What do I say when a friend sends a photo of a 70s looking
open net dress and asks: “Can you knit this?” Always up for a challenge, looks like a project! Even though it is crocheted and is a photo of Felicity Shagwell
[played by Heather Graham] from the movie ‘Austin
Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’. It is the inspiration for what is to become
one Hot Mess!
“I would like to wear it to Viva Las Vegas in April”. No
problem, it is February after all. Just have to finish the order from a
designer, going into the busiest two months of my working year…but hey, this is
just too cute and an extra small size, how can hard can it be?!
A shopping trip to the local yarn store is in order and I
really could not believe the spring colors! Just the right shade of hot pink
and orange in a synthetic/cotton blend in a medium weight yarn. I
get distracted easily.
After a week of knitting different net samples it became clear that it needs to be crocheted! Great, because other than edgings I haven’t crocheted
anything significant. Now I have to learn, find a quick and easy stitch for the
solid parts and learn to crochet net! This just became a marathon project because
as usual, there is not a pattern.
After measuring my friend, and I really needed the weekend
to work everything out, big sister and Mom organized a birthday party for my old
but younger brother. Out to the farm we go and design time was not going to
happen, so I experimented with different stitches for the solid part of the
skirt in order to have something to work on while I am there and work on in the
van on the way home.
Here's hoping for a small miracle and relaxed fingers.....
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