I'm still knitting, though it's going slowly at the moment. This is probably because I'm trying to knit a jumper from a gorgeous undyed 4-ply yarn though, so I'll be plugging away at that for a while.
I'm also getting better at taking things apart if they haven't worked. I know it's an investment of both time and money, and by frogging things I'm undoing that investment, but equally, what's the point of keeping a jumper that I don't wear because it's too big?
That train of though lead to this happening.
Going...
...going...
...GONE!
That was my first Owls jumper, which I liked a lot. Unfortunately I discovered too late that the wool has a tendency to get a bit saggy if it's not knitted at a tight gauge, so it was incredibly droopy and sad-looking, so it had to go! I now have a bunch of lovely wool that I can re-knit into something else, which is pretty sweet.
I seem to have developed a new hobby though, sewing, and my bank account is quaking as a result. I'd seen the Sorbetto pattern a few times, but never thought about making it due to a lack of sewing skillz. The bold Ka and her mum have a great deal more talent that I when it comes to these things, and there were plans afoot to make one. So Ka and I were snooking about in Mandor's to choose some fabric for her, and somehow I ended up leaving with this fabric, and all the accoutrements to make a Sorbetto of my own.
The fabric is a lovely, light cotton print and I used slightly off-white binding tape for the arms, neck and bottom hem.
Sadly, I ran out of binding tape and managed to bend my sewing machine needle in quick succession so it had to go on hold for a bit while I went to pick some more bits up. And came out with enough fabric, binding tape and appropriate thread to make a whole new one. Derp.
This is the finished item, it's maybe a hair too short and a smidge too boxy, but I'm pretty pleased with it for a first attempt. I added an extra inch and a half to the original pattern and it still needed a fair bit of length. I'm glad I used binding tape round the bottom instead of hemming it like the pattern suggested, otherwise I'd be rocking this season's crop-top trend!
So, Sorbetto II: The Sorbetto-ing went a lot faster than the first. Partly because I'd already cut out the pattern (though I jerry-rigged an extra inch and a half onto this one, so it's 3 inches longer than the original patter) and taken the paper-pattern down a size too.
It's another cotton print from Mandor's, this time in cream with grey roses on it, and grey binding round the edges.
No finished pictures, but I'm so flipping pleased with it. I even wore it out for dinner less than an hour after finishing it! I think I could have done it in an afternoon, but I got distracted by sewing blogs, so that slowed it down a little.
I have GRAND plans to make curtains and cushion covers for my flat. This could be the start of something awesome, especially as I have access to my own sewing machine and will soon have my dining table to cut patterns out on, instead of crawling around on the floor...
I'm also getting better at taking things apart if they haven't worked. I know it's an investment of both time and money, and by frogging things I'm undoing that investment, but equally, what's the point of keeping a jumper that I don't wear because it's too big?
That train of though lead to this happening.
Going...
...going...
...GONE!
That was my first Owls jumper, which I liked a lot. Unfortunately I discovered too late that the wool has a tendency to get a bit saggy if it's not knitted at a tight gauge, so it was incredibly droopy and sad-looking, so it had to go! I now have a bunch of lovely wool that I can re-knit into something else, which is pretty sweet.
I seem to have developed a new hobby though, sewing, and my bank account is quaking as a result. I'd seen the Sorbetto pattern a few times, but never thought about making it due to a lack of sewing skillz. The bold Ka and her mum have a great deal more talent that I when it comes to these things, and there were plans afoot to make one. So Ka and I were snooking about in Mandor's to choose some fabric for her, and somehow I ended up leaving with this fabric, and all the accoutrements to make a Sorbetto of my own.
The fabric is a lovely, light cotton print and I used slightly off-white binding tape for the arms, neck and bottom hem.
Sadly, I ran out of binding tape and managed to bend my sewing machine needle in quick succession so it had to go on hold for a bit while I went to pick some more bits up. And came out with enough fabric, binding tape and appropriate thread to make a whole new one. Derp.
This is the finished item, it's maybe a hair too short and a smidge too boxy, but I'm pretty pleased with it for a first attempt. I added an extra inch and a half to the original pattern and it still needed a fair bit of length. I'm glad I used binding tape round the bottom instead of hemming it like the pattern suggested, otherwise I'd be rocking this season's crop-top trend!
So, Sorbetto II: The Sorbetto-ing went a lot faster than the first. Partly because I'd already cut out the pattern (though I jerry-rigged an extra inch and a half onto this one, so it's 3 inches longer than the original patter) and taken the paper-pattern down a size too.
It's another cotton print from Mandor's, this time in cream with grey roses on it, and grey binding round the edges.
No finished pictures, but I'm so flipping pleased with it. I even wore it out for dinner less than an hour after finishing it! I think I could have done it in an afternoon, but I got distracted by sewing blogs, so that slowed it down a little.
I have GRAND plans to make curtains and cushion covers for my flat. This could be the start of something awesome, especially as I have access to my own sewing machine and will soon have my dining table to cut patterns out on, instead of crawling around on the floor...
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