When I was a young mother, after getting rid of my baby fat and getting my body in shape, I decided to make myself a crochet bikini. I can still remember the joy I felt putting it on, but alas it was short-lived. The minute I went swimming I realized that cloud had no silver lining. It started dragging down and the shape distorted a little. Back then there was no stretch yarn to buy, so in my naivety - I made it with a DK cotton yarn and used dc stitches to make the bikini texture denser and not see-through, so when it became soggy I felt as if wearing an armor. After that unfortunate incident I only wore it around the beach, but not for swimming.
Another thing is that crochet swimsuits can be ruined by saltwater / chlorine depending on the fiber content.
A friend of mine remarked that you can get a weird tanning especially if the swimsuit is made with a hole-y design (fishnet design), which holds water, unless you line the whole thing.
However, I still love to look at crochet swimsuits designs and drool a bit, although at my age, I don't feel comfortable wearing one anymore.
What's your opinion on crochet swimsuits? Would / Do you wear such?
A couple of years ago I made Eva a bikini top - get the free pattern here.
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I love the look of crocheted bathing suits. Would I wear one? No. I think they look great if you are just wearing one for fashion and have the body but not for swimming. The bikini top you made for Eva is beautiful and she looks great in it!
Why not a crochet swimsuit. But it might be hard to come up with the perfect one for totally non-perfect bodies. So that would be a challenge, a size inclusive crochet swimsuit.
Thank you for sharing Julie! We are on the same wave-length here :)
Wishing you a lovely weekend!
I agree Christine. Sad thing about crochet swimsuits is that they do not hide body imperfections, they accentuate them, and making a size inclusive one would be challnengin, however that is just my opinion and I am not experienced in making them, so I might be wrong here. Thank you so much for dropping by! xx
I love these ones! 30 years ago I would maybe have worn them, but now no more.
Same here :)
Forty years ago I would have worn one for sure. My mother made me a lot of crochet garments that I wore regularly. I've always gravitated to clothing with a unique edge so this would have been right up my alley!
Thank you for sharing, Marie! Gran made a lot of knitted garments for me although being a fantastic crocheter and never one single crochet thing to wear. Now, I am sad I didn't ask for something crocheted to wear. I am sure I would have saved that. When crochet bikinis were a hit, she was long gone.
I wouldn't wear one but I do love the one in your first photo.
Maya, Wow, those are all amazing. I wouldn't wear one, but I probably would have when I was young! But, maybe not for swimming, as you say! :)
Nay for me but these are gorgeous.
Amalia
xo
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