If you recall from last week, this was another design-as-you-knit dress. I did not put a lot of thought into the piece before casting on, and just let the knitting happen. Without a specific vision, I wasn't sure what I would produce. Without further ado, here she is in all her glory.
A la Ginger Twist, I adorned my dress with large and funky fabric covered buttons (made by yours truly). Buttons can completely alter the look of a garment. Should you make a statement or blend in? I'm feeling pretty satisfied with my final decision. For those intrigued individuals, I will be selling a range of these buttons in my shop.
This dress also features straps in a woven stitch. I chose this stitch for its non-stretchy-ness. Droopy straps are a pain in my beehind.
Did you notice the cheeky wee pocket? Dresses with pockets make my day. Och, and I forgot to mention the cables running down both sides of the full skirt. Everything must have a lil' twist.
On a really exciting and positive note, things are moving forward with the shop opening. The lease is signed and everything is official. Pure satisfaction.
.JPG) |
| Happy Ginger Twisters! |
What to do with all those wooly scraps?? I don't like leftover bits of wool sitting in my stash for too long. They become uninspiring and downright annoying. But Mother taught this lady not to waste. For this reason, I appreciate projects that use up every last bit of my purchased materials. For some time I had a solution, and was using any and all scraps for my Beekeeper Quilt. But let's face it, I'm hexapuffed out and hunting for a new solution.
Being particularly inspired by Eribe's line of scarves, I find the patterning of blocks of colour with randomly interspersed stripes fun and attractive. Translation: this project uses up small bits of many colours. Scraps be gone! Hurrah! Coincidentally, there were two men in my life needing a wee something knit up for them. Gentlemen, meet the Scrappy Man Cowl.
First, I picked out approximately 125 grams of wool from my stash, all in the same weight, in a palette I deemed attractive. For Scrappy Man #1, I focused on reds, blues and browns; all in aran weight. Using a provisional cast on, I cast on 30 stitches. Sticking with plain old garter stitch, I created the colour combinations as I went along. Then used a 3 needle bind of to connect and finish the cowl.
Presenting Scappy Man #2 in a dk weight, featuring blues, greens, and browns.
I'm pleased to report that both gents were delighted with their Scrappy Man Cowl. On another very predictable note...
I'm knitting another dress. I heard this stunning shade calling out "Dress Jess!!" I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted when I started knitting, but just sort of went for it. It's designed itself as I've went along. Next week should see this completed. Later kittens!
