Waist Shaping...

Finished the waist part, its now fitting the waist but not constricting it. The lace design adjusts to the wearer's figure ;)

Sleeves and Neck edging done!

  

I'm finally done with the top part of the dress! I used up 3 balls of Cannon thread so far...

I'm still in love with the sleeves, after having done several projects using this pattern (my own design). 

After sewing the shoulder seam, the sleeve is crocheted directly on the armhole edge.      

                

The neck edging is made up of two rows of scs.

Crochet Black Dress in Progress

Here it is so far:

This is how it looks now, its like a basic midriff sleeveless top. It still looks boxy without the sleeves. Also, it may seem short to cover the bust fully...but with crochet thread fabric, the weight of the lower part will pull down the top part a bit. Also the design of this dress is such that the waist is fitted.
I can't wait to show you the progress on the sleeves and waist part on my next post. I made it in the same stitch pattern that I originally came up with. My own take on crossed-dc's. Stay tuned :)

Work in progress...

After taking a break from crocheting, and working on this for a few hours at a time, I have this to show. I'm now on the third ball (4 more to go!) Hopefully this will go faster after the sleeves are done, and crocheting will be worked in rounds from the midriff to the bottom end.

I have yet to sew the seams - shown here (below) are the back and front shoulder edges which I'm holding. These are the only seams that need to be hand-sewn...everything else is crocheted. 

Up next: sleeves to be crocheted on the armholes.

More Cannon threads...

I've just received these:

I still get a kick out of opening a new box of threads!...I wish I could get all colors ;) Meanwhile, those were given to me so I would make a custom-order of a cap-sleeve tunic. The order was for another color, and the threads for that were also sent to me.
I plan to start on the project at once, and to finalize the pdf pattern too...(maybe kill two birds with one stone?) hopefully, I'll be able to offer the pdf pattern for sale soon ;)