Hoping to avoid klutzness ..

/ MR

Sorry to everyone who’s bored shitless by my going on about crocheting sweaters; but as it’s currently obsessing me – both the problem and any solutions – I am triggered to keep posting about it. You may pray this solution works, so that I will shut my face on the topic !

By happenstance I found a lady who sells wigs mostly (but also crochets) on YouTube talking on A Very Timely Topic –

How to Design a Crochet V-Neck Sweater | Make It Your Own Design Series

and fell upon it with huge relief. Watched the entire thing and finally grasped how it can actually be done. Very, very simple, team ..

One creates a large-ish swatch (i.e., test piece) of crochet in a stitch one would like to use for a sweater and a relevant hook. Any yarn, any hook: it’s the swatch that sets the standard. Then one measures 10cm X 10cm within the swatch, counting how many stitches (horizontal measure) there are therein and how many rows (vertical measure) and writes ’em down.

One takes certain measurements off oneself – or should that be ‘on’ ?? Anyway, these are upper arm and bazoomas since these are the biggest measurement for sleeves and for body, and also desired length. Neckline depth ditto.

And it’s possible I need say nothing more, because you get it, right ? – it’s just maths from now on !

In the sketch above, I’m doing both back and front in the one long rectangle, not two separate panels.

Please add me to your nightly prayers, OK ? –  know you do ’em coz I do, regular. Well, maybe rather than adding ME, add my latest crocheting effort. When I go to heaven I’m going to ask God if you did, so mind ..! [grin]

18 thoughts on “Hoping to avoid klutzness ..”

  2. I admire your persistence MR. And wish you luck. No doubt you will report your progress – I tease when I say that, because I really want you to.

    And of course you are in my prayers EVERY night – or, would be, if I prayed 😉

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  5. Well, I’ll be your praying blogging friend, M-R! And you have me gasping at all that math. It is logical, but I give you full credit for understanding it as well as you do. Now we’ll see how you next implement this knowledge and crochet up a storm! 🙂

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  8. I had to laugh as I scrolled down and encountered that illustration. It looks just like me!
    (I’ve been working backwards on comments here today, because prior to this post I had commented, and from here forward I received no notifications. I think WordPress messed up my notifications as well as comments. Or maybe I’m just getting old and confused … )

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    • You’re not old, Colorado ! – you have many years left in you. I have spoken ! 😀
      Ah, the ‘model’, eh ? – I wish it looked like me, mate ! But no, it’s a total lie: I was just trying to indicate that I’m no sylph. In fact I have the world’s worst tits – like an Aboriginal woman’s, they are. And my skeleton is so crooked that I have almost no waist.
      I tell you, I am the most frightful shape you’ve ever seen – and the 30kg loss only made things WORSE !! Not fair, not fair !!
      –WHINGE OVER–

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Go on - you can say it. :)