With no time, skill or ability I bought some yarn to crochet a top. I have been itching make something more substantial and I think that this is the right project. Though it might be a little too complex for me.
Did I mention that I don’t have the time for this and should be studying!!
The pattern is called Short and Sweet and is from Stitch and Bitch Crochet – Happy Hooker by Debbie Stoller. It is a bolero or a small short sleeve crochet cardi.
I had a ball of some perfect soft red cotton in my stash for this project, but with no ball band. I bought it at a yarn shop in Sydney a few years ago. After some explaining over the phone I managed to get a hold of 6 more. It is Sidar Luxury cotton in ruby red and it is so soft.
I was so excited about this project that I even did a gauge swatch using my stash ball.
So when my package of yarn (from Cherry Hills @ Pennant Hill) and my new addi turbo 5.5mm crochet hook (from ozeyarn) arrived I was ready to go.
That was 4 days ago and look how much I have done. It is about 3/4 of the back.
The stitch pattern is surprisingly simple and quite forgiving. And it doesn’t look too bad.
This looks very very nice indeed. Well done.
It looks fantastic! Can’t wait to see the end result.
“And it doesn’t look too bad”
Are you for real? It looks amazing!
it looks fantastic! Well done, nice yarn too!
YUM! I can see why you were seduced by the photo – and yours looks just right!
YUM! I can see why you were seduced by the photo – and yours looks just right!