The Carson Dress

Sew Days

I put off making the Carson Dress pattern for a while because it only comes in PDF form. Now the last thing I want to do is tape a bunch of 8x11 pages together, but I kept seeing all these really cute versions on Instagram I decided to go for it. After I taped together the 38 pages for the pattern I proceeded to cut out the L first for the dress, then size XXL for the coat hack. I had some lovely olive linen and Lotta Jansdotter print both from Fabricmart. Directions are very clear and it would be a great pattern for a beginner. I chose to do pleats, to add fullness to the front and back I moved the pattern pieces 2 inches from the fold on the skirt pieces.
*UPDATE* the Carson Dress pattern is now available in AO shop printing version.

Finished Carson Dress

Contrasting pocket

Carson Coat Hack

Instead of placing the front pieces on a fold, I put the pattern pieces, both 2 inches from the selvage this would now become my button plackets. I also made facings the fronts and back. The finished pieces went together very easily, I clean finished all the edges with a  zigzag stitch over all the edges.

Front Facing and Button Placket

Side View

Back Facing

Finished Carson Dress and Coat Hack

Finished Coat Dress

Back Detail

Catherine Socks

This is a recipe more than an actual pattern for a pair shortie sock.

Cast 64 stitches on 2.50mm holding two needles together. Divide the stitches like this: needle 1 22 st, needle 2 20 st, needle 3 22 st. Join being careful not to twist.

With needle 4 knit 2, purl 2, for 6 rows to form the cuff.

Set up for the heel move 6 st from needle 3 to needle 1 and 4 st from needle 2. Now you have 32 st on needle 1 these will form the heel. Wrong side sl 1 purl across for this and all wrong side rows

Eye of Partridge heel.Each initial (k) is knit (s) is slip at the beginning of each right side row. The pattern is done over 32 rows. 

KSKSK 

S1purl across

SKSKS

S1 purl across

KSKSK

S1 purl across

S

Heel Cup

S1 K16 K2tog K1 turn. S1 K4 K2tog K1. Continue knitting until you have 18 stitches left on your needle. 

On the left side of the heel flap with needle 1 pick up 18 stitches. Needle 2 and 3 alternate purl and knit rows on the front 32 stitches, needle 4 pick up 18 stitches continue with needle 3 knit 9 stitches from needle 4. The final 9 will be knit along with the first 18 picked up stitches. You will have 27 stitches on needle 1, 16 stitches on needle 2, 16 stitches on needle 3, and 27 on needle 4.

Continue decreasing at the last 3 st using k2tog on needle 1 and the first 3 using ssk on needle 4 until you have 16 stitches on both needle 1 and 4. Knit to the length of your foot, then start shaping the toe, use any method you like.

Foot setup

Beginning the toe shaping

Spiral toe directions 

Enjoy Catherine

Welcome

 To my journey in making. Here you will find the posting of current and past makes. 
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Let's start with my #2018makenine list :Marcy Tilton Pants v8499,Grainline Studio Scout Tee, Sew House Seven Burnside Bibs, Grainline Studio Tamarack Jacket, Closet Case Kalle Shirtdress,, Grainline Studio Lark Tee, Paddleboat Studio Carson Dress, JoJi Locatelli Grandpa Cardi, Grainline Studio Alder/Archer Mashup, Shannon Cook Sew Liberated Metamorphic Dress, Heidi Kirrmaier Harvest Moon, Jennifer Steingass Arboreal, Grainline Studio Linden, Seamwork Oslo Cardi, Jennifer Steingass Tenga, PetiteKnits No Frills Cardi, DottieAngel Frock, Caitlin Hunter Kodikas, Lisette Portfolio, Cynthia Rowley Tea Dress, Marie Greene Stillwater, Andrea Mowry Free Your Fade and Comfort Fade Cardi, Shannon Cook Veronika Cardi, Jennifer Steingass Tegna actually I guess my list is more like make 25.

My first project completed was the Alder/Archer Mashup I took the top of Grainline Studio's Archer Button up. The fabric was from Fabricmart.com. 

 I used the project plan pages from Colette Patterns to document each make.

Next finish was Grainline Studio's Tamarack Jacket. The outside fabric is a lightweight denim from Fabricmart.com, the inside fabric is Rifle Paper Co Le Fleur.

Excuse the terrible bathroom selfie