Hello everyone ✨
It's yet another Monday and a lovely day to share our needlework in the #needleworkmonday community with fellow needlework lovers. Today, I would be sharing something a little out of the ordinary.
For a while, I've thought hard on a full clothing design I would love to make for myself. Would it be a skirt and top? Or a gown? I just wanted to make a full crochet outfit that was decent enough to be worn in public. After a while of thinking, I finally came up with a three piece crochet idea.
As the name implies, the outfit would be divided into three sections; the gloves, the skirt and the blouse. The picture I have in my head of this three piece is that of elegance. Gloves have a way of making a lady look elegant and so I opted to make that first.
I would be sharing with you the process of making these gloves.
I used a 4.5mm hook to make the glove. First off, I measured the length of my arms since I wanted long gloves. From there, I went ahead to sketch a little design on a piece of paper.
With the sketch, I got to work. For the first four rows, I used half double crochet. I graduated to double crochets and then I made mesh stitches. To give the finishing touch a little more beauty and coordination, I decided to end with two rows of double crochets.
While stitching the sides of the gloves, I ensured that I created loops to fit my thumbs. Since these gloves can fit anyone, I decided to add an adjustable chain at the top. This is to aid comfort. In case a person with smaller arms decides to try the glove on, they could always adjust it to fit their arm.
The process of making these gloves was a fun process. This was because I tasked myself to finish with both hands in one day and I did! Yayy. After making the gloves, I tried them on to see if they could fit . For about an hour or two, I didn't want to take them off as they felt really comfortable.
Soon enough, I should be sharing with the community the crochet top that compliments these gloves:). I'm still contemplating on the form or shape the crochet top is going to take but I guess I will figure something out soon.
To the colour of the outfit. I actually had an entirely different colour in mind but as I got to the yarn store, they had only a few of that colour left. As a rookie crocheter, I've learnt one lesson and that is "do not buy small units of a yarn for a large project" why? Because the next time you return to purchase the same colour of yarn, chances of seeing the exact colour would be really slim. The next best colour was wine colour and so far, I'm loving the colour.
I would have really loved to have this photoshoot outside in the presence of nature but it has been raining cats and dogs since morning. Leaving me with no other option than my lovely flowery patterned chair.
You are probably wondering why I used three different stitches for one set of gloves. This is because I wanted my gloves to be really unique and outstanding. I took a quick surf through the net and I noticed that most of the gloves on the net had just one stitch. Being exclusive is one attribute that I like to uphold.
What part of the gloves do you like the most? The colour or the stitches? I would totally love to hear your views on these gloves and suggestions for the upcoming projects:)
Have a wonderful Monday