Delta
I've just found a new online crochet course :
hassdesign.com
They mostly use diagrams, which is OK with me (no more language problem) and mostly talk about filet...
Which I don't like.
I'm really not fond of filet crochet, I've seen some wonderful masterpices, but most of the time I find filet plain ugly and I think the method is boring : squares, squares, squares again... However, they propose a filet based on triangles, not squares, and this really seems very original.
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Home-made variegated yarn
I've just found a way to change the colour of synthetic yarn :crocheting it with sewing thread thus creating my own variegated yarn. In order for the second clour to show properly, the colour must be dark or the thread thick enough. I "invented" that while crocheting a snow-white acrylic yarn... What was I thinking when I bought it? After one whole week spent crocheting it, I couldn't stand the colour anymore! So, as I couldn't dye it, I thought I could give a try to the painted doilies method...
Mango!
If you have time, take a look at Mango 's collection for Autumn and Winter 2005.
They feature a few crocheted garments, not really for the more shapely figures, and quite expensive but, still, crocheted, and if you take into account the fact that crocheted always means handmade, then the price is actually fair.
I had the opportunity to try those:
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| the darling shawl thick variagated yarn, rather soft and funny, a bit heavy... I think it's a Salomon stitch ("love knot") | the hidra cardigan thin thread, soft, quite fluffy and delicate, crocheted in long strips with a fork, then joined with a golden thread. Hairpin lace is rare enough to be noticed. The whole garment would be fabulous if not for the belt and trims : knitted srips sewn afterwards in a hasty and very unbecoming manner. | the vesa cardigan a king of shawl with a collar and a belt, the idea is both vintage-style and funny, I like it.. |
