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I'm having a lot of thoughts about community and putting myself out there and FEAR and stuff, which is part of the reason why I haven't posted here since my March spinning glee. The other part being: finishing my degree! AKA getting through lots of exams, including stressful orals. That is all done now and I want to post and so I will post.
I haven't actually been spinning, but I have been knitting. I finished the second sleeve of the Featherweight cardigan (with improvised lace cuffs) last night.
Photographed by myself in my mirror a few weeks ago before the sleeves were started. I'll be picking up (a shitload of) stitches for the collar tonight, woo! (Made in 4-ply alpaca on 3mm needles; beige tospite my mother induce me to wear it.)
And, inspired by my awesome creative inspiring daring flatmate (who will only be my flatmate for another month, sadface), I sewed a skirt in an afternoon last week, and then wore it to the cinema about three minutes after finishing.
It's a full circle skirt with an elastic at the waist, knee-length, and my current favourite piece of clothing evar. Unless I've completely miscalculated, the bottom hem is over four metres long--did I mention it's all hand sewn? :D
Next up in crafting is to continue spinning (a month of exams left little energy for new and exciting things, so knitting to cope was the way to go), and to keep thinking about maybe making the Carnaby skirt. (I would make it longer, and wider. But then it'd get very heavy and I'd not want to wear it, so maybe I'm better off looking at pretty shawl patterns for my leftover BEIGE alpaca instead.)
I haven't actually been spinning, but I have been knitting. I finished the second sleeve of the Featherweight cardigan (with improvised lace cuffs) last night.
Photographed by myself in my mirror a few weeks ago before the sleeves were started. I'll be picking up (a shitload of) stitches for the collar tonight, woo! (Made in 4-ply alpaca on 3mm needles; beige to
And, inspired by my awesome creative inspiring daring flatmate (who will only be my flatmate for another month, sadface), I sewed a skirt in an afternoon last week, and then wore it to the cinema about three minutes after finishing.
It's a full circle skirt with an elastic at the waist, knee-length, and my current favourite piece of clothing evar. Unless I've completely miscalculated, the bottom hem is over four metres long--did I mention it's all hand sewn? :D
Next up in crafting is to continue spinning (a month of exams left little energy for new and exciting things, so knitting to cope was the way to go), and to keep thinking about maybe making the Carnaby skirt. (I would make it longer, and wider. But then it'd get very heavy and I'd not want to wear it, so maybe I'm better off looking at pretty shawl patterns for my leftover BEIGE alpaca instead.)