Was taught the needlecraft arts (crochet and knitting) nearly forty years ago by my great-grandfather. I'm currently in the midst of a "contest" to create a complete outfit (sans shoes) with a female friend of mine.
*Everything* in the outfit must be handmade, right down to the underwear, and any other included accessories. Judging will occur New Year's Eve by a five-person committee consisting of our mutual friends. I'm partial to crochet and have a black evening dress, hairpin lace shawl, and matching gloves currently in the works. I'm even working on a 1940's-style ladies handbag to go with the outfit. And am considering a simple "choker" as an accent. The big puzzle for me is the underwear...I've been turning the crochet catalogs and Google up-side-down looking for a crochet pattern for fishnet stockings/pantyhose/ or body stockings, but have found nothing that matches the "sexiness" of the other pieces of the outfit i'm creating. I'd also like the underwear to be comfortable for my "opponent", so i'm torn between making a simple full slip, and skipping the stockings, but was hoping someone on this newsgroup could point me at a few commercial (or free) patterns that a classy 37 year-old lady would feel comfortable (and sexy, but not slutty) in wearing them. Was also hoping the patterns were for crochet, as i'm ten times better at crochet, than i am at knitting... Any help or references would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance for any advice...- posted
18 years ago