Sorbetto

Just in time for the last day of Me-Made-June I finished my Sorbetto Top, yay.

This is a pretty easy design, although obviously I found a way of messing it totally up the first time I tried it. This is already the second version. I used a fine embroidered cotton voile. I think this is the first fabric I ever bought (about 3 years ago, even before I bought my sewing machine). It was a bit tricky to sew because of the thick and thin (no embroidery versus embroidered parts).

I found 1” biais tape to be too narrow, the neckline binding was a real pain. So I cut it a bit wider for the armholes.

This blouse is really short, I cut a size 6 in width and a size 18 in length, which lengthened it by about 5 cm, and it’s still pretty short on me.

There could be a little more room under the arms to my taste. And the bust darts are too high. Those are my first ever bust darts but I am assuming they should end at the tip of the bust, no?

If I make this again, I might just add a bit to the top of the shoulders. That would make more room under the arms and lower the bust darts at the same time (tell me if you think I am all wrong).

Me Made June 21-25

Day 21: Hand-knit cardigan, Sunrise Circle Jacket (Ravelry Link).

Day 22: Pendrell Blouse, the “muslin”, too long and too wide, so I tried it belted.

Day 23: Pendrell Blouse and hand-knit cardigan: Peasy by Heidi Kirrmaier (Ravelry Link).

Day 24: Hand-crocheted cardigan. Way too much pink for one day! I felt like a giant candy, not good.

Day 25: Pendrell Blouse, again. I would never have thought this would become such a favourite of mine.

Me Made June 16-20

It’s getting harder to get motivated these days. It’s always the same couple of items. I have identified the gaps in my wardrobe, but haven’t had the time to sew any of them.

Day 16: It’s that shapeless T-shirt again. I really need to sew myself a couple of tops.

Day 17: Hand-knit yellow cardi, already seen a bunch of times.

Day 18: We were away for the week-end and it was super cold. Hand-knit yellow sweater (again) and hand-knit shawl (Damson by Ysolda Teague).

Day 19: Didn’t take the picture until it was getting dark outside. Hand-knit cardigan and same shawl as yesterday.

Day 20: Me-Made Lydia T-shirt and Jeans Crescent Skirt.

Pants for the knight

Now the knight has some pants, hooray! It’s a very simple pattern, 2 pieces, an elastic waistband. I added the elastic at the bottom of the legs.  It’s from the book “Contes de fées intemporels”, the “pantalon du prince”. I cut a size 6 out of some medium weight black cotton.

Me Made June 11-15

Day 11: 6^th day straight in jeans (I’ll just have to accept that this is my “style”). The weather has cooled off considerably and I can’t wear skirts without tights, but it’s still “summery” and I would feel strange wearing them. Also, my skirts are all lined with cotton and ride up with tights (sigh, need to sew a slip and see if that helps). Anyway, today I am wearing the Burda T-shirt already seen on day 4 and a hand-knit cardigan from Rowan Magazine 35.

Day 12: Today I went all out there and wore three (!) me-made items: Jeans Crescent Skirt, Burda T-shirt already seen a couple of times and a crocheted cardigan (from Interweave Crochet, Summer 2008).

Day 13: I just love the print on this skirt.

Day 14: Not even half way through the month and it's getting dangerously repetitive over here. At least I know what I need to sew to fill the gaps. So, once again, my Pendrell Blouse, plus some hand-knit ankle socks.

Day 15: Clothkits skirt again.

Me Made June 6-10

Day 6: My stripy Lydia T-shirt. I love this one despite its flaws. Everyone is always complementing on the contrasting cuffs and hem, but the thing is, I only did those because the whole thing was too short otherwise.

Day 7: My second Lydia T-shirt which I lengthened considerably. What do we learn from this and yesterday? It looks actually a lot better when it ends right at my hips, don’t you agree?

Day 8: I started this cardigan at the end of Me-Made-March because I was really craving some more colour. For some reason, I was particularly drawn to Yellow, I absolutely needed a yellow cardigan! And I think it was a good idea. The pattern is Minimalist Cardigan by Ruthie Nussbaum from Interweave Knits, Fall 2007, modified for a bigger gauge. Underneath I am wearing my polka dot Pendrell Blouse. This is the first outfit (apart maybe from day 6) that really screams *me* (if you know what I mean).

Day 9: Same blouse as yesterday, nothing new about it. I had to get up really early and could not be bothered to search for something else.

Day 10: It was gloomy and rainy and cold this morning, I felt like having a hot cup of tea and knitting something in my first Pendrell Blouse. This was kind of my muslin, I didn’t make any changes to the pattern. That means it only fits well in the shoulders, all the rest is too wide and too long.

A Jeans Crescent Skirt

This is my third Crescent Skirt. I made a size 10 and took in the side seams by 1 cm on each side by sewing with a 2 cm seam allowance. I wish I had made it longer, but I had already cut it out when I experienced my first Crescent skirt in action. On the other hand, I only had a very small piece of this Jeans fabric and I probably couldn’t even have lengthened it. So for the hem, I folded over as little as possible and sewed bias binding on the inside. The facing is made with polka dot cotton, left-over from my Pendrell Blouse (which I am wearing with it in the pictures).

My machines are still in time-out (or is it me?). I finished this skirt just before the drama. I am not ready yet to face them, especially the serger. Next, I should get working on taking in my 2^nd Crescent Skirt. And the knight is asking about his pants.