I have been wondering lately about the marriage of crochet and design in clothing, and whether crochet fabric is always used to its best advantage. I think that crochet works best in wearables when it’s inherent properties of texture or lace are fully exploited. Where you want expanses of flat fabric, I think that you’re better off sticking to knitting, with row upon row of stocking stitch. I just don’t think that row upon row of single or double crochet works as well (others may well disagree with me). But where you want interest or texture or pattern or lace or the interplay of light and shade – crochet is just perfect! As I think both these suits demonstrate beautifully.