The first finished crochet garment (other than scarf and hat) which I've made for myself! I had made the pattern before for my boyfriend's mam, and I'm so pleased with it :-)
It might look quite big, but I assure you the smaller size wouldn't have fit because of my bust measurements. The sparkly thread and sequence work well I think and although the yarn is too heavy for the pattern (I was meant to use 4 ply but it is double knit) it has come out quite nicely. The buttons which I already had at hand work well to my mind too.
So now for pictures!
Feedback welcome!
Hiya,
After a little playing around and some sound adjusting I was finally able to finish the first try of the pattern, thanks to my mam and gran.
After deliberation, we thought that size 10 would be a lot more appropriate. So beleive it or not, I was shopping for fabric. I was first going to go for some cheap material which was half price, but then I saw the beautiful pattern of this navy, purple and pink fabric and thought that £8 a metre was reasonable-ish.
At first I was going to make the view with the long sleeve, but I realised I needed more material. I thought then the cap sleeve would be nice but when I tried, it didn't lie very nicely, probably because I hadn't followed the instructions closely enough :-O!!
But finally, here it is. My first independently constructed garment. Hope you don't mind, for privacy I hid my face. But you can tell what the top is like.
I
globally like the way it looks apart from between the arm pit and
shoulder blades where the material folds slightly. But then again I
would probably be more forgiving with a shop bought garment anyway.
So this top is about to become my favourite and I'm still wearing it now as it's confortable :-).
What was your first hand-made garment?
