Home and away!

Okay so I finally pressed my finished dress. 

Yes it's another Megan dress from love at first stitch! But this time it's in a polycotton tartan print from Minerva fabrics. 

Looks a lil like this don't ya think? 

Yep those are the school uniforms from home and away! Good job I opted against drafting my own collar huh! 

But anyway back to the dress, can you see my pattern matching error at the waist? I can. Everytime I see it, it makes me sad, when I saw what had happened I nearly cried. 

I am pretty pleased about the matching across the sleeve though. And my top stitching on the neckline. 

The belt hides my pattern mistake! 

That's a proper invisible zip right there! Treated myself to a new foot! And you wouldn't even know it was there if I had got the print lined up! I mean it's like 5mm out! 

This dress had been a real dammed test, I love the pattern , I love the fabric, then I hated the fabric (note to self : pattern matching in two directions is hard work!) then I hated the zip! Then I hated the matching across the back!

But all in all I'm pleased , the hills aren't alive with the sound of music, but it is a pretty wearable dress, and I've learnt a lot from the experience! 

Much love

Frankie

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Knitting magazines and some good news!

 

Luckily for me Mr Knitwit nan has been having a clear-out again! and this time she found some old knitting magazines!

 

 

this was the first magazine and these are the two patterns I found most interesting!

 

this appears to be a slipper pattern that ISNT written in the round! 

And this jacket just looks stupidly cosy and cuddly!

The second magazine contained this gorgeous pattern for a lil girls cardigan with embroidery! So if one of my friends could impregnate themselves with a lil girl that would be awesome!!!!

 

Now I just have to get round to knitting them all!

In other good news the lovely folks at Minerva crafts have featured my navy megan dress on their blog!!  

https://www.minervacrafts.com/blog/projects/navy-bengaline-megan-dress

I feel rather proud of myself to be honest! 

 

Much Love

 

Frankie

 

xxx

 

 

Finished Megan dress!

Here we go again with some awkward posing! I finally got around to photographing my finished megan dress from the love at first stich book! 

I used some blue stretch suiting that I brought from Minerva fabrics after Christmas! 

I like that it's a very basic lil blue dress! And that I can dress it up or down! 

The other plus is that it's stupidly comfortable! I think it's down to the slight stretch that the suiting had! Althought that did mean I had some small fitting issues with it being far to wide! The only seams on this dress that aren't French are the side seams from where I had to alter  them. 

The combination of the bodice and the darts in the pattern are stupidly flattering! 

I'm pleased with my zip too! I'm definitely getting better that the whole construction think! 

All in all I'm really pleased with the dress! I even wore it yesterday to look around a primary school for lil Knitwit! Sadly we got there to find that the school was closed because of the snow! Note to self always check for closures on the radio!!! 

Much love 

Frankie 

Xxx

Piling on the pressure

Okay so I have been doing things, I just haven't been able to blog about themyet because my amazon order hasn't turned up yet!  (Oooh cryptic!) I've actually made to mimi blouse from tilly and the buttons and I've nearly finished my megan dress! Although I am having to take two inches out of each side seam, and I have no idea why? When I made my muslin it fit beautifully and now it's like a sack! Can't win! 

Anyway other than that I've been drooling over crochet projects. 

Amigurumi Crochet Cuties Pattern via Etsy’s AnaPaulaOli

http://bouncingbonbon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/bright-and-fun-crochet-projects.html?m=1

http://www.lbyarnco.com/2010/11/kureyon-crochet-blanket-2/

(I'll add the links to these as soon as I've found the original sources) these have now been added! 

I love the look of crochet especially the blankets! But sadly I can't do it! I just can't do it! Seriously it's a problem! But this year I am determined to learn! I will master the art of crochet or die trying! (Wow I am having an optimistic Tuesday morning arnt I! 

I just hope that this time I can crack the crochet code! 

Much love 

Frankie!

Xxx