Butterick B6525 Dress

I finished this dress last fall but just got around to taking a photo of it. It's Butterick B6525 and I made the single color dress version. This dress has dolman sleeves and it's loose fitting and comfy but oddly enough, it doesn't really look baggy. I think it's because the body of the dress tapers nicely to the hem. I used this great wool blend mystery fabric from Fabrix in SF. It has a backing to it and also has a slight bit of stretch. The fabric has great body and really works well for unlined dresses. I bought another piece in deep red which I'm sewing up for another dress. You can't see it that well in the photo, but I love the topstitched look of the pockets. I liked wearing this dress when I was selling at various craft fairs last winter because it's comfy and because it has pockets. This might be a nice pattern for a cozy stable sweatshirt type fabric.

Two cowls

Happy New Year everyone! I haven't posted much knitting or sewing lately, but progress is being made. It's happening a little more slowly because I've been pretty busy during the holiday season selling my 3D printed jewelry. For anyone who's interested, the website is Tiny Right Brain Designs. I've been slowly working on knitting a sweater, but while I was selling at various craft fairs, I wanted to knit something really simple that didn't require any concentration that I could work on during slow sale times. A fellow vendor recommended the Pivot Cowl from Purl Soho. It's a really simple pattern and you can use any gauge yarn as long as you adjust the number of stitches for your gauge. I made two of them - one in a bulky yarn and one in a DK weight. They're both fun to wear.

On an amusing note, I'm using a mannequin that I found for a bargain price in San Francisco at a store closeout sale. I had to haul it back on an SF muni bus, showing here:

I wanted the mannequin not so much for fitting clothing as for a way to display my necklaces for photography. I've decided to name my mannequin "Jolene". :)