Crochet Relief Wave Shrug Prototype

Crochet Relief Wave Shrug Prototype

Over the last year, I’ve seen this crochet stitch all over social media being used for bralettes, tops, skirts, dresses, etc. After doing some digging, I discovered it’s called a relief wave stitch and found some lovely tutorials (both written and a YouTube video) from Crochet by Ellej. I like to wear a little shrug/sweater over my dresses, but have been having trouble finding any so I decided to try crocheting a shrug using this stitch. It took me almost two months and over 5 frogging sessions, but the initial prototype is complete!

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Holo Taco Royalty Shimmering Secrets Set

Holo Taco Royalty Shimmering Secrets Set

Holo Taco’s loyalty program offers the highest tier members (dubbed “Holo Royalty”) the opportunity to work with Cristine via a set of surveys to design limited edition polishes. For year two, Holo Taco released the Holo Royalty Shimmering Secrets set (year one was the Royalty Debut Trio that arrived in April 2023). The set I ordered finally arrived (and thankfully didn’t take a wild ride around the country like my previous order thanks to USPS) so here are some swatches and comparisons!

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