The world filled with CROCHETs..

CROCHET is a process of creating yarn, thread, or other material strands using a crochet hook The word is derived from the French word "crochet", meaning hook. Hooks can be made of materials such as metals, woods or plastic and are commercially manufactured as well as produced by artisans. Crocheting, like knitting, consists of pulling loops through other loops, but additionally incorporates wrapping the working material around the hook one or more times. Crochet differs from knitting in that only one stitch is active at one time, stitches made with the same diameter of yarn are comparably taller, and a single crochet hook is used instead of two knitting needles. Additionally, crochet has its own system of symbols to represent stitch types.

REFERENCE

http://yarniapdx.blogspot.in/search/label/crochet

•  HISTORY-

 In the 19th century, as Ireland was facing the Great Irish Famine (1845-1849), crochet lace work was introduced as a form of famine relief(the production of crocheted lace being an alternative way of making money for impoverished Irish workers). Mademoiselle Riego de la Blanchardiere is generally credited with the invention of Irish Crochet, publishing the first book of patterns in 1846.Irish lace became popular in Europe and America, and was made in quantity until the first World War.

19th century crochet lace

 Fashions in crochet changed with the end of the Victorian era in the 1890s. Crocheted laces in the new Edwardian era, peaking between 1910 and 1920, became even more elaborate in texture and complicated stitching.

  The craft remained primarily a homemaker's art until the late 1960s and early 1970s, when the new generation picked up on crochet and popularized granny squares, a motif worked in the round and incorporating bright colors.

This is an example of crochet from 1900's.

• PRESENT-

 Although crochet underwent a subsequent decline in popularity, the early 21st century has seen a revival of interest in handcrafts, as well as great strides in improvement of the quality and varieties of yarn.
Crochet has experienced a revival on the catwalk. Christopher Kane's Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear collection makes intensive use of the granny square, one of the most basic of crochet motifs.reference

http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/slideshow/F2011RTW-CKANE/#7

• Christopher Kane fall 2011 ready-2 wear- 

Christopher Kane's latest collection was a weird, wonderful, and distinctly grown-up journey, but at its dark heart there might have been something as sweet and simple as childhood memories. The crochet that opened the show was the kind of traditional craftsy throw you might see on a rec room sofa; the extraordinary plastic trims that arrived to infect severe black shift dresses were inspired by the squidgy pencil cases filled with glitter and colored liquid that were a schoolkid craze at some point in the Kane infancy.TO WATCH HIS WHOLE COLLECTION

• Alanah Gib’s Spider Web Dress nets-WOVEN CROCHET 

• A graceful lace dress that's sure to please both steadfast traditionalists and up-to-the-minute trendsetters. Intricate as it looks, the dress is comprised of basic crochet stitches: chain, single and double crochet, and slip stitch. The bodice is worked in a solid crocheted fabric, while a variety of lace patterns circles the skirt in horizontal bands. reference

•  Designer Crochet: Azzedine Alaia

 

•   Miamiswim fashion week: Anna Kosturova

(images via mbfwms) A stunning bikini that was connected down the middle with a thin line of crochet. With dangling side ties and slashed lines, it was absolutely beautiful in the black or crème version.





 A two-piece white short and vest outfit was paired with brown boots, giving it that sexy cowgirl appeal.  Kosturova also incorporated summer’s hottest hues in her collection, showcasing bikinis in yellow and blue, accented with thread and tied at the sides.  Taking these suits and adding fringe made them that much more fun.”

“The intricately designed 2013 collection and all of her signature crochet looks are truly one of a kind,”



crochet swim wear reference
crochet swim wear reference

•  FEW MORE CROCHET GARMENTS-

REFERENCE

http://styledbykristin.com/display/ShowJournal?moduleId=211597&categoryId=369642

CROCHET IN EVERY THING  

Over the years  we are really inspired by where CROCHET is found itself at the moment…from fashion, to contemporary art, to furniture and lighting, the art of crochet has become an inspiring modern design element.
That happy-hands-at home, made-by-grandma-with-love application has become a super stylized pattern and texture when applied to unexpected modern products. The juxtaposition between the two different aesthetics creates such interesting, innovative results.

1. CROCHET BUTTONS:-

 

2. CROCHET HANDBAGS

3.CROCHET ACCESSORIES

hairband

4.CROCHET FURNISHING-

AND WHAT NOT.....

FUTURE(CROCHET IN COMING SEASON's)-

• Catherine Malandrino barely there Fall 2012-Catherine Malandrino’s showing at New York fashion week offered up pieces for the occasions.

• this is another  dress of  Catherine Makandrino 's pre fall 2012 collection .made out of crochet.Catherine Malandrino Pre-Fall 2012 -reference

• Catherine Malandrino Spring / Summer 2013-inspired by crochet..

There was a kind of magic that happened in the ’80s when soft pastel colors and sporty cuts and long, dangly drop earrings all came together in harmony. Of course that was the ’80s, and we’d by no means go about recreating it blow-by-blow today. Instead Catherine Malandrino’s spring / summer 2013 presentation at New York fashion week  showed what can happen if you…

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MY LOVE TOWARDS CROCHET-   

•  That's a crochet top of mine its a wight sleeveless crochet with a patch work on the neck and a tie up with feathers .and braided lace on the yoke and bottom.

•  The picture above shows a close view of how i wore it .the yoke of my top and the feathers on it ..and i wore it with a brown sandles which i bought from 'tresmode' .and a Burberry print tops..

• In this picture I am wearing a brown crochet top with crochet starting from its mid rift till my hip and crochet cap sleeves.this is one of my favorite top and the  reason is crochet work on it.it also has few detailing.

• The collage below shows the crochet on the top with its front and back view.and a close up of the acrylic embroidery with wooden beads on it.Also how i wore it..?

I wore it with my brown ballet shoes which i bought from 'catwalk' and a few wooden bangles which i picked from street shopping and a brown stoned butterfly ring i like which i bought from 'splash'.and a butterfly clip which i bought from 'accessorize' .

•  This is another cardigan i have .it is quiet similar to crochet.with a combination of pink and yellow and i just love it.

•  another close view of my cardigan..<3

• this is another top i have in my wardrobe .its just a simple printed top with crochet sleeves which just adds to the look of this top..

This picture shows a close view of my sleeves and how I wore it . I wore it with a cute cartoon prints bag with a teddy key chain which i baught from street shopping at thailand,with my pink ballet shoes and a delicate long chain which i bought from 'juicy couture' and my blue strap watch from 'DKNY' and a black stoned ring which i bought from street shopping at Delhi..

•  thats a crochet hairband i have..

•  a crochet hand bag of mine..

 

• That's a crochet work done by my grand mother on one of my mothers dupatta and i am still using it,concluding that crochet is a classic style which can never go out of trend it was and will always be part of trend.