Crochet Cami

[LilMissPink]

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Dear Craftsters,

This pattern has been up for (believe it or not) 5 years. Today, I am removing it and I am not willing to e-mail it to you, so do not ask. Of course I was much younger and unaware of the consequences of publicly posting a free pattern online, but I have even seen my own picture posted on various websites by various idiots who have the nerve to sell MY work for as much as $10. I feel sad for anyone who unknowingly falls for these scams especially when the same information is posted for free out of pure kindness. I am not upset that it could have been me profiting from my own work, nor am I upset that I have never taken legal action against the people who I have caught with my own eyes (keep in mind- I rarely search for patterns- so I am probably aware of only a small percentage of this event occuring). I am upset that I did not remove my pattern when it happened the first time, nor the second, simply because I wanted to have it available to good people who would use it properly. Unfortunately, evil prevails and therefore I am hopefully preventing any future occurrences of this behavior by removing the pattern and never posting any others publicly. Thank you for understanding.

[heatherann]

Wow, that's lovely.  Very nice fit, very flattering!

[annarella]

This is wonderful, it suits you a lot, great job Tatyana xxx

[nushybum]

That's  beautiful! Leave it just as it is...no ribbon! Or you could do the straps differently - instead of one long loop going over the shoulder, do two strings & tie them together in a bow, securing with a few stitches. I think that would look really pretty.

[zitrone21]

I think a ribbon would look nice under the bust, but it's pretty the way it is, too.  Very nice

[cowladycc]

do you have a pattern for it i like it. Turned out nice.

[ruwena]

Looks beautiful on you My boyfriend and I vote for the ribbon under the bust.

[LilMissPink]

Thanks everybody! No I don't have a pattern but I could try to write one. I kind of made it as I went, I didn't even know what I wanted the finished product to look like. Basically what I did was I made 2 pentagon-shaped pieces (5 sides) for the front and sewed them together, then I crocheted a rectangle piece for the back and joined it to the front into a circle. Then after that I just did the lace part in the round, increasing every other row. I think you shouldn't increase as much when using a stiffer yarn, though (maybe increase every 4 rows).

[catchstars]

My vote would be for no ribbon, unless it is a light colour. A dark or vivid ribbon would draw away from the simplicity of the lace and make it look too cluttered.

[vanillaxlight]

That is absolutely gorgeous. I vote no ribbon, as well. So beautiful..