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BY RACHEL STINSON 
 Fashion is a very dynamic and ever-changing trend. However, is spite of all the dynamism, there are always certain trends and pieces that manage to continue to stay in vogue, largely due to their ability to be multifaceted and versatile (if you have any doubts, just look at the performance of Adidas UAE alone). The purpose of this piece is to bring you to a better appreciation of one of these trends; crochet clothing. 

 Crochet dresses are incredibly beautiful and they have the ability to highlight your best features. They are every woman’s dream and with so many styles and combination possibilities, it’s no wonder they continue to set trends in every fashion season. A few of the best and most widely used ensembles that include crochet dresses are;

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The Stylish Crochet Peplum Vest


 Give your entire ensemble a stylish boost with the beautiful art of crocheting. With the lovely and highly fashionable crochet peplum vest, you have a nice addition to be worn over your shirt and top. It’s really beautiful and has the ability to keep you looking all glammed up. The cute and cozy crochet peplum vet is another way to stay snuggled in the cold weather and still keep the allure and enchantment f our personality.

The Boho Crochet Wrap


 Basically every woman will confess to loving crochet wraps and having a wide array of crochet scarves, wraps and neck warmers in their closet. Now, you have the ability to add another stylish and chic Boho style to your wardrobe. The Boho crochet wrap is simple, elegant and really beautiful. It exemplifies grace and allure and it can be worn over just about anything and can definitely ha you turning heads wherever you go.

The Crochet Canyon Shrug


 Every woman desires to have a type of shrug, jacket or any other outer clothing that can be worn over any dress without necessarily facing the issue of style and shape. This is why the crochet canyon shrug is perfect. It is a really stylish clothing piece that can go on any type of dress and look beautiful on it.

The Stylish Crochet Shirt


 Shirts made with the crochet style are the best clothing ensembles to fill your wardrobe during the summer or spring, especially when you feel a slight nip in the air. They present the perfect opportunity for you to keep cozy and comfortable while also looking stunning and absolutely beautiful.

Crochet Key West Circle Top


 Hey girls enhance your style statement but no with the branded and expensive clothes but with this handmade crocheted Key West circle top which is super fashionable and totally a model wear in its design and pattern. It’s way too simple and really easy for you to pull off by yourself. 

 Crochet dresses and clothing are really beautiful. The fact that they also help with weather maneuvering is another explicit bonus. They are available anywhere and can be purchased through various means, including through online shopping UAE. 

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About The Author
 Rachel Stinson has always had a knack for writing, food, fashion, and places. Blogging has combined all four for her with an added bonus of enthusiastic audiences. She expertly analyzes real estates, restaurants and online fashion stores with respect to pricing and people involved and can express her opinions in an unhesitant, engaging manner for all matters. 

BY RACHEL STINSON 


 Whether you have been crocheting for years or you have recently become interested in this popular craft, there is always room for improvement. Instead of making mistakes on your own, you should try using these four ways to hone your crochet design and skills. They will save you time and money.

1. Watch Online Videos

 YouTube is a great resource for people who want to develop or hone their crochet design. This is especially good for visual students who want someone to talk to them at each stage of a project or technique.

 Perhaps the best thing about YouTube crochet tutorial is that they are free. You do not have to spend money or make any payment. Just browse the videos you are interested in and follow the channels that you find useful. There is a lot of variety of videos on YouTube, so spend some time exploring these and other channels. For every one that doesn’t appeal you, there are dozens of others that you may like.

2. Download Apps for Your Smartphone

 There seems to be an app for everything, including ways to hone your crochet design. There are quite a few of them. Most of these apps can be downloaded for free, but some have in-app purchases that cost a few bucks. In the long run, it's worth it for people who don’t mind spending a small amount of money on a convenient way to learn crochet design wherever they are.

 3. Find a Crochet Design Class near You

 If you are the type of person who prefers one-on-one teaching, then you should look for a crochet class in your city. Suppose you have a craft store near you, there are definitely some classes that can help you learn new designs for you clothing. Many classes don’t cost anything to participate because the Nike shoes stores host them to encourage enthusiasts in the area to shop there. 

 In addition to getting crochet tutorial, these classes can introduce you to other people who are interested in crafts. It's often a big step toward making crochet a more important part of your life. When you surround yourself with people who have similar interests, it's a lot easier to devote more time to your hobbies. Also, these people make great resources that can help you discover other crafty ideas.
4. Learn Crochet Language From Books

 When you have the basic of crochet but want to challenge yourself to make more complicated patterns, you should learn the language of crochet so you can read patterns and charts without having to refer to a video or picture.

 You can find loads of information online on how to read patterns and understand the meaning of abbreviations in crochet. If you want to upgrade your skills, you should really consider buying yourself a crochet book for beginner. Believe me it will help  you tremendously, in understanding how to write patterns correctly.  After all that hard work on learning how to crochet you should treat yourself  by buying a good crochet book. 


5. Join Crochet Groups on Facebook

 Depending on where you live, you may not have easy access to a crochet design class. If so, you should consider joining a crochet group on Facebook. It's not the same as attending a class, but it's very close. Believe it or not, there are thousands of Facebook groups mainly for crochet design. This means you will need to narrow your options to choose one that fits your needs.

 Some of the groups are private, so you can join them without worrying about your privacy. You can’t know what members are posting unless you join the group. 

 For public groups, go through recent posts to see which ones feel good to you. There is so much diversity out there that you don’t have to compromise. If one group doesn’t work, you can always find another one that matches your skills and personality better.

 There is always something new to learn about crocheting. With these resources, you can keep improving your designs and expand your horizons. Now step up your game and use the information to design your own patterns.

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About The Author
 Rachel Stinson has always had a knack for writing, food, fashion, and places. Blogging has combined all four for her with an added bonus of enthusiastic audiences. She expertly analyzes real estates, restaurants and online fashion stores with respect to pricing and people involved and can express her opinions in an unhesitant, engaging manner for all matters. 



Hello everyone, it's been a while since I posted my last design and finally as requested, I made a crocheted sweater and this is the outcome. 

I wanted to make a sweater that looks like a knitted sweater and this is the best design that I came up with. Honestly, I am not a good knitter but I really love the stitches created by knitting and the closest stitch we can use in crochet to create the knit-like stitch are single crochet and slip stitch. I know it feels like forever to finish a project using single crochet or slip stitch but trust me it will worth all your hard work^^

~If you don’t understand any part of this pattern, please refer to the  video tutorial on my YouTube channel~

You can buy the ads-free clean printable PDF version of this pattern here.


Size: (S/M, L/XL).

Yarn: Cotton acrylic worsted weight yarn. You can use any type of yarn you prefer. 
Approximately (700, 900) grams~.

Hook: 6.5 mm or any size needed to obtain gauge.


Gauge: 7 rows of 10 sc = 3” x 2” inch

Stitches used: Chain stitch (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), reverse single crochet (rsc), half double crochet (hdc), sc2tog (single crochet two together).

Abbreviation: Wrong side (WS), right side (RS), back loop only (BLO), stitches (sts), space (sp), next (nxt), yarn over (yo).

Instructions:
Direction in parentheses are for (S/M, L/XL).
Size
Length
Bust
Shoulder
Sleeve
S/M
22/24.5 in
48 in
9.5 in
14.5 in
L/XL
27/29.5 in
55 in
10.5 in
14.5 in

Size
Length
Right shoulder
Neck
( dec, mid, inc)
Left shoulder
 Sleeve
S/M
Ch (80/90)+1
30 rows
(13, 4, 13)= 30 rows
30 rows
40 rows
L/XL
Ch (100/110)+1
34 rows
(15, 4, 15)= 34 rows
34 rows
60 rows

Body
Part 1: Front

Foundation chain:
Make a slip knot and ch (80/90, 100/110) + 1, or as long as you want your sweater to be. Multiples of 10 + 1 turning chain.

Row 1(RS):
Sc in the second ch from hook and in each ch across. Total (80/90, 100/110) sc.

Row 2-(30, 34): 
Sc in the back loop only (BLO) of each stitches across, ch 1, turn.

Total (30, 34) rows.

 You can simply adjust how big you want your sweater by making less or more rows.

Now we are going to decrease the number of sts to shape the neck on the nxt (13, 15) rows.

Row (31, 35): 
Sc2tog in BLO of nxt 2 sts, sc in the BLO across, ch 1, turn. Total (79/89, 99/109) sts.

Row (32, 36): 
Sc in the BLO of the nxt (77, 97) sts across, sc2tog in the BLO of last 2 sts, ch 1, turn. Total (78/88, 98/108) sts.

Row (33, 37)-(43, 49): 
Repeat row (31, 35)- row (32,36) alternately. Last row you should get (67/77, 85/95) sts.

Total (13, 15) rows of decrease.

Continue on the next (4, 4) rows without decreasing.

Row (44, 50)-(47, 53): 
Sc in the BLO across, ch 1, turn. Total (67/77, 85/95) sts.

Now we are going to increase the number of sts on the nxt (13, 15) rows.

Row (48, 54): 
Sc in the BLO across until 1 st left, 2 sc in the BLO of last st, ch 1, turn.

Row (49, 55): 
2 sc in the BLO of first st, sc in the BLO across, ch 1, turn.

Row (50, 56)-(60, 68):
Repeat row (48, 54)- row (49, 55) alternately. Last row you should get (80/90, 100/110) sts.

Total (13, 15) rows of increase.

Continue on the nxt (30, 34) rows without increase.

Row (61, 69)-(90, 102): 
Sc in the BLO across, ch 1, turn. Total (80/90, 100/110) sts.

Continue to make 1 sc in each row along the shoulder and neck.
Ch 1, fasten off.

Part 2: Back

Now continue to make the back exactly like the front part except for the neck, make (3, 5) rows of decrease, (24, 24) even rows, and (3, 5) rows of increase.

With both parts facing each other on the right side, join left shoulder with sc, sc in each row along the neck, and continue to join the right shoulder with sc.

Sleeves (Make 2)

Foundation chain:
Make a slip knot and ch (56,56).

Row 1(RS): 
Sl st in the second ch from hook and in the nxt 14 ch, sc in each ch across, ch 2, turn. Total (15, 15) sl st, (40, 40) sc.

Row 2(WS): 
Hdc in the BLO of nxt (10, 10) sts, sc in the BLO of nxt (30, 30) sts, sl st in the BLO of nxt (15, 15) sts, ch 1,  turn. 
Total (10, 10) hdc, (30, 30) sc, (15, 15) sl st.

Row 3: 
Sl st in the BLO of nxt 15 sts, sc in the BLO across, ch 2, turn. 
Total (15, 15) sl st, (40, 40) sc.

Row 4-(40, 60): 
Repeat row 2-3 alternately.

Total (40, 60) rows.

Now facing the RS, fold the sleeve into the WS and continue to join with sl st. Ch 1, fasten off.

You can also sew with tapestry needle or any other method you prefer.

Continue to join the sleeve with the body.

Join the sleeve around with (30, 45) sts each side on the front and back side seam and one st in the middle that joins the front and back shoulder.

Please refer to the video tutorial on how to join the sleeve with the body.

After joining the sleeve, continue to join the side seam together.

Make another sleeve and join like the first sleeve.

Neck edging:

Join yarn with a knot, ch 1, sc in each sts around, join with sl st in the first st.

Ch 1, rsc in each of the sts around, join yarn in the first ch 1.

Sc in each of the nxt 2 loops created by rsc around, join with sl st in the first st. Ch 2, Fasten off.

Bottom edging:

Join yarn with a knot, ch 1, *skip 2 rows and sc in the ribbed*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st in the first st.

Ch 1, rsc in each of the sts around, join yarn in the first ch 1.

Sc in each of the 2 loops created by rsc around, join with sl st in the first st. Ch 2, fasten off. Weave in ends.

And you’re done. 

Yippie :)







This pattern is actually just a modification of my Easy & Quick Crochet Top, minus the ribbed effect and strap. I tweaked the design into a halter style and open back corset so you can easily adjust the pattern to fit you perfectly.

You can wear this pattern as a bikini top or make it longer to suit your style.

~If you don’t understand any part of this pattern, please refer to the video tutorial on my YouTube channel~


You can buy the ads-free clean printable PDF version of this pattern here.


Yarn:
 Blended sport weight yarn. You can use any type of yarn you prefer. Approximately 50g.

Hook:
 3.5 mm or any size needed to obtain gauge.

Gauge:
 2 rows of 10 dc  = 2.0 x 1.0 inch.

Stitches used: 
Chain stitch (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc).

Abbreviation: 
Stitches (sts), stitch (st), space (sp), next (nxt).
Size
Back-Rows Left & Right
Cup-Pairs of Rows (Left & Right)
XS/S
12
5
S/M
14
6
L/XL
16
7
XL/XXL
18
8

Instructions
Size: S/M

Foundation chain:
Make a slip knot and ch 25 or as long as you want your top to be.

Row 1:
Hdc in 3rd chain from hook and across, ch 2, turn.

Row 2 - 14: 
Ch 2, turn your work and hdc in each sts across. Total 14 rows of hdc for the back.

For bigger size add a few more rows until row 16/18.

Now we are going to shape the cup and increase the number of stitches.

Row 15: 
Ch 4, hdc in 3rd and 4th ch from hook, hdc in each sts across.

Row 16: 
Ch 2, turn, hdc in each sts across.

Row 15 and 16 will be counted as the first pair of rows with the same height. Continue with the increase and make 5 more pairs of row with the same height from row 17-26.

Row 17-26: 
Repeat the pattern on row 15-16 alternately.

Continue to make the string:
Ch 100, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and across.

After you sl st in the last chain, continue to hdc in each sts on row 27.

Row 27: 
Hdc in each sts across.

Row 28-29: 
Ch 2, turn your work and hdc in each sts across.

Now we are going to decrease the number of stitches.

Row 30: 
Ch 2, turn , hdc in each sts across untill 2 sts remain.

Row 31: 
Ch 2, turn your work and hdc in each sts across.

Row 32-39: 
Repeat the pattern on row 30-31 alternately.

Now we have 6 pairs of increase on the left side and 6 pairs of decrease on the right side.

If you want to make this top in bigger size just add a few pairs of increase and decrease on both side.

Row 40 divides the first and second cup. Start to increase on row 41.

Row 40: 
Ch 2, turn , hdc in each sts across untill 2 sts remain.

Row 41-65: 
Repeat the steps from row 15-39 to shape the second cup.

Continue to make hdc on the next 14 rows for the back.

Row 66-79: 
Ch 2, turn your work and hdc in each sts across.

Now we are going to make the holes for the string.
Ch 2, turn, hdc in nxt st, *ch 1, skip nxt st, hdc in the nxt 5 sts*, ch 1, skip nxt st, hdc in the nxt 6 sts, repeat * to *, ch 1, skip nxt st, hdc in last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn, sc in each sts across.

Continue at the base of the top.
Ch 2, hdc in each of the hdc spaces along the base of the top.

Continue to make the holes for the other side.
Ch 2, hdc in nxt 2 sts, *ch 1, skip nxt st, hdc in the nxt 5 sts*, ch 1, skip nxt st, hdc in the nxt 6 sts, repeat * to *, ch 1, skip nxt st, hdc in last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn, sc in each sts across. Ch 1, fasten off.

Make the string for the corset.
Ch 250 and make a chain. If you want your string to be thicker, sl st or sc along the chain. Tie a knot at both ends.

Weave in ends.

Insert the string in zig zag style.

And we’re done. 
Yippie :)

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