Granny skirt!

I finished a project - in record time for me may I add! 

I designed and made a crochet skirt, fully lined and everything!! Wowzers!! 

Rather proud of myself at the moment. Looking forward to wearing it to the Enigmatic Mrs C's 40th birthday party soon.

The journey?

Well, it's no secret that I LOVE the traditional granny square and so an item of clothing incorporating it was bound to happen at some point. 

I researched on Pinterest and found some examples that I really liked, so using these for inspiration I began the process of designing my own. 

I made my designs with measurements and an idea of colour - predominantly black with pink granny squares as a feature. 

As it grew, my two rows of squares shrank to only one as I realised that visually it would work better. 

The granny row 

I'm wearing this over the top of my black skinnies as I wanted to check that it would fit and make sure that my decision on one row was right. Yep, it so was! 

Next I created the hem line with granny clusters and a little picot edge reflecting the colour sequences used in the squares. 

Nice!

Then on to the body of the skirt which is entirely made of black trebles. 

I turned it over at the top and added in a band of elastic - not too tight!! 

Finally, I lined it. I was hoping I wouldn't need to as you may remember that I really don't like sewing! But it needed it and infact was slightly see through without, oops!! 

The finished product front and back (And my husbands electric screw driver!!) 

It feels, and I think, looks quite slimming and with the rest of me top to toe in black it looks really eye catching.

So so so happy. Ahhh. 

Next, mmm?

A Granny square top me thinks!! Never to be worn together though!!!!

Til next time,

Happy crocheting x