I've completed the front half of both the knit and crochet of the spring top idea. I'm hoping to have the size I created charted shortly for crochet. The leafy green color is so beautiful. Here are some photos from Friday:
I'm hoping to have at least one complete garment and draft patterns by next weekend with a few sizes. Are you interested in testing?
One other special treat this weekend was that I finally opened the box for a sewing machine that I ordered ages ago. I had my seven-year-old son watch as I tried to figure out how to the bobbin and thread the needle. Not much time was spent sewing, but the machine is still functioning after the first run. It was a great success to me. I have a cute little book with some great early ideas. The only issue I have with starting is that I don't have an ironing board. I have an iron, but not a place that I'd like to actually use the iron. Here's the scene of my hour of sewing today and figuring out the machine -
My seven-year-old wanted to see a bunch of the embroidery stitches, so I was happy to oblige. That's what you see on the red fabric. I was excited by a knitting magazine that I bought which had a couple of sewing patterns last fall. The red was meant to be the lining of a cute little clutch. The clutch appeared to be more complicated than I had originally thought, so there is some lovely fabric in a holding pattern.
My goal with sewing is to be able to mend clothing. To learn, I'll try my hand at making a few things. I still remember things my mom made for me growing up. She has always been a great sewer. She made me the best baby blue princess dress. This was not like one of the cheap princess dresses from the store. I wish I had a picture of it. Based on my many attempts to learn to sew, her skill was not passed down to me. I'll keep trying :).
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