link:
**Update:  I removed this link as it is now a porn website.  My jaw just about dropped open.  Apologies to everyone who clicked this link as I have no idea how long this offensive link has been going on.

For the corrected version, I used Bernat Handicrafter Cotton yarn (1.75 oz skeins / 50 g), and my size J Clover crochet hook.  Pictured is an "I" hook, but I ended up using my "J" hook:

Here are some more pics:

Oh Happy Day!!!!  I think I'm "hooked" on these circular boleros, jackets, vests ... whatever they are!  :)  :)

Good luck. :)    :)

Pretty Vest!

This is a pretty vest made with motifs!

http://jud-artes.blogspot.com/2011/11/coletinho.html