Sometimes I spend a ridiculous amount of time thinking and planning what I might crochet.  Trying to work out what would be the best pattern for the yarn.  Or the best yarn for the pattern.  Other times I suddenly get an urge to make something in particular and quickly grab a big ball of yarn and a pattern and get cracking.  I began crocheting a Roselette top on Wednesday evening, not quite sure which of my daughters it might fit.  I was aiming for Clare (because then one day it can be handed down to Stella).

I succeeded! The pattern was written for size 6 but in a much thicker yarn. I used Bendigo Woollen Mills Allegro, which is 8 ply, with a 6.0mm hook. I like the resulting drape.

The colour reminded me of blackberry jam when I was hooking away. Eventually I took a look at the ball band to discover that the colour was actually called Wild Berry. I didn’t crochet button loops on the back, but just used the gaps in the stitches as button holes. And I didn’t have any matching buttons in stash, so we chose contrasting. The last buttons were sewn on this morning – I think it took less than six hours all up to crochet, and less than one Bendi ball.

More on my Ravelry project page here.