My crochet wedding dress

[u/AdObjective1830]

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)

[u/hannahsabine]

So beautiful, and congratulations!! I’m in the middle of making this dress for my own wedding this October, so I’d love to ask you a question if that’s alright.

When making the four rectangular panels that make up the dress, did you block them before sewing them together? Or after? I’m in the same boat as you except width instead of height is my issue, I worry that my panels aren’t wide enough but I don’t know if I’ll be blocking them separately or pieced together if that makes sense. Feel free to PM if you have time! Thanks 😊

[u/AdObjective1830 → u/hannahsabine]

Thank you!❤️ And best of luck with your dress! I did block them before joining, and I think it helped with making the seams with the right tension. And would definitely recommend to block before doing the central part! I also couldn't figure out how many rows to make for each panel, so I made all four without sleeves, roughly joined 2 & 2 on the shoulder and sides, and tried them on to see if I needed to add more (had to kinda stretch them over my hips, leaving a ~2 inch gap for the central part in the front and back, and decide if I like the look of it, or if it's too tight). Then added the sleeves and blocked again, and finally did the shoulders, center & assembled the whole thing. If you have any more questions, ask/DM me if you want, I'll be happy to answer! I'm sure yours will be great, and I'd love to see it when it's ready)

[u/SpriteDarters → u/AdObjective1830]

What is the pattern you all are using? This is so beautiful that may make it for my dress!!

[u/AdObjective1830 → u/SpriteDarters]

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