Last week I wrote about the vest I had recently finished, and this week I’ve made sleeves without a shirt body.
It all started when Sam Hermes of Little Bud Creations saw something very random Zara had come out with. It was a bodiless jumper that she felt compelled to recreate. Enough people also wanted to make it that she wrote up the pattern, and now I’ve made one myself.
Unfortunately, I didn’t bother to weigh anything, so I can’t tell you specifics. But what I can tell you is the sleeves themselves are crocheted in DMC Natura cotton and the cuffs and collar are Knit Picks Stroll Brights. The collar and cuffs are shortened slightly, just because I was using stash yarn and ran out of the blue in the middle of a round, so I shortened the cuffs to match.
I made the size large to go over sleeves in California winter weather (and because I know nothing about UK sizing and kind of just winged it), but now I’m thinking I need to make a second one in a smaller size and different fiber content for going over t-shirts at the ball park near sun down.
I love how the cotton makes the sleeves so drapey and flowy. If parties or concerts ever become a thing again, I can definitely see wearing this to something in the winter.
If you want to make one of your own (the colors don’t have to be quite so loud, her original was more pastel and only had three different colors), you can find it on Lovecrafts here. And don’t forget to go check out her Instagram because she makes amazing crochet designs all the time.
Handmade by Casey Kay 