Thursday, May 17, 2012

Lace, lace and lace!

I haven't been around a lot lately... My job kept me quite busy, but I did manage to develop a new knitting passion :D. I'm really into lace now! I made this cotton lace summer top (which I showed you when it was still a WIP):


I used recycled yarn from an old sweater. Although there were more loose ends that had to be weaved in, I didn't have any problems with the yarn. I really like the way it turned out with the girly puffy sleeves... Luckily I like it now, because I frogged the upper part at least 3 times before I was satisfied :) And now I'm waiting for some decent sunshine to be able to wear this :).

And, my lace love grew, as I started knitting a lacy cardigan. I based the pattern on the pattern of the top (stitch count for the trunk, ect) but I altered the sleeves and the sleeve/trunk seams... And...I finally used some of those great buttons I bought quite a while ago from Shop4Crafts.

 I'm working on a pattern for the summer top at the moment, and I want to make one for the cardigan as well, if I ever can find the time for that ;). But, I also have to come up with a nice name for my patterns... I already thought about Cherry Blossom, and Summer Breeze... But those seemed to be so cliche that everyone is using those already. So, suggestions are very welcome!

6 comments:

  1. that's beautiful is there a pattern??

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thank you! I took some notes while knitting these, but I haven't managed to write a pattern for it yet. Writing a pattern for multiple sizes takes a lot of time (also for testing(), so I'm considering to write a tutorial on it, so everyone can do her own sizing.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Really love the red one! Is there a pattern for it? :D

    ReplyDelete
  4. Hi Madelene. Thanks! I,m planning to write a pattern for this. But it could take a while.. I.m still catching up with my pattern writing unfortunately.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Hi Madelene. Thanks! I,m planning to write a pattern for this. But it could take a while.. I.m still catching up with my pattern writing unfortunately.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Hey there, gorgeous projects. Would love the pattern for the red one if it's available yet?

    ReplyDelete