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Summer Fashion 2020 | Meet the Makers | Part 1

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Did you watch our Summer Fashion Show in collaboration with Anchor? If not you can watch it here!!

Also, Are you curious about all the makes in the video?

We will be sharing some tidbits about each of our makes spread out over 3 Parts.

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Here’s part 1…

Watch our IYC makers talk about their Anchor makes and scroll down to read all about it!!!

Ruffle Sleeve Crop Top by Priyanka of @craftsandcoffee17

Hello everyone, Im Priyanka from craftsandcoffee17. I always wanted to try crochet blouses for sarees. So decided to make one. I got fantastic , quick and easy crop top pattern from Pinterest that is Ruffle Sleeve Crop Top.


It is a very good option for blouse and I chose cotton yarn from Anchor threads. Here I have used Anchor mercerised knitting cotton Art. 4057 in red colour with shade number 047. Usually anchor threads come in balls of 50g and I used 4 to 4.5 balls for this crop top, which is approximately around 800 yards. I used a 2.5mm hook size. Basic crochet level is enough for this make with a bit knowledge of seaming, sizing and fit. Only challenge I faced here is to make crop top fit like a blouse without buttons or hooks . The long tail construction to knot at back is a good option to make fit to size. The Knot also turned out classy. Draping is very comfortable as a long tail is provided to make flexible in tieing tight or lose as we want.

The Meenbo Bolero by Meera of @crochettalesbymeera

Hello, I am Meera Radhakrishnan.
The meanbo open front bolero is a simple summer wear and can be paired with casual outfits.Its incredibly light so its perfect for hot summer days. This crochet bolero pattern is simple and beginners friendly and quite quick to work up. The pattern is worked as one piece with only minimal seaming required.

I have used anchor mercerised cotton 4057 shade no 54, the hook size is 2.5mm and approximate yardage required for making this small size bolero is 550yds. This anchor yarn will give the bolero a light and cool feel and perfect for summer. If you are new to crocheting lace, then this bolero would be a perfect opportunity to give it a try. If you want to know more about this pattern you can check my Instagram page @crochettalesbymeera

Summer Crochet Vest by Pooja of @poojascrochet

Hi I’m Pooja and my Instagram handle is poojascrochet.

I have made an easy lacy summer vest. The pattern is designed by Katerina, I got it from Pinterest and it is also available on the designer’s blog bykaterina.com.
The great part about this pattern is that it is available in written format, as a chart pattern and as a video tutorial.
It is an advanced beginner pattern since it uses only simple crochet chains and stitches.
I have made this vest using Anchor 4057 in shade 0050 which is a pretty pink and I used a 2.5 mm crochet hook. I used about 4 and a half balls which comes up to about 220g. The anchor cotton makes the vest comfortable for the summer since it is soft and light. It is easily customisable to any size. I had a great time making this pattern.

Sencilla Summer Hat by Raveena of @yarntoart

Hi I’m Raveena and my Instagram handle is @yarntoart.

I have designed this minimalistic Sencilla summer hat. This hat may look normal in front view. And in back you can see this beautiful bow. I made this hat in adult small size. Of-course you can find measurements for other sizes in my written pattern which is available on my website http://www.yarntoart.com. This pattern is super easy and beginner friendly. Checkout my YouTube channel YarntoArt, in which I make Tamil crochet tutorials.

I used Anchor mercerized knitting cotton 4060 in shade 926 and 2.75 mm crochet hook. I used 2 and half ball for this size.This yarn gives stiffness to this hat and it is very comfortable to wear. I used 4057 in shade 368 for making flower and strap.I really enjoyed making this hat.

There’s also a CAL for one of our makes “The JuJu Scarf” by Divya of Stringtierey that is going to start soon!!
Head over to our blog post and register for the CAL HERE.
If you are interested do register by 19th July. After that, it won’t be a free CAL. So hurry!

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IYC Rendezvous with Anchor

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When objective of 2 entities match –the universe conspires to bring them together and here is a short story of  IYC and Anchor Collaboration.

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Most of us crafters have grown up using Anchor yarns starting at some point in our lives either mom’s engaging us in our summer holidays with a stitch kit’ or getting us to do those lovely flower embroideries.

Let us acknowledge that Anchor is an household brand name, however one thing that we would like to highlight is Anchor’s mission to keep all forms of yarn craft alive and their commitment to disseminate the craft to the new generation which perfectly blends with India Yarn Circle’s mission to Nurture Passion for all Yarn Crafts and Crafters by building a strong community encouraging crafters at different level to pick up the craft.

Anchor and IYC collaborated to embark on this journey to explore and show the possibilities of designing wearables. We deliberated on numerous ideas and everything was a possibility the list was unending. While crochet or knitting is most often associated with winterwear we wanted to break the myth to create wearables for Indian context be it the weather conditions, or traditional wear, or styling it up for everyday fashion.

 “Summer Fashion” theme fitted as an apt pick to kick start the series. We makers rolled up our sleeves to directly dwell into the creative zones to design, create our Anchor summer outfit. It was a tremendous journey for us to explore in detail the possibilities of utilizing Anchor cotton yarn for different types of makes scarf, hats, blouse for saree, tops , dress , jewelry etc. (details of the makes to follow) .

The video is a tribute to all the designers in the community for bringing the best in every make, enduring spirit of designing for self-satisfaction, continuing to be spirited about yarn crafts.

We thank Anchor for giving us an opportunity for the collaboration and more importantly the creative freedom to showcase our work. We are most certain that the collaboration is just a small beginning in our joint effort to keeping the craft alive.

Enjoy the Anchor x IYC 2020 Summer Fashion show and let us know what you think!!

Do share with us your anchor makes and do drop a comment on any questions you have on Anchor yarn and we will be happy to respond!