crochet dress

Sunflower dress

Hi!!!

It was almost a year since I made this small summer dress just in time for my summer getaway drew a sketch of the dress and got inspired to make the stitch for the sunflower motif

Concept Design / Sketch of the Sunflower Dress

Disclaimer, I have a notebook with already builtin drawing of tiny girls in poses, so do not get mislead that I know how to draw croquis!

Anyways, so after crocheting 3 layers of the floral motif in pale yellow with leaves in blue green hues, I decided to crochet the top layer in white just so to emphasize the design below but still using the same motif.

Next layer of motifs in white

Then the rest of the body is done in ch mesh i made sure that i partitioned the stitches in parts where there would be ‘folds’ and stretches because of the upper body’s curves.

Upper mesh

Then i filled in the gaps by just crocheting dc’s in between

Filling in the gaps

Then continue crocheting the upper part to form the upper part. A little shaping for the sleeves and the neckline Ohh… some small florets for the neckline and voila

Tada! the sunflower dress

I added some tassels below the hemline just for a little flirty look. And because I am not a pretty model, I imported my husband’s cousin to model the dress for me and it looked so pretty. well, she is so pretty 😀

: Sunflower Dress

: Sunflower Dress

: Sunflower Dress

Dresses and Crochet

I have attempted to crochet dress from the past, none actually reached the conclusion stage:

This woolen navy blue dress for example, I never finished this one because I can never wear it. Look how ambitious the design was. (1) Tube (2) Backless (3) Fitting

I was more into the design aspect of the dress, not into finishing it.

The resulting fabric was thick and heavy. Not really for the type of climate we have in the Philippines.

I am no longer that “thin” as I was before pregnancy, but I also am able to wear “fitted” dress as long as I will not exhale out! 😀

And then this one:

Black Stripes Crocheted Dress

Look how lazy I can get! Just the other sleeves and it’s done… I need motivation…

Blue dress

I think i was trying to create something to this effect.

When all I want is a flowing a-line dress.

I tried to create a wrap around dress with “corset effect” upfront –

Irish Pirate Dress

Didn’t go that well because the shoulders were too wide. I will have to redo that part..

And then this, finally.

Lacy Golden Dress

Which I have proudly worn in a wedding as I have shared in my previous post

Now I am trying to “create something” again… oh, i just hope this will turn out good and I would actually finish this. 😀

Orange WIP

Wear it proudly

When you have worked so hard for a project, the only possible ending you want to be is to wear it, and wear it proudly.

That is what I did last Sunday, February 10, 2013, during my friends’ wedding in Kawit Cavite. The wedding was magical, like almost all weddings, though theirs was akin to a romatic comedy movie, with lots of punchlines and funny stints, that made the whole event light and fun.

Glai, You did it!

This is my friend, Glai, who finally tied the knot after nine years of being in a relationship with Eio.

The maids of honor and the matron :)

This is me and my friends. They are all maids of honor of Glai, with the exception of me who is already married. I was wearing the golden dress I was raving for how many months since last year.

Golden dress

I finally succeeded in making the dress flowing and ruffled at the hemline, though the dress is a bit short (due to lack of patience)

I have sewn a chiffon of the same color as lining for the dress, so i can wear it more comfortably during the occassion.

Me and my family posing at the church’s entrance

I also wore a handmade lace headband:

Handmade lace Headband

I love my overall look and the fact that I was able to wear it in a memorable event.

This is me – wearing my creation: Happy and Proud

Lorelie in Golden Crocheted Dress

A company that dress up together, stays happier

Last Friday night was a fun experience for me and my colleagues. We found a chance to misbehave and just have fun. People went missing to finish costumes and the people left in the office did almost nothing but anticipate the coming party. Who would not be excited if it was a costume party? Everyone wanted to start the event as soon as possible to finally see everyone else costumes. The theme was United Nations Goes Bizarre. Everyone should represent a country and wear not-so-ordinary clothings.

I, for example, spent a number of nights crocheting. I would represent Ireland and I immediately thought of Irish crochet. I did spent nights learning Irish crochet, in vain, since I was not successful in creating an Irish Crochet clothing, but hey, crochet is still crochet so I am quite happy I was able to finish something in time for the Christmas Party.

Dandararan… Here’s the representative of United Nations:

Our HR generalist comes in with a scottish costume for Ireland:

Mr. Ireland

Our Branch Sys Admin comes with a funky jamaican get-up:

Mr. Jamaica

Ms. J. Gi – as the last viking princess of Scandinavia

Ms. Scandinavia

A very happy arab, he is!

Mr. Saudi Arabia

Queen Amidala pays a visit!

Ms. Mongolia

Whoa! The Irish Pirate Queen

Ms. Ireland

Ms. Palestine!

Ms. Palestine

The very artistic Roch – as Ms. Greece

Ms. Greece

Mr. Malaysia

Ms. Egypt

Three beauties from Ireland, India and Greece!

Ms. Ireland, Ms. India, Ms. Greece

Here comes alluring Ms. Africa!

Ms. Africa

Ms. Africa & Irish Crocheter

(note to self.. still finishing uploading)

Dressing up

I like making clothes and dressing up.

I dreamt of becoming a fashion model when I was young, but because of my very short stature, I shifted the dream to become a fashion designer or a fashion consultant. Amongst our circle, I usually give advice which clothes to wear or which accessories to use for an event. Sometimes, I even make them their own accessories on the fly. I really miss these times.

One of my favorite customer was a friend in college who loves dressing up too. She sometimes seeks my help to create the look she wants, but that was long ago.

My friend, Cris on a tribal inspired bling bling she asked me to make

I miss dressing people up, or helping them get dressed. Sometimes out of whim, we will parade on different clothes and make faces.

Then this year, I got lucky, nanay gave me a sewing machine to help me learn how to sew. I never really got the hang of it, but I’ll go there. It’s just not easy to insert sewing on my everyday tasks because sewing takes so much time and energy and concentration, and I am not an expert. But despite that, I was able to create three decent dresses, each differing on style:

The dresses I was able to make :)

I am really fortunate for having an extended family like nanay and tatay, for always supporting me and believing in what I can do.

Now, I am targeting to finish a crocheted dress, and I think, I am getting there…

Dress – work in progress, finishing the halter top

I am hooking up a crochet-as-you-go dress created from a lace weight yarn, I recently bought from a Turkey online store: http://yarn-paradise.com, during one of their promotions. The yarn is incredibly thin and light, perfect for a flowing halter dress I am imagining. Hopefully, I can create the dress I have been picturing in my mind.

Aja! Aja!

Ginantsilyo

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