Yes! it’s the Spiderdream top I made for myself all finished.
In the end I used all but 5g of the 250g, 1000m cake of yarn.
The one on the left – why take another photo!
If anything, I preferred the feel of the Hobbii yarn over the Scheepjes Whirl (both cotton and acrylic mix). However as I got into the green part of the cake I found the yarn was increasingly coming out in chunks that tangled easily and in the end I spent a crazy amount of time having to untangle the yarn as I approached the blue part. I don’t remember that sort of problem with the Whirl.
The pattern officially ends sooner than my version and I might have had enough yarn for the normal version if I had used the other 100% cotton yarn, in the photo on the right, which only runs to 800m. I do prefer the look of the garment with an extra frilly section.
When I had finished the last round of the final part, I was not very happy to find that the last round was blue/purple mix for one half and fully purple for the other half.
My most accurate calculation suggested that if I tried to do an extra round with the purple I would run out a little way before the end, so I compromised and worked a round of dcs (US-scs)
and I actually quite liked the more finished look that it created.
I decided that photographing myself in the mirror as I have done recently would not work so well for this garment and so went back to the camera on the windowsill method.
Here I share a few different views.
Full length.
The Front.
The Back.
The shorter side – I am wearing it this way round but you can wear it the other way so I won’t call it right side.
The longer side. I really enjoyed wearing it and when I had finished the photographs didn’t want to take it off. However Summer does seem to have finally ended so I will have to pack it away for next year.
Very YOU!
Don’t pack it away – we will have an Indian Summer later in the month and a lightweight jumper or long-sleeved T-shirt could be worn under it.
It is far too good to be put away. 🙂
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Yes, I do have some long sleeved cotton lockknit jumpers. In fact I am wearing one today under a woolly top.
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Oh wow, it’s beautiful and suits you so well. It’s very flattering too 😃
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I’ve always liked flowing fluid garments.
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It is absolutely stunning- turn the heating up and keep wearing it.
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Heating? What heating|? The temperature is a bit allover the place. I was too hot in bed last night. Maybe I will get a few opportunities to wear it but it does scream “summer!”
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I think it’s absolutely gorgeous, and looks perfect over your white t-shirt. Is the pattern as complicated as it looks?
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The pattern is not complicated in that it uses mostly trebles and chains. There are charts as well as written instructions and I did find I needed to refer to both. The only tricky part is that you have to work out the sizing for your self and of course if you are using a graduated yarn it is hard to judge whether you will need it all. Having made one for my daughter I did know not to increase for the part where I would be joining up the side for a flat seam.
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What a fabulous top. You can still wear it over something on chillier days. A breath of colour on this dull days 🌈
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It really is a top for going out and looking pretty but I don’t do that much these days . 😦
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With a top like that you should more often ☺
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If it wasn’t for the present situation and being older……………………..
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It’s beautiful and really suits you.
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Thank you! I am very happy with how it has turned out.
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So beautiful!
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Thank you! I knew I would like a rainbow one. 🙂
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A very happy top! 😃
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Yes, there is something about rainbow colours that is uplifting! 🙂
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