This is the Lion Brand Romantic Bolero. The pattern suggested Lion Brand Glitterspun which is around $8.99 per skein for 115 yds. Not that I'm cheap, I just like what I like and I'm not a fan of "novelty" yarns. If I want to pay that, I'll get something great that feels wonderful against the skin. So, I decided to go with Cascade 220 - $7.00 (Yeah!). I thought this would be a difficult project because of the beads but it wasn't at all.

Made a few changes:

For long sleeves, the directions stated to continue in pattern until row 25. Tried on, still 3/4 length. Had to take the sleeves to row 33. I omitted the buttons, I didn't feel the need for them. For the edging around the front and neck, I did 3 rows of single crochet. On the third row, I decided to add more beads in a picot stitch. Wore it out today when I went to my LYS and the ladies really liked it. They told me I should start teaching crochet in there. That's a thought I will consider!

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As I flipped through my stack of holiday greetings, bills, catalogs and magazines, I came across the January issue of Elle magazine. I always flip frantically through major fashion mags looking for just one glimpse of a crocheted garment when low and behold in the "ElleFirst Trend" report I spot the caption -- Crochet Club! Wow! How excited was I? Very! O.K., I read on and see "knit pieces"? WTF?!?! Are the writers and editors at Elle, you know the ones that sit front row at runway shows, that stupid unfamiliar with the fiber arts that they can't tell the difference? These are the people that fashionistas look up to as a guide on the latest trends and this is what they serve me? Let's see, from the title, one can assume that the article is going to represent crocheted garments, but yet they continously describe them as knit! This is the main reason why I have to always explain to people the difference between knitting and crocheting and how they are not the same thing.