tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post4057609920316988915..comments2024-03-22T07:18:18.281+10:30Comments on Lupey Loops: Belcarra BeginningsJodiebodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-43243801731254482022014-08-25T20:31:06.440+09:302014-08-25T20:31:06.440+09:30Welcome Ingrid,
There is a certain freedom in bei...Welcome Ingrid,<br /><br />There is a certain freedom in being able to make things up as you crochet. I do enjoy that process of discovery and creativity too. Some people can work from patterns to the letter but find themselves "all at sea" when it comes to making something up from scratch. Everybody has their own strengths.<br /><br />Swatching and preparing to make a garment should not be as complicated as it turned out for me but there were many reasons for it this time: partly the yarn rating in the pattern may not have matched the yarn properly, I was fighting fatigue and not totally focussed in the important planning stages, resulting in a "tension headache"! <br /><br />These posts are documenting all the silly errors and thoughts that arose from that experience to remind me for next time! :-)<br /><br />I am making good progress with my cardigan and learning lots along the way. More pictures soon.<br />Cheers, <br />Jodie :-)<br />Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-52799334832460282342014-08-25T20:22:50.076+09:302014-08-25T20:22:50.076+09:30Oh dear! You should not feel intimidated by a swat...Oh dear! You should not feel intimidated by a swatch or the making of one (or three (or six like me!)).<br /><br />I hope I haven't made it look more complicated than it is. The basics are simple. <br /><br />Using the pattern's recommended yarn, work a swatch of a decent size (at least 10 x 10 cm) in the stitch pattern recommended with the recommended hook size. Then compare the pattern's recommended gauge/tension with your own swatch.<br /><br />If you have too many stitches per cm/inch (i.e., your stitches are too small), you need to change to a bigger hook.<br />If you don't have enough stitches per cm/inch (i.e., your stitches are too big), you need to change to a smaller hook.<br />If your gauge matches but the fabric is not what you like...then change to a different yarn!<br />If the fabric is too stiff, substitute a finer yarn; if too floppy or lacy, substitute a thicker yarn.<br /><br />That's the simple way. My project was complicated by the fact that I didn't have anything like the correct yarn in the first place and so needed to change the gauge entirely to get the fabric drape I wanted.Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-78737678353199671512014-08-24T18:27:38.319+09:302014-08-24T18:27:38.319+09:30Hello Jodie,
Thanks for your lovely kind comments...Hello Jodie,<br /><br />Thanks for your lovely kind comments on my new blog! So here I am, visiting you in turn! Wow, the above post seems very informative, I must admit my own kind of working sometimes is a bit impatient, I often start without an actual swatch! However, I can see if the amount of stitches is right or wrong after a few rows. This is because so far I have been making up things as I went along and only this summer have started to follow patterns!!! But of course being a bit more methodical makes sense if the size is important.<br /><br />Love that purple colour!!!<br />Looking forward to seeing your project progressing!<br />Have a nice week ahead!<br />Ingrid xxIngrid K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10141647083619348121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-18796688340468611372014-08-23T20:51:29.700+09:302014-08-23T20:51:29.700+09:30Thank you for sharing!
Swatching is one of the thi...Thank you for sharing!<br />Swatching is one of the things that is still intimidating to me, and more often than not I'm just too lazy.<br />But for garments it is absolutely necessary, so I'll save this for future reference!<br /><br />One Badass Motherhttp://www.onebadassmother.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-63680167642010454502014-08-23T12:40:50.640+09:302014-08-23T12:40:50.640+09:30Don't be scared, Amber!
Precisely what is it...Don't be scared, Amber! <br />Precisely what is it that worries you:<br />- measuring and fit?<br />- construction and sewing?<br />- something else?<br />My suggestion is to start simply and/or start small.<br />This will help you to understand the basic concepts without a big commitment of time or expense.<br />I will post some more ideas in a separate post soon.<br />Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-74498224833493890272014-08-23T02:00:20.503+09:302014-08-23T02:00:20.503+09:30The colour you're using is so pretty, love it!...The colour you're using is so pretty, love it! <br /><br />I've also been scared to do actual big clothes like sweaters, but one day.. One day I'll be brave enough ;) Can't wait to see how your cardigan is going to look when it's finished!<br /><br />Amberhttp://www.woolbunnies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-78611057193831095322014-08-22T12:28:28.166+09:302014-08-22T12:28:28.166+09:30Groeten uit Australië, Annemarie!
Ik wou dat Maaik...Groeten uit Australië, Annemarie!<br />Ik wou dat Maaike's boek in de winkels hier was. Dan zal ik dat boek kopen om iets van Hollandse haken op mijn boekenkast te hebben.<br />Ik heb ook een voorgevoel van een leuk boek met jouw naam daarop! :-)<br />I also hope my Dutch makes sense! Ik heb vielen woorden vergeten, hoor! <br />I do hope you get to see your ideas in print. I, too, have some book ideas but have a lot of work to do before they are ready to be published.<br />A toast to future enterprise - cheers! Thank you for taking the time to visit Lupey Loops.Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-89539836989862532322014-08-22T11:56:06.048+09:302014-08-22T11:56:06.048+09:30Thanks, Anne. It isn't *that* much work. It ju...Thanks, Anne. It isn't *that* much work. It just looks like a lot because I have included extra calculations for people who like to work in inches. <br /><br />I work in cm most of the time except my blocking board grid is in inches! If I wasn't posting the maths on the blog, I wouldn't have done the imperial calculations at all. <br /><br />The swatch stage felt like a lot of work because I kept putting them down and coming back to them in between other things so my mind wasn't very focussed on the swatches. Normally, when I am testing my tension, I do it at once with no other distractions.<br /><br />I tried to include a lot of detail in my explanation because that is what I appreciated when I was first learning to work these things out. I am hoping that future posts about garments will be more streamlined, possibly in note form instead of prose.<br /><br />I do appreciate your encouragement and don't let my complications put you off garments. If you can fit into a standard size and have the right yarn/gauge, you won't need to make any pattern adjustments at all - just grab your hook and go! :-)Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-67870979508805241842014-08-21T17:05:46.442+09:302014-08-21T17:05:46.442+09:30That looks great already! So much work though (the...That looks great already! So much work though (the reason why I didn't dare to make clothing so far...)! Looking forward to see the finished product!<br /><br />Take care<br />AnneAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04245498764155066221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-38540832856383017192014-08-21T03:37:35.734+09:302014-08-21T03:37:35.734+09:30Hi! I just wanted to thank you for your lovely swe...Hi! I just wanted to thank you for your lovely sweet comment on my blog about the book Maaike made (to make a long story short :-)). Yes, the original idea is still there, so maybe somewhere in future I'll end up making my own book. :-) Have a lovely day! Best wishes from Holland, AnnemarieAnnemarie's Haakbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351864227956554592noreply@blogger.com