Holiday

I'm going away for a short break and have been busy sorting outfits. I can only take a very small suitcase with me so I have to pack carefully. Here are the outfits:

Outfit 1:

This outfit is my new brown cords (that I have been working on this week), they are pleated at the top and three quarter length with turn-ups. The cream top with peach, dusky pink and red small flower pattern was made last year. You can't see clearly from the photo but there is a faux suage and fur hooded bolero that I made about three years ago from an old coat that my daughter had, Now that its turned a bit chilly I have added the gold scarf and gloves that I knitted last autumn and o course the outfit is completed with a Fairysteps belt and boots.

Outfit 2:
A pair of denim blue skinny jeans made four years ago and a new cream jersey fabric top that I made this morning when I had the sewing machine out fiishing the cord trousers. As the top only has three quarter length sleeves I have added the rose arm warmers that I made recently and a velvet and silk scarf that I made from remnants years ago. Once again the outfit is completed with Fairysteps boot and belt.

Outfit3:

This outfit is a very long olive jersey skirt that I made a few weeks ago but didn't get round to blogging. The cream shirt was made about four years ago and used to be a long tunic top, but got reincarnated as a shirt last year. The olive and purple neckwarmer also featured in an earlier blog. Another Fairysteps belt completes the look (and the brown boots from the first picture.

Lastly I shall take a few of my home crafted bags. A brown tweed bag with a long strap that is one of my favourites and was made at least five years ago and a huge bag (made from an old curtain before a holiday last year). The large bag is needed to hold my projects that I'm taking with me.

Must dash now as I still have things to do before I go.

In progress

Dispite having a sticking bad cold, I have started the teal cardi, well more of a sleaveless bodywarmer type thing really. Its a really chunky yarn and I'm knitting it up in reverse stocking stitch with a cable up the front. It's knitted in one piece, split for the armholes, then I shall finish the shoulder seams with a three needle cast off and pick up the armhole edging with a circular needle and rib a few rows. Then pick up the sitches round the neck edge and make a hood (continuing the cable design). It will have a single closure at the neck, but I can't quite decide if this should be a button or a kilt pin ar something else.

I have also been making some prototype material slippers. My friend at work had a pair that she bought ages ago that were nearly falling to pieces and she asked if I could make something similar. So I had a bash. These are prototype No. 2, and still not quite right but they are getting there - and are currently on my feet. I took prototype No.1 into my friend on Thursday and she didn't take them off her feet all day. Not bad for a first effort.
I think I have worked out the next set of 'adjustments' but I have got to find the time to make prototype No. 3 to see if they are better. I doubt I will get time this week as I am going away on Friday (to brothers in Devon) and really want to make a new pair of trousers before I go. I have this lovely peice of brown and a new pattern I know I said no more brown - but it goes with so much stuff that I have). Hopefully will be able to cut out this weekend. I won't be able to have Sewing Sunday as I have other things to do, but I will try to make time during the week (in the evenings) to do the sewing.