Things are happening! This has been a tough week personally, but a very productive one at school. Lumberjack went down to Portland for a work trip, so I've been sewing my little face off every day. In the last two days alone, I've cut and sewn an entire garment - the little blouse above. Hopefully I can do a real finished object post soon.
It was originally going to have a mesh yoke, but I decided as I was cutting it out that using my extra cream jersey would eliminate the problem of finding a bra that fit properly underneath it. This way, it maintains the feel of the illusion sweetheart neckline, but the cream is a little higher contrast, and there won't be any bra straps showing through. Overall, it's a punchier look than I had originally imagined, but I love it. Bonus: it looks like a strawberry milkshake.
I've also made progress on my second sweater prototype, which is a cropped version of Ondrea. I pinned it to Ondrea today to double-check the length, and it hits in just the right place. I've actually already started the Loft version already, but I'm actually loving the prototype version a lot. It's knit in Malabrigo Arroyo, a gorgeous sportweight merino yarn. I've been striping the skeins, since there was a slight color variation between them.
I haven't knit in a few days, but I'm hoping to remedy that this weekend!
In general, I'm really enjoying how each garment I make is subtly related to the others in the collection - a neckline here, a color there. I am getting more and more excited about seeing them come together, and it's pretty cool to have them lining up on the rack all cute and finished.
Total count: 2 skirts, 1 dress, 1 blouse, 2 camisoles, 1 not-quite-finished cardigan, and my black dress, which only needs a hook & eye and a final press!
To go: 2 skirts, 2 dresses, 1 blouse, and 1 cardigan.
Not bad, eh?
1 comment:
seriously loving your collection. I would wear ALL of the things you have shown so far all the time.
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