A crochet skirt made of space dyed yarn

I came across this gorgeous pattern on Ravelry and immediately decided to make it. I've got 3 balls of space dyed woolen yarn I bought from the talented girl (little crab yarn) and before that I hadn't really known what to do with them. They were finally somewhere to go!

what it looks like on me

what it looks like laying flat

what the original design (D&G2013) looks like

what the crochet pattern looks like

I'm quite happy with how it turns out. It took almost exactly 3 balls. I repeated the part where the pattern requires, and also repeated the big flowers (Line 4-10) at last. The skirt finally comes a bit big, and doesn't really need a zipper or buttons. I made it a flat piece and this turned out to be a little mistake for colourful yarns like this - the seam will never look natural when sewn together! My mother later started to make a black one and I asked her to crochet rounds instead of the flat piece. Her black yarn looks great as the skirt. She hasn't finished it because the yarn ran out, and she will continue when she's back home.

This skirt now is sometimes worn by me at home as a poncho. Because it contains some cashmere it's quite warm! I might wear it some day out for a yoga or pilates class. After all, that was why I decided to make this skirt at the beginning!

Working on the Flower Power shawl / a 1930s crochet pattern book

So this is how the shawl's like right now - I'm still working on it. The flowers from a different kind of mohair yarns seem a bit too overwhelming, but let's wait until I finish the whole thing. Maybe adding a trim will balance the heaviness of the thicker yarn's texture.

I bought a booklet for crocheting dressing jackets from eBay last week, as well as a Madame Weigel's sewing pattern. Both are from the 1930s. The above are the crochet jackets which I'd say are stylish enough for today's wearing out! I asked my hubby to scan the booklet for me, and once it's ready, I will put the patterns on Etsy. So you can expect to make these beautiful blouses!

The sewing pattern's style reminds me of a dress from my friend Jennifer's shop. Here's the comparison:

Both have complicated yet very pretty pleats. The fabric of the dress on the right makes the dress even more feminine! You can go to Jennifer's EadoVintage store to purchase the dress if you can't fight the urge to own it (it's very difficult for me not to buy it)!

Back to my crochet project... I hope I can finish the shawl within this week if my babies allow! Since my mother's not very keen in wearing a floral shawl, it's possible I might put it in my store and sell it. But let's see what it will turn out to be next week.