11.10.2010

ShrUGH!

I was determined to finish my Acorn Shrug last Wednesday night but I ran out of yarn. When I stopped to pick some more up the next day, the violet yarn was completely sold out! I mean, the world was legitimately trying to sabotage my productivity. Though it began to look more and more like a throw, I pulled through & finished it off with some stripes from my yarn stash. And now for some photos...



It's so big and bulky & I LOVE IT!!

Just for fun, I crocheted a big bow which was supposed to go on the "lapel" but it would've been wayyy too busy. If I attach it to some elastic, I think it'll make a really cute chunky headband. Now back to my Parkahh! muslin ;)

17 comments:

  1. Thanks! For all the complaining I did, I'm actually really happy with it :D

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  2. This is absolutely beautiful, I love it! The color combination is perfect. I love it with the all black, but it would also look so cute with just jeans and a tee. Great job! :)

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  3. I can't believe you made this, it's fabulous!

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  4. Thanks Lexy :) I'm happy I ended up running out of yarn, it would have been so boring if it was all violet!!

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  5. It was such an easy pattern to work from, Elizabeth! If you know how to crochet, you should totally try it yourself :)

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  6. YES! You did SUCH an amazing job.
    Love the stripes, the yellow ones are my favorite. Hooray for happy mistakes!

    Isn't it just so cozy?

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  7. Thank you :D It totally worked out for the best! And the coziness factor is off the charts, so warmmm.

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  8. How long did you spend on it??!!! I would never have that kind of patience!
    Also, it looks gorgeous!

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  9. Oh, it took me a little over a month. I had to take a ton of breaks though because the pattern was so tedious. Late night movies and football games helped ;) and thanks lady, everything you make is wonderful!

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  10. Hey Jamie!

    How have I not seen your blog before? Love it! Love your acorn shrug, too! Great idea with the stripes! I've been working on my acorn shrug FOREVER and a million other yarn projects have bumped it time and again for the same reason, it's so tedious. Every time I measure it I'm like, seriously? it's not long enough yet? Anyway, love the blog and the pics. Nice to meet a fellow Chicago crafter!

    Beth
    http://bniel.blogspot.com

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  11. Hi Beth :) Thanks for your sweet comment! It really did take FOREVER, but I'm so happy I'm finally done. I feel like I've got the crochet bug, I hardly want to finish my sewing projects ;x Your mustard dress is insanely inspiring too!

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  12. It looks great and really snuggly. The stripes really look good.

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  13. Love the stripes, those really make it pop! I wanted to make this for my nieces, but using just one color seemed so blah, this is a great alternative. Happy crocheting!

    Tisha

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  14. love love love!! You are so talented! I just stumbled across your blog via a comment you made on BeautyFash and I'm loving what I'm reading so far :)

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  15. Thanks Ariana! I appreciate the support :)

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