old yarn, new dress
I didn't have enough yarn to make a single color garment, but it's amazing what small quantities on 10 different colors can do! Never underestimate the power of your stash!
Stripes are my best pick at stash-busting.
There are several stripe generators online, some of which let you even select how many rows you want to have as minimum, and the quantity in % of each color to use, but I decided to not do random, but to have a selection of pattern repeats that would please my eye.
I used to make my patterns in Excel, but now I'm more used to Gimp, so after swatching my yarn, and calculate the number of rows that I needed for my dress, I started playing with colors... after many changes, my final decision was this one!
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| All these yarn in small cones are 2/20 cotton/linen, I added a thread of clear monofilament to give it a little sparkle |
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| Work In Progress! |
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| my gimp image with the color palette at the bottom |
After knitting the front and the back of the dress, there is the finishing part, which is equally important: matching the stripes is key, and a good looking edge around the armholes and the neckline will make the garment stand out.
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| I sewed the sides with mattress stitch, for a perfect match of the stripes |
sleeves and neckline edges - tutorial
