“If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just [true to His own nature and promises], and will forgive our sins and cleanse us continually from all unrighteousness [our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose]. “1 John 1:9 (amp)
Hello Everyone!
Happy Hump Day! I’m so happy to share with you all my last crochet sweater from the January Gallery Night/Day exhibit. While it is the last sweater from this small collection it is not my last crochet project. As a matter of fact i’m finishing up another crochet crop sweater. I’m calling it the Brighter Side Skinny Crop Sweater. Chunky yarn was fun but I wanted to create a more slim down version of the Brighter Side Cropped Chunky Yarn Sweater.
So stayed tuned i’ll be debuting this new piece in the coming weeks. Along with sharing with you some crochet tips and tricks on my instastories. If you don’t follow me on social media my handle on instagram is @themodestlifeblog and you can find my facebook page under the same name. You can also click the links on my homepage to get to my pages as well.
Onto this week’s make. This sweater was my first piece from the collection that I made. It also took me the longest to make. I wasn’t happy with it. It felt like it needed something extra. But everytime I added the extra it didn’t feel or look right. I went on back and forth like this right up until the week of the exhibit. In the end I settled with the mantra “if ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. It also by far was the biggest hit with the people who came to see the exhibit. Even men gave me compliments on the sweater. Telling me “it was their favorite.” Go figure….
My inspiration was born out of an impulse. I bought this yarn to make a homedec pillow for my bedroom from a crochet pattern using Bernat simply softee yarn (which is not so soft by the way). I didn’t like the way it was turning out and thought the color would make a pretty sweater. So that’s how it all started.
Ironically, while it is not my favorite piece, it is my favorite photographed piece from the entire collection. I really like the images that the photographer was able to capture with this look.
I kept it simple and casual when it came to styling. Black faded washed skinny jeans, my rust colored mule heeled slides. I also had the t-shirt custom printed to say “handmade”. I felt that this collection definitely had a handmade feel to it and wanted to celebrate that. I actually plan on playing with various styling options in the future and sharing on my social media as #OOTD. So get connected to see what I come with.
I used a size 13 crochet hook which is bigger than what the yarn called for and used a single crochet to the back loop only to create the ribbing texture in the body of the fabric and a single crochet for the sleeves. The ribbing I made using a sc to the back loop only. I used a combination of acrylic and acrylic/wool blend chunky yarn.
Photocredits: Latoya Gale Studios
Well that’s all for now! Until next time…….
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