Knit Sew Share Repeat: Making myself sew and finished Antler Toque and Sara's Slouch

Well, I tried to make a dirndl skirt and it looked like crap. One pocket was a half inch too high and when I tried it on I realized that this style is not for me at all!! I looked like Ma Joad from Grapes of Wrath.

So then I was like now what? Dirndl skirts were supposed to be the foundation of my new summer wardrobe. Why did I just spend $100 on fabric? What does it all mean?!

I decided to go through my stash and maybe I could find some direction and/or inspiration.

Out of 7 boxes I kept only 2. I wanted to take them to Goodwill that day but I was lazy and decided to wait until I could borrow a dolly from work to haul them down to my truck. Glad I did because I remembered some scraps that I wanted to keep so I could add pockets to my green and yellow muumuus. I'm actually really surprised that I haven't reclaimed more. It's a sad lesson on how I tend to buy stuff spontaneously without a project in mind. Definitely want to stop doing that. I'm hoping to sew up my stash and then only buy enough fabric for one project at a time. Like Diana Rupp says in her book Sew Everything Workshop.

I sorted my keepers by color. It's all cotton. Man fabric is it's own category LOL

Then I worked on an easy project. Curtain doors for my apartment!

I'm in a really dated 80's apartment with bi-fold doors on the closets and they don't shut! So, I finally got sick of it and watched a Youtube video on how to remove them without tearing them up, stored them in the porch storage space and made some cute curtains. I really like them. Brightens up the place a bunch!

This one is in the kitchen.

Entry way coat closet and bedroom closet. Look at the pattern on the bedroom closet curtain. It got off grain when I was squaring the ends :( Looks like it's sliding downhill. Easy fix but still annoying.

I really enjoyed sewing them up and seeing basically instant results! I need to remember that when planning future projects.

Finished the Sara's Slouch by Wooly Wormhead and I love it! First time knitting with two strands so that was cool. The pattern isn't very specific about how tall to make it for a slouchy look so I decreased too soon and ended up with a beanie lol. I still really like it. I used Malabrigo Rios (worsted) in Ivy and Arroyo (DK) in Reflecting Pool. It made a really dense, warm hat. I'm not sure if I used the right combo of yarn weights. I might try a DK and fingering weight together next time. This was my first time using Malabrigo and I love it!! Cascade 220 worsted feels like twine now in comparison! LOL.