Comments on: Constructing with the Trellis Stitch http://crochetology.net/2009/09/constructing-with-the-trellis-stitch/ The art, pattern and language of crochet Sun, 13 May 2012 10:04:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fats http://crochetology.net/2009/09/constructing-with-the-trellis-stitch/comment-page-1/#comment-11172 fats Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:22:05 +0000 http://crochetology.net/?p=136#comment-11172 The way a thread is plied also affects the loft of the yarn, and plying can vary per manufacturer. It also depends the size of hook you use. For that top I think I used 1mm steel hook. Oh - and that should actually be 175 meters and not 175 yards, sorry for the typo! The way a thread is plied also affects the loft of the yarn, and plying can vary per manufacturer. It also depends the size of hook you use. For that top I think I used 1mm steel hook.

Oh – and that should actually be 175 meters and not 175 yards, sorry for the typo!

]]> By: Nadia http://crochetology.net/2009/09/constructing-with-the-trellis-stitch/comment-page-1/#comment-11171 Nadia Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:44:45 +0000 http://crochetology.net/?p=136#comment-11171 Thank you so much for your wonderful links. But I must say, that I am confused a little. Have you crocheted the pink trellis stitch top in this blog entry with a 50g/160m thick yarn? Beacause I know now out of experience how thick the yarn is and that cant be... The structure of your pink top is so fine, that you cant have used a yarn this thick. I want to make a top like this one: http://www.pic-upload.de/view-12996366/Bild1.jpg.html What kind of yarn is that made of? 50g/160 is just too thick for it, the cells of the rellis stich look huge and all in all it is not a pretty sight when I crochet the diamond stitch with it. It is also so stiff and doesnt flow. Btw, I live in Vienna, Austria. Thats central Europe. :) Thank you so much for your wonderful links.

But I must say, that I am confused a little. Have you crocheted the pink trellis stitch top in this blog entry with a 50g/160m thick yarn? Beacause I know now out of experience how thick the yarn is and that cant be… The structure of your pink top is so fine, that you cant have used a yarn this thick.

I want to make a top like this one: http://www.pic-upload.de/view-12996366/Bild1.jpg.html

What kind of yarn is that made of? 50g/160 is just too thick for it, the cells of the rellis stich look huge and all in all it is not a pretty sight when I crochet the diamond stitch with it. It is also so stiff and doesnt flow.

Btw, I live in Vienna, Austria. Thats central Europe. :)

]]> By: fats http://crochetology.net/2009/09/constructing-with-the-trellis-stitch/comment-page-1/#comment-11170 fats Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:58:42 +0000 http://crochetology.net/?p=136#comment-11170 Hi Nadia, are you buying on-line or in your location (where is your location?)? There's a really nice website here explaining all about cotton threads - <a href="http://www.crochetmemories.com/crochet1.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.crochetmemories.com/crochet1.php</a> I think those are popular US brands of cotton thread. So I am not sure if they are available in your location. Of course, you can order them on-line too. My crocheted blouses and dresses are all Philippine cotton thread size 8. Sometimes I use rayon (cellulose or artificial silk) also size 8. These are 50 gram balls at 175 yards (160 meters). These weight of yarn would also generally be referred to as 3-ply light fingering weight yarn. Similar European cotton yarn that I found are the following: Finla kalalanka and Kotiväki by Novita http://www.novita.fi/ Maxi by Madame Tricote http://www.madametricote.com/ Coco by Vita http://www.yarntrade.ru/ Hana by Unitas http://www.unitas.hr/ Cable 5 Filo Di Scozia by Mondial http://www.lanemondial.it/ Virkkuulanka by Esito http://www.esito.fi/ Baumwolle Mako by Patricia http://www.karstadt.de/ I hope this helps! Hi Nadia, are you buying on-line or in your location (where is your location?)?

There’s a really nice website here explaining all about cotton threads – http://www.crochetmemories.com/crochet1.php

I think those are popular US brands of cotton thread. So I am not sure if they are available in your location. Of course, you can order them on-line too.

My crocheted blouses and dresses are all Philippine cotton thread size 8. Sometimes I use rayon (cellulose or artificial silk) also size 8. These are 50 gram balls at 175 yards (160 meters). These weight of yarn would also generally be referred to as 3-ply light fingering weight yarn. Similar European cotton yarn that I found are the following:

Finla kalalanka and Kotiväki by Novita http://www.novita.fi/
Maxi by Madame Tricote http://www.madametricote.com/
Coco by Vita http://www.yarntrade.ru/
Hana by Unitas http://www.unitas.hr/
Cable 5 Filo Di Scozia by Mondial http://www.lanemondial.it/
Virkkuulanka by Esito http://www.esito.fi/
Baumwolle Mako by Patricia http://www.karstadt.de/

I hope this helps!

]]> By: Nadia http://crochetology.net/2009/09/constructing-with-the-trellis-stitch/comment-page-1/#comment-11168 Nadia Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:56:18 +0000 http://crochetology.net/?p=136#comment-11168 Hello Fatima, a little update on my project. I havent started yet, because I cant find proper material for it. What yarn do you use for crocheting the fine blouses? And where do you buy it? I am a bit desperate to tell you the truth. I went to several shops and the finest cotton yarn they had was 50g on 180m, but thats too thick. I would like to crochet a lightweight, and soft top, that drapes nicely around the body and not a medieval armor out of it. Of course they also have fine cotton threads, that are around 50g on 250m, but thats too thin again. What would you recommend me? Thank you for your kind help, Nadia Hello Fatima,

a little update on my project. I havent started yet, because I cant find proper material for it.

What yarn do you use for crocheting the fine blouses? And where do you buy it?

I am a bit desperate to tell you the truth. I went to several shops and the finest cotton yarn they had was 50g on 180m, but thats too thick. I would like to crochet a lightweight, and soft top, that drapes nicely around the body and not a medieval armor out of it. Of course they also have fine cotton threads, that are around 50g on 250m, but thats too thin again.

What would you recommend me? Thank you for your kind help, Nadia

]]> By: fats http://crochetology.net/2009/09/constructing-with-the-trellis-stitch/comment-page-1/#comment-10981 fats Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:08:29 +0000 http://crochetology.net/?p=136#comment-10981 Don't give up! And don't read patterns, because it seems that free-form (or spontaneous crocheting) is more for you. Almost all of my crocheted garments were made by free-form or some kind of intuitive crocheting. Here are some other garments that I made using a basic pattern and then turning them into garment shapes (see links below). Now if I understand your problem correctly, assuming you are making the front of the garment and want to make the right side, what you need to do is fasten off and then join the yarn to where the row should split to create the shape of the neckline at the front center. The neckline trimming of the garment you wish to make is scalloped, looks like a (ch 4, 3 dc in base of ch 4, sc in next sp) - but you can easily work that out I'm sure because you already managed the garment body! I hope this helps! Good luck! :) http://crochetology.net/2009/09/exploring-all-over-patterns/ http://crochetology.net/2009/12/dress-in-wave-stitch/ Don’t give up! And don’t read patterns, because it seems that free-form (or spontaneous crocheting) is more for you. Almost all of my crocheted garments were made by free-form or some kind of intuitive crocheting. Here are some other garments that I made using a basic pattern and then turning them into garment shapes (see links below).

Now if I understand your problem correctly, assuming you are making the front of the garment and want to make the right side, what you need to do is fasten off and then join the yarn to where the row should split to create the shape of the neckline at the front center.

The neckline trimming of the garment you wish to make is scalloped, looks like a (ch 4, 3 dc in base of ch 4, sc in next sp) – but you can easily work that out I’m sure because you already managed the garment body!

I hope this helps! Good luck! :)

http://crochetology.net/2009/09/exploring-all-over-patterns/
http://crochetology.net/2009/12/dress-in-wave-stitch/

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