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👋🏾Hello beautiful people of Hive! I’m finally joining in the NeedleWorkMonday work in progress challenge. I think it’s a marvellous idea to have people go along with you as you work on a project. They get to see how the project develops and how it arrives at the finished stage.

I didn’t think I could partake in the challenge because I didn’t have a WIP, until @crosheille let me know that we were allowed to present a new project  so I could join in regardless. 💃🏽💃🏽

I’ll be working on a fit and flare dress with spaghetti straps. Here’s a sketch of what I have in mind.


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And I’ll be using a stitch I haven’t used before in addition to the double crochet stitch or half-double crochet stitch. (I haven’t decided which yet.) That stitch is the Diamond Stitch. It comes out as a raised diamond-shaped pattern on the front surface of the work. It’s a really pretty stitch.

I discovered it on the internet. Later, I began to see works with the stitch. Then I got the idea to do this dress with it. It’ll be on the fitted bodice, while the flared part will have the second stitch — half—double crochet or double crochet.

I do not know how to crochet the Diamond stitch so the first step I’ll take will be to learn how to do it.

https://youtu.be/hUzEgybNj5g

I haven’t also decided on a colour yet. Or maybe even colours. Let’s see how it goes. 

In a couple of days, I’ll be back to show you guys my progress. Till then, ciao!

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