Orange You Glad

I'm wearing a handmade crochet clothing item, in bright orange no less. It must be a risk-taking kind of a day! Even though the outfit isn't perfect for figure flattery, I'm taking a chance and posting it anyway while making a mental note to do better. As usual the pets must remain close to me at all times. Maybe I should be doing a pet blog instead of a style blog.
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Crochet Corner

I've been wanting to do this for a while now. Handmade knit and crochet items are sometimes difficult to style. So I wanted to do a series of posts about wearing handmade items in a flattering way. I have been crocheting for a long time and have made many sweaters and vests without a lot of thought about  how the lines of the item will hit me or whether it will be flattering. I would just think it was a gorgeous piece and want to make it. Recently I've been getting rid of any unflattering ones and being way more choosy when I start on a new project.

This grey sweater has crochet in the middle and knit sleeves. If I remember correctly the middle was crocheted vertically in back loop only half double crochet (for those who care).

 It has some telltale wrinkles from storage where I just got all my winter sweaters out of the attic. Oops! Since we actually had fall this year, I'm just now switching out all my clothes.