I’m so pleased with this project! When I started, this vest was nothing but (clean) wool. I bought it at a wool festival awhile ago, and made it into yarn about two years ago. Since I’m still pretty much a beginning spinner and my yarn isn’t perfect, I wanted something with some texture to hide… Read More Fiber to Finished Vest
It’s been awhile since I had a knitting project on the blog. I am actually knitting all the time, but I knit a lot of boring socks (here’s an example) that I don’t bother talking about. (I do have some other projects finished that I just haven’t photographed yet.) I recently have been inspired by… Read More Fair Isle Socks
This dress was originally planned to be a Christmas dress for last year, but I ran out of time before Christmas. I cut it out in March, but then was not inspired to sew it together until recently. The pattern is Burdastyle 8-2015-116, which I have made several times before as both a top and a… Read More Another Fall Dress
This project came about because I had been wanting to do more sashiko embroidery and because this wool twill seemed boring. Sashiko is a Japanese style of embroidery that uses a running stitch to make geometric designs. I had done a tiny bit of sashiko when mending some jeans. This wool fabric was leftover from… Read More Sashiko Embroidery on a Wool Skirt
It’s been awhile, and this post will be quick because life is a little crazy right now. My wedding was just a couple weeks ago, and it took lots of prep beforehand and some time to recover from. The wedding itself was absolutely amazing, and I will have a final post up about the wedding… Read More Another Sweater for my Brand New Husband
This dress is another one made to fill in the “long-sleeved dress” hole in my wardrobe. I liked this look of this pattern in Burdastyle (8-2015-116B) as it seemed both easy to make and easy to wear and with a bit of shape due to the gathered waist. I wanted wool for warmth, but the… Read More Another Long-Sleeved Dress
I have been wanting to make a coat dress for awhile. Since this is a bigger project, I decided to get a Marfy pattern, #3222. When I got the pattern, I did not yet have fabric for it. I found the perfect fabric on ebay, a Pendelton wool that is sort of a plaid pattern… Read More Totally Awesome Coat Dress
Mr. Kiri Knits has been slow to let me make things for him. In fact, I think I have only ever made three or four things for him (and not just because I am a selfish sewer). What really made him start to appreciate the potential for custom-made clothing was the coat that I made… Read More A Cardigan for My Sweetie
If you have read any number of posts on my blog, you may have picked up on the fact that I strongly prefer the “cool” colors (purple, blue, and green). I actually find it very hard to buy fabric that is not predominantly those colors, unless it is a neutral like white or black. But… Read More Trying Out a New Color and Experimenting with Grain
With the temperature in the nineties and the humidity soaring, I have just finished… a wool jacket! Which I definitely will not be wearing anytime soon. But to be fair, it was a fun and satisfying project. And I think it will get worn a lot, when it is cooler. I have wanted to make… Read More Unseasonable Sewing: A Chanel-style Jacket