I finally found glittery yarn to accent my seaside crochet skirt. I went to 3 yarn stores and settled on this blue yarn with gold accents "Gatsby Lux" by Katia.
I originally wanted gold yarn (like the sample to the right) to go with my "River" colored yarn from Knit Picks Shine Sport (Pima Cotton & Modal). When I couldn't find the right gold in the price and quantity that I needed, the owner of the yarn store recommended the blue with gold. That was a lovely sophisticated touch, better than the garish gold.
Stitches used: hdc, back post crochet stitches (hdc), hdc through back loopI would tell you where I got the yarn from, but the lady wasn't so nice there. She barely made eye contact. When I thanked her for pointing out the blue and gold yarn, she replied in a sort of "I know I'm helpful that's why it's my job and why I'm better than you and I own this store because I'm better than everyone else" kind of way. She was nice the week before though. Anyway, got good yarn.
The Shine Sport yarn for the body of the skirt is a bit thicker than what I needed. I started of using a smaller crochet hook to get gauge, but the fabric was coming out too thick, and I didn't think it would drape well. I went back to the original hook size and now I'm making a size small.Update:
So the small was becoming too A-line in the skirt. The increases were too much with the thick yarn. I did about 2 tiers, but unraveled most of it to the 2nd round of increases of tier 1. I'm starting again with less increases. It looks better already.
BTW, this pattern (to the left) from the book Sensual Crochet is the most convoluted, wrong pattern ever. There's so many mistakes, I can't even start. What it really needs is a stitch pattern schematic. That would be easier to follow than writing out vague instructions that are confusing.Oh well, been crocheting up a storm this weekend. Saw The Notebook again on TV. I think it's my number 3 movie now.
So good.
Seaside Romance Skirt Pics Source: flickr.com
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