My nephew John just sent me this photo... Apparently I made him this stocking! I really don't remember it, but it does look like something I'd make :) I know what yarn I used, too -- Cleckheaton Country 8-ply, my favorite yarn. I had about 12 skeins in each of those colors, once upon a time, so I know that's what I used. I knit a basic sock with a proportionally small heel, and probably got the fair isle designs from a great book I have, "The Complete Book of Traditional Fair Isle Knitting", by Sheila McGregor, which has hundreds of charted repeating designs which you can use on any fair isle-type project.
_This_ looks like a reprint of the book I have. Anyway, it's a nice stocking, isn't it?
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My Prodded Rug, front side. Made by cutting about 10 worn-out man-size cotton t-shirts into 2"x4" strips (rotary cutter made it easy) and then poking them with the handle of a paintbrush through the holes in a piece of rug canvas. Easy but boring!
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Prodded Rug, backside. This was a great rug... until I had some kind of Stupidity Event and threw it in the washing machine, where it fell apart into millions of tiny bits. Glerk. Threw it out. But at least I have photos to remember it by!
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My new 1930s apron. Polly sent me a pattern that she traced from one of her grandmother's old aprons! I LOVE it. Thinking about adding a pocket, too.
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1930s apron, back view. If you want one, drop me an email!
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Chloe's regency dress (sewn July-August 2004). The fabric is a lovely delicate floral print, white on cream. I used the regency dress pattern from sensibility.com. I had to add half an inch to the bottom of the bodice, and move the bodice gathers further to the side than the pattern indicated.
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Also, although we went by Chloe's bust measurement, the bodice ended up being significatly too wide -- so I made a mock seam up the front to reduce the width. (Yes I made a toile first but the extra width wasn't appparent until the bodice was constructed and lined. Other than that, it was a very easy and fun pattern to work with! Here's a back view, so you can see the lovely pleated skirt. :)
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I made this dress from the sensibility.com 1910s Tea Gown pattern. I shortened it to mid-calf length and skipped the overskirts and sash. This one is a nice cotton plaid. Love it!
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