I'll get to the buttons later today.
This is the longest (and best liked) length so far. It has welted
inset pockets, (like the scarlet O'Hara one) and buttons like the
dotty one. So it's the same, only different. I like the look of the
inset pockets best. It's a lot of work for a simple garment, but
then the devil is in the details, isn't it? Fitted, lined, with inset
pockets, back ties...Lots of details. The result is still a casual
little vest, but a rather nicely made one.
Right now, I am taking a break from
zigzag binding the edges of the skirt pieces. This skirt is the same
6 gore skirt that has been my most frequent choice (I have also made
a 4 gore A-line a few times for variety)--and it too, is slightly
longer (another 3 inches). Longer is better for the winter months.
I am on to other spool of thread, too!
This is spool 3 for this color. If I follow through, and make a
man-tailored shirt of the solid poly-cotton that I used for the
lining.. I will likely need yet another spool. But then, I found a
good use for the empty spools.
A Martha Stewart craft—perfect for
me, since I have A: lots of colored paper and card stock B: a circle
paper cutter, C: a bunch of empty spools! I likely have dowels the right size
too, and a glue gun... I don't think I have gold beads the right
size, but—I have gold paint.. and I can find something to act as a
topper.
Meanwhile Take2 socks have turned
heels, and stitches for the gussets picked up, and even 2 rounds done
on the gussets. I am on my way to having them finished!
I am thinking too, about making a new
list of things to knit for the new year. Some, like some of my sock
designs, will carry over, and some new items will be added. Its as
clear as day that I don't need another shawl—but I am thinking
about knitting one anyway. Actually more than 1. One blue one, (in
a pretty sock yarn, to match socks) one in green (once I finish the
green leafy shell –the same one that I haven't knit a stitch on in
the past week), and one in a peachy color. Not really a match to the
Take 2 socks.. but a good go with color.
And there there is this chocolate brown
wool that been making noises.... I have a chunk (8 oz or so) of
fingering weight shetland wool, and another chunk (another 8 oz) in
an almost perfect color match—which is somewhat amazing!--in
mohair.
Plus, I am planning to do some more
videos... There are cast ons I haven't documented, and techniques I
want to share, and.... well I have more plans than time!