Thursday, August 23, 2007

Thalia

Allow me to introduce:

Thalia

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I'm still plotting to tweak some things for the final pattern, but for just me I'm happy with this shirt.

ETA: I should have mentioned this the first time I posted. My original vision was fairly different from this final version, but I held true to my desire for a tank top inspired by ancient Greek fashion. There is a reason that so many designers through the ages kept looking back to the Greco-Roman period for inspiration!

The ribbing pattern gives the impression of pleats, and the cowl neck gives real pleats and a pleasant drape.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

So Close!

So close I can hardly stand it!

If I wasn't sure I would completely lose my marbles I might even try to finish it tonight...

Yeah, I'm not even coherent anymore. Look at the pics and see what you think.

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And I haven't been slacking on the pattern-writing either. Currently I am complete on all sizes for the torso, and I have the directions for my size in the rest. I have a strong suspicion the math is going to be hurting my brain when I start fleshing out the other sizes in the bust and back.

Monday, August 13, 2007

For The Family

Every once in a while I manage to catch the kid being extra cute on film. Here's the little cat-tormenter being sweet on the phone. :^)


Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Fresh Yarn

And bright too!

I did some spinning after finishing Sahara. I used the shetland/angora blend that I dyed with easter egg dye, and some yummy black alpaca. I then plied that in the same direction as the first spinning with a teal rayon thread that I had beaded. I navajo plied the whole thing to get this:

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Look at the beads!
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I still actually need to work on this a little more. The different fibers took the twist differently and the black sections need more twist (in the navajo plying direction) to be balanced.

Also I need a name for it. So far all that's come to me is "Cyber." Any ideas?


I have been knitting a fair bit on a tank top I'm trying to design. I don't really want to show it until I'm done with it. Especially since there's always the chance it will just get ripped if it doesn't come together properly.


And just because, I leave you with a pic of Kahlua with a flower.
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