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Join me for a look at one of my new designs in progress for Crochet Fashion Week where I discuss about grading for all sizes and some of the challenges faced.
I finally get my Christmas top finished - thank you for all the helpful ideas - watch to the end to see the finished project.
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Welcome to Day 4 of the Cozy Rosie Vlogmas and today I am working on one of my designs for the Crochet Fashion Week, which is in just over 10 weeks
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This design is going to be going down the catwalk and I wanted to share a little bit of my process with you
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So this design is going to have an open side panel with a square
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back element all the way up to the back of the neck and the challenge is to bring
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this over the shoulder without it sitting on the neck so I'm going to try and
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find a way when I found a way I hope of making a transfer from well basically
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to come around so if I get it the right side there you go done it so that's
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going to be the same on both sides so that it comes around the neck
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oh my gosh it's perfect. It's just what I wanted it to do and it leaves that single flame unworked
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It's already been graded for all the different sizes so I always grade my patterns from extra small which is a US extra small all the way up to a 5x
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So what will happen is with the bigger sizes they'll just be wider across the back
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But the shoulder width remains the same. So there are a number of challenges when you're grading patterns for more than one size
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And each of the patterns that are going to be featuring in Crochet Fashion Week are going to be hopefully released in time
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for the spring summer collection. So this design is an extension of my Gloriosa
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collection or my Bella collection. They both feature this beautiful flame stitch and this is an
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addition to something that I've already created. I'm really quite excited. It's a lot
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I don't know if I can show you all the way to the bottom. It's going to come down to kind of
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mid, well it depends how tall you are but you know where it needs to with an open front and a very
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very slight racerback. You can see it's kind of coming out ever so slightly and it does
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well you can't see, but it does it the same on the waist. One of the challenges when grading
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for larger sizes is getting the shape right because we are different sizes as we get bigger
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My shoulders are only slightly bigger than they were but the breadth of my back is a little bit wider So this is not my size This is going to be for a size medium um so when i grading patterns i having to work out that the shoulder width doesn really change but the width
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here will be wider and all the way down and it's just making sure that the pattern's going to be
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flattering on all sizes something that i always keep in mind having been a larger lady is i'm
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aware of how the bones of us don't get any bigger but the frame can um and it's just being aware of how
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that changes as those sizes get bigger it's not as simple as just multiplying
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multiplying multiplying have to make allowances for the fact that the width of the
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shoulders barely changes and on patterns like this is where it can cause some challenges
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but I'm up for the challenge and this pattern now that I've worked out the shoulder
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section just need to get the length right it's gonna be yeah spot on not that I
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doubt myself ever and it's gonna come all the way down to create a
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but the front panel remain the same and meet the side of the meat of the waist. So it's very
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deep armholes which is always a challenge again for those larger frames. But again, up for the
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challenge. Now I've got a few minutes before I've got to leave for work. I'm working again today
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So let me grab the top. This one is now dry and you can see that it's gone completely flat
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and actually I wanted to stretch it and it doesn't it causes the fabric not to stretch in that area
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which is fine for the fabric I'm using to make the real top and Anne on the on yesterday's video
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shared a brilliant tip that I wasn't really sure why I hadn't realised I have a whole other side of
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top I can practice on so I've had an idea and I'm going to try that out now and then we'll see
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hopefully by the time I'm back from work that will be dry and I can make my final decision
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and get this top finished So the alternative that has not worked quite as well as I hoped I think I almost need to put
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like the non-permanent vinyl down to get that really clear shape because you can see that where it's
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curled in, this side's really defined and this one isn't quite as well defined
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Hmm, going to go for the vinyl. I have today's Christmas jumper on today with the little
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Rudeau on it. Heading out for work now. So my husband's just sent me the sweetest text
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message to let me know that he's back next Sunday or remind me that he's back home next Sunday
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and Christmas can officially start. I've had a quick peek at the wreath and I need to add some more to it
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So when I'm at work today, I'm going to pick up a few more bits and then I can get that
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finished off and hung later today as well. I'll see you after work. I'm back from work and I'm
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straight into this to get this finished. It's nearly dark outside. I'm using smart vinyl so I don't need to use a mat and it just gets loaded straight in
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No need to cut or anything. Just select them using smart iron on
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It goes shiny side down for cutting. And then we're ready to go
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You can't quite see but it can't quite see but the outline is there ready for
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meet a weed. I've placed a pin in my top, which is level, so I need to make sure that that is level against my heat mat, which is just
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just underneath my top so that I know that I'm putting on the Christmas tree straight
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I've checked the heat guide for my Cryca Easy Press 2, which I think that's what this is called. And I need to set the temperature because this top is
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polyester and I'm using smart iron on. So I've checked the settings on that website and I've got to
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adjust it on here I need 155 centigrade I just press temperature and then I can turn it up to where I need it to be And I need 30 seconds
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So I'm going to leave that to do its thing. When that goes green, it will be ready to use
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I can't lie, I thought my top was going to be completely singed then
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Instead, I need to turn it over and do 15 seconds from the other side
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So now what I have to do is wait. for this to cool down and we can finally call this top done. I don't even know if I'm going to
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replace that with the beautiful star that I bought or if I'm just going to leave it as is. At least I can
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tick one thing off the list. I will be honest, it's nearly time to feed Emily. I've already
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walked her since I've been home. I think I've got to call it a day. I look as terrible as I feel
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So no Reese today. I got out of work a few minutes late today as I was working a Christmas card
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workshop which was great fun very very creative young lady took part and I think I owe
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Emily an afternoon on the sofa so we're going to go and settle downstairs I'm going to crack on
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with that crochet design and try and get the first front panels done of course I still need to
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type up the whole pattern so it's quite a lot of work to do still and of course I've got to edit
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all of this and get it uploaded so do let me know if you've had a lovely weekend what you've been
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up to craft wise my top has now called down and I thought I should show you
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It worked! I am super happy. I will take the label off
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I am super happy of how well it's turned out. All the challenges this week with it all and perfectly placed, if you know what I'm saying
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It's just where I wanted it to be. Thank you for all your suggestions, all your messages about it
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It's done. And I'm ready to go out for dinner on Wednesday
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Thank you so much for joining me for today's video. I will see you tomorrow in the next one
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