Eleven Stitches

Made by Me

I'm very proud of this particular outfit, because it was entirely made by me. 

(OK, not the boots.  I would be in trouble if I could also make shoes!)  I started by making the Running Stitch Skirt.

 

Pattern: Running Stitch Skirt by Yumiko Sakurai from Interweave Knits Fall 2010
Yarn: Brooks Farm Mas Acero, 2 skeins
Needles: US 8
Modifications: I added an elastic waistband instead of a drawstring one. I grafted the skirt together instead of seaming it, and I did the top of the skirt in the round.

This skirt was a quick knit and I love the result.  The contrast lines are flattering.  The skirt fits closely, but not *too* closely.  If I end up wearing this skirt a lot (and I think I will) I would even consider making a second one!

When I finished the skirt, I found that I didn't have any shirts that I really wanted to wear with it, so I decided to make one.

This is Vogue 8634.  I love this pattern!  The only modification I did was to seam the top front piece because I ran out of fabric.  This pattern was so easy and fast-- I cut out the pieces in the morning and sewed it up in the evening.  I've already got some fabric to make another one. 

So yay, I have a new outfit made by me!

Maybe we'll see each other at Rhinebeck?  If it's too cold to wear just this, I'll also be sporting a bright red jacket, which I will show you here on the blog very soon.  Have a great weekend!

 

 

Summer Has Gone

I didn't want to admit it for awhile, because I had such a great summer this year.  But the school year has started anew, and the cool fall weather is (finally) here. 

This summer I was lucky enough to go on two trips.  First of all, I went to England, where I got to see Stonehenge.  There are some more pictures in my Flickr set.

I also picked up some yarn while I was there, which has so far resulted in two first socks.  The second green one is next in my "purse knitting" queue.

David and I also took a road trip to New England and Canada in August.  We had never taken a road trip together before, and it was great.  We had to hurry home a day early, though, so we could prepare for Hurricane Irene.  (We were fine, just lost power for 2 days.)

Sadly, I have not made a set of photos for this trip, but here is a picture of me in Nova Scotia.

As the summer was winding down, I finished a last "summer dress", but I think with some boots and a cardigan it might well last me into fall.

This is Vogue 8728, which is written for woven fabric, but I used a knit instead.  This mostly worked out, although the back was way too big and I took two large tucks on either side to fix it.  I also cut 5 inches off the length of the skirt to make it come to my knees. 

And since I don't want the above photo to be the last one in this post, here's a picture of some pretty handspun yarn I picked up from the New Jersey Sheep & Wool festival.