First things first- an addendum to my last post “Fastest Post Ever:” The pineapple lace shell was made with two strands of lace weight alpaca yarn using a pattern from the January 2008 issue of Crochet Today magazine. It was extremely tedious crocheting since I was using such a small hook and yarn so thin it hardly seemed there, but it wasn’t quite as difficult as I had expected. I’ve been pretty thread-crochet shy, but having tried this pattern with some success I think I may have to actually try some thread crochet soon.
Okay, now that I’ve taken care of that I can share the two new projects I was able to complete since the last post.
This first one is a cowl neck top made with baby alpaca and baby mohair yarns. The pattern came from Sensual Crochet by Amy Swenson and it worked up a lot faster than I had anticipated. It was also an incredibly stretchy stitch pattern so I could make it a size smaller than usual and block it for a slim fit. It’s amazingly soft and luxurious!
The second top was made using the Plum Thunder pattern, again from Sensual Crochet, as a guide. I changed a few things from the pattern and was pretty pleased with the result. It kind of looks like something a 1970’s version of Heidi might wear, but I still like it.
-Lyzard
