I Crocheted My Wedding Dress in 6 Weeks from a Japanese Pattern

*I Crocheted My Wedding Dress in 6 Weeks from a Japanese Pattern*
Welcome to my epic journey of crocheting my wedding dress in 6 weeks following an intricate Japanese pattern from the Keitodama summer 2019 issue!
This was a real ordeal that I recorded from Day 1 to Day 42, plus my big Chinese wedding and some extra clips from my stay in my hometown, Harbin, China. I only learned to crochet one year ago and this project was a huge step up with working in fingering gauge and deciphering Japanese patterns. It was also an emotional journey since I hadn't been back home for 4 years and got all excited and anxious about the trip. I was feeling a lot of pressure for doing the project perfectly so that I could make a great impression on my family and in-laws. In the end, al went well!
Hope you enjoy this video diary of my epic journey, and thank you so much for watching!
Special thanks to ‪@Kutovakika‬ who inspired me to make the dress and this video!
🎁If you'd like to make a knitting-related gift to me, please check out my Ravelry WISHLIST: Thank you!! www.ravelry.co...
Happy knitting,
💚 Athena
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Yarn used for the dress: Pure Silk from Knitting For Olive in color Dusty Artichoke

[@SeedlingStitch]

How did you like this new video diary / vlog style from me? It was my first time trying to add music to my video and I had lots of fun selecting music and editing. Would you like to see more videos like this? Let me know!

[@annabelle7123]

I like the music, it’s relaxing and not too loud~

[@dahraeiche3021]

Love this video 🍀🌹🍀

[@christinefunk3591]

Good music. Great video

[@mywoolmitten]

I loved it Athena! You did a wonderful job ❤

[@rossignoler3397]

Just found you, and I love this video! Would love to watch more!

[@LVXMagick]

You did an amazing job and you looked beautiful for your wedding. Wishing you both a long and happy life together. Also, you're grandmother has a beautiful spirit. Wishing all the best for her too.🥰🙏

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you so much ❤

[@pjk4361]

Oh Seedling! You gave me happy tears to see your beautiful dress. It meant so many things to you, your personal statement as a young woman respectfully choosing her own way, your amazing talent as an artist and designer. You look beautiful in it... your wedding looked like amazing fun, your husband was so cute in his wedding trousers. So glad to see you again and thank you to Grandma for inspiring and enabling you in your craft. You are both lovely in appearance and heart.

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you! My husband wore the same pants in the wedding four years ago and in last months🤭. He looks nice in them!

[@miiwubful]

PLEASE do more of these knitting/crochet vlogs!!!!! I love them so much and knit/crochet while I watch

[@miz9298]

Omg I literally screamed with joy when I saw HARBIN!!!! That's where my family is from!! My grandma taught me how to knit this summer and I fell in love. I just found your channel today. Love all your content🫶

[@SeedlingStitch]

Yay!! Then you’d love that I designed a sweater caller the Harbin Sweater with colourwork motifs inspired by Harbin sceneries 😉 !

[@nancymorales2741]

Your wedding dress is beautiful and so is your grandma. Thank you for sharing.

[@suzanneu2]

Beautiful dress and you are a beautiful young bride!

[@taylorqobrien]

Beautiful dress! Thank you for taking us along with you on the journey and it was very lovely to see your grandmother.

[@valeriesmith15]

Congratulations on your marriage and your dress is beautiful.

[@johanna1153]

You did a great job with that dress and look so happy wearing it! And grandmas are always the best ❤ like the vlog style, to see this big project from start to finish can motivate one with own WIPs.

[@CarolynScott-d8w]

Congratulations on your wedding and also on the fabulous wedding dress which is not only beautiful as a single outfit but so wearable as separate pieces…….. a perfect choice and moss green is my favourite colour as well, I love everything about it!! ❤ 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you so much!

[@marleenneil7542]

Adorable Grand Mother; thank you for sharing her with us🙏

[@laurak.donham8374]

So elegant. Looks stunning on you! Congratulations!

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you so much!

[@patriciasmith7074]

Grandma looks very sweet and happy to have you there! I love your blue sweater too.

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you ❤️

[@deanarepstock7204]

Oh Athena your dress is so beautiful, thank you for sharing your dress journey with us I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is great that you can wear it as everyday wear! Your grandmother is a beautiful lady and I can see you look like her! Thanks for sharing your wedding day and your dress!😊❤️🥰

[@cm1799]

Your dress is beautiful, Athena! It is great that you now have two extra pieces in your wardrobe. I love your Birkenstocks. Why wear heels just to please other people? It was your and your husbands special day! All my best wishes for you both!

[@SeedlingStitch]

Yes yes 🙌🙌

[@margaretfyffe7252]

Your wedding dress is beautiful, and your grandma is sweet🤗

[@CatDotObj]

Love your grandma! ❤ And congrats on your proper wedding 🎉🎉🎉 Beautiful wedding dress, and beautiful bride! Many happy days ahead to you and your husband, and also your grandma and your family!

[@lindafarnes486]

The dress is beautiful, and you look lovely. All the best for your future together.

[@jieliu8452]

So lovely to see your nai nai featured in the video☺️.

[@autumncombsnelson2185]

Beautiful! I'm so glad you got to go home, spend time with your family, and celebrate your marriage with them! Loved seeing your grandma too!

[@jeannievega1639]

Your wedding dress is beautiful. May you have many, many, years of marital bliss. Thank you sharing your special day with us.

[@christinefunk3591]

Great job! What a milestone!! Now you have this treasure that you can wear fancy or plain. Congratulations

[@Tailoring.Knit.Studio]

Te ha quedado tan tan hermoso tu vestido! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗es precioso!!! como tu!! felicidades!!!😍😍😍😄😄😄😄

[@lslth2]

Very beautiful!

[@lisanakao1043]

Congratulations for your wedding. Your wedding dress is beautiful and versatile for future use. I love that you didn’t do a traditional Chinese wedding dress and you stuck to your personal aesthetic. Your grandmother is adorable I can see she is very proud of you. Knit on and be happy.

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you 🥰

[@ateaseknitting]

The dress is gorgeous! I never knew you could make something like that with crochet. And I’m impressed you completed a full dress! :o

[@genier7829]

Wonderful project! I love this sort of soft green/blue, it looks good on everyone. A friend crocheted her wedding dress (1978!) all semester. Full length, and unfortunately it grew in length, so she had to remove about a month's worth of work. But beautiful, as is yours.

[@SeedlingStitch]

That’s impressive!

[@kimgilpatrick2418]

So beautiful! So happy to see you wearing your wedding skirt out. Love your spirit!

[@tangerineknits]

Hi Athena! Your dress is INCREDIBLE, what a masterpiece that you got to wear for your wedding and I can't believe you finished it in only 6 weeks! Such a bonus it's still so wearable in everyday life! Also, I'm from Harbin too! Ahhh the clip of you knitting by 松花江 and seeing you write it out as "江沿儿“ is just 🥹. My grandparents used to live within walking distance of the river and I remember walking along the river with my them after dinner every day when I was a child as part of their daily exercise. It's so sweet that your grandma made a cameo in your video!

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you! Wow I’m so happy to learn that we came from the same city! Walking alongside 江沿儿 is every Harbiner’s ritual.

[@shortsweettoo]

Truly beautiful. Hopefully you will show us your wedding photo as well to see the dress in its proper setting. Thank you for sharing.

[@kikivasiloglou]

Very nice good job 👍👍

[@bernbee1679]

What a stunning dress thanks for sharing your special journey 💐

[@sherriedentley600]

1st time to your channel. You should be so proud. Congratulations on your wedding Not everyone finds a life partner. Your dress is beautiful! All the best to you. Thanks for taking us on this journey.🎉

[@Catsface99]

I loved watching the progression of you making your wedding dress. Your dress is beautiful!! I think that wearing the color and dress that you want was a fantastic idea because your wedding was unique to you and not a cookie cutter same old kind of wedding. Congratulations on finishing your dress, but most of all congratulations for getting married.

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you! It took lots of courage to do so (and many arguments with my mom 😂 ), but in the end it was worth it! And mom was impressed!

[@patriciasmith7074]

Don’t you have to worry about dye lot? I was a knitter and I never learned how to crochet but I love the pattern but I never mastered the art of crochet, I think it’s harder than knitting. But your dress design is so cute! Make sure you keep it in case you have a daughter who wants to wear it in the future. Wow it’s going to be hard to do the skirt. That is a tremendous amount of work. I wish you would have started sooner! You are making me nervous trying to get this much done!

[@Dina21976]

So pretty 🌸🥰 your looked beautiful Athena! Well done for all your hard work

[@StrongImaginationA]

Very cool, the dress looks so good on you! Also very cute that Nainai appearance at the end hehe.

[@annabelle7123]

We love your nainai!! ❤❤

[@MarylaKotlicka]

Best wishes....dress looks fantastic

[@teceyS3]

Hello and respect to Grandmother ❤ Your dress turned out spectacular❣️😍 You looked wonderful in it, and the Birkenstocks, too❣️💐

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you so much!

[@salviasalvia5437]

Really beautiful!!! Congratulations for this cute wedding dress, loved it!😍

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@lingoh814]

Your work is beautiful and the dress turned out lovely! 🤩

[@JillLowman-l4f]

Beautiful and very versatile. You are very talented.

[@style_icon997]

Aww so beautiful! I want that magazine!!!! Unfortunately I can't read Chinese! 😢

[@patriciasmith7074]

@@style_icon997 I can’t either but I really do appreciate the artistic talents of all Asian people. Back after I had only been married a few years and in the yard around our small first house I spent a lot of time trying to create a Japanese garden. I planted many of the recommended types of plants. I loved my Japanese Maple, my Mimosa tree, my wisteria, my Bonsai trimmed evergreens, my Ajuga ground cover, and my Chrysanthemums. I had a hidden strawberry bed and my little baby girl loved to go pick the fresh strawberries in her own back yard and bring them in to wash and eat. I hope you have a happy marriage and a happy life and many happy memories. I was married 43 years and my husband died from cancer at only 65 years old and I was only 58 when he died and I am now 78. Thank goodness I have my daughter and granddaughter who live with me because I have a nice piece of country ground and house with a horse in the back yard and a poodle and cat. So we are very happy. My son married his first wife who didn’t want any connection to families and she was a narcissist who eventually started abusing him so they divorced and he is now on wife number 2 and after 25 years on the first marriage she really changed the family ties because he believed her lies about us and that hurts because he should have known his mother and sister weren’t capable of the things she told him we did.

[@annabelle7123]

Omg, the white dress you wore at the Vancouver wedding, I have the exact same dress in sky blue! Congratulations in having the Chinese wedding with family and loved ones. Kudos to completing that beautiful dress👗!! ❤

[@annabelle7123]

Honestly I’m not for wearing a pair of birkenstock with a beautiful dress, maybe wear ballet flats instead?? But your wedding, your choice! The dress is stunning!

[@SeedlingStitch]

I have issues with flat feet so I decided I’ll only wear shoes with arch support from now on 😆

[@OrgulloCero]

I loved how this wedding was so uniquely you ❤ your dress eas precious! so intricate and femenine 💞 and your grandma was so sweet, my grandma also crocheted and I pnly started doing it 10 years after she passed, I think a lot abour her and wish I could've shared this hobby with her🥺❤️

[@SeedlingStitch]

🤗🤗🤗

[@helenknitslove]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful wedding dress journey, your wonderful home town, snippets of your joyous wedding of course and your sweet grandmother. She does indeed have wonderful taste in beautiful yarns as seen in your earlier podcasts. I look forward to hear what projects are inspiring you after this amazing trip.

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you, Helen! I’ll make sure to pass your compliments to my grandma 🥰

[@kathykups7962]

So lovely you did a fantastic and beautiful job congratulations ❤❤

[@mara435]

Beautiful!..blessings and thank you for sharing..

[@cheryllfarmer2975]

Wow, it's sooo beautiful 👌🙌💖 Congratulations

[@sloveneopinionfirst1059]

Hi, your crochet wedding dress is very nicely done, also l like this colour very much. When l saw the skirt, ir seemd to me as my dreamy skirt. And here is my question: is it possible to order this magazin, or purcase the patteren somehow. Could you advice please. Thank you. I wish you a happy life. Irena

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you! Search for Keitodama magazine Summer issue 2019, or 毛线球 27 (Chinese translation) on Etsy or Aliexpress or any online shop where you can find it. It is not available as a stand alone pattern. Only in this magazine.

[@Sticknytt]

Thanks for sharing! Amazing dress 🤩

[@verylikecheryl]

Lovely vlog, thank you! Your dress is beautiful and I just love the drape and movement in the skirt. If your Nainai would like to visit with us again and say a little about her favourite makes that would be so wonderful x

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you! Nainai is very shy on camera. She kept saying “don’t put this footage in your show! They will unfollow you after seeing this old lady talking!” I had to reassure her many times that her talk would only attract more subscribers for me. I’ll show her all your nice comments and encouragements to see if I can change her mind!

[@singingsparrow83]

Absolutely beautiful!!!!!!

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you!

[@knittedaway3496]

This is absolutely beautiful 😻

[@marinaletitia8321]

This was a beautiful video. Well done❤

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you so much!

[@CaliGirlCrafter]

Beautiful ❤

[@NamaiWalterHeins-re4nu]

If I had this beautifull dress, I would want a miniblanket to sit on public bench, because those materials can snag the yarn? 🤔 often use my coat to sit on but still damage lot of skirts before I discovered that. I love how you custumized it to be shorter and wore it with same coloured sandals 🥰🤩 Definally gonna watch more videos of this channel👋

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you for the tip! Sometimes I can be a careless person when it comes to caring for my knits 😅.

[@samanthalowther6441]

A beautiful dress expertly made. Have you considered doing a knitalong where people could pay to join?

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you! I won’t have time to do KALs but will try to keep making these videos!

[@lindasheppard421]

Hi Athena. I really love your wedding top and skirt. You asked about the background music, so I will reply honestly, I don’t like KZbin videos with background music and I had to skip through a lot of this video for that reason. Sorry, but you did ask. I love your content though 😊

[@SeedlingStitch]

Thank you for the feedback. I’m sorry the background music put you off for this video!

[@anciify]

the dress is stunning, bravo! I am surprised by your footwear, though, can you explain it, please?

[@SeedlingStitch]

I just love how comfortable the sandals are, and the colours match perfectly!

[@anciify]

@@SeedlingStitch Interesting that you did not have any aversion with a traditional "western" white dress for a wedding ceremony in Canada as you did with the traditional Chinese wedding red dress for a wedding ceremony in China!? I also find it interesting how I 100% dig your crocheted wedding dress, and not at all the footwear choice. Good for you! People define themselves aesthetically at details, I guess ;-)

[@AnniCarlsson]

What is it to explain? She don't want heals so why should she have it? Her feets

[@anciify]

@@AnniCarlsson it is not even about a lack of heels... the dress is delicate and elegant, the shoes are not beyond casual and leisure

[@AnniCarlsson]

@@anciify no it's not. Stop judge and say how people should be allowed to put their cloths together and start respekt others. She not a doll you going to buy so you can't complein on what she have on

[@knit_by_Jingyi]

Hello小禾姐姐！感谢分享你的作品，我在小红书上follow了全过程，成品太美了！奶奶好可爱！

[@jacqualinewickison4313]

🙌🙏👍👍👍

[@patriciasmith7074]

You will get a lot of good out of your Birkenstock sandals. I like Chinese food but I don’t like Japanese food theirs is too plain, your style of cooking has more flavor. I could eat Chinese food everyday but it does take a lot of hard work.

[@Oliva-wv9mf]

在这里也刷到你了，hh