So I have been working harder than a worker bee to finish the cardi wrap. For those of you sitting on edge of your seat, I did get the wrap to my aunt before the 12th. This is just a summary post.
For the sleeve, I continued with the vanilla edging. Also, I mentioned the different notes I wrote out for the sleeve, well they came out perfect. The width of the sleeve was just as called for in the pattern.
I probably could have done with more blocking, but figured it would unblock in the mail. So I gave my aunt detailed instructions on how to make it pretty on her end.
Sadly I didn't get a chance to take pictures of myself in the wrap before I shipped it off.
Pattern: Hairpin Lace Cardi Wrap from Stitch Diva
Yarn: Lion Brand Micro Spun in Lilac and accents in French Vanilla
Notes: Microspun likes to unravel and split. This wasn't a big problem on the loom, but I noticed a few strands managed to work their way free when I was crocheting the different strips together. A side note on this, before I wove in the ends, I made sure to tie a small knot at the tip of the end of yarn. This prevented the yarn from unraveling, hid the ends better, and kept the ends worked into the lace better.
The only changes I made to the pattern was to increase or decrease the width of the strips to 1/2" incraments as my loom didn't have a 1/4" width. This worked out perfect, if I decerased to, say, 2" from 2 1/4" on one strip, I would increase to 2 1/2" from 2 1/4" on the one above or below it. That was the combined width of the two strips together was still 4 1/2". I did this for the sleeves, with the added alteration of changeing the # of loops at a certain width. You can read my notes on the sleeve alterations in the previous posts on this project.
I can't wait to purchase and try the skirt! I am also looking forward to the free pattern coming out in Interweaves Crochet magazine!
Pattern well done, Jennifer Hansen.
As a P.S. to this entry, I had to give this pattern to my aunt, as her name from her first marriage was Jennifer Hansen! What a quink-a-dink!