A FFO! (finally finished object)
So this was supposed to be a Saturday in the Park Perfect Dress. I used size 4 needles and spent countless hours on it, doing all my math, washing my gauge swatch, trying it on, etc. And yet, and yet, somehow I wound up with a monstrosity. A dress for a giantess that hung a full 10 inches past my knees, with a neckline closer to my belly button than my chin.
What came next? I cut the dress, and painstakingly picked it apart into two separate pieces. This mock cable stitch did NOT come undone easily. I then realized it was STILL too big, so I cut and picked again, then worked a couple rows decreases before casting off. I did a herringbone stitch inside the top for an elastic casing. I wish I could have done a proper hem at the top, but the bulk would have been too much.
I now have a roughly knee length skirt, and a ton of yarn from the top half that I plan to unravel and make into a new top. I think I like this look the best otherwise, with a shirt on the outside of the waistband.
So, again this was a knitting lesson for the ages. I knew it was too big. In fact, I had ripped out about 20 hours of work on it early into the project to try to get a better fit. I knew pretty much no one was happy with how their dress turned out. I knew knit dresses in general were a huge fit/drape/fashion challenge. More photos here. The details and painful WIP journey are recorded on the Ravelry Project Page.
What sort of top are you thinking of making with the leftovers? If you did a cardigan or jacket you’d have a nice knit “suit”.
a lot of work, but I think this is going to be a great salvage job.
the skirt is gorgeous! It looks fantastic on you. Lovely work saving the best of it all!
This brings back memories of a dress I knit for myself in junior high. It was knee length when I left the house and a maxi by noon.
[…] When Meredith is not cooking, she is sewing or knitting, activities that she chronicles on her blog, Paper Dolly Girl. Like several other Upper Meadows CSA members, she is also a member of the knitting and crocheting site Ravelry, and and any knitter who has ever faithfully followed directions only to be left with a garment that is hopelessly the wrong size can commiserate with her recent knitted dress post. […]