Finally!!

So the shrug I made for my friend's daughter needs a slight alteration and I brought it home. I figured while I had it here I'd have my daughter model it so I could show the back! I need to close up the arms a little bit more so it doesn't slip off her shoulders but I'm so happy with how it turned out. I'll have to write up the pattern and then I'll post it for anyone who'd like to test it for me.

The shrug isn't blocked, but it still looks good. I really like this stitch pattern, I think I'll try to figure out how to work it to a point and make a summery shawl. Oh the possibilities are endless!

Finally a pic!

So I posted a while back that I had finished the shrug, but I didn't have any pics to post. I finally got a picture of the shrug on the little girl I made it for. I wish I had a back pic, but she's cute so a front will do :)

It was so cute, when she saw it she said "oooo, it's sooo beautiful"! I guess we have a winner here. One day I might finish typing up the pattern and put it up to be tested.

Toddler shrug

So my friend and I were having a conversation a few weeks ago about the difference between crochet and knitting. She's recently learned to knit but doesn't crochet and I have been crocheting for years, but couldn't knit to save my life.  Anyhow, she mentioned that she'd really like a shrug for her daughter but would like it crocheted because it seems easier to get a "lacy" look with crochet. I decided to take on the project. I haven't made a shrug in years. I looked around through all of my pattern books and tons of patterns online and just didn't find one I liked so I decided to try and design one myself.

This book has been invaluable in helping me figure out what I wanted to do. I really like the net stitch when I want to give something that light and lacy look, but since this was going to be for a toddler I wanted it to be just a bit more sturdy so on page 34 I found directions for the "Lily Net Stitch". The back panel turned out beautiful.

I'll also be adding some ribbed cuffs with a picot edge and I think once I get the arms sewn up I'll do a picot edge around the opening. Writing a pattern is a lot more work than I thought it would be. I have crossed out and frogged so many times I almost gave up on writing it. Once it's done I'll post it here and on Ravelry.com for people to test it for me.