vogue crochet – Zoopolis

sneaky

A while back I crocheted a sweater that turned out to be too big for me, and I fixed it by ribboning the back. But when I wore it, I spent the day hauling the thing back on my shoulders regardless. Said cousin Shauna: “You should take your leftovers and make another to give away.Continue reading “sneaky”

Fixed, then partially Unfixed

You remember that lovely crochet sweater with the Very Interesting Neckline? Yeah, that one. Fortunately, my bright idea of adding a half-motif to the front and back to raise the neckline and strengthen the collar worked. Unfortunately, the thought that blocking might make it shrink a bit did not. Now, blocking did make the motifsContinue reading “Fixed, then partially Unfixed”

Oops

So here’s what happened: I got within spitting distance (or sleeve distance, at any rate) of finishing the light blue sweater, and realized three things: a) for some reason, even though I followed the directions exactly, the top of the sweater is looser than the bottom, and b) for a probably related reason, the left-handContinue reading “Oops”