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May 22, 2006
Hemming a Circle Skirt, also known as Hell.
So I finally finished my Green Gable. It seems like everyone else at the KAL has been done for forever. I just got mine done the other night and I love love love it. I think it fits better than most knitty things I have made with only slight variations from the pattern. I decreased a bit before putting on sleeve ribbing and decreased a few more times for the waist, but nothing major. Normally when decreasing for the waist I get this weird bump that happens at the first increase, but I spaced them out a bit (horiz and vert) and it looks pretty ok to me. Cascade Sierra worked just great; I ordered some Knitpicks Mainline (yarn drugs?!), but if it doesn't come in time for Italy then I will probably just pick up some more Sierra for another one on the plane. I have started some toe-up socks and they are coming along pretty well, but I am just not as invested in them as I am in sweaters, particularly fast-knit well-fitting sweaters!
Here is the dress I made before greendress. It is really comfy and easy to wear: no strapless bra, partially covered shoulders, etc. Not my favorite pattern in the world (there's something strange about the low waist and the v-neck was kind of a bitch to sew), but very nice for wearing nonetheless. Someone asked me if the fabric was Marimekko. I wish! That stuff is like $35 a yard! I wouldn't have said it looks all that much like it, but hey, I'll take the compliment.
So, the circle skirt fiasco. I suppose it all worked out in the end, but damn. I can't believe I bought (and cut) that much fabric without realizing that there would be a whole other skirt left over. Sheesh. I had some fun with the honeycomb stitching and added a pocket (at J's suggestion). He thought it would be best as a Crafting Skirt and I agree. The pocket is from an Ikea pillowcase that I am also planning on making into a skirt one of these days. They are just so comfortable! I know that Taryn is morally opposed to elastic waisted skirts, but damn are they easy. It is almost like wearing your pajamas. I can handle that.
I am entering it in this week's Whiplash. I have been meaning to enter for the whole 6 weeks they have been doing this contest, but just haven't been making the right kind of stuff. Or, at least, I thought that it would be too much of a stretch to say that what I was making fit the theme (though there were some other entries that stretched it a bit). I think this one matches up pretty well, though. I love the kelly green color. It seems somehow retro without necessarily being so. The thread colors I used make a nice contrast for me and it was fun to experiment with the new stitching. How lucky that the pocket colors match up so well! I was skeptical about the pocket, but I think I have been won over. It is alreay so useful...
Hmm. I just noticed that I have to get some new poses.
This one wasn't actually as hellish to hem as the actual Greendress, but I still hate them. So. Much. Fabric. Must. Mix. Cocktail...
Posted by loyd0008 at May 22, 2006 11:43 AM
Comments
you crack me up! each and every item you have made here is wonderful! i am kelly green with envy.
the skirt is a lovely work of art - even with the elastic waist. easy to wear yes! very very nice!
Posted by: susan at May 22, 2006 10:11 PM
Smashing skirt! Cute pictures too!
Posted by: Regina at May 24, 2006 09:25 PM
Thank you so much! I can't believe I won't be able to sew for two whole weeks whilst traveling... Looks like my neglected knitting is coming along!
Posted by: villain at May 25, 2006 07:56 AM
Wow! the green gables sweater looks hot. I'll definitely have to make one...just as soon as I am free from the Purgatory known as unpacking...
Posted by: Taryn at May 31, 2006 03:17 PM
Very nice, I love the green and yes, hemming circle skirts are the worst things on earth but, they look so cute on!
Posted by: Shameka at October 7, 2006 03:51 AM