I love crochet for warm weather wearables. It usually has lots of holes for coolness and lends itself to natural yarns such as cotton, linen, silk, bamboo and rayon...all good fibers for the summer. The above top is made with a rayon/nylon yarn which gives it a bit of shine. The other items I crocheted to wear at the convention are at the end of this post.....a dress and a top that is knitted on the front and crocheted on the back (you can probably guess which side was more popular here!)
The theme of the convention was the pineapple, which is also a symbol of welcome in S Carolina. There is a crochet motif called the pineapple which you can see in the purple shawl and one of the emcees at the fashion show had actually crocheted herself a "pineapple dress"!
I hope to be back next month with scenes from a KNITTING show.....my needles are already flying to have some special things to wear to that!
That has to be Lily Chin in the pineapple dress. She always does the most amazing designs for the knitting and crocheting conventions. Luv the pics and your creations. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYep, it was Lily....took a great class from her too. Thanks for commenting!
DeleteOH WOW!d I didn't even know about these conventions! Thanks for sharing, and, as always, your work is lovely!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Next year's Crochet Guild convention will be in Chicago. Lots of great classes and yarn market.
DeleteThat pineapple dress is hysterical! A crochet convention? Who knew?! It looks like you are having so much fun, Peggy! The outfits you made are interesting and fun! I particularly love how you've combined a knitted front with a crocheted back. What a great idea!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear from you. This was the last year the national Knitting and Crochet guilds will hold their conventions together...a parting do needless and hookers!
DeleteLoved all the pictures & ideas . This gives me inspiration to up my crochet game from afghans to much ,much more !
ReplyDeleteYep, they made the comment many times that crochet is so much more about clothes now! Go for it!
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