And by miracle, of course, I mean that The Nugget’s dress ACTUALLY FITS. WHAT?! But I’m getting ahead of myself…
So, I’m newly returned from a whirlwind adventure in the Twin Cities and to Western States with Mountains, got sick, and have been pooped. Gah! No time for blogging when coughing and sleeping! Anyhoodle, right before we left, I finished knitting my christmas stocking, which is the same one I made for The Hubs earlier this year, but in cream. I added hangy loops when we got back and WAH-LA (as they say on etsy.)
I used a pattern I found on Ravelry. Both stockings are on my personal Ravelry page. These stockings are my first experiences with stranded knitting, and honestly, it’s not that hard! It takes a little fiddling to figure out how not to have holes when changing colors, but it’s pretty easy. These were a joy to make- important in a hobby, amirite?
Next, onto Nugget’s Birthday Dress, aka I Totally Lucked Out that This Thing Fit, aka I Totally Bit Off More than I Could Chew Here, People. I think I said in a previous post that if it didn’t fit, I wanted to burn it. Prior posts on the subject showed that slippery-ass fabric stinks for newbie sewasauruses like me (term from CationDesigns.) Putting in the zipper was a mess to do and it’s a mess to look at.
Monstrous.
Have you ever seen anything as hideous as that? Like I said, I’m a newb, and this project with this fabric was just too ambitious for my current skills. Oh well, on with the show…
Front
Bodice
Ribbon roses to cover fabric snags/flaws
So, with this….thing that I had before me, I was a little nervous. With much trepidation did I wrap and give this….thing to the Nugget. Luckily, she, as an almost 5 year old, adored it.
Look at this cheeser!
I tried to get pictures of her twirling, but….
Funny, but fail.
It’s kind of hard to corral a young child who just got a giant stack of presents from her grandparents, even if it is to take a photo of her in her birthday dress whilst twirling (she’s a New Year’s bebe.) Everytime the flash went off, she’d take off back to the living room to her pile of loot, haha.
Anywho, it’s certainly not a grand success, but not quite a failure either.
In other news, I won a Pattern Pyramid giveaway from CharmofMagpies, woot! She’s located in NZ, so whenever my goodies get here, I’ll host my own! (and probably add a pattern from my stash that I’m clearly never going to use.) Thanks, Joy! I hope she got my email… 🙂
In OTHER other news, I got two great gifts related to crafting for Christmas. Sew U Home Stretch by Wendy Mullin was from my BIL, and my dearest Hubs gave me a pair of Gingher dressmaking shears (for lefties!) Pretty stoked about these two gifts! I also got some video games, nail polish, and the game Cards Against Humanity. Pretty awesome Christmas!
Coming soon- the gift I made for the Hubs for Christmas, and one of our Christmas traditions (late- I wanted to post during my trip, but I was just too busy!)
Hope everyone is have a lovely end-of-the-year!
If she loved it, the zipper is fine! Wah-la indeed!
True story! But I’m such a perfectionist in everyday life that it can be hard for me when something’s not just right. Oh well! Live and learn.
I agree! If Nugget degrees is perfect for swirling and twirling it’s the best dress ever. When I was a kid my mum made a floral dress that had pockets made to specifications (large enough to fit my barbies in), and it was the best dress ever. I’m surprised she ever got it off me long enough to wash it!
Well, she was already horsing around in it and ripped the bodice. GAH. 5 year olds! I may be able to fix it, but it seems doubtful. She can still use it for a play-dress, I guess, but geez. Or I suppose I could remove the bodice and she could use it as a ballerina skirt….hmm…
Very cute dress! Lapped zippers are a nightmare – but invisible ones are sooooo easy! I use these whenever I can now!
If she loves it, it is perfect! Congratulations on wrangling it all the way to completion – the inner perfectionist may not be sated but she can chalk this one up to improving future perfection and bathe in the adoration of a twirling 5 year old.