It's really shocking when you make something and it actually fits....Lotus Lace Tank from Interweave Knit Summer 2006
I got very sloppy with the seaming in the construction, but if it drives me crazy, I'll put some rhinestoney shoe clasps where the straps meet the body, near the armpits.
I made it with some emerald-green cabled mercerized cotton I picked up in Florence last summer, with a size 4 needle. Size 4!! The lace pattern took some time to get right, 'cause my A.D.D. self couldn't focus on the 16 line repeating pattern.
The sweater is worked mostly in the round from the bottom up, so it was pretty easy to cast on fewer stitches and just work fewer repeats of the pattern. Then I worked the straps almost according to pattern so they would be long enough.
Denim Flounce Skirt, Burda June 2006. I had made this skirt in houndstooth a while back (still haven't taken a picture of it...) and it fit so great I made one in a dark wash denim. I love the flounce and the v-shaped back.
The front is just as cute, but in the picture Rik took I look like I've got a serious spare tire going on. Very unflattering.
A perfect outfit for a gorgeous spring day... even though most of it was spent inside watching a very awful Spiderman 3 (Kirsten Dunst getting hit in the head was the best part of the movie. What the HELL is it with her? Who did she sleep with to get famous?) and eating a very delicious steak and the best latkes ever at Sammy's Roumanian.
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