Thursday, 2 April 2015

Sleeves? Yes!

I had another go at making the sleeves on my red cardigan.  Fourth try!  But I think it's working out this time.  I'm crocheting both sleeves simultaneously because I am making it up as I go and I want both sleeves to work out the same.  I'm past the elbow now so not too much more to go.


That bright red is incredibly hard to photograph!


So then I thought it was time I contemplated closures…  I made a sample frog closure from Marilee's book "Up and Tat 'Em".  Looking for a button in my box, I found this interesting metal closure.  What do you think?  I think I'm still going to go with the tatted frogs - yes?  Should I try them in a different colour?  Or do you like black?  It needs to be contrasting but I wondered if ecru might look nice as well...





Best wishes,
Frivole



Posted by Frivole at 00:15

14 comments:

  1. Fox2 April 2015 at 01:20

    Tatted frogs. Black. Perfect.

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  2. God's Kid2 April 2015 at 01:25

    Looks stunning and I am sure whatever you use will be beautiful!!! :)

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  3. Michelle2 April 2015 at 02:59

    I'm all for tatting but with that red and the pattern, I like the metal closure.

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  4. Miranda2 April 2015 at 08:03

    Tatted frogs, in black, with a silver button, exactly as you have made. Very often, your first instinct is the correct one. Anyway, I'm partial to the combination of red, black, and silver.

    Even if you do end up going with a different color, do stick with the tatted frogs. The metal closure is very pretty, but I think it's a little too small and gets lost in the crochet design. Save it for something else.

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  5. Maureen2 April 2015 at 08:37

    I like the tatted frog too - if you want another colour, perhaps something from the same spectrum but a lot darker? - like a burgundy or Lizbeth Terracotta. The button will still add contrast.

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  6. Jane McLellan2 April 2015 at 08:49

    Wonderful that that the sleeves are working out now - 10/10 for your persistence! I like the tatted frogs too.

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  7. Margarets designer cards2 April 2015 at 14:06

    I am with Fox, the black gives a great contast, so glad the sleeves are working out.
    Margaret

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  8. Unknown2 April 2015 at 15:09

    You do such amazing work. Robin

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  9. Madtatter802 April 2015 at 20:16

    yea the black is nice!

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  10. Megan Mills2 April 2015 at 21:17

    Yes to the black - but I'm not so keen on the silvery button, for me it takes something from classic to a bit blingy. I wonder what a black button would like with it? (I'd get my whole button box out and try almost everything I've got. If you don't have any button pins I recommend them. They're great for testing shanked buttons and you can do a real "wear test" for a whole garment's worth without having to sew them on. If the buttons you want to test don't have shanks its easy to give them a temporary one out of thread and doesn't risk cutting your garment if you decide you want to change them.)

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  11. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ Diane2 April 2015 at 22:20

    I love the look of the black tatted frogs!

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  12. Orsi5 April 2015 at 15:05

    Fabulous job:)
    I love the tatted closure, but I feel the black a little bit strong. I mean, that color combination requires black accessories and skirt or trousers.

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  13. Marla8 April 2015 at 19:01

    Definitely the black.... nothing goes better with a bright red than black! and black goes good with anything.

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  14. Mrs. Fink9 April 2015 at 00:23

    I'm not going to lie, I think the cardigan looks really cute with those short sleeves...for what that is worth.

    I agree with the majority, go with the black frogs, they look delightful!

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