This fall I've been on a knitting roll, which happens to a lot of us knitters when that season hits. I finished off one old project from the spring, I'm working on finishing another from the spring, and just this week I finished one from literally 4 and a half years ago. Seriously! But this one is all new! I bought the Ten of Hearts cardigan pattern from Bex's Etsy shop awhile back. I would guess it's from the ... Read more »
Sewing
A turquoise Moneta dress
Stop the presses! I've sewn a dress in a knit fabric! Meet my first Colette Moneta. Okay it's not really that exciting, but hey, it's my first knit dress so cut me some slack. I'm psyched! Though there's one main issue with this dress that's entirely my fault. It's a bit too tight...I'm pretty much poured into this dress bodice (sleeves on the other hand are far too wide at the upper arm, and I'll pick your brains ... Read more »
A chunky cabled pullover 8 months later than planned
Back in March when I met Rochelle in D.C., I bought some yarn at Fibre Space, a great yarn shop in Alexandria, Virginia. I was mainly intending to window shop and enable help Rochelle pick some yarn, but then I saw a pattern booklet with the pullover Vashon on the cover, and suddenly it was absolutely imperative that I knit myself a chunky cabled pullover for our trip to Ireland in the spring. Except as the ... Read more »
A Coco and a Can-Can
Cross a major goal off my list this year: sewing with knits! Meet my very first Coco top, from Tilly and the Buttons. I'm excited. Can you tell?? When I set a goal earlier this fall to learn to sew with knits, I prepared by, well, reading everything under the sun about sewing with knits. The Colette Guide to Sewing Knits by Alyson Clair, the instructions for the three knit patterns I bought to start off ... Read more »
Pushing your (silhouette) boundaries
Hello, friends! My blogging energy has been zapped lately, I must admit, but I think it's bouncing back. And so today, I have a little story to tell! It all started with a print. A couple of months ago, I was obsessing over galaxy-themed prints. I managed to track down some galaxy fabric to sew a dress (no I still haven't sewn it yet!), and also found a ModCloth dress severely on sale. It was the very last one, and in ... Read more »
Sewtionary blog tour: 6 questions with Tasia the Sewaholic
I have a special treat for you today! If you sew clothing, you probably know of Tasia St. Germaine's pattern line, Sewaholic Patterns (that is, unless you've been living under a rock, in which case, please come out). Tasia has just released a book, and I'm thrilled to be a part of her blog tour for the release of The Sewtionary! Source: Copyright © Tasia St. Germaine, from The Sewtionary I have the utmost respect for ... Read more »