My Projects: Miss Sailorette

Sometimes an unexpected trim can make a project change personality. Or at least lend itself to a new name. While in progress, these were simply called Red Lace Fingerless Gloves. Now I introduce to you Miss Sailorette!

While trim shopping last week, I fell in love with these anchor buttons and thought they would be perfect for these gloves. These gloves are lightweight enough for spring and really add some life and color after a grey and cold winter.

This is also a great pattern to learn or practice lace stitching. You could almost replace that stitch with any other to create your own version!

What do you think? What other colors would you like? 

For pattern and yarn information visit my Ravelry or Craftsy page. 

Newly Listed Items Of The Week

I've got some great new items listed in my Etsy stores, Femme Fatale Vintage and The Sparkling Cocktail. Two wonderful vintage hats with veils and some handmade accessories to top off any outfit! These items can also be found on my site http://www.femmefatalevintage.com/.

Black and White Gingham Rose Hair Clips with Black Button -$16

Charcoal Grey Crochet Lacy Fingerless Gloves with Pink Rose Shell Buttons -$50

Red Hot Burlesque Vintage Half Cocktail Hat with Sequins and Netting Veil -$30

Raspberries and Creme Vintage 1950/60s Velvet Petals Cocktail Hat w/ Veil and Bow-$37

My Projects: Crochet Lace Gloves Part 2

I am slowly but surely working on the crochet lace gloves I wrote about awhile back. With the new silvery grey yarn I bought they are looking so much better. Here are photos of the second hand started and one of the first hand finished. I may add some decorative bows or something at the end. I'll keep you posted.

My Projects: Crochet Lace Gloves

Being a beginner at knitting and crochet I am still learning a lot about different yarn weights. The process can be very trial and error. I found a great pattern for crochet lace fingerless gloves and stitched them up in a leftover bulky yarn. As you can see from the pics above it came out looking like a funky cast! I recently purchased some new lighter weight crochet yarns and am really excited to see how they stitch up. I'll keep you posted.