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Crazy Motif Bolero

Crazy Motif Bolero Crochet Along

If you bought the Crazy Mot if Bolero

pattern, here is t he Crochet-Along/Support Page f or the pattern. I

will be making at least one mot if a day to

complete t he bolero in 1-2 months. Along

each step of the way, I will include notes

addressing questions that crocheters

have asked about the pattern, including

corrections and updates to the pattern.

The Crazy Mot if Bolero pattern (some

14 pages o f inst ructions in a total of 20pages) is not f or the f aint-hearted. The

bolero consists o f twenty-f our join-as-

you-go motif s, each one dif f erent. That

said, this pattern is perfect f or those

who cant s tand crocheting the same

mot ifs over and over to make a garment.

With such a complex pattern as this, even experienced crocheters may run into problems, and my own

pattern writing may contain errors o r confusing instructions/terms. This page provides support f or

crocheters encountering dif f iculties completing the bolero.

If you bought this pattern, I would like you to be able to make this bolero f or yourself to wear, or to give as

a gif t, o r to sell in your own hand-crochet shop.

There is also the Crazy Mot if Bolero support group at

http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/crochetology/2532743/

CHOOSING THE YARN

For this Crochet Along, I am using Ice Yarns Floss Spiral (lilac color) which is viscose-po lyester yarn. It is

listed as a Sport /5 ply (12wpi) but it f eels heavier than most Sport-weight yarns Ive tried. I am using 4mmhook with this and the f irst mot if measures 4.25. I like to use this yarn because it is heavier and will lie f lat

better on the body.

Recommended yarns include Lotus Yarns Baby Camel 4-ply (Dk weight), and Lotus Yarns Autumn Wind (Dk
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BOLERO FRONT MOTIF #1 and #2

weight). Experiment with other yarn weights and f ibres. I have also t ried Sport weight yarn which results in a

lighter, lacier bolero.

For a bolero to f it 37 bust , youll need at least 500 meters o f yarn.

GAUGE AND SIZING

The pattern uses the gauge:

MOTIF #1 FRONT = 4/10cm using hook s ize 9 (3.5mm)

Experiment with larger hook or yarn. Then you could multiply your gauge mot if width by 9.25 and youll get

the approximate bust size. So, a 4.5 motif gauge should f it a 41 bust .

CROCHET ALONG BOLERO FRONT

BOLERO FRONT MOT IF #1

Rnd 4: 2 dc tog over next 2 dc is explained as thus:

Yo, insert hook in dc, yo, pull yarn through, yo, pullthrough 2 loops, yo, skip (hdc, sc, sc, hdc), insert

hook in next dc, yo, pull yarn through, yo, pull through

2 loops, yo, pull through all 3 loops.

When you reach the end of Rnd 4, the instruction

says sl st in first dc to join. First dc ref ers to the

f irst 3 o f ten ch made at the beginning of the Rnd.

Then, at the end of Rnd 5 you should have twelve 5-

ch loops.

BOLERO FRONT MOTIF # 2

Dtr (double treble) instructions should be:

dtr means double treble (triple) crochet:

Yarn over hook three times, then insert hook into next st itch.

Yarn over hook and draw yarn through st itch f ive loops on the hook.

Loo p yarn over hook and draw through two loops, (there are now four loops remaining on the hoo k), yarn

over hoo k and draw through two loops, repeat to ** twice more.

This completes one double treble crochet.

Rnd 5, line 6:

in next 2 spsshould read in next 3-ch sp

and

2 dc tog in next 2 5-ch spsshould read 2 dc tog in next 2 sps


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BOLERO FRONT MOTIF #3

Motif #4, #5 and #6.



BOLERO FRONT MOTIF #5, Rnd 4, line 3, should read:

dc, place Stitch Marker 2 bet last 2 dcs; ch 2, dc in same dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, slip Stitch marker 3, dc

in next dc, ch



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BOLERO FRONT Mo tif #7



BOLERO FRONT Motif # 7

BOLERO FRONT Motif # 8

Rnd 2 Line 1 should read:

Rnd 2: Ch 8 (count as dc, ch-5), [dc in next 3 dc tog, ch

5] 5 times; sl st in first dc to join.

(remove tog at the end of the sentence)



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BOLERO FRONT Motif #10

BOLERO FRONT Motif #11



Rnd 2: Sl st to 3-ch loop, [ch 5, sc in next 3-ch loop] 5

times; ch 5, sl st in first sc to join.

BOLERO FRONT MOT IF #11

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same sc, [ch 3, sc in next sc] 9

times; ch 3, sl st in f irst sc to join. (10 3-ch loopsmade).


In Rnd 2, Line 2: in rightmost 3-ch sp at tip of Mot if

#3.

A more accurate descript ion of this might be:

in sl sl in 3-ch sp at the beginning of rnd 5 of Motif #3

Rnd 2, Line 2: in rightmost 3-ch sp at tip of Mot if #3,

ch 4, 3 dc tog in same 5-ch loop of working mot if ; ch

2, sk 3 sl st

Thus, Rnd 2, Line 3 should continue as:

in Mot if #3, sl st in next sl st ; ch 2, sc in next 5-ch

loop o f working mot if; ch 4, sk 3 sl st in Mot if # 3, sl

st

THE SMALL MOTIFS


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BOLERO FRONT SMALL MOTIF #1-#2



BOLERO FRONT SMALL MOTIF # 1-# 2




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FINISHED BOLERO FRONT

BOLERO BACK MOTIF #1


Note: Small Mot if #7 was omitted f rom the

Schematic/Assembly Diagram

FINISHED BOLERO FRONT

BOLERO BACK

BOLERO BACK MOTIF # 1


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BOLERO BACK MOT IF #4-#5



BOLERO BACK MOT IF #4-# 5

MOTIF #4, Rnd 5, Line 2: sl st in first sl st to join.


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BOLERO BACK MOT IF #11





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BOLERO FRONT AND BACK JOINED WITHOUT SLEEVES


RIGHT SIDE OF BOLERO FRONT

(It is perhaps better to ref er to the sps without ref erence to the number of chs in them. This would be lessconf using.)

THIS JOINS THE RIGHT SIDE SEAM OF THE BOLERO FRONT AND BACK

(It might be easier to use a s tit chmarker to indicate where the BOLERO FRONT jo ins to t he BOLERO BACK.

The stitchmaker should be placed in Mot if #1 (the third f rom the last 3-ch sp made in the last ro und).

Row 3: Ch 6, join with sl st to rightmost f ree 5-ch sp along seaming edge of Mot if #1 BACK; ch 3, sc in

next 9-ch loo p of FRONT; ch 4, sl st in next 5-ch sp of Mot if #1 BACK, ch 4, sc in next 9-ch loo p of

FRONT; ch 4, sc in nearest 3 dc tog o f Mot if #1 BACK, ch 4, sc in next 9-ch loop o f FRONT; [ch 4, sl st innearest sp o f Mot if #10 BACK, ch 4, sc in next 9-ch loop o f FRONT] 5 times;

NOW WORKING ALONG LEFT SIDE OF BOLERO FRONT

Row 1, Line 4: sp, ch 4, tr in cornersc of ring. Turn.

THE SLEEVES IN PROGRESS

Note About Slee ves: Theres actually the same

number of loops on each sleeve, not count ing the


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The sle eves in progress.

The finished bole ro Front.

The finished Bole ro Back.

chain spaces with dc (or o ther s t) between them. If Im

not mistaken there are 18 loops. You can just make

the chain loo ps in each of these loops rather than

making 16 of them as instructed in the pattern. There

will also be one area where youll have more loops

close together but I f ind that those dont make much

dif f erence as the loops f all evenly together. The two

sleeves are also not meant not be exactly alike as the

places where they are built f rom are not the same.

I also f ind that with this type of (sport- weight, rather

heavy) yarn, I dont need to make the smaller mot if s t o

f ill in the gaps between the main mot ifs. Makes life

easier!

FINISHED BOLERO


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The finished Bolero .

The finished Bolero .

CRAZY MOTIF BOLERO SUPPORT FORUM

Please visit the CRAZY MOTIF BOLERO SUPPORT FORUM where many quest ions about the pattern are

tackled. I hope that you will be able to make your own Crazy Motif Bolero!

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