Carnival is here, time to party, time to dance, time to wear fancy clothes.
Today I would like to show you a corset like tank top I made last summer.
My first idea was to create an oversize T- shirt and guess what...
I ran out of yarn.
So I finished front of my project and I thought I will just buy 2 more balls of yarn in one of my favourite online stores.
But guess what, this particular colour of Alize Diva silk effect was out of stock. White yarns, especially delicate, thin cotton and microfiber yarns are very popular during summer season, cause they are ideal for making light dresses, tunics, tops and all sort of lacy creations, including wedding accessories, so I wasn't very surprised, that I couldn't get a single ball of that darn pure white yarn anywhere.
Finally a friend of mine sent me a ball, so I could make something of it.
I never before tried filet crochet technique, but it's not difficult. It's like making pixel art of yarn and the patterns are very similar to those used for Cross stitch embroidery projects.
With regard to design, well, I had several ideas. I definitely wanted to use a skull motif. I made a few drawings of standard Jolly Roger and some things inspired by dias de los muertos (which I definitely want to use in some future projects).
The final result is a combitation of simplified skull design, hearts and spider web like upper part. The size of my tank top can be easily adjusted with the lace on the back.
I enjoyed crafting this piece and I learnt a couple of things, but I still want to make my oversize thingy and this time I will start from buying a proper amount of yarn.
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