I love, love, love vintage knitting patterns! The designs are fantastic. The detailing and the construction incorporate sewing (lining, zippers, etc), and they are generally knit on tiny needles, which I love too!
One day, I was searching on Ebay, great spot for vintage knitting patterns, and stumpled upon a great book from the 1940"s. As soon as I saw this I decided I needed to have it. Thank God
I won!! When it finally arrived, I was so excited!
I immediately starting thinking of a color and how to update this dress (cover) to be "spicier", cause that's me.
I went to work the next day, and went on line to one of my local yarns shops, that I know has a decent selection of lace weight and fingering yarn. With a click of a button the heavens opened and I found the yarn! With this, I decided when I got off work i'd walk right over to the store to see it it person.
Wow! It was exactly what I imagined, the most beautiful red! Guess what the name is? Blood Red. I bought the 4 balls,
and the next day from my job ( a yarn store) ordered 4 more balls from the company. Just my luck
they have the same dye lot, and now I can get a discount on the yarn. That's a benefit from working at a yarn store.
How pretty is the yarn? I lov
e the packaging too!
The yarn Jade Sapphire "Lacey Lamb" It's 100% extrafine lambswool. It feels like cashmere!!!
Can't wait to have it on my skin.
I started playing with gauge. I got gauge holding 2 strands together on a size 1 needle.
I decided to make the neck line a little
lower, cause I like cleavage! I think i'll leave the hemline the same, it's about top calve length. Besides it adds mystery, and who doesn't like a little mystery.
I've finished the back, front and almost one sleeve. Here is front because for whatever reason I can't get the back photo to upload. The bottom portions are in stockinette stitch, and the top in a seed and cable. I was going to show the sleeve too, but i can't get the picture position right, oh well. The sleeve has the seed and cable at the cuff and then a cable running up the center.
This dress is going fast believe it or not! Here's to my red dress.
Stay Tuned & Happy Holidays!!!
