59!

I think it's 59.. it SHOULD be 59 but theres 61 still in my list... so I must've added a new one at some point... ANYWAYS I didn't do half of what I said I was going to in my last post. The things I did with my past month and some: cross stitch, hand quilting, shirring, knitting and gardening (ideal honestly). I also stole my moms sewing machine she didn't use so now I am back to sewing! 

Finished:

My froggy cross stitch. The pattern is from sentimentalbaby here on blogspot. The bulk of this was done a year or two ago, I just needed to put in the spider's web and some words to fill out the empty space. The lyrics are from "Pagan Poetry" by Bjork and its very much a break up thing to put on this...and it is... but it's also because when me and my ex first started dating I played him this song after hooking up </3 

 Finished: 

 This pastel striped skirt. This used to be a dress! I didn't want to start on a complicated project right away so I finished up this skirt that just needed some back shirring some darts for shaping and a hem where it was cut away from the dress! I've worn this one a bunch since making it so I'm really happy with it. 

In progress:

I cleaned up my knitting machine and got to using this again too! I started making this crocheted underbust cardigan, with the same yarn but I didn't have enough so I frogged it all and adapted the pattern for a sentro knitting machine. The sleeves are knit in with short row shaping using this tutorial and I'm probably going to use this for all my sleeves from now on. I split the sleeves from in the round to flat as a creative choice, but I'm gonna keep my reasoning to myself to motivate me to finish :)

Finished: 

 Paper mache benches for my little guys to sit on.

In progress:

Paper mache stool/storage container. I'm almost finished with the lid, and I've tested that it can withstand my weight! The glue I'm using is titebond ii & water diluted to be able to apply with a brush

In progress:

My garden! Things are finally germinating and the cilantro even has his true leaves out now!!!!!!

Finished:

Unpacking all my yarn and fabric and decor for my room! It's looking pretty snazzy now and I feel like it's really helping my mental health.  

In progress:

The quilt I assigned myself in the last post. I needed to buy proper thimbles and so I put it off for a while. It got to this kind of fugly stage so I'm not sure how to proceed because looking at it offends me.

In progress: 

Lampshade. This lamp was originally in my bedroom, so the unfinishedness of it was fine for me, but I moved it to a common area and my roommate is begging me to finish it, but it also got to its ugly stage and I don't want to look at it anymore....... 

Finished: 

My hair. I shaved my head again! It's always sad cutting off dyed hair because its like.. fuck... thats 90 bucks of hairdye and bleach gone and who knows how many hours.... well.....! You live and you learn.

Moving forward:  

I'm going to work on simpler/easy projects until I get the hang of this new sewing machine. I have a really easy tank top flip then a relatively simple dress resizing w possible appliques...

Until next time!

 

61 to go & mini tutorial for a side seam pocket closure

Hello! I wrote this about a month ago, and then a bunch of other stuff happened. At the top there is a tutorial of sorts for this very 80s side-pocket-opening and then some chatting.

 

63 items to go

 

I am 63 items deep into an WIP pile. I seriously somehow had 62 items that were in progress and I decided to start a new one. Some of these projects I started so long ago they don't even fit anymore. I actually started working on dealing with this pile back in August by making vlogs for myself, but I stopped after completing a handful of things, and went back on my BS. Then I saw Vincent Briggs' blog about his Pile and I am now motivated to work on mine again. 

As for what I'm counting as a wip...everything counts. This includes: things I have bought the fabric for and already have it planned out in my mind palace, thrifted clothes that I bought to fix but never did, things I started, got stuck and undid it but I still want to make (this is usually a yarn project), and then all the usual suspects after that. After gathering it all I cataloged everything on a spreadsheet to help organize myself with notes on what needed to be done, what craft it is what % done it is, and even what color it is.

Stats:

Over 50% of my wips are alterations...

Alterations: 34

Crochet: 6

Cross stitch: 1

Etc: 1 

Needlepoint: 1 

Knitting:  4

Sewing: 18

# at 80+%:  10

# at 0%: 17

 Rules 

I will use an RNG to generate 2 items to work on*. 

When I finish one project I will roll another number. (If it turns out I start ignoring a project I will start waiting until I finish both projects and re rolling then.) 

The only other thing I'll dismiss is if I need to buy something that's significant to the structure of the piece. But then I'll buy it that day and chose another number.

If I need to buy something minor like lace, I will buy it asap & start working on the rest of it.

If one of the projects I got brings me dread, I will consider scrapping for parts instead. Hesitance is weakness. (emoji here)

I will be blogging here about my projects to keep my motivation up! (with the tag ufocountdown)

I will determine this number at a later date but I will not be starting any of my 0% projects (I will be adding these to the rng to be pulled when I've completed a certain number of projects)

 

This week I got.....37- a faux patchwork skirt & 44- a tent dress! I will update you all when I finish those two!

 

*2 item rule is taken from this blog post by the yellow spool.  

favicons are from emojibankrepository on tumblr and divider is from foollovers

Jane Marple Wing Crochet

I want to blog more!! And, I need to clean out some of my drafts.. so here we are! I finished this little crochet piece maybe 1-2 years ago now... 2-3 years ago I saw this jane marple dress on lolibrary.....and after Josine Maaike made a blog post that showcased the dress.... and I felt I should make it now....

00' Autumn JSK

 These pictures weren't up when I made this project, so I feel very vindicated that my version looks so similar.

The panel is a simple filet crochet piece. The filet is done with 1x1 filet rather than a 2x2 filet. It is very simple as all there is is... 1 dc ch 1, 1 dc ch 1... until the end of a row where you chain 4 and dc in the top of the dc from the previous row. Here's a video to help you along.

I used a pretty standard size 10 mercerized cotton thread/yarn and a 1.5 mm hook. My piece ended up being 3.5 x 7.5 inches.

https://www.stitchfiddle.com/en/c/sg0i3h-34orrc

 

So there's the chart I made! I'm pretty happy with the piece, though to make it more accurate there should be one more row on top of a scalloped edge. Tutorial for that here. I'm still not sure what I'm going to end up doing with my little lace piece....

Here's the little guy I made

If anyone ends up making this! Please send it my way! I'd love to see!!

That's all!

Lolita 30 day challenge!

 Hello everyone!

I found a charming little 30 day lolita challenge from 2011 and I wanted to share. I'll be posting my own responses over on my dreamwidth, though I don't know how well I'll be able to keep up with daily posting 😅

Day 1 – 10 things about your lolita bubble.
Day 2 – 10 things you love in lolita.
Day 3 – 10 things you hate in lolita.
Day 4 – 10 different kinds of food you like.
Day 5 – 10 items from your wishlist.
Day 6 – 10 things you can’t live without in lolita.
Day 7 – 10 people who inspire your lolita style.
Day 8 – 10 songs that inspire you for lolita.
Day 9 – 10 things you will never do in lolita.
Day 10 – What’s in your bag?
Day 11 – One day in your lolita life in pictures.
Day 12 – A picture of yourself before lolita came in to your life.
Day 13 – A picture of your favorite sweets.
Day 14 – A picture of your dream item.
Day 15 – A picture of your last lolita purchase.
Day 16 – Your outfit for the day.
Day 17 – What do you want more then anything right now?
Day 18 – A picture of your favorite lolita style.
Day 19 – What’s in your make-up bag?
Day 20 – A picture of a lolita friend.
Day 21 – Your favorite fictional lolita.
Day 22 – A picture of your room.
Day 23 – A picture of your handwriting.
Day 24 – A picture of you from a meet.
Day 25 – Your favorite lolita themed artwork.
Day 26 – Your profile picture.
Day 27 – One song that fits your favorite lolita style.
Day 28 – A picture of the perfect lolita location.
Day 29 – A picture of a lolita you would love to meet for real.
Day 30 – A photo of yourself taken today and 3 good things that’s happened over the last 30 days.

original here!

 Here's my day 1 response:

Day 1 – 10 things about your lolita bubble.

1. It's 99% online.
The reason for this being...
2. It's secretive.
 This is both in regards to my irl life, but also because I'm so bad at sharing what I'm doing online as well...
3. I use lolita to push myself creatively.
I have a handful of artsty hobbies and getting into lolita brought me out (and then back in at times) of a huge slump creatively. I picked up drawing again to draw coordinates and lolita OCs, I started sewing more challenging garments for lolita and altering more professionally, I started crocheting and knitting, not exactly to make lolita pieces, but because I loved the delicacy of lolita and I wanted more skills to bring that out of me more!
4. I have a very specific color scheme.
Black, white and cream for main colors and grey, brown and red for accent colors. I only have 2 pieces that stray from this! A dusty pink VM skirt and an olive sailor op from AP!
5. I have never twinned with someone!
I really want to! It's just never come up exactly. I really love odd blouses. While I think a blouse with a keyhole cutout is my best purchase, not many other people are going to own that...
 

Winged Earmuffs

Back again with another project based on Heart E's winged accessories. This time, for winter!

I adore you Heart E

2022 Wardrobe

OK its after wardrobe season..... BUT I just really wanted to have a comprehensive thing. I could not find a good/consistent place to take pics so, most the pics are from lolibrary. A few I took myself. Some are from closetchild/wunderwelt. This post is very ugly and messy!!! So beware!!!!!

The sections in order are: OPs, JSKs, skirts, headwear, blouses, etc, Outerwear and then bags.