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Crochet

I saw these gorgeous crocheted sweaters on etsy. They look raw and organic in design and that struck a chord with me.

So I’m doing something I don’t think I’ve ever done before. I just grabbed some yarn and started chaining. No pattern, just a general idea of how I want it to look. I have always used a pattern before. I might change a pattern to suit me, but I always start with a pattern.

I worked on it for about three days and this is the result:

crochet sweater

That is acrylic yarn from a scarf I bought years ago. I reclaimed it because it’s so super soft. I started running out of yarn when I started the sleeves, so I unravelled the rest of the ball, attached the other yarn end to the other sleeve and did one row at a time on both sleeves. So both sleeves are the same length and I used up every scrap of yarn. This is all the yarn that’s left over:leftover yarn

And I’m using that bit to sew on the buttons. Thrifty!

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Wavy Scarf

January 10, 2009

Also completed on that 2007 car trip to Minneapolis. It’s the same pattern as the rick rack scarf but made with a 5mm  hook and Red Heart Soft in teal and grey.
My favorite spring/fall jacket is light blue and this scarf goes perfectly with it.

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Rick Rack Scarf

January 6, 2009

I made this in the car on the way to Minneapolis in 2007. I always bring some kind of needlework in the car on long trips because for some reason reading in the car makes me a little nauseous. But I can knit and crochet all I like.
Sorry, I’ll try to have makeup on next [...]

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