Thursday, August 11, 2005

Knitting and Unknitting

I finished the knitting on my Euroflax Lily shell this evening, and also bound off the shoulder seams. I followed their instructions, and they have you do it so the seam ridge is on the right side. After I did them, I just looked and looked at them while hunting the right size crochet hook (3mm) to do the picot edging, and finally decided I didn't like the ridge there, so I got one seam ripped out and back on the needles. I'll do the other one tomorrow and maybe get them back together the way I want them. I don't think the crochet edging around the neckline and armholes will take long. I already like the way it looks even in its unfinished state, so that's a good sign. Here's a link to more info from my first Lily post.

I ordered more yarn from Elann Saturday and got it today. It's a baby alpaca/merino blend DK weight in a dark spruce color. I'm planning a cabled cardigan, fairly classic in style and fit. I bought a Pingouin pattern book with the yarn which has a nice pattern. I also ordered a year's worth of sample skeins. I think it will be fun to try them, and apparently I'm back into knitting in a bigger way than I'd thought, so why not?

Sue from Sewzine alerted me to a great site for vintage patterns that are available in multiple sizes. It's called Decades of Style Pattern Co. I ordered the 1930sKitchenette Pajamas which I think are adorable, and will be wonderful for after-dinner wearing. Should be very comfortable, and yet practical.
I also ordered the Flapper Apron, a very cute bias cut style.
They also offer a wonderful wrap blouse from the 1950's that I'm thinking about quite seriously.
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous3:00 PM, August 12, 2005

    Liana,

    I love those patterns! I've seen the reviews done by DrSue on Pattern Review of the kitchen pajamas and the flapper apron, they look fantastic. I hope you will review the blouse, it looks smashing :-)

    Pearl

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  2. Anonymous10:52 AM, August 13, 2005

    Liana - I ordered the wrap blouse too and a dress pattern. It took ONE day for my patterns to get to me! Unbelievable! Have you received yours yet? I don't know what fabric I am going to use for the blouse yet? How about we sew them at the same time so we can ask each other questions?

    ClaytonSue from Sewzine

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  3. Liana6:13 PM, August 15, 2005

    I'd love to sew-along-with-Sue! I didn't get that pattern, but thought it would be fun to try and do the blouse drafting from my block. So, we can try if you like anyway. You'll probably have a lot more success than I, but I can always get the pattern after a failure. I think the idea of a woven with a little lycra would be good, but I haven't checked "the stash" yet. Have you chosen a fabric yet?

    Thanks Pearl, I hope all of them will work out. The apron and pajama patterns came in 2 days, so very quick!

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