Finished Things!

Today is a day of finished things!  I've been doing a little bit of sewing in short breaks while Obi is having his morning nap, and I finished another Brumby skirt.  This one is made in Art Gallery's quilting fabric.  I don't normally like quilting fabric for sewing garments because most patterns call for fabrics with more drape than the average quilting fabric.  (There are patterns designed to use quilting fabrics, so it obviously works great in those.)  Art Gallery quilting fabric is very soft, has some drape and is a very nice fabric to sew.  It also still has some body, so it can't replace rayon challis, but for patterns that call for chambray or linen, it might be an option.

This is the pattern with the impressive pockets, but they kind of get lost in the flowers on this skirt.  (They still function just fine, they're just hard to see.)  I'm tempted to make a tiered maxi length version of this skirt, with the pockets.  The structured (non-elastic) waistband would easily support the extra length.  That's a pattern hack for another day though.

In addition to the skirt, I also finished my Sagittarii pullover!  This is knit in Sweet Georgia Yarns Tough Love Sock in Charcoal and Lady Dye Yarns Sock in Benedict.  I prewashed both yarns to make sure there would be no bleeding.  I'm really happy with the way this came out.  The yoke pattern reminds me of vintage Christmas ornaments, but I purposely made it in non-traditional Christmas colors so I could keep wearing it through winter.  If you live in a place that has more cold weather around Christmas than we do, it would be lovely in more Christmas-y colors.   (We really don't get super cold around here until January and February.)

I didn't have to re-re-do the neckline a third time since it blocked out nicely.  I just steam blocked the sweater and everything settled right into place.  I know superwash yarn isn't the traditional choice for stranded colorwork, but if the gauge is tight enough it works just fine.  I have another stranded yoke colorwork pullover planned and the yarn is in my stash, so you will be seeing more of this kind of thing!