Green Crochet Bolero

Yarn: Phildar Phil Crochet (100% cotton), #0017 Anise - 3 balls (201yd [185m] / 50g)
Pattern: Japanese Pattern Book かぎ針あみ春夏ニットこもの
Hooks: Boye D/3 - 3.25 mm
Size: chest circumference 32.5"
Duration: 2007/05/01 - 2007/05/07

線材: Phildar Phil Crochet (100% 棉), 色號#0017 - 3 球 (201yd [185m] / 50g)
圖樣: かぎ針あみ春夏ニットこもの (春夏鉤針小物魅力巧手織)
針號: 3.25 mm
尺寸: 胸圍83cm
製作日期: 2007/05/01 - 2007/05/07



This crochet bolero is really quite simple. It would probably take about 3 days (3-4 hours per day) for an experienced crocheter, I think. Crochet for me is still a bit challenging. I think I tend to put too much pressure on my left thumb when I crochet, thus my left hand gets tired very easily. My right hand, although holding the hook, has no problems. I don't seem to get tired with knitting needles though. When I crochet, I have to take short breaks every few rows. It just slows the whole process down. That's one of the reasons why I don't crochet as much. But recently I have been tempted by all the beautiful crochet work in the blog world, I have added a few crochet boleros and shrugs to my wishlist. This bolero is from a Japanese pattern book I bought at San Jose's Kinokuniya. The content of the book is mostly small decorative items such as bags, doily, coasters, slippers, necklaces, ...etc., which usually are not my cup of tea. But when I saw this bolero, I just had to get the book. Let's hope my interests for the other designs in this book will grow with time.

這件小外套鉤起來很簡單. 鉤針高手們大概3天就可以完成了吧? 鉤針對我來說還是比較累, 不知道為什麼, 鉤針拿久了手會酸, 而且是勾線的左手酸, 不是拿鉤針的右手. 拿棒針就不會耶! 所以碰到鉤針的作品, 速度就慢了下來, 鉤幾段就要休息一下, 這也是我比較少碰鉤針的原因之一. 不過最近受到網路上鉤針高手們美美的作品影響, 也計劃了來鉤幾件夏日小外套. 這件是"かぎ針あみ春夏ニットこもの"裡的作品之一, 書是最近在聖荷西的紀伊國屋敗回來的其中之一. 其實這本書內容大多是小物, 我一向對小物興趣缺缺, 買這本書算是為了這件小外套吧.



The construction was simple, I did not have any problems. The cumbersome 3-chain picots along the edgings of the entire garment slowed me down though, just the 4-row edging took me 3 days. But it is still faster than to knit a lace bolero, I think!

這件樣式簡單, 製作過程沒有遇到什麼問題. 只有緣編花樣裡的三鎖針小豆豆比較討厭, 光是袖口和整件衣服的緣編就花了三天. 不過比起棒針作品來, 鉤針還是比較快唷!



5/23/2007 Photo of me wearing the bolero. 補上麻豆照囉!



8/2/2007 Photo of yarn used for this bolero. 所用的毛線.