BLUE CAMELLIA TOP
This Camellia top has been inspired by the
camellia flower. So we start our pattern
with the beautiful yoke, which looks like this lovely layered flower. Isn't it gorgeous?
This is not my pattern. These are just my notes as I work on this
project with a different yarn and hook (other than that instructed by the
designers notes)
Thank you for joining me.
In case you have just joined me, know that you can access all of my earlier creations by checking under ‘categories’ on the right hand side of this blog under “Labels”. Then, for your convenience, follow me here or on Facebook, You Tube, Pinterest, Twitter or Instagram.
Check out all my social media handles at the bottom of this blog
Oh, and may I add that the fastest way to find any of my blogs is via Pinterest.
All my blogs can be printed. Find the printer friendly (green) link on the right side of this blog. You can also hit Control P (or Command P for Mac) on your keyboard, and the blog will go directly to the connected printer.
Remember that you only print if absolutely essential. Save paper – Save Our Earth.
Do remember to add my blog URL when you make and show off your creation.
Just copy the link on the search bar above - that's the blog URL.
To purchase this or similar yarn online, click here to buy your yarns online via Amazon. While you will still pay the same, I may get paid by Amazon as well.
This is a free blog - so do pay it forward for me. Cheers.
Materials used : Today I’ve
used ~ 250 gms of Baroque knitting cotton with a 2.5 mm crochet hook
For Indians : You could use Anchor or Red rose knitting cotton yarns are a good
substitute. I’d also suggest Alize
cotton yarn – I bought this yarn during my visit to Goa-Mapusa at Kalgutkar store.
For Non-Indians : The other
international yarns I’ve used of this thickness are Milford Satin knitting
cotton & Aunt Lydia Bamboo – Viscose
10 knitting cottons. Technically the
yarn I’ve used would use a 1.75 – 2 mm crochet hook but I like the extra
stretch that a larger hook gives a yarn.
Difficulty level
: Advanced Skill level.
Stitches used :
How to hold your yarn in crochet : https://youtu.be/FwOlCbGdbqY
Starting slip knot : https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
What is a chain stitch ? https://youtu.be/pXx5ukBjKkY
Magic circle : https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro
Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps. One sc made. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k
First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M
Foundation Single Crochet : fsc : https://youtu.be/mcT85fwh4mA
Half Double Crochet : Hdc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk) ;
yo, draw through all 3 lps. One hdc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/sDiELJdB2Dg
Chainless start for Half Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 start, and this is what I do to start my row of hdc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/lWXpl1KdbZ8
Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk); [yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo
Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0
Here is a sizing chart for general sizing. https://in.pinterest.com/pin/470063279837597366/
Whipstitch to join : https://youtu.be/wZ-9LNzftMA
Invisible join : https://youtu.be/a6XZQ6VzJFM
Single crochet to join : https://youtu.be/6FXoW_47_dI
Abbreviations used :
lp(s) : Loop(s) sc : Single crochet
dc : Double crochet sp : Space
sl-st : Slip stitch ch : Chain
st(s) : Stitch(es) hk : Hook
yo : Yarn Over
trc : Triple / treble crochet
Instructions : (Using U.S terminology)
Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.
Please check the top of this blog for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern. For your convenience, tutorials have also been added just before we use the stitch.
Please read through all my notes before you pick up your hook, so you know just where we're heading in our pattern.
In my patterns I work with the principle of stitch count and body measurement. This means that you need to work the stitch count in pattern, till you get the measurement (length and/or width) that you need for your project.
Get the original pattern at http://interunet.com/pink-camellia-blouse-crochet-pattern.
There is a convenient video link given for this
pattern as well... and here's the designer's photograph that got me started on this journey.
The project is worked from the top down – i.e
from the shoulders and work down to the level you want your top to be (waist
length or higher I mean)
This pattern starts with the round neck and is
worked down.
Working in rounds from the
neck down is a little tricky.
The designer seems to have started with 141 stitches.
So how does one make this for different
sizes.
Usually what I do is work with
the same number of stitches as given by the designer and see how that works out
for me.
Yes, that does involve a possibility
of frogging – but that is a risk I am willing to take.
If the stitch counts works for you.. YAAY.. else
what I’d do is work with a smaller hook and thinner yarn for a more slender
figure and a slightly larger hook and slightly larger yarn for a slightly
larger figure.
The other thing that you could do is work in
more stitches using the stitch count multiples given.
I started with fsc, so I started with multiples
of 14 (i.e 140, not 141).
I am using a super fine yarn and I thought that 140 would not work for me, so I
added 28 stitches. After the
first few rows, I double checked, and found it too loose, so went back to 140
and it worked!
Just for a small difference, I used a second
color and added a few bands of contrast.
For this, I just changed colours and worked a row in the contrast, and
then a few rows in the Main colour, skipping between the two to create the
pattern.
Triple Crochet : trc : wrap yarn twice around hook, insert hk into st ; yo (4 lps on hk); [yo, draw through 2 lps] three times. One trc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/A0y4BbgDTbs
Chainless start for Triple / Treble Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of trc.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/f42MO0cGYC0
The use of 2 trc in each stitch is one I have
not done before.
I like that it gives a
denser look. I do think, however, that
if using a thicker yarn, there will be a lacier look – so if you want a denser
look, I’d say use the same pattern but dc instead of trc. That said, a trc will make your pattern move
a lot faster
So armed
with all this extra information, go ahead and create something beautiful.
Do come back right here for more freebie
patterns
If you're visiting me here for the first time, and have liked the experience, do add me to your mailing list (for your convenience) , and all my future free patterns will come straight to your mail box.
I’d appreciate if you could credit my blog (and link the original pattern link) when you make your own creation. Thanks.
Check out my awesome pins on Pinterest at https://in.pinterest.com/shyamanivas/
OR just my free patterns at https://in.pinterest.com/shyamanivas/free-patterns-made-by-me/
Join me on YouTube at http://youtube.com/shyamanivas
And on my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Sweet-Nothings-Crochet/ for more patterns.
Do follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/ShyamaNivas
Do follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sweetnothingscrochet/
Have a great day and see you soon.
Here are some of my older creations. Have fun with these free patterns too
and a doll’s top..
and some bolero/jacket/vests that will look grand on a top..
I have a few girls dresses, and just in case you want a dekho at those free patterns … here you go
For cute hair embellishments and motifs check the links below.
..and some belts..
and here are a few skirt patterns that you can use your belt for..
