Gift knitting has been set aside momentarily, as my carpal tunnel is mysteriously flaring up again, and knitting is way harder on my wrists than sewing. So I need to let them rest and recover a bit first.
I did take a momentary break from the gift projects on Saturday in order to trace out my Reglisse pattern. I'm having a bit of a debate on how to handle the top, because the fabric that I bought for bias tape, thinking it was the tie and sleeve, is actually just for bias tape, and I don't have enough to cut those particular pieces. So my options are a) leave the tie off altogether and cut the sleeves from the print fabric, b) see if the more local but smaller Joann's has the same color of cotton, since I have to go there this week anyway to meet a fellow bridesmaid for shower crafting, or c) see if I can squeeze both the ties and the sleeves from the print. Which I'm not sure will look right. Also, I'm not sure if I have enough fabric to do so--I've seen several reports around the blogs about this dress being rather short, so for my own comfort, I traced the skirt to the length of the largest size, even though my own size fell right about in the middle. (I hope I have enough fabric for that, too!) I'd love to get this done by the end of the month, so I can at least wear it once this summer.
And, just so this isn't a totally picture-less post, I also made this on Saturday:
I did taste the end piece,and it was delicious. (And turned out much better than my first attempt!) Bread counts as crafting too, right?
Mmmm, homemade bread. Yummy!
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