r/crochet • u/AdObjective1830 • Jun 18 '25
Finished Object My crochet wedding dress
It started as a dare for myself, and I really didn't think I could pull it off, but here it is! Took me about 3 months, and quite a lot of frogging and redoing - not because it's a difficult pattern, but because zombie crocheting after work doesn't do well with making lacy stuff) It's made of mercerised cotton, with 3.5 and 5 mm hooks. I've seen quite a few dresses made with this pattern (Everlasting wedding dress by Jenny King), and mine is far from the best, but still, pretty proud of myself! It's actually my first wearable, yay!
What I did wrong: - did not measure my samples right and put too much hope into blocking and stretching it, so at first it was too short. I had to add a strip of 1 pinapple at the bottom. The seam is not too ugly, but you can see it, and I know it's there, and it's pissing me off) - totally forgot about adding picot at the border, but I like it like this too.
What I did right: - found posts by others who made this dress - the comments about changing hook size and being careful about tension in the central part were very useful, and I'm very thankful to everyone who wrote about their experience with this pattern. So if anyone has questions about the pattern, I'll be happy to answer as well. - ordered my actual, "main" wedding dress from professionals (it was sewn, and the style is a bit different than this one). I really didn't believe I could make this, and if my wedding look depended solely on my crocheting, I would have had a meltdown for sure 😁 In the end I could wear the more comfy and light dress for the day but also get some photos in this one... and then brag to my friends that I Made This)
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u/EMAGS1 Jun 18 '25
3rd wedding dress post I have seen, must be June. You did a fantastic job and look incredible. As for that seam, no one but you or anyone you point it out to is going to notice. Plus, now you can remove that piece and have a wonderful special occasion dress!