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| I am trying to find a swimsuit pattern that is NOT a bikini to crochet with instructions for larger sizes. I am currently about a women's size 24 and shrinking. If anyone here knows where I can lay my hands on such an animal, please let me know ASAP as my current suit is quickly growing on me and I will soon be out of it. The cost of a store bought suit is prohibitive for me so I really would like to find a way to crochet my own suits. Please help. Thank you. |
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- Posted by socks12345 (My Page) on Sun, Apr 10, 05 at 22:08
| I searched for swimsuit patterns for you and did not come up with anything. Maybe others here will have something. Alaskanray, being a somewhat modest person myself, it occurs to me to ask if yarn can be crocheted closely enough to provide the coverage I would want. I was thinking about sewing...do you sew? If you don't come up with anything crochet you could check that. But the yarn will cost something, so I was wondering if you could check stores like Penneys (who is always having a sale)or Target, and we have Ross and Marshall here which usually have pretty good prices. Anyway...I know it's not much help. Good luck in your search for a swimsuit. Summer's comin'! |
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- Posted by alaskanray (My Page) on Sun, Apr 10, 05 at 23:35
| Yes, I do sew but not with a serger, which would be necessary for a swimsuit...and yes, crochet can be tight enough to give adequate coverage. I already have yarn and thread coming out of my ears so supplies are not a problem. The only thing I need is a decent pattern. Thanks for your help. |
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- Posted by socks12345 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 11, 05 at 10:08
| Well, I did find this one, but I have no idea if it is anything you would be interested in..... |
Here is a link that might be useful: Swimsuit
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- Posted by dortycakes (My Page) on Mon, Apr 11, 05 at 12:13
| Ebay has one for sell at a "buy it now" price of $1.99. I don't know what shipping is |
Here is a link that might be useful: Crochet Swimsuit Pattern
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- Posted by socks12345 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 11, 05 at 16:42
| Good find, dortycakes! That's a nice pattern. |
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| you don't have to have a serger to make swimsuits. I've made some on my regular machine which has a stretch stitch. Other seams were made with a zig zag stitch over elastic. I found knit patterns that happened to have crochet patterns at the same site. I can't remember if they were all one or two piece suits. The other thing is I don't think they explained sizes very well. Sort of a S/M/L thing and that was it. I searched on google under knit bathing suits. Good luck. |
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- Posted by socks12345 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 12, 05 at 15:30
| I wonder if a flat fell seam would be a good substitute for serging. It doesn't "give" much, but it's a sturdy seam which won't ravel or have raw edges to curl. |
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- Posted by XOX(f_171281@hotmail.com) onWed, Apr 2, 08 at 14:48
| I found some patterns on : http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/womens_swimsuits.php and http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/beach.php I also bought some patterns on : http://www.knitwhits.com/online_store/bikinis/lanikai.php Good luck ! |
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