Into the Woods Sneak Peek

Into the Woods Sneak Peek
Originally uploaded by rchach

This project I literally finished at 9pm last night, boxed and placed a shipping label on it. It has been quite the project for both Ginny and I over the last few weeks.

If you couldn't tell, it is a Men's Project. I'm not going to say what it is yet, you will have to wait for that. Now with most menswear, it is a challenge to crochet. It is like crocheting an afghan worth of material. Guys like things large and not clingy for the most part. Since models usually don't have a tiny ribcage, that means a large size. Mr. CBF thankfully is a model size and it is always fantastic that he will be a sport for me and try on my men's designs. Honestly, I really have to thank Ginny for doing such a nice job crocheting this since she had the task of the heavy lifting. This weekend I had the task of finishing. I crocheted the miles of ribbing and hand sewn the 4 zippers. (yes, that's right it has 4 zippers!) (And yes, I am THRILLED to be finished hand sewing!)

What we both like most about it is the texture. I'm a big one for texture on Men's projects. Not crazy texture, no 3-D effect please; but something subtle. This texture was a swatching victory for me. I knew I wanted something simple, yet still make it look like thermal. In the end, all I needed to do was vary which loop I crocheted in and this hearty fabric appeared. Yeah!

It is thankfully being whisked to the publisher right now, I'll let you know where it ends up as soon as I can.