After 6 months of planning and swatching I finally cast on my wedding dress with a little over six months to go… wish me luck!
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25 Jan 2023: Update on my wedding dress!
I think I might have made the waist too big D: so I’m doing some gentle blocking to see if that helps… since I started with a provisional cast on I’m thinking I can just start with a row of decreases when I start the bodice part and that’ll fix the waist…
I’d love to get your opinions though!
27 February 2023: Making progress on my wedding dress!
Doing some very loose blocking before I connect everything to knit in the round. I think I’m gonna need a longer cord…
25 April 2023: UPDATE on my wedding dress!
Feeling a little down to the wire but there’s still hope!
29 April 2023: Help finding a pattern for my wedding dress
I’m trying to sew a lining for my knitted wedding dress and ordinarily I’d just try to draft it myself but with less than two months till my wedding I’d really like to find a pattern that I don’t have to alter too much. I know exactly what I want but I haven’t been able to find a pattern that fits all my requirements. I’m hoping it’s because I’m just bad at searching for patterns…
I’m looking for a sleeveless dress with princess seams, a v-neck front, low back, and a full circle skirt. Seems simple enough… but I haven’t had much luck…
16 May 2023: UPDATE: Finished the skirt for my wedding dress!
I finished the skirt with 31 days to go! It’s so big I can’t block it all at once! I want a straight hem so I’m blocking it on the cables before I bind off…
24 June 2023: I finished my wedding dress!
I’m so excited to finally show you my finished dress! In all it took about 160 hours over 6 months to complete. There were definitely times when I didn’t think I was gonna finish it, but I’m so glad I kept going! Thank you for all your encouragement!
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Spoilers: it looks great!
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