Into the 4th week for Me Made May. Still, no double ups. I have more in the me-made wardrobe than I thought! Day 21: Another New Look 6000. This was the first one I ever made. It's when I fell in love with ponte as a woven. The black gloves are from eBay and the boots are from Wollongong. Very old boots, I'm talking purchased in 2004/2005 old! They have done me well and are still comfortable. It will be a sad day when they fall apart. Day 22: Second New Look 6000 in a row! I blogged about this one, it was part of my 'sewing a new Mad Men style work wardrobe' plan. Green gloves are vintage from eBay. Day 23: Purple Jan sweater! I love this sweater. It's so pretty and warm and lovely. It's from A Stitch In Time by Susan Crawford. They are brilliant books. Cardi is angora from Forever New from years ago. Circa 2007. Day 24: Red Princess Twinset Jumper. It's made from a solid red cotton - Gelato yarn from Spotlight. I do have to wear some thermals underneath but it's all good. Pants are from the Salvos. They are actually a 7/8 length, but go well when tucked into boots. Day 25: 1940s style knitted cape. It's toasty warm. Blouse is vintage from eBay, pants are Hell Bunny... I think? They have fallen apart. I do need to sew them back together. Bit disappointing really. Day 26: My 1930s Sunday Pictorial Beret from A Stitch in Time by Susan Crawford. It's perfect for eating up those awkward one or two balls of left over 4ply. The sun was delicious this day. I was trying to catch it all before it goes during winter. Day 27: Little green earrings that I made by whacking some earring posts onto vintage resin moulds. The bangles were picked up recently at the local Salvos. It was a casual Sunday of house hangs and grocery shopping. BONUS ROUNDThere is considerable progress being made on the fair isle vest. It hurts my hands more to tension two colours at once. I am actively trying to make the floats looser. The fair isle sections are still very stretchy which is good!
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