I Make Stuff: I’m Making a Sweater! (Part 2)

Left and Right Front Belted Pant Coat

The left and right front panels were the next step in my crochet sweater makery. This involved shaping the armholes and the neck, which turned out not to be as scary as I thought it would. Again, the whole pattern is double crochet so the actually stitch work is very simple and straightforward.

The one new element to making the front panels was learning to join with a double crochet. Crocheting the right front proceeded in typical left to right fashion. But the left front is a mirror image of the right. Positioning the shoulder in the correct place, i.e. over the armhole, meant I had to cut the thread and begin stitching again in the right place. Making the joining stitch a double crochet meant the new thread could be attached seamlessly.

The instructions were clear enough, but not having done this technique before I decided to watch this brief web tutorial to make sure I got it right. After that, it was a piece of cake.

I don’t know about you guys, but this thing sure is starting to look like a sweater to me.

Belted Pant Coat in progress

Check back for my next installment, wherein I make sleeves!