Fairy Glass Cardigan - Begun May 25, 2025
I don't usually make things when I crochet.
I like to crochet simple stitches to
relax and disconnect my brain,
but I've been hankering for a bit of a challenge.
This pattern has diagrams which I've never used before.
I'm beginning to post about my projects
in the middle, but you've got to start from
where you are. This project is 3/4 of the way done.
I'll update this post as I go along with links to
videos I make or any other links about it.
FYI - I rarely follow instructions as written.
I'm making the XXXL size.
I like using natural fibers, but since this is
a first, I'm using acrylic to keep the cost down.
I'm using Caron Simply Soft in Harvest Red.
It is very soft yarn. I think I'll need at least 10 skeins of
Medium #4, 6 oz., 315 yards each.
The pattern calls for a #2 wool.
I'm using a 5mm / H8 crochet hook.
The pattern calls for a 3.5 mm/E4.
I'm not going to do detailed instruction videos
because someone else already did.
Check out Kiwi's Crochet Corner for 7 videos.
Following along with her made this so much easier.
Some other things:
Use stitch markers. They really make life easier.
You can use all kinds of things,
like safety pins, yarn, or find your favorites.
These are mine. They are everywhere and in all kinds of colors.
I compartmentalize everything.
Each type of project I work on has a different type of home.
Crochet lives in the white laundry basket.
Yarn bowls are so pretty
but I haven't found one I consider practical.
They are usually too small and too heavy.
I like a small trash can with handle holes.
And finally, the tool kit.
This little metal tin came in some sort of kit
but I no longer know exactly which,
but they are all over, too,
as a google reverse image search showed me.
