Aster is a crochet pattern I purchased from Ravelry after receiving some beautiful matt cotton yarn from a friend as a gift. The yarn was hand wound and there were no labels so it was all a bit risky...as usual. 
It was a quick make made over about two weeks of evenings. The pieces are made individually: front, back and sleeves.
The border, after reading the pattern, turned out to be worked as a narrow band and sewn on separately. This was a problem because I couldn't incorporate the grey and blue yarn I had as the balls diminished. I would have been in danger of running out of a single colour to make the hemband.
I did what I always do when I am faced with this type of scenario - I made it up!
I just kept adding more rows in familiar patterns to the hem, switching between grey and blue to use the cotton as economically as possible until it ran out. The satisfaction is immense.
Of course you get a little rippling because it is hard to get the stitch count completely accurate when you are making it up but I am happy to wear it...
...this happy to wear it in fact.
This top is working well over a long sleeved T-shirt at the moment but I am hoping it will be a year round top depending on the under garment. Thank you to my fabulous friend Mary for the yarn.
Jo xxxx
It looks wonderful, you are a pro at making it up.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great marriage of yarn and pattern. I made a similar one - Drops 136-23 Blues - but my yarn wasn’t half as posh! I was just thinking when I read your previous post how nice it wld be to be knitting a small baby garment again ... then my neighbour just told me she is pregnant! Get those little needles out 😀
ReplyDeleteI love the way you don't always follow yarn/pattern rules but make it work for you. This top is lovely.
ReplyDeleteHope you are all well and enjoying your new home. I do enjoy your blog. Hoping that we will be able to meet up again soon xx love the look of the fudge on your previous post and this top is beautiful. Colours are lovely xxx take care xx
ReplyDeleteLovely crochet top Jo. Again so brilliant to be able to do your own thing with a pattern and... make it work. Pretty colours as well so I can see why you are so happy with it x
ReplyDeletereally nice. You can't beat that feeling of satisfaction when you make a problem work out.
ReplyDeleteLove it! I really struggle with knitting or crocheting things for myself to wear - I treated myself to some lovely cotton & silk yarn early in lockdown and bought a pattern for a tunic style jumper, but the neck is too loose and the yarn is heavy so it keeps slipping off my shoulders (I'm not an off-the-shoulder type of girl!). I'm torn between trying to tighten up the neck or just frogging the whole thing and choosing a more lacy pattern which might be less heavy... I found your blog quite recently and am loving discovering your house building journey!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful Jo, looks great on you and I'm loving your photoshoot. I like the slight ripple, you'd never know it wasn't intended.
ReplyDeleteIt looks fab! The light blue is such a pretty colour.
ReplyDeleteBravo on another successful making up, Jo! xx
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