Monday, 22 April 2019

Finished (or almost) Objects

I have - wait for it - three finished objects.
I decided to give them their own post, I wanted to record the modifications I made to the Coco dress and I have the time today.
No. 1
The Coco pinafore
I used the Coco dress pattern by Tilly and the Buttons and some stretch jersey from Fabric Godmother.  I cut the front neckline lower by about 3 inches and finished the neckline with bias binding.  This is the only part of the dress that I am not happy with, it gapes a little bit - I think I might try a V neck next time.  I stabilised the shoulders with ribbon, which is the original pattern, but I have never done it.  I put in a couple of bust darts as the armholes looked as though they would gape, and this meant that I could then lower the armholes by about an inch at the back.  I also lengthened the length by about 3 inches.


Overall I am very happy with this.  I think it goes with a range of tops underneath (as you can see) - I do have a cheeky photobomb in one!
No. 2
The Grass River Tunic
The knitting on this one is finished. I have already adjusted the front to fit a little better.  It clearly needs to be blocked and have the ends woven in.  However I am not totally happy with the sleeves.  I am going to see what I can do to try to bring them in.  I don't want to reknit them!  I think I should be able to make them puff sleeves
No. 3
My Girlfriend Market bag
This easy knit is knit in cotton yarn I had in stash.  This is to replace one I lost. It is ready for me to use this week.
And so, there we have it.  Three almost finished objects.  I am hoping I am now ready for Me made May!

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3 comments:

  1. Ruth22 April 2019 at 16:36

    I love the array of finished projects Lucy. The Coco dress with your modifications are great and I love the look of it with the tops underneath, making it a great project for all the seasons. I hope you can make the sleeves for the Grass River Tunic work for you because it's a great summer top. How do you find the stretch on the Girlfriend Market bag for say books or is it more suited to light beach items?

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  2. Becki22 April 2019 at 16:40

    Your pinafore looks terrific, Lucy. And I love the photobomb of one of your sons. :) The Grass River sweater looks beautiful. I would imagine puff sleeves would look great. And the bag is pretty, too. It looks sturdy with that large book or binder? in it. While I like using my crocheted bags mesh, they do stretch forever. Still trying to find the right size to finish them off so that the stretch is not so wild.

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  3. Caffeine Girl22 April 2019 at 18:23

    Wow, the dress is so cute. I am so impressed that you can sew something that works.
    The sweater is really pretty.
    Love that bag. I'll have to check out the pattern.

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