Hi Loves,
If you have been reading my post you may have noticed that I have done a lot of Shyler Crochets designs. I honestly love her work and identify with a lot of what she does being from the Caribbean. It's like summer all year round here and her designs are suitable for the climate. Her designs are also most times easy to modify which is perfect for me. I love putting my own touch on what I am making.
Today we are going to get a preview of my version of her Butterfly Dress.
One wing is completed.
When I started this dress back in January I thought of making it for myself. I watched the video and went along verbatim.
The wings were completed and joined to start working in the rounds for the bottom of the dress. After reaching this far I decided the top would not fit me properly. I was still resolved to continue making it just the same as I know it would have been good for someone else. My eldest daughter asked if I would make it her prom dress. This request had me jumping up and down, singing, and laughing. I was over the moon. I have never made anything this intricate in terms of length (she wants it long and though she is 16 years old, she is already 5"6 or 5"7).
I used Lion Brand's Summer's Night yarn in the color way Cast Away I hold 2 strands together as this was a superfine/fingering weight yarn. When I started I had only 2 skeins of this color way so I worked until they were finished and I ordered 6 more skeins (hoping that was enough to complete it to the desired length). Work was paused while I awaited my yarn order. The 2 skeins got me just a little above the but cheeks.
Work has restarted, and the length was confirmed. Now to start the slit.
Stay tuned loves, the other post will have progress pictures and the finale will be of her wearing it in this 3 part series post.
Until the next post...
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