Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Tank top pattern (sorta)

I really just based this pattern on me. And not many people are shaped like me. Which is good, because who doesn't like to feel unique. So I'll just explain how I did it.

1. Make a chain, the length of which adequately covers your boobal area. (I hook)
2. Make a long rectangle by single crocheting into the back loops of the previous row (the crochet version of ribbing).
3. Test by wrapping the long rectangle around your chest. Once the ends meet with the proper amount of tightness, seam it, fasten off. Put the seam in the back.
4. While wearing the tube and the bra you'll probably be wearing with the tank, mark where the straps hit, front and back. Yes, it's tricky to mark the back, you'll figure some way to do it. Take tube off. Put shirt on. Unless you'd like to crochet in your underwear.
5. Start strap (mine was 7 stitches) directly on tube, centering it at the bra mark. Single crochet until it goes over your shoulder and reaches the back of the tube (obviously, you'll need to put it on again). Sew to back, again centering it at bra mark. Repeat this.
6. On the other edge of the tube, start single crocheting in the round. This is where I changed color because I had only bought one ball of the green and had no idea what the dye lot was since the wrapper had been lost for months. You don't have to change colors if ya don't wanna.
7. First round, I hook
Second round, K hook
Third round and on to bottom, M hook
8. Go around and around until it's long enough. What is long enough? You know your abdomen's feelings on public displays better than I do, go with your gut. Or cover your gut, whichever makes you most comfortable. Fasten off.
9. Since I had the two colors, I added a contrasting border on the top, straps and bottom.

So that's what I did. Of course I did screw up and sewed the straps to the wrong marks, leading to the seam being on the side and the straps being a little wider spaced than I wanted, but then again, I'm an idiot. Don't do that part.

As usual, any questions just let me know. Always glad to admit to my mistakes.

2 comments:

Heather said...

Boobal?? I don't know why that is so freaking funny, but you owe me a new keyboard. Snorting Pepsi all over it isn't going to be very good for it. I love your blog - you always make me laugh!

::mutters boobal and falls out of her chair laughing::

I've obviously been working way too hard today.

Anonymous said...

"Boobal"!? I love it!