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msmcknittington) wrote2007-10-24 06:28 pm
msmcknittington) wrote2007-10-24 06:28 pm
Knit Regency dress
OH. MY. GOD.
This dress is knit, ca. 1800. It's still gorgeous.
I've been thinking lately about tackling a multi-year long project. The on that was kicking around my head was an Irish lace crochet Edwardian lingerie dress. (Say that six times fast!) But this? Amazinggorgeousastounding -- in Danish. The Danish bit is a puzzler, but I'm way better at knitting than I am at crochet, and it's not like a picture tells you a hell of a lot more than a paragraph long description.
The stitch actually looks a lot like the Butterfly slip dress from Rowan mumblemumble by Jennie Atkinson. It wouldn't be any worse than knitting a shawl . . . right? RIGHT?
Perhaps I'll try losing some weight first, so I don't have to knit quite so much to cover my body.
*wanders mumbling into the night of ludicrous knitting/costuming projects*
EDIT: And, what do you know? An 1820-ish gown I actually like. A lot of the time, the 1820s/30s seem like the fluffiest, silliest period, and so I find a lot of it unattractive. But this? This I would wear.
This dress is knit, ca. 1800. It's still gorgeous.
I've been thinking lately about tackling a multi-year long project. The on that was kicking around my head was an Irish lace crochet Edwardian lingerie dress. (Say that six times fast!) But this? Amazinggorgeousastounding -- in Danish. The Danish bit is a puzzler, but I'm way better at knitting than I am at crochet, and it's not like a picture tells you a hell of a lot more than a paragraph long description.
The stitch actually looks a lot like the Butterfly slip dress from Rowan mumblemumble by Jennie Atkinson. It wouldn't be any worse than knitting a shawl . . . right? RIGHT?
Perhaps I'll try losing some weight first, so I don't have to knit quite so much to cover my body.
*wanders mumbling into the night of ludicrous knitting/costuming projects*
EDIT: And, what do you know? An 1820-ish gown I actually like. A lot of the time, the 1820s/30s seem like the fluffiest, silliest period, and so I find a lot of it unattractive. But this? This I would wear.
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I'm seriously thinking about trying to knit that dress. I could pack it away, and then when I find the illegal immigrant that wants to marry me for a green card, I already have the dress. Or I could just flounce around in it, without a marriage of convenience.