A couple of weeks ago we have participated in the celebrating of our friends' wedding. Those who follow my notes can see that it took me a little bit of time to prepare for it. At first it started with completely different idea - check Sewing plans. . Then I've changed my mind, like always, and the process went on (look Agenda... a kind of.).
The modifications made to the dress:
- I hade to make it much longer in order that the lower dress is longer just about 5 sm;
- I added the sleeves;
- no ruffles, instead I've crocheted a little bunch of flowers to match the hair accessories;
- I'm too meticulous, so I sewed the waistband by hand in order that the squares match each other.
For the cardigan I choose the famous pattern of Kim Hargreaves "Christina". I used 4 strands of silk and 3 strands of fine cotton yarn.
- I omitted the first part of the pattern;
- used the usual cast-on;
- for the neckband and decoration I used the garter stitch and crochet.
I managed to find very nice buttons that match perfectly the pearl-like yarn and pattern, but, as you can see from the photos, after the washing the varnish has peeled off. It was really a pity, for now it seems a rather vintage detail, but for the next washing it would be better to unpick them.
The completed Little Chris:
And altogether the wedding outfit for my daughter:
Pronti per festeggiare.
