Having taught myself how to do Tunisian crochet, I've been spending my summer making Carolyn Christmas' lovely Felicity Jacket. You can purchase this pattern on E-Bay -- Carolyn's daughter Whitney runs a store called Whitney's Whimsies which sells Carolyn's Easy Tunisian and Gourmet Crochet patterns. You can also often find them at Annie's Attic.
Finally finished: Photos 31 Jan 2007
I don't remember precisely when I finished this, but here's what it looks like: I wear it all the time. It's actually being shown on my dress form, which (obviously) I've edited out. It's a little too big for me, but I love it.
Update: 7 August 2006
I'm almost done! I've finished the entrelac trim around the center opening and bottom of the jacket, and there's only the trim to go on the collar.
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This photo shows the right front of the jacket, and the first bit of the collar. I really wish I'd done a practice swatch for this. As it is, the largest part of the entrelac taught me these lessons: 1. From what I can tell on "normal" Tunisian, folks are most likely to have a problem with the piece distorting on the right edge, because that's the part that gets jostled and stretched and abused the most as a row is worked. For these little triangles, though, the bit I have had to watch the most closely is the final loop into the edging. If I make that stitch as tight as I can, the entire appearance of the trim is more regular and stable. Alas I didn't realize that for most of the "main trim," so my triangles are a bit wobbly. Luckily the colors I'm using for the contrasting trim are close enough to the main yarn -- predominantly terra cotta -- that it doesn't show up much.] And I'm hoping that as the jacket is worn, everything with settle into a shape (go gravity) where the wobble doesn't show much. But if I was using yarns with more dramatic contrast I'd be frogging a lot. |
A closeup of the collar and top front right. I still have to do the final row of single crochet around the collar, and the cuffs. For the collar I did watch the looseness in my foundation triangles, and I did use a size M for the squares. I've cleverly photographed these shots to minimize the difference in appearance between the front and collar trims, but it will probably be more visible when I get the "it's done!" pictures together. I do like the way the collar looks better. |
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I'm using a boutique yarn blend from the ever-fabulous D.J. Runnels, E-Bay seller ID Life's an Expedition, called Toasted Coconut. All D.J.'s yarns are limited editions, and I don't think I left enough for anyone else to use the same, but she's got a spectacular eye for blending. This one's mostly cotton fibers.
Silver and copper -- one of my favorite color combinations -- how could I resist? Here's how it looks worked up into Tunisian simple stitch:
And here's the body of the jacket, which I finished last night.
Last modified: tbird 31 jan 2007