I started this pinafore last night in the hopes that all the counting and designing would make me sleepy (didn’t work) and then today I thought it would be a great project to work on while I am waiting on Alex when she goes into labor. It is super simple and pretty mindless crochet so I thought it would be perfect but I am almost done with it so I am going to have to find something else that I can take with me….oh yeah maybe the sunsuit that I should have finished by now which she will only get to wear until we move to Kentucky since it will be cold by the time we get there. Sigh!
This pinafore was easy to come up with and I will make the bottom half out of fabric. It is decidedly a bit wonky no doubt from my crocheting in near darkness but I don’t think it will show enough for Livie to care. Looking at it, I think making one knitted will be just as easy so maybe that will be the next one I make. I will share the pattern once I have it all done. I used Frog Tree Picoboo cotton yarn which is so soft, if feels like silk. This pinafore uses up very little yarn and since you are only making the top out of yarn, it is a super fast project. I can see it working in fall also with a pair of leggings and a long sleeved shirt underneath. Oh, I know you can’t see what I mean but I hope you will once it is finished.
No reading this week since I am supposed to be using my time to get ready for our move but while organizing my craft book shelf, I realized that I bought this book twice! It is full of the cutest baby patterns. I must really like it to have bought it again and since I think you will too, I will be giving the second one away. Won’t you come back Friday for the giveaway? I am thinking that as I pack I will discover that I have done this more than once. I am also finding that it is going to be hard for me to get rid of anything craft related. What to do? How do you deal with having to part with craft supplies?
I am off to see what the wonderful blogging mommas have come up with this week over at Ginnys.
This is adorable, I am partial to the yellow and gray too. Will you just sew the fabric directly to the crochet with a machine?
I sewed the bottom half on my sewing machine, making a tube of fabric basically. I made a hem at the top and a nice hem at the bottom since that one will be visible, and then gathered the top to be small enough to fit perfectly with the crocheted edge then hand stitched the fabric to the crochet top. Maybe I should post how to do it after I post the completed dress?
Hi that is a very sweet dress top. Will you show how you join it to the fabric, I'd love to see how you do that. Packing crafts-I have culled my stash. It sound harsh, but anything I brought w/ me & I haven't used generally gets gifted or donated to Vinnies (St. Vincent DePaul here in AU). Paper just seems to accumlate, so that gets pared way down, fabric on the other hand i find really hard to part with. One solution I tried this time was the "one crate". I have limited myself to one large plastic crate, which I did upgrade from a small one, & I don't put any new stuff in till I have made or given away an equal ammount! It;s been good because it really keeps me finishing projects so I can go check out the shops for some more bargins! My scout group & friends have been happy recipents of the excess bits & bobs. The other thing my DD & I have done is to pack all the crafty things into plastic shoebox or smaller crates. That way everything packs up very compactly-maybe thats just an orginization thing. You use yarn & that what I use to pack all kinds of stuff-tucked into boxes of knick knacks, any box that needs a bit of filling in, stuffing. God speed on your move!
Great tip on using the yarn as stuffing!! I have also planned to use knitted blankets to cushion things. I have a pretty big problem with fabric so I am going to try to really look at each piece of fabric and if I don't love it then I will let it go. I was surprised yesterday to see the amount of craft books I own. Most of them vintage so I am reluctant to let them go. Sigh!
LOL you remind me so much of myself it's scary!!! I also hate (and I mean HATE) packing! I will totally create projects for myself if that means I can get out of packing for a few hours… 🙂 The colors in your pinafore are gorgeous!
I agree…lovely color combo! and the crochet bodice is adorable. Layered with a tee in cooler weather or alone in warmer, it's a four season dress!
Great color combo!
Sweet! She’ll look lovely in it!
Pretty colors, looking forward to watching your progress. Heather
Oh, the pairing with that fabric is just soooo perfect. I love those colors. Beautiful.
Very pretty!
Beautiful colors! I've done that, too…bought the same book twice. 🙂
Pretty colours. X
No reading here for a long time. I kind of forget about. I can't wait to see your pinafore completed. I love the color yarn you chose!
Popped in from the Yarn Along. Love your colors!