The Gaia Top
I’ve completed another item designed by CrochetwithAlannaMiall - the Gaia top!
The Nami Top
CrochetwithAlannaMiall is still one of my favorite crochet designers that I follow on Instagram. I bought a few more of her patterns last November and I’ve finally completed one of the items - the Nami top!
Lacey Lake Top
I was really into the idea of crocheting myself a pool/beach cover up for our Maui trip, so I did some looking around online for patterns. I ultimately decided on the Lacey Lake Top from Hands of Zeal since the pattern did not look complicated. I ended up making two versions: rainbow and black.
Learning to Block Crochet
I have been crocheting since 2013 and have never blocked a project since I’ve mostly dabbled in amigurumi which do not require blocking. My current WIP has a netted look (I’ll disclose what it is later in case it doesn’t work out and I end up frogging it). That combined with my incredibly tight crocheting resulted in a bunched up looking rectangle that I could not get to stretch out properly so I decided it was time to learn about blocking.
Santa Candy Jars
My Mom bought some Santa candy jar kits over the summer and sent them home with me from our STL trip. I worked up an initial version when I got back and he’s pretty darn cute.
Harvest Moon Pocket Shawl
Mom mentioned she had seen a pocket shawl she’d really like to have a few months ago. I pushed her to find a picture and sure enough it was one I had seen on Instagram from a designer I follow.
Puff Flower Tank Top
Two of my favorite crochet designers had neat tops made out of individually crocheted flowers, so I took it as a sign that I should try to construct a top of my own.