Surface crocheting the plum silk had commenced! However, I’m not liking how these stitches look, so I might pull them out and redo with a smaller hook. This is going pretty fast though.
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30 Days of Blog 2017 – Nineteen
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30 Days of Blog 2017 – Eighteen
This is what 50 grams of 100% Mulberry Silk looks like!
We were without power for most of the day today, and the bodice is still blocking/drying. So I went ahead and wound a few hanks into balls. I’m not sure if I’ll have time, but I’d like to make one more top to wear for the Conference next month.
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30 Days of Blog 2017 – Sixteen
I made it around! the seam is connected in the back and I need to weave in some ends. Tomorrow I need to block it so those edges stop curling so much. Then I need to make a decision the straps. I think I’m going to do the original straps, however I’m going to do more rows, but attached at the same amount of space (three rows I think) so it has a gathered look where it attaches but is a fairly wide strap over the shoulder.
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30 Days of Blog 2017 – Fifteen
ALMOST all the way around! I’ve got the decreases on the front right side done now. I am hoping that I can finish the back tomorrow night. Up next will be blocking before I start surface crocheting the plum silk.
I’m trying to decide if I should do plain straps like I did originally, or use a set of elastic, pearl, pre-made clear straps over the shoulders and do an off the shoulder strap on the sides. Stay tuned!
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30 Days of Blog 2017 – Fourteen
I ran out of thread last night, so tonight my daughter and I ran up to Michael’s. I also got the yarn that I med to do the homework for theatre Aran crochet class I’m taking at the conference next month.
We also had some fun and walked around the store together with our clown noses on.
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30 Days of Blog 2017 – Twelve
I’m still trucking along. Still having to do quite a bit of frogging and reworking to get it how I really want it. I’m hoping that once I get all the way around with the cotton, the silk should go much faster..
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30 Days of Blog 2017 – Eleven
Not surprisingly, I did have to frog and rework again today. I believe I’ve got it all counted up right now and the rest should hopefully work up pretty fast. I hope. The rest should just be across and then decreases.
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30 Days of Blog 2017 – Ten
Basically I’ve got the cotton rows about halfway done. My counting seems to be slightly off with what I wanted to do though so I’m hoping I won’t have to redo some of this tomorrow.
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30 Days of Blog 2017 – Nine
Progress today. I finally feel like I’m getting somewhere. The back left side is done. I’m hoping that tomorrow I’ll be able to get most of the front done.
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Stitched In Love Crocheting 