👗 Show off your favorite pieces! – The Women’s Clothing Challenge (€100 to be won)

Hi everyone,

Through May 24, 2026 : 📸 Upload a photo → ❤️ Collect likes → 💶 Win store credit (€100)!
Women’s clothing —tunics, shirts, sweaters, dresses, blouses, or tops!

Our new contest is all about your most beautiful handmade women’s clothing items. Show us your favorite, most creative, or most elegant pieces—whether they’re freshly finished or your pride and joy from last season!

✂️ Here’s how to enter:

Simply post a comment in this thread with the following info:

• Design / Title: [e.g., “My Summer Dream Dress” or “Favorite Sweater for Cool Days”]
  
• Technique: [Knitting / Crocheting / Sewing / Embroidery / Mix]
  
• Brief details: [Yarn, fabric, cut, pattern—whatever you’d like to share]
  
• Short story (2–4 sentences): [What was it for? What makes it special? Is there a story behind it?]
  
• Photos: [At least 1 photo 📸]
  

📋 The Rules:

• All crafting techniques are welcome (knitting, crocheting, sewing, embroidery …)
  
• It must be women’s clothing—tunic, shirt, top, sweater, dress, blouse, jacket, vest, skirt… anything goes!
  
• Both finished AND new projects are allowed
  
• Original designs AND projects made from patterns count
  
• Please like the posts you like best
  
• Prize: €100 of Crazypatterns store credit 🎉
  
• Duration: through May 24, 2026
  
• Feel free to share this contest on your social media channels!
  

💡 Need some inspiration? Here are a few ideas:

• Tunics & long shirts for every season
  
• Summer dresses & beach dresses
  
• Cozy knit sweaters & cardigans
  
• Festive dresses & elegant blouses
  
• Casual shirts & tops for every day
  
• Crochet tops with lace or openwork patterns
  
• Vests, boleros & soul warmers
  
• Jackets, coats & capes
  
• Skirts in all lengths and styles
  
• Boho- or vintage-style tunics 😉
  

📸 Photo tip for that wow factor:

Don’t just show off your favorite pieces on a hanger—wear them! Whether in the park, at a café, on a walk, or in your living room at home—clothes look best in action. And if you have multiple outfits: Bring them on! We love looks you’ll fall in love with! 🥰

🥇🥈🥉 Winners will be determined as usual:

• Community Choice: 3 × 20 € = 60 € (The 3 posts with the most likes win)
  
• Jury Picks: 2 × 10 € = 20 € (Jury = operator and moderator)
  
• Random Selection: 2 × 10 € = 20 € (2 participating entries will be chosen at random)
  

We can’t wait to see what you’ve been working on with your knitting needles and sewing machines—and what else you’ll create before the contest ends. Show us that handmade women’s clothing is more than just fabric and yarn—it’s a reflection of your personality! 👚

Don’t forget to like your favorites and share the contest with your friends who love crafts!

Have fun and good luck!
Your Crazypatterns Team 🎀

Dear Team,
what a great idea!

I’m currently putting the finishing touches on a pattern that I’ll be uploading in the next few days, and I’m just so proud of how the photos turned out.
I’m still waiting for the final feedback from a test crocheter—should I wait for that, upload the pattern, and then post the photo?

Thanks for your help—and the creative ideas!
All the best,
Kathrin

My first hexagon jacket, made using Petra Perle’s pattern on YouTube, with narrow sleeves.

Hi Kathrin, my understanding is that CUSTOMERS upload the items they’ve made to the gallery and that this isn’t a campaign for designers. Or am I misunderstanding this, dear CP Team?

Hello everyone,

Everyone can participate here.

Best regards
Alexander

Ah, thanks Anja 😆
My mistake.
But Alexander has just added it—thanks for that.
Got it 😂
All the best,
Kathrin 

 Wrap-style knitted top
I knitted this sweater for a class reunion. 
The pattern is by Cuddlykitten.
It was nicely varied to work on and I really enjoyed making it. 
The yarn is cotton. 

Circle jacket for a friend

Crocheted with my favorite yarn, Twister Solid.
The pattern was a crochet chart that I adapted for the jacket.
My friend only wears the jacket on special occasions—she absolutely loves it.
 

It looks really great and suits you well 👍 

😍My absolute favorite piece?😍 That’s a tough one, but right now I’m turning heads everywhere I go in this sweater 😍 

• Motif / Title: Favorite sweater for cool days / I love stripes!!
  
• Technique: Knitting
  
• Quick Facts: The finished sweater is made from thicker, pure tweed virgin wool (90m per 50g)—the WIP sweater is a thinner spring version made from a virgin wool-silk blend (210m per 50g)
  
• Short Story (2–4 sentences): For 20 years, I knitted nothing but socks with great enthusiasm, but since the fall of 2025, I’ve gotten into knitting sweaters, which, unfortunately, is even more addictive than socks 🤩 !!
  
• Photos
  
• 
  ...Winter version for cold days 
  
  
• 
  
• ...here’s the summer version!
  

One of my favorite pieces: a hooded jacket made from a pattern by Sandy’s Welt on YouTube. I did modify it slightly, though, since I like long jackets.

Sorry 🙇‍♀️.. 😅 I clicked the photo too quickly.. This is a photo of my granny crochet 🧶 jacket, worked with a double strand 🧵 and two slightly different gradient yarns.. 
It’s become one of my favorites… Grin 😁 I just started crocheting it based on a photo of another granny-style jacket… 😅 Then I just worked it “to fit my body”… Giggle 😊 
 

 ​Subject / Title: The “Cord” Sweater—A Dream Made of 2,500 Meters of Color.
 ​Technique: Crochet (design based on a pattern by PicSar Design).
 ​Quick Facts: This sweater was crocheted using two perfectly coordinated yarn cakes. In total, over 2,500 meters of yarn went into this project. The special crochet technique creates a highly textured surface that looks almost like corduroy.

Short story: I’m incredibly proud because this is the very first sweater I’ve crocheted myself! From the first starting chain to weaving in the last end, it was a journey full of anticipation. It fits perfectly, is cozy and warm, and has taught me that it’s okay to take on big projects—I just love it!

Motif / Title: “Water Lily” – My creative interpretation of a tunic. Technique: Crochet (based on a video pattern by Karin Morik).
 ​Quick Facts: Made from two color-coordinated yarn cakes with a total length of approximately 2,000 meters. The piece was originally designed as a tunic, but I decided to leave the front open so I could wear it as a breezy vest.

Short Story: After crocheting quite a few shawls, the “Water Lily” was my very first garment. It was an exciting process to adapt my usual technique to a new shape. The open-front design really brings out the dynamic quality of the wavy pattern—for me, it’s the perfect example of how you can add a very personal touch to patterns.
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My Favorite Tunic
I crocheted it two years ago using the “Zig Zag Tunic” pattern by Bunte Fussel, and I absolutely love wearing it.
I crocheted it from a gradient yarn cake and love how it drapes and how beautifully the zigzags stand out. For size 44, one 1000 m 3-ply yarn cake was plenty.

My favorite coat “Sylvi”
I knitted this coat in 2019 and still love wearing it.
It was a challenge, especially since the pattern was in English. I knitted the coat twice: once as a test piece using inexpensive acrylic yarn, and then the final version using sturdy sheep’s wool, which gives the coat its rustic look.
I also made the toggle closures myself. They’re not leather, but SnapPap. It still looks great and is my favorite piece for fall.

My newest and current favorite project, which I’m sure I’ll wear often this fall, is this slipover.
Pattern: December Tide Vest. Knitted with Drops Flora, double-stranded in size 5. I love cable patterns, and this one—with its tiny mini-cables—was very time-consuming; I often had to rip out my work and curse, but it was worth it ☺️

I also crocheted this winter 🌨️ hooded sweater in granny style; it has “slits” at the sides, so it fits perfectly over any “underlayer”... 🤓
The sweater is made from cozy acrylic yarn, black with shades of brown, beige, and yellow... It’s just the right “piece” for getting out into nature in the fall and winter… With a granny-style 🧣 I made myself out of black cozy yarn, I’ve even braved a few sudden snow 🏔️ storms… Lol 😂 😂 
 

My absolute favorite sweater



Knitted from pure cashmere wool following a pattern from “Sabrina” No. 2/2007.
Ever since I bought the magazine, I’ve wanted to knit this sweater. I finally got around to it. For once, it’s not an UFO, and I love it so much.
Best regards, Ellen

Lots of Shawls

In 2024, several of my favorite coworkers celebrated milestone birthdays. I really wanted to give them something personal, so I crocheted a shawl for each of them. Unfortunately, I don’t remember exactly which patterns I used, but I’m sure some of them were from here: 









All made from four-ply cotton yarn cakes. It was a lot of fun, but I ended up with tennis elbow afterward.
Best regards, Ellen

My absolute favorite shirt, which can also be worn as a slipover. Knitted from various thin summer yarns. The original piece was the gray one. I intended it for my daughter’s church wedding in May; since I’m not the youngest anymore, I thought I’d knit a “cover-up” for my sleeveless dress. (Shown below.) I never wore the outfit as planned because the church wedding was postponed to October, and it was too cold for the dress then. I never ended up wearing the dress, but I did wear the slipover/shirt. It became my favorite piece, and I’ve since remade it using different types of yarn. 

I crocheted this tunic out of mercerized cotton in April. I found the pattern on Instagram on Clacrochet’s channel and bought it on Etsy. The project was a lot of fun, and the finished piece looks great 🙏👍👌.

Oh man, I got so carried away that I completely forgot the guidelines. So I’ll start with a second favorite piece:

• Motif / Title: “Woven Wostra”
  
• Technique: Crochet, interlocking
  
• Quick details: 2 4-strand yarn cakes with a 4 mm hook 
  
• Short story (2–4 sentences): I’m totally hooked on the interlocking technique, and even as I’m crocheting one piece, the next one is already taking shape in my head. This time, even my husband wanted this pattern. His exact words: “Finally, a pattern I can actually recognize.” What I find most brilliant about this technique is that it uses nothing but double crochets and chain stitches.
  

 

I made this top based on a promotional photo for a yarn in a Chinese magazine. I chose a Turkish cotton-acrylic yarn for it. I saw this picture and fell in love with this piece. I crocheted it in two colors using yarn I still had on hand.

One of my favorite sweaters.
Knitted from 2 different color-change yarns with solid-color accents. I love these pointed edges at the hem and sleeves.
The yarn is acrylic from Schachenmayr. 

Title: Top on a Ring—a very simple crochet pattern
         
Brand new: my go-to for summer. A top that’s crocheted entirely around a ring (metal or wood). It’s super easy and quick to make. And it has a bell-shaped silhouette, so it’s one of my “tummy-concealing” pieces. The last photo shows a keychain. I used its stainless steel ring as the ring for the top. By the way, the top looks exactly the same from the back, with the ring and everything.
Click here for the pattern

 

Bolero-jacket Nicki
I’ve really enjoyed wearing bolero jackets for some time now. Not only do they look pretty, they’re also quick to crochet and they hide my tummy. That’s why I’m currently designing a few models, because the possibilities are enormous.

This bolero jacket has already made it into my Store, with more to follow ...

I crocheted it with a size 5.5 hook and used a good 1000 m of hand-dyed wool. 

In the past, I couldn’t wear bell sleeves because they were impractical at work, so I’m all the happier that it’s possible now that I’m retired. Because I love them 🥰 
Don’t they look fantastic?


I’d be delighted if I was able to inspire you with this 💕
Warm regards, Karoline 

My favorite knitted dress
Pattern from an old issue of Sabrina.
I left out the sleeves, though, so it’s more summery.
The yarn is Sultan de luxe SHINE
The pattern was quick to knit, and people keep asking me about it. 
It’s very comfortable to wear. 

My favorite corset-style top for summer!
Technique: Sewing
I sewed it from a beautiful jacquard fabric; I made the sewing pattern myself.
This top is so great because I can wear it elegantly with a skirt or for a casual look with jeans. 

 

This is the “Wolkenmeer” crocheted sweater based on a pattern by WollholicClaudia.

I crocheted this sweater using modal yarn.
The material and pattern are perfect for when it’s still a bit chilly outside.
It’s like carrying your cozy blanket with you 🥰




 

I love wearing this crocheted jacket, made from a pattern by SanukDesign, in the summer when it’s too cool for short sleeves but too warm for a sweater.

I love the pattern, the length, and the fact that it can be worn with pants and dresses.
A super cute all-rounder. 





 

Can I post more than one?

A summer tunic knitted from Organic Trio yarn. For the sleeves, I used a pattern piece from an old embroidery pattern for a curtain. The front and back are worked in a coffee bean pattern

The dress is chic. I really like it.

It really gives off that summer vibe.

My favorite sweater, Cremosa, goes with everything.

This crocheted sweater is made of pure wool and feels super soft against the skin. The front and back are crocheted separately, and the sleeves are worked in the round.

I bought the yarn on a whim at a craft store just around the corner from my mom’s house. I’m totally happy with it.

Hello everyone,

a huge thank you to everyone who has already shared their amazing creations with us! It’s truly inspiring to see the beautiful things you’re creating. 😍


For anyone who’s still hesitating or hasn’t gotten around to it yet: Take this opportunity—show us your masterpieces and secure your chance to win! Don’t forget to give the other participants plenty of “likes.”

We’re looking forward to every single one of your projects! 🍀

Warm regards,
Your Crazypatterns Team

Hello everyone👋🏼
I crocheted this dress last year and still love it.
It was made with size 2.5 crochet hooks and Alize Diva yarn.
There’s no pattern for it—I put it together myself using various patterns.
Best regards, Lilia 

• Design / Title: My dog-walking sweater
  
• Technique: Knitting
  
• Brief info: 
  
• Short story (2–4 sentences): My first Icelandic sweater for my many walks with my furry friends
  

• Motif / Title: Corona Shirt
  
• Technique: Crochet
  
• Brief info:  
  
• Short story (2–4 sentences): I caught COVID-19 while on vacation and wasn’t allowed to go out. So I spent that time crocheting this shirt
  

• Motif / Title: Lace Shirt with Obstacles
  
• Technique: Knitting
  
• Quick info:  
  
• Short story (2–4 sentences): I had to knit the top section twice because I hadn’t realized that the center point should also be centered🙈... and I was already so far along🫣 so I knitted the top section again, then took scissors to the first knitted piece, cut off the top part and sewed it onto the second attempt using duplicate stitch... it was a big challenge, but it worked out and I love it
  

• Theme / Title: Shirts to Wear with Skirts 
  
• Technique: Knitting
  
• Quick facts: Cotton, viscose
  
• Short story (2–4 sentences): I really wanted a shirt that fits more snugly at the waist and that I can wear with skirts 
  

• Motif / Title: Luftikuss
  
• Technique: Crochet
  
• Quick Facts: Viscose and cotton
  
• Short story (2–4 sentences):This shirt is one of my favorites—loose and airy 
  

• Motif / Title:  A sophisticated little piece
  
• Technique: Knitting
  
• Quick details: Cotton, viscose
  
• Short story (2–4 sentences): Raglan shirt with a sophisticated back panel and i-cord
  

• Motif / Title: Bolero 
  
• Technique: Knitting
  
• Brief info:  
  
• Short story (2–4 sentences): something light to drape over the shoulders
  

• Motif / Title: Hooded jacket in progress
  
• Technique: Crochet
  
• Quick details: Cotton, size 4 hook
  
• Short story (2–4 sentences): I’ve always wanted a hooded jacket, and while I was working on it, I was really torn about whether to crochet the sleeves on, because I thought it looked awesome as a vest too… I’m currently crocheting the sleeves 😀
  

• Motif / Title: Shadow Knit – soul warmer
  
• Technique: Knitting
  
• Brief info:  
  
• Short story (2–4 sentences): My first major project using shadow knitting 
  

• Motif / Title: Bolero with cables 
  
• Technique: Crochet 
  
• Quick info:  
  
• Short story (2–4 sentences): My first project with crocheted cables
  

• Motif / Title: Wrap jacket
  
• Technique: Crochet
  
• Quick Facts:  
  
• Short story (2–4 sentences): I wanted a wrap jacket to wear with skirts and dresses. However, it turned out to be very heavy, and gravity won out. It’s a bit big now
  

Motif / Title : Poppy T-Shirt Dress
Technique : crochet
Quick facts : Gradient yarn from Woolypop
Short story ( 2– 4 sentences): I made this little gem using a pattern by Häkelzotti. It’s my absolute favorite piece 💕

• Motif / Title: A Double Dose of Pampering
  
• Technique: Knitting
  
• Quick Facts:  
  
• Short story (2–4 sentences): I originally knitted this poncho for my mom, but I liked it so much that I knitted another one for myself using the same yarn
  

     

Theme / Title:  Shirt Kaya 
Technique: knitting 
 Brief Info: made from =14.0pt450g Cash Socks 280m/100g by Buttjebeyy  
 Short story :  Kaya is my own pattern and was a spontaneous idea when I bought the yarn. It has a little color gradient in it, but stockinette stitch was too boring for me to knit, so I added a simple checkerboard pattern along the edge.

• Motif / Title: Floral Shirt
  
• Technique: Crochet
  
• Quick Facts: Cotton
  
• Short story (2–4 sentences): I fell in love with this pattern and just had to crochet it. It was a project I worked on exclusively during car rides. 
  

Swirl jacket, found at Woolly Hugs, fell in love with it, and recreated it using Frutta yarn. Extended with solid-color yarn to achieve the desired size.
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Then I’d love to submit my favorite sweater.
Theme / Title : “be rooted” Sweater
Technique : knitting
Short story : I wanted to knit a sweater from this fantastic yarn, which looks absolutely gorgeous with cables. But I didn’t want it to be too busy, and I wanted the cables to work without cable needles.

My favorite sweater, crocheted with a gradient yarn cake in pastel colors, 3-ply, 2.5 mm hook.
Pattern from here (I can’t remember the shop right now). Even the pattern photo from the shop appealed to me, and I liked it. So I spontaneously thought, I’ll crochet that. And ta-da!
I’m so proud that I managed it, even without a gauge. I love wearing it so much.

Thank you so much for this challenge. Now that I understand that we authors are allowed to participate too, I’ll go ahead and upload a photo.

I’ve chosen my crocheted cable sweater, Trenzas. 



I really love this sweater.

I hope everyone continues to have fun with this challenge.

Warm regards from your Sa🐝

 

My airy, light, sparkly, cozy hexagon summer cardigan made from a fine alpaca blend yarn, Kid Silk (mohair), and Glitter Deluxe.
A friend inspired and encouraged me to crochet this blue dream with her own cardigan. 💙

Name: The Hippie Shake, my own pattern
Technique: crocheting
Material: cotton yarn


Here I’m showing you my favorite crocheted top, the Hippie Shake. Eight individual granny squares come together to create a charming, eye-catching piece.
I hope you like it, and I’m already looking forward to summer!

Crocheted “Schulterblick” Top

I fell in love right away with the unusual and beautiful pattern for the “Schulterblick” sweater. While I was crocheting, the sunshine was so beautiful ☀️ that I decided to turn the sweater into a top. The crocheted and sewn-on leaf tendrils are another eye-catcher—though I might have gone a little overboard with the number of leaves 😎
To match, the bright, summery colors of the gradient cake yarn range from orange to pink to turquoise
 

My favorite piece from the lovely Sabine. Crocheted in my favorite colors with a 2.5 mm hook. We’re waiting for summer 😅
Best wishes

Hypno—My Fireworks of Color  

This was yet another great project that really inspired me and brought me so much joy! I absolutely love it and am so happy about it. 

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 Constantly new color combinations that had me wondering whether I should switch colors or keep going.

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Strangely enough, it always ends up working out in the end.

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Perfect for snuggling up in, as a substitute for a jacket.

I knitted it with size 3 needles using about 325g of various leftover gradient yarns (360–400m per 100g). 

These included: Zauberbälle, Hirtjegarn, Jawoll Magic, Colorflow 

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The pattern is by Lunatic and can be found on CrazyPattern.

Motif: My Elf Coat
Technique: Crochet
Quick info: Material: 50/50 gradient yarn cake with glitter thread
​​​​​Short story: This great piece came about when I was testing a pattern for a friend. I altered the cut and changed or added a few details.

My Beery Business top by Häkeln mit Flauschkonzert was so much fun — 1200/4 Bobbel, size 44, with a 4.0 hook 

 Motif: Summer dress
Technique: Crochet
Material: gradient yarn cake
Short story: I used a tunic pattern by Alina Dalichau and made it as a dress



 

Just finished knitting the “Mira”
summer sweater. Used Sultan De Luxe Shine yarn with size 3.5 needles. 

Motif: Macosa summer shirt
Technique: Crochet
Material: Gradient yarn cake
Short story: Pattern from a Facebook group, I love it 

 

• Motif / Title: My Walk by MMDESIGIN. 
  
• Technique: Crochet
  
• Quick Facts: Made with a 4-ply Bobbel, approx. 2,300 meters, plus 2 sleeve Bobbels 
  
• Short story (2–4 sentences): My first dress that I crocheted. The pattern was a lot of fun! 
  

🌿🌺🌺Soulmate🌺🌺🌿

Now the photos of it being worn have made it into the camera too ❤️2x935/4 “Beerenland” from our Cosi 🥰 “Nähkästchen” and “Meer” have become her pattern. Size 44, needle size 4.0



https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/117077/soulmate-pulli

  The Terenzas pullover by Sabines Wooly World is one of the most beautiful sweaters to me. The cable pattern is a dream. The pattern is superbly written and easy to follow.
I wore it to the Christmas party and got lots of admiring glances 😍.
Modal yarn, needle size 5.
The dog is just for decoration 😁

Motif / Title: "Things Don’t Always Go Smoothly" Sweater & Skirt
Technique: Sewing
Quick Facts: Cotton jacquard and wide corduroy; the pattern is based on a store-bought sweater.
Short story (2–4 sentences): I fell in love with this wonderful, cozy jacquard fabric right away—and I sewed myself a cozy dress out of it. But it ended up looking more like a nightgown, and I didn’t like it at all; it just hung around here, unworn and unloved.

It took quite a while before I came up with the idea to get some coordinating fabric and turn the dress into a sweater and a skirt—now I love the sweater very much, and the skirt has found a new home with an enthusiastic friend.

Photos:

The Unloved Nightgown



The skirt I gave away



My now-beloved cozy sweater
 

My absolute favorite jacket

 

I saw the muffin motif somewhere once and fell in love with it right away. Now it’s proudly displayed on the back of my crocheted jacket..... It’s made entirely of squares crocheted together using the same colored yarn as the muffin.

"Holes everywhere, yet still warm"
Crocheted with Bellana Mirage for cooler summer evenings at the campsite 
I felt like making something just for myself 

 
My favorite jacket ❤️ Crocheted using the pattern: “Splendor Circle Coat” by Stephanie Pokorny, made from lots and lots of leftover yarn 💕

 

     
May I introduce

I really like it, it’s awesome

Great job—I really like it! 

The challenge runs until tomorrow evening. Please remember to like your favorite posts and share them on your social media pages. 

When will the winners be announced?

Dear community,

thank you so much for your beautiful photos! 🥰

The winners were announced in the following forum post:
Winner announcement

Best regards
Your Crazypatterns Team