I realize it's been over a month since I've written anything for this blog. I will say that my crocheting has kept me very busy! I finished a cardigan for a friend (it still needs some adjustments). However the biggest part of the month of May went to testing a beautiful pattern by designer Bernadine Graham of MenMyHook.com.
I did have some trepidation about pattern testing. In the past I took on two cardigan patterns to test, neither went very smoothly because my crochet stitches tend to be very loose. I had to work very hard to meet the gauge and the deadline of those two projects. However, when Bernadine Graham put out the call for crocheters to test her shawl pattern, Denise and Deborah, I couldn't say no! I have a mad love for shawls. Especially because I rarely wear heavy coats or pull-over sweaters any more. My current medical conditions simply cause too much variation in my body temperature so shawls and cardigans are a wonderful alternative! Denise and Deborah is such a lovely pattern I couldn't resist making this pattern for my own use, and I had the perfect yarn in my stash! Lion Brand Cupcake in colorway Sunny Day. Lion Brand no longer produces the Cupcake yarn however, an excellent alternative would be Lion Brand Mandala. It's the right weight for this project and the yarn comes in so many colors. The options are almost endless for this project because the instructions are written for DK or any #3 weight yarn. This project does have a pattern repeat that is fairly easy to memorize. If you have familiarity with crocheting it should be no problem. You can purchase your copy of this gorgeous shawl here: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/denise--deborah You can see all the pictures of my project here: www.ravelry.com/projects/Velynda65/denise--deborah I've moved on to testing another pattern for Bernadine Graham. Keep your eye on my facebook or Ravelry Pages for updates. Meanwhile enjoy Denise and Deborah!
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