First up before that almighty important lesson I want to show you my muslin (so far) for Burda 7579. I only need to add the sleeves (or sleeve as it only a muslin).
So far I am very happy with the fit straight out of the packet. I will probably need to shorten the sleeve but I will see after I get around to making it.
The funny part of this was that I made the muslin, tried it on (over my clothing) and it fit... put it on Diana - it didn't fit. Diana hasn't been keeping up with the program! I needed to drop her hip size and bust size to match mine. Funny how these things sneak up on you!
About the ompa-lompa jumper...
When I was in Warwick for the Jumpers & Jazz festival, I saw some bags made from felted jumpers and had to try one myself. So I purchased this lovely 100% wool jumper from the op shop.
I like the cream colour but it is not very practical for a fabric bag (for me) so decided to dye it olive green at the same time I was putting it through a hot wash to felt it.
Well, olive green it ain't and shrink! ...eek!... I expected it to shrink but not this much...
DH commented that I had made a jumper for an ompa-lompa...
Now I hope I have fabric left to make a bag. It is also very thick so I am not sure how it is going to go. Maybe it should be a hat?
Oh - and for anyone who may be interested I have resurrected my fitness blog - Fit & Forty *mumble*.
Lookin' good - how lucky for you to have something fit straight out of the pattern - I spend at least an hour sometimes longer adjusting my patterns... and how unusual to have to adjust your dummy down.. a bet there are not many of us who have to do that!
ReplyDeleteSue, I think you were just lucky to find something 100% wool to felt! Dyeing it was a good idea. When we did the felting course it did surprise me just how little the piece ended up from what we started with.
ReplyDeleteYour jacket is looking good. I love Burda jackets - they come together with the precision of German engineering.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... felted knitting, huh?
ReplyDeleteTo answer your question - I've only ever felted knitwear by accident. I like the idea of felted knit flowers, though!