A Slightly Belated FO Post
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. 
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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!
September 1st, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Oh man, you rock that skirt! Very nice!
September 1st, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Oh, PRETTY lace! And you look damn sexy in that skirt.
September 1st, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Ooh I love the tea skirt! Of course it has be to be freakin’ crochet! ;op
Great color too!!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Rock on girlfriend! I LOVE the skirt…looks fab by itself AND with the stylin’ purse!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:46 pm
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!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:58 pm
It’s fabulous! Super cute, and it looks fantastic on you!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:07 pm
You look absolutely fabulous in it!! Awesome job!!
September 1st, 2008 at 11:41 pm
The skirt turned out quite well! Looks great on you! Watch out now
September 2nd, 2008 at 4:15 am
Looks great! Adore the colour.
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:35 am
The skirt looks awesome on you! You did a great job.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:49 am
cute cute cute!!! Good job. The ren fair looks like so much fun. I love food on a stick!
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:18 am
YUM!
Great job!!!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:42 am
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!
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:47 pm
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.
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Lovely!!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Great job! It looks really nice on you. The color stands out really well with the black underskirt.