I am obsessed with knits. Now that I’ve got the sewing techniques down (the most crucial thing, in my opinion, is having the right needle), I never want to sew wovens again! (Of course this is an exaggeration.) But I do love it.
The inspiration for this dress is less direct than my woven one. I wanted to do something with ruched sleeves, which I think are just so fun. And I’m a bit obsessed lately with two-toned color palettes. Most of my work outfits lately are built around two similar colors, with an accent color. The final piece of inspiration came from the blogosphere. I just made a knit shirt with bodice ornamentation similar to this, but I got the idea from one of the many how-to-fancy-up-a-shirt tutorials out there on the web.
I think this dress has a feel of German/Austrian dirndls, which is appropriate given my recent trip.
This dress is best in a mediumweight knit fabric, and basically works for any color that works with a lighter shade. Here, I’ve included tans, grays, and blues. Because it’s knit, there are no zippers necessary! Like the woven dress, this one has an A-line skirt.
1 comments:
Very cute! You rock!
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