So, my successful Ravelympics project was Doris Chan’s Chrysanthemum Tea Skirt, a variation she did on her Chrysanthemum Tea Shawl from the cover of Amazing Crochet Lace, and which I made a while back. I love that shawl, and when I saw the skirt variation, I knew I had to make it.
As you may remember, there was some debate on which yarn to use, but in the interest of durability, I opted to go with the Allhemp6 in “Brick”:
This is an interesting yarn to work with, I must say. It was a lot like working with twine while I was crocheting it (although it was still easier on my hands than Manos. I CANNOT use Manos.)
Once I finished it, it looked like this:
Typical lace. Crumpled and rumpled and less than fabulous. After a trip through the washer and dryer, though…
Ta da!
OMG I love hemp. It’s SO soft and flowy, but heavy enough to lay really nicely.
I made a simple cotton a-line skirt to wear under it, since crochet is a bit… sheer for everyday wear. (And Amby – check out what I used as an impromptu purse. :D)
And here we have Irene, me, and Carrie at the Renn Faire (And no, we really weren’t posing. Kris got us while we were chatting about something):
I LOVE this skirt, and I see more crocheted skirts like it in my future, especially since I have a pretty simple way to make the skirts to go with it. Plus, they are just fun to wear!
Oh man, you rock that skirt! Very nice!
Oh, PRETTY lace! And you look damn sexy in that skirt.
Ooh I love the tea skirt! Of course it has be to be freakin’ crochet! ;op
Great color too!!
Rock on girlfriend! I LOVE the skirt…looks fab by itself AND with the stylin’ purse! 😉
The skirt does look completely awesome on you. And hey, Kris is a sneaky ninja… I didn’t know he’d taken either of those pics!
It’s fabulous! Super cute, and it looks fantastic on you!
You look absolutely fabulous in it!! Awesome job!!
The skirt turned out quite well! Looks great on you! Watch out now 😉
Looks great! Adore the colour.
The skirt looks awesome on you! You did a great job.
cute cute cute!!! Good job. The ren fair looks like so much fun. I love food on a stick!
YUM!
Great job!!!!
AWESOME! It looks so great on you. I’m glad to hear your review of the Allhemp6. I haven’t used mine yet. Great skirt!
And here I was thinking I’d never be interested in crocheting a skirt… Guess it will be another one for the queue now. Looks great on you! I’ll have to keep my eyes open for plain underskirts though, me and the sewing are not friends.
Lovely!!!
Great job! It looks really nice on you. The color stands out really well with the black underskirt.