The Village 2004
by M Night Shyamalan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Village_%282004_film%29
For those who watched the film, that featured the hooded scary outfits. My latest project, once on the mannequin really reminded me of this.
my latest re-do 2. (This meaning that I have used the same material but in a new way)
I'm always recycling my canvas, but my knitted dresses....... I figured why not!
This was once a dress, sitting OK on a mannequin but unwearable in life as it just pulled down and didn't have the desired affect on the person as it did the mannequin, so simply I cut it in half.
I made a poncho a hood, hence the Village reference for those who have seen this film.
As well as a poncho I also think that I'll get a free-form shrug out of the original sleeve/shoulder part;-)
The wooden spoon makes for an excellent head prop, no expensive spared.
The bottom skirt made the poncho part and the hood was the once waist part of the dress in the YouTube below shows the original milk made style dress.
I'm not quiet sure what I was thinking with my original design, well basically I wasn't, they just grow.
Recycling at its best, turning unwearable into wearable.
Skirt
I'm now knitting! yes knitting an underskirt, boring round and round stitches, it maybe tedious but I really like the result.
Below Red and black
This was also a really early skirt/ like first few weeks of crochet, something I'm pretty precious about as I think that you should always have reference to show that your skill has advanced.
But this untouched can be a shrug , scarf or top;-)
re-think......
Things some time have better intentions than you have/had planned.
Knitting Outcasts
http://theoutcasts.co.uk/
Learning
Well its plain to see that I have not learnt how to! follow any type of pattern.
I managed parts but without a picture to follow I was a little naked, not literally;-)
But I did try.
The outcasts/guest leader ran a finishing group. Finishing in a knit world, so out of my depth just a little.
Apparently crochet chains can not be used for everything;-).
And I learnt, mattress stitch.........seam less fun.
And to turn! Oj Oj
And sort of how to pick up stitches and even how to kind of attach a sleeve.
This will all come in very handy if ever knit should become my crochet;-)
It was great fun, my 1st knit class.....good to be home.