Holy moly! A million miles of yellow stitches finished and blocked. Blocking color work is almost as much fun as blocking lace. It's nice to see it relax into a smooth form and have all the stitches even out.
You might wonder how cleaning up the join area worked out.
Unfortunately it looks a little strange because of the crease in the fabric from flattening the dress for blocking, but, all in all, I think it's a decent first effort. It took some patience on my part to get it to be relatively neat looking, but I think it was well worth the time.
There's not much more to work on now. I've got to duplicate stitch the motif on the front and knit on the neck and armhole edgings. With any luck, Ms. Z could be having a photo shoot with this little dress before the month is out.
You might wonder how cleaning up the join area worked out.
Unfortunately it looks a little strange because of the crease in the fabric from flattening the dress for blocking, but, all in all, I think it's a decent first effort. It took some patience on my part to get it to be relatively neat looking, but I think it was well worth the time.There's not much more to work on now. I've got to duplicate stitch the motif on the front and knit on the neck and armhole edgings. With any luck, Ms. Z could be having a photo shoot with this little dress before the month is out.
It looks perfect! I can barely see the join. Great job!
Hi, this is the first time I have visited your site. The name of your blog caught my eye. And, what a beautiful first impression. I love the dress. It is beautiful. Best Regards, Rosanne
I hope I didn't freak you out at Renegade on Sunday (I was the one who said "I read your blog"!), I was seeing knitters I knew left and right and had heard that Amy Singer was in the city so I was a little hyped.
Wow, obviously a lot of work went into this dress! I think the join looks pretty good. Once it's on a moving girl, I'm sure it would be very difficult to find. I can't wait to see it on Miss Z!
Cute dress and very neat join! I'm having the same join issues with my mittens, though I've been careful in placing the join along the bottom (outer?) edge (pinkie side) and I think it's less noticeable there. Hard to hide the join in a dress border, though!