I’m stoked that the (published in the Summer 2008 edition of Interweave Crochet) copyright came back to me awhile ago. This was a popular pattern in terms of “love” on Ravelry (453 hearts isn’t so bad, is it?). I edited the pattern and bought yarn back in March, but I’ve slacked on it ever since. Apparently I’m in the mood to get the WIPS out of the way because I picked it up again a day and a half ago.
I’d completed the waistband portion and a little of the skirt but ran into an error in my stitching and put it down back in March. I’m back on track now and pumping away at this (actually, I was up until 3am last night working on it).
Since I’m not making it a surprise as to what the design is – it’s already been published – I’ll say that I’ve re-worked this piece using a different yarn (truth be told, I hated the original yarn I designed it in as it was chosen for me and it was constantly a tangly mess; I’d never buy it on my own). I’ve chosen to use Voile de la Mer by Tilli Tomas in Moroccan Blue and Sky Drop. Love those names. They sound so delish.
I had to use the beat-up looking mannequin for this shot, eh?
OK, so I’ve always prided myself in working with affordable yarns, yada yada. This is one project that I wanted to splurge on though. And customers can sub out the yarn – as most do anyways – for whatever they like. I have to say, crocheters are a crafty, construct-their-own-reality kind of people; they never seem to use the suggested yarn. Am I doing a good job of justifying the $18 a skein price on this one, already 4 skeins into it and probably another 2 to go?
Unfortunately, it looks like I have to buy another 2 skeins of yarn to complete this.
“Buy?” you say. “Don’t all designers get free yarn?”
Yes, buy. I’m a self-published designer and I don’t have the yarn connections to get my own yarn. I buy my own. And boy is it painful at $18 a skein! Oh well.
Look for this design soonish (depends on when the yarnie reinforcements arrive).
