The Looking Glass Tote
Fresh out of testing, the Looking Glass Tote is here. This bag boasts cute style and functionality all rolled into one! With a mesh window repeat similar to the Looking Glass Top, a wide tapered strap, and 4 sizes to choose from, what’s not to love?!
Fresh out of testing, the Looking Glass Tote is here. This bag boasts cute style and functionality all rolled into one! With a mesh window repeat similar to the Looking Glass Top, a wide tapered strap, and 4 sizes to choose from, what’s not to love?!
Looking Glass Tote - Size L in Bernat Handicrafter/Hot Green
So now, a little about the pattern:
intended for the adventurous advanced beginner to intermediate crocheter
written in US terms (and is a great stash or scrap buster! Check out the tester images below!)
uses Weight 4 cotton yarn
has a ton of photo, video, and diagram tutorial support sprinkled throughout
4 size options (S, M, L, XL - which act as wine tote, day bag, market bag, and beach tote, respectively)
You can pick up your digital download of the Looking Glass Tote pattern on my site or on my Ravelry page by clicking the buttons below!
Not sure the Looking Glass Tote sizing? Here are some tester images across the size range so you can get a flavour of how customizable this tote really is!
Testers, in order from L-R, top to bottom: @crochet.by.alau (Size S + Looking Glass Top!), @celticwintercomforts (Size S), @stephmadethat (Size M), @punkypeachcrochet (Size M), @ilexholly23 (Size M), @bididdlestitches (Size L), @kangasheep (Size L), @theskeiniac (Size XL), @handmade_by_hannahbeth (Size XL)
The Looking Glass Top
I absolutely cannot believe the day is finally here - it’s time to release the Looking Glass Top! This is my very first pattern release everrrrr, and I’m so excited to share it with you.
I absolutely cannot believe the day is finally here - it’s time to release the Looking Glass Top! This is my very first pattern release everrrrr, and I’m so excited to share it with you.
The inspiration for the Looking Glass Top stitch pattern came from mucking around with gauge swatches one day. I decided I wanted to design a fitted top with it, and that a top-down yoke design might be best so that I would be able to do fit tests and make adjustments as I went. Little did I know the massive learning curve that would come with this, as I had no experience with designing, let alone doing so with a top-down pattern. Or grading that pattern. Yikes.
But those who know me, know: if there is something to be conquered, I will study it and rework it until I reign supreme. This involves knowing when to get help when needed, too (thanks, Courtney! Check out her mentorship program if you’re an aspiring designer. Seriously).
The Looking Glass Top turned out to be a classic fitted top with beautiful mesh and slip stitch detailing throughout the yoke and body. She is an intermediate level pattern, size inclusive (XS-5X), has tons of support embedded (like video and photo tutorials!), is written in US terms, and is extremely customizable to your fit preferences through the waist, hips, and sleeves.
You can pick up your digital download of the Looking Glass Top pattern on my site or on my Ravelry page by clicking the buttons below!
Not sure how the Looking Glass Top might fit? Considering some customizations? Here are some tester images across the size and colour range - some with length or body fit modifications - so you can get a flavour of how customizable this top really is!
Testers, in order from L-R, top to bottom: @punkypeachcrochet, @ilexholly23, @terrapinfiberworks, @fromnicolescreations, @crochet.by.alau, @flourish_and_yarns, @threadsoflife20, @halima_things, @hand_spun_bits, @shea_crochet, @its_annemade, @carla_crochetcrafts
