After completing this project, I knew the reason why fashion designers and crocheters have so many unfinished product piled up somewhere in their work space. Starting a project is one thing and finishing up is another thing.
Edited on canva
On Monday, I shared this post with you all, showing my progress on this heart cut out top and I also stated what parts were remaining. I honestly housed the thought of keeping it as a vest; if it was mine, I probably would have.
After much lollygagging and procrastinating, I finally finished the top. Lectures have been really tiring these days and combining crocheting and lectures can be a really tough thing to do. Nevertheless, I'm still persistent:).
There were two major parts that held this top from the final result; the sleeves and the neckline. Like I mentioned in the previous post, my sister gave specifications and I worked with those specifications. She wanted short sleeves and that is what I made for her.
For the sleeves, I alternated single crochet stitches and half double crochet stitches. I continued alternating for eight rows. By the end of the eight row, I chained two and started making the ribbing stitch. For the ribbing effect, I made two rows of front post and back post stitches. Over the months, I've grown to like this stitch very much.
The neckline was really wide and without form. In the past, I've had issues with necklines. By issues, I mean–I have made necklines that couldn't even fit through my head. It can be devastating to have to loosen a part of a clothe just because of the neckline. However, I was really careful this time.
Front View
I went round the neckline with single crochet stitches first. At the end, I did a slip stitch to secure and after that, I started making the rows of ribbing stitches. During this process, I couldn't help but wonder how a turtleneck top would look if I used this ribbing stitch to make the neck part.
Back View
With that, I came to the end of my heart cut out top. I stitched in all my loose ends using a darning needle and heaved a sigh of relief. I haven't shown the design to my sister yet and I'm really eager to do so. I wonder what her reaction would be. In the end, I hope she likes it.
How about you? What do you think of the end product? Was it what your expected or it's below your expectations?
Until next time, remain creative
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