Decided a decorative crocheted join just wouldn't work in this case, so I'm going to have to sew the panels to the back. Wish me luck 😭

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Well, after many, many, many froggings, diagrams, and swatching, the front panels are finally done!

The shape may look a bit weird now, but it will make sense when I out it all together... I hope... 😅

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There's no worse feeling than having to rip it out 😔

Finished my side panels only to realize I forgot to flip which side I did the flower decrease on for one panel 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

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Creating more flowers!

Figuring out how to make these flowers look somewhat like... flowers, while having an opaque background took me such a long time. Although I'm quite happy with the end result, so I think it was worth it! 🌷

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Progress update on my sweater! It's starting to literally come together! 😁

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I'm a bit sad that this is my last major section with the linen stitch, it's just so relaxing to do!

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His rolliness is absolutely magnificent 😂

After 2 weeks and more froggings than I can count, I've finally finished 1 front panel 😅

Now to do the next one!

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Excited to almost have the first front panel done!
I'm a bit worried that the "flower" stitches will make the centre front too heavy, so the next few rows will be spent spacing them out more

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Decided to try my hand at bust shaping for the first time...

Today's attempt:
~ Frog count: 4
~ Net rows added: -1

Oh well, learning a new technique is always a fun, eye opening adventure 🙃

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In my opinion it's the best go-to crochet show!

Finally being able to produce what you've been imagining is such a rewarding feeling, and that's exactly the point I've reached with the flowers on the front here 🌷

The one side is a big short, but I've got plans to even it out later 😊

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Trying to capture the look of a flower... I'm honestly not sure if it's working out or not though 😅

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In my seven years of crocheting, this is the first time I actually put in the time and effort to do some math to create a nicely shaped piece...

Unfortunately I've discovered that this time and effort really does pay off a lot 😅

Guess I'll be doing this more in the future

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That's looking great! Much better than my first crochet attempts 😅. Also that's some very pretty yarn you're using

Not sure if it's just me, but I find that having a crochet working space with yarn and tools everywhere is so satisfying 😅

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The back is almost done! It's fairly basic, but that's because I have a lot of plans for the front...

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It was only after I had bought all the yarn that I realised the yellow and green were slightly different weights, but the difference was enough to be noticeable 🤦
So I decided to augment the difference by using it to shape a bit more... Here's hoping it will work out! 🤞

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Some days you really feel like you know what you're doing, other days you frog the same section 3 times and still aren't happy with the result 🥴

Good thing I named this account Stitch and Frog, not Stitch Perfectly the First Time

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Ohhh that's so smart, thanks for for the tip! 😊

If there's one thing I always hated, it's sewing on ribbed edging 😭
When I found this way to do edging it was literally one of the happiest in my life, no sewing required!

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Tried to crochet by a different lake, but for some reason the ducks kept on thinking I had food (I did not) and wouldn't leave me alone 🤣

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Going to try and give this sweater a corset look, we'll see how it goes 🤞

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I'm really loving the linen stitch! I find it's really pretty to look at, despite being so simple, and the piece is nice and flexible which will make it good to wear!

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Filet crochet shirts always look so amazing, and yours is no exception! Congrats on finishing it!

Took a 3 hour train ride just to end up crocheting at the lake, I'm not mad about it though 🥰

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Update - wasn't happy with what I'd decided on, still swatching😅
This is part of what I love about fibre arts, the ability to go back and physically try out different looks/styles

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Captured the start of my foundation chain for this new crochet project! So excited for this one, I've been planning it out for a while 😁

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Choc is absolutely perfect 🥰