Day: 5 November 2008

children's clothing, kids clothing, sewing

Cup day skirt

The US presidential race wasn’t the only race happening on Tuesday – there was also the Melbourne Cup of course!  And for me the race was to get this skirt made for Clare before Stella woke from her midday sleep.

Cup day skirt by you.

I used the last of the scraps I had from the top and dress I made a couple of weeks ago to eke out a matching skirt for Clare.

IMG_6432 by you.

I made up the pattern.  The skirt is gathered onto the elasticised waistband – which works particularly well if the skirt is fuller than this one, as it reduces bulk a bit around the waist while still providing maximum twirlability.  I did take some photos during the construction of this skirt – would anyone like a tutorial?

by thornberry
crochet

October CAL squares

Okay, it’s November.  Here are the October CAL squares!  The pattern this (last) month was the Pumpkin Patch square.  Firstly, in Heather 8 ply cotton from Bendigo Woollen Mills:

October CAL square by you.

And in Maritime 8 ply cotton from Bendigo Woollen Mills:

October CAL square by you.

I needed to add a few rows to bring the pattern up to size, so added two rows of dc, one row of sc and then one row of v-stitch.  It’s probably now a little oversize.  It will be interesting to compare the sizes of all my blocks at the end of the year.  I suspect that a few will need a couple of extra rows of sc to get them all to be the same!  This is definitely a long-term project.

by thornberry