White Crochet Vest

Here's the White Crochet Vest pattern published in McCall’s How to CROCHET IT! in 1973. I had taken a photocopy of that pattern from a friend's mom. So I don't have the original image. But here's what the crochet vest looks like.

Black Pineapple Crochet Shawl

This one's a lovely shawl... but not quite like a shawl as the work is quite lacy to keep one warm.

Pineapple Crochet Shawl

 The pattern for this shawl can be found at FaveCrafts - http://www.favecrafts.com/Crochet-Sweaters/Pineapple-Lace-Shawl-Crochet-Pattern-from-Caron-Yarn

White Filet Crochet Pullover

Filet Crochet is a kind of simple lacy crochet. Usually worked with Double Crochet and Chains.

Below is a closeup of the rose pattern:

Begin with chains to the desired length. The leave 2ch and start working 1dc in 3rd chain from hook, then ch1, skip next ch, then work 1dc in next ch in base row - thereby forming a mesh pattern for the base.

Then pickup a cross stitch design (the above rose is a cross stitch pattern too) and work DCs to cover the design and the background can be worked in the mesh pattern

Catherine Wheel Stitch in Wool & some talk about Threads

Back again to writing about Catherine Wheel Stitch. Please note, it was worked in thread for the Crochet Coin Purse. The effect will look different with wool. I have some old pics, clicked after the bag turned old :( (Never thought much about clicking snaps, until I realized those things are getting old).

There's one more pic with a closeup. But by then the bag was so old, that I had to click a snap of the reverse side of the bag's flap.

That's what I don't like about working with wool - it doesn't last long enough and so I switched to using thread instead.

But I am still on the lookout for good thread. If anyone comes across thread as thick as wool (slightly thinner is okay), please, let me know.

I really regret taking months at times and finishing a crochet work, which looks dull in no time. In fact, the very day it's completed I start feeling it looks dull. But with thread crochet, it's more like eyes beware, plus wait for many more months before the work completes.

Filet Crochet - White Mesh Vest

This one's my all-time favorite (also mentioned in my other blog). I actually worked this pattern thrice - in different colors. Some have asked me for the pattern several times (I don't mind sharing, bcoz I would never have this Jacket if Vrinda aunty had not shared this with me) but unfortunately, this one's a kind of crochet where you need to go by the instructions down to the T.

Unlike the Catherine Wheel pattern which had just 5 rows of instructions, in this one, each row is unique and the instructions are quite lengthy. That's when I created the below graph to make it simpler.

Graph:

• The jacket starts from the Top Left corner (marked an arrow).
• Plz ignore the border edging done around the vest, that's done after finishing the vest. The border edging does not include the lower scalloped shape.
• Follow the diagram vertically starting from top left.
• The stitches used are the basic Chain, Single Crochet, Double Crochet & Treble Crochet
• To begin, ch 51. DC in 4th ch from hook, work 1 dc each in next 2 dc. Ch 6, skip 6 ch. sc in each of next 5 ch. Ch 6...
• Please refer diagram for complete instructions.
• The mesh pattern is worked with a gap of 2 ch.
• For the long stitch that appears as a line from the center of the flowers is worked in Treble Crochet.
• To create the steps like lower edging, add 6 ch, work dc in 4th ch, followed by dc in 5th & 6th ch.
• To begin the part around armholes, add chain, count 3ch per cell (as per diagram).
• Edging is worked in 3 rows of SC.
• The front edges may be either stitched together or buttons could be added.

Also, in the diagram ignore the part marked in red - that creates extra long arm holes.

I know, these instructions may not help much, but I hope the diagram lays a framework to create a similar jacket.


This jacket would require around 150 grams of wool.

Crochet Coin Purse in Catherine Wheel Stitch

Finally, I am indulging in my passion in this blog post. I hope I'll maintain my interest to keep blogging with lots of patterns, stitches and techniques.

It's a simple purse; can be easily done by crocheting a rectangular piece of fabric. The stitch used is Catherine Wheel Stitch, mentioned in more detail below.

Catherine Wheel Stitch

To begin, chain multiple of 10 sts + 6 + 1 for base chain.

The first row starts on the wrong side.

Special Abbreviation: CL (Cluster) - (yo, insert hook, yo, draw loop through. yo, draw through 2 loops) over the number of sts indicated. yo and draw through all loops on hook.

Row 1: 1sc into 2nd ch from hook. 1sc into next ch. *Miss 3ch, 7dc into next ch, miss 3ch, 1sc into each of next 3ch. Rep from * to last 4ch, miss 3ch, 4dc into last ch. Turn.

Row 2: 1ch, 1sc into 1st st, 1sc into next st. *3ch, 1CL over next 7sts. 3ch, 1sc into each of next 3 sts. Rep from * to last 4 sts. 3ch, 1CL over last 4sts. Miss tch. Turn.

Row 3: 3ch (counts as 1dc). 3dc into 1st st. *Miss 3ch, 1sc into each of next 3sc. Miss 3ch. 7dc into loop which closed CL in previous row. Rep from * ending with miss 3ch, 1sc into each of last 2sc. Miss tch. Turn.

Row 4: 3ch (counts as 1dc). Miss 1st st. 1CL over next 3sts. *3ch, 1sc into each of next 3sts, 3ch. 1CL over next 7sts. Rep from * ending with 3ch, 1sc into next st. 1sc into top of tch. Turn.

Row 5: 1ch, 1sc into each of 1st 2sc. * Miss 3ch, 7dc into loop which closed CL in previous row. Miss 3ch, 1sc into each of next 3sc. Rep from * ending with miss 3ch, 4dc into top of tch. Turn.

Rep from Row 2 through Row 5 to continue.

Given above is the basic stitch pattern for Catherine Wheel.
To make a variation with 2 colors as in the coin purse pattern above, work-

Row 1 - Color A

Row 2 & 3 - Color B

Row 4 & 5 - Color A & so on...

Watch Out for my First Post by Saturday

Waiting to write.

It's gonna be technical with detailed instructions for those curious to try some crochet patterns