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Jun. 1st, 2015 08:49 pmI will finish this bustle skirt (which I can now do because my dress form with its enormous pendulous bosom is taped in place on the stand) before I'm allowed to sew more for everyday, but next up is this simple sundress in my pretty hibiscus fabric. I made it before and wasn't totally happy with it then, but it was a combination of a) poor fabric choice, b) not being as pretty as the model, and c) being at my highest weight. I'm pretty confident that these will combine well, what do you think?
I just keep fanning my three Retro Butterick patterns out and gloating over them. Oh, I suppose I should make a half-slip before I make another dress ... darn, do I have any fabric for that?
After two 50-degree days, I've finally come to terms with this cold, which should be here for most of the week. It would have been easier if the landlord would close the windows in the hall and/or turn the heat back on, but I suppose that would be too much to ask for. Still, it's been good for knitting. Remember when I said a few weeks ago that I was almost ready to put the sleeve stitches on waste yarn? Well, I was wrong - I still had to do 16 rows with a different system of increases. But this afternoon I got to take them off, finally, and I lost 130 stitches per row, which should make things speed up.
I just keep fanning my three Retro Butterick patterns out and gloating over them. Oh, I suppose I should make a half-slip before I make another dress ... darn, do I have any fabric for that?
After two 50-degree days, I've finally come to terms with this cold, which should be here for most of the week. It would have been easier if the landlord would close the windows in the hall and/or turn the heat back on, but I suppose that would be too much to ask for. Still, it's been good for knitting. Remember when I said a few weeks ago that I was almost ready to put the sleeve stitches on waste yarn? Well, I was wrong - I still had to do 16 rows with a different system of increases. But this afternoon I got to take them off, finally, and I lost 130 stitches per row, which should make things speed up.
