So here is a picture of the bolero I finished sometime, ages ago.
pretty bolero on my pretty back
I sweated, and bled, and trundled through this harrowing pattern, from stitch n’ bitch crochet, and conquered. Victoriously, I wore the intricate little thing to work, and basked in the light of everyone’s deep admiration and awe. Upon removing it at the end of the day, I discovered that on the underside of the arms, where the front attaches to the back, below the sleeves, my hard work had already begun to unravel! I frantically attempted resuscitation, but it was too late. I left it on my shelf for a few weeks, before pulling it all apart in a fit of self-acceptance and confrontation. I thought the connection was sort of weak when i was making it, but assumed the addition of the sleeves might save things. Well, this was not the case. Whether it was just the nature of the pattern, or the weight of the yarn I chose, I do not know. But in the future, I will take care to reinforce that area. And yes, I plan to make another one in the future, probably with different yarn, as banging out the same thing over again is not exactly the appeal of crochet for me.
But, I have decided to use the yarn I took out to finally start the Temair Throw pattern I purchased from lion brand yarn. It is a collection of different sized circular, flower-shaped things which are then sewn together with tassels! I’ve only done two so far, but am pretty excited.
