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chocolatepotI keep going "I need to post X" and then not doing it and it is so annoying!
Poor little Clyde had urine crystals, but they are taken care of now. I have the babies on Science Direct food and they hate it, so once the bag's done we'll be switching to Purina. It's a bad company or owned by Nestle or something, but they preferred that sample, so ... I don't have a lot of options.
I've been wanting to learn to crochet lace so I can replicate these vintage handkerchiefs I have (made by my great-great-grandmother), so last week I just picked up some yarn and an easy doily pattern and now I've made a chunky lace doily! It took me a couple of false starts because I didn't quite get the mechanics of a few things, but I feel pretty confident about understanding crochet patterns now and am going to move to a slightly more delicate thread next. And then I rediscovered my cache of vintage knitting and crochet patterns! I haven't knit in ages but I went to the LYS yesterday and now I have the stuff to make stuff for everyone for Christmas (not vintage patterns). One hat is done!
Feeling very dissatisfied with my wardrobe lately. I think I'm just tired of the Unique Vintage modernized take on 1940s-50s fashion and I need to make some more proper repros of my own. There's a 40s dress I bought fabric for last year and should make up once Christmas knitting is done, and I've got so many patterns I've never touched. But I've also been contemplating whether I could mix in more Victorian/Edwardian stuff. Not full-on like Victorian Life lady (*crosses self*) but like ... late 1860s gored skirts but 50s length? Edwardian shirtwaists without the bloused front? Various bodices altered to fit without a corset and to be less up-to-the-neck, or meant to be worn open over a chemisette? That sort of thing. It feels like a lot of effort but I think it would match what I actually want to wear more - 1940s-50s is really just the furthest back that it's remotely normal to dress in everyday life so I go with that for lack of other options, but I think this has potential. (The issue is really just my attention span. I never lack for ideas ...)
Got to the end of my exchange fic! Unfortunately there's a big [write more here] in the middle of it I have to go back and deal with.
Poor little Clyde had urine crystals, but they are taken care of now. I have the babies on Science Direct food and they hate it, so once the bag's done we'll be switching to Purina. It's a bad company or owned by Nestle or something, but they preferred that sample, so ... I don't have a lot of options.
I've been wanting to learn to crochet lace so I can replicate these vintage handkerchiefs I have (made by my great-great-grandmother), so last week I just picked up some yarn and an easy doily pattern and now I've made a chunky lace doily! It took me a couple of false starts because I didn't quite get the mechanics of a few things, but I feel pretty confident about understanding crochet patterns now and am going to move to a slightly more delicate thread next. And then I rediscovered my cache of vintage knitting and crochet patterns! I haven't knit in ages but I went to the LYS yesterday and now I have the stuff to make stuff for everyone for Christmas (not vintage patterns). One hat is done!
Feeling very dissatisfied with my wardrobe lately. I think I'm just tired of the Unique Vintage modernized take on 1940s-50s fashion and I need to make some more proper repros of my own. There's a 40s dress I bought fabric for last year and should make up once Christmas knitting is done, and I've got so many patterns I've never touched. But I've also been contemplating whether I could mix in more Victorian/Edwardian stuff. Not full-on like Victorian Life lady (*crosses self*) but like ... late 1860s gored skirts but 50s length? Edwardian shirtwaists without the bloused front? Various bodices altered to fit without a corset and to be less up-to-the-neck, or meant to be worn open over a chemisette? That sort of thing. It feels like a lot of effort but I think it would match what I actually want to wear more - 1940s-50s is really just the furthest back that it's remotely normal to dress in everyday life so I go with that for lack of other options, but I think this has potential. (The issue is really just my attention span. I never lack for ideas ...)
Got to the end of my exchange fic! Unfortunately there's a big [write more here] in the middle of it I have to go back and deal with.
