100 Things #006
I haven't updated my "100 things" in a while. Partly because there was little to tell, partly because I was being lazy about taking pictures, and partly because everything else was chaos.
So I'm going to overcompensate by posting two in one day; this is the first. It's about some things I meant to post over a month ago, but never got around to. So, a bit late, but here it is.
This all happened just after I got grandma's sewing machine. I really want to actually use it, and I've wanted to get better at sewing in general for a while now. So I wanted to make something simple, and something I'd actually wear. I decided on a basic circle skirt, for which there are numerous tutorials online.
I went to the market to get some fabric, and got this:
It's a very picnic-y fabric, and Herman immediately asked me if it was going to be a tablecloth. But I like it, it reminds me of those early summer days when it's just warm enough to wear a skirt. And I saw the little flower decoration and though that would make a pretty accent on the skirt - I have 5 of them, I think I'll sew them on or just below the waistband.
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As for knitting, that has been very slow-going. I started on Melia, and just can't get it to work for me. The pattern is awesome, the yarn is lovely, but I keep struggling with the cable pattern. It really sucked the enjoyment right out of knitting this. I want to try better needles before I give up - they'd make the cables easier - but I've put it all on hold for now.
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But before I started on Melia, I finished my Laika cardi. The edge and button band took much longer than I'd expected, and were a bit of a pain (so many stitches!), but the end result is gorgeous!
Here is a picture of it while it was blocked - it didn't quite fit on my blocking mats and I kind of improvised. :P
The next "100 things" post will have some pictures of this cardi all finished, with the buttons sewn on and me wearing it.
So I'm going to overcompensate by posting two in one day; this is the first. It's about some things I meant to post over a month ago, but never got around to. So, a bit late, but here it is.
This all happened just after I got grandma's sewing machine. I really want to actually use it, and I've wanted to get better at sewing in general for a while now. So I wanted to make something simple, and something I'd actually wear. I decided on a basic circle skirt, for which there are numerous tutorials online.
I went to the market to get some fabric, and got this:
It's a very picnic-y fabric, and Herman immediately asked me if it was going to be a tablecloth. But I like it, it reminds me of those early summer days when it's just warm enough to wear a skirt. And I saw the little flower decoration and though that would make a pretty accent on the skirt - I have 5 of them, I think I'll sew them on or just below the waistband.
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As for knitting, that has been very slow-going. I started on Melia, and just can't get it to work for me. The pattern is awesome, the yarn is lovely, but I keep struggling with the cable pattern. It really sucked the enjoyment right out of knitting this. I want to try better needles before I give up - they'd make the cables easier - but I've put it all on hold for now.
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But before I started on Melia, I finished my Laika cardi. The edge and button band took much longer than I'd expected, and were a bit of a pain (so many stitches!), but the end result is gorgeous!
Here is a picture of it while it was blocked - it didn't quite fit on my blocking mats and I kind of improvised. :P
The next "100 things" post will have some pictures of this cardi all finished, with the buttons sewn on and me wearing it.