COMPLETED - TARTAN CIRCLE SKIRT

 Skirt - Handmade

Top - Zara 

Shoes - Dr Martens

          I finished my circle skirt yesterday. It was my second circle skirt but i made the whole skirt by myself this included inserting my first zipper and doing the circular hem. 

          I loosely followed this tutorial it was useful for showing you how to make the pattern for the skirt but for sewing the skirt I relied on advice from mum as the video was a little vague. I added interfacing to the waistband and stay stitched the hole in the middle of the skirt so that it didn't warp out of shape. I was going to use a rolled hem foot to do the hem of the skirt but as it as my first time i found it hard to control the rolled hem foot around the curves so i just rolled it twice by hand, pinned the hem and then pressed the hem.

          Overall I am very happy with my skirt as I had wanted a tartan skirt but most shops had them in kilt shapes which don't suit me or I just didn't like the fabric. 

COMPLETED - BOBBLE HAT

     I finished my bobble hat from Farmhouse Knits by Erica Knight. The book was written for the amy butler sweet harmony wool but when I was in london we went to liberty and I picked up the softest alpaca wool it was rowan alpaca chunky in wren. It is a similar thickness to the sweet harmony wool and I liked this hat pattern so I decided to make it. 

     I knitted in the round but used 5 needles instead of 4 because it made the pattern easier to do. The cabling wasn't bad either. Cabling in the round wasn't too difficult you just have to follow the pattern carefully. It didn't take long to knit either. The pattern specifies 2 balls of wool but I only used around a ball and a half. I think that is because I decided not to make the pom pom for the end of the hat.

Issey

COMPLETED - SUBVERSIVE CROSS STITCH

I finished my cross stitch. The pattern is from the book

. This was one of my favourite designs because of the cute rabbits and birds with the bold message on the front. I think it's exactly what cross stitching needs to modernise it and bring a new audience to the craft. Teenagers don't want to cross stitch cherubs and clouds.

This is it in the loop I was working it on. I highly recommend the book for anyone who enjoys cross stitch but is stuck on patterns. I like how cute it is when you first see it then you realise what is has to say.

Issey

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