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Moon Phase Deer and Doe Melilot

February 2, 2019

I made another melilot! I originally bought this fabric to make a dress, but I knew a shirt would get more wear. I have enough leftover for another project, which is good, because it’s amazing. This version has a collar and short sleeves. Not much else to report!…
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Plaid Deer + Doe Melilot

March 6, 2018

I had just enough plaid fabric leftover from Mal’s long-sleeved Fairfield to squeeze a Melilot out for myself. It was pretty close, and I was only able to pattern match across the front. I used the same wooden chevron buttons as the Fairfield as well, from Arrow Mountain, because…
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Deer and Doe Melilot Dress Hack

May 20, 2017

Once I got my Melilot fitting properly on the back, I knew I needed to make a dress version. I used some Art Gallery rayon from Stitch. To change the pattern, I pretty much just extended the hem down. I liked the way the skirt part of the Seamwork Adelaide…
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Deer and Doe Melilot

April 10, 2017

I made my third Melilot with the fit adjustments from the workshop at Stitch.The fit is so much better on the back. In the workshop, we added in darts, but I actually liked the flowy back without them for this top so I left it flat. The only other…
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Deer and Doe Melilot take 2!

January 15, 2017

Here is my second finished Deer and Doe Melilot! I need to take some photos of it on me still. There’s a weird fitting issue on the sleeves, but it’s still totally wearable. It might need a bit of a forward shoulder adjustment or something, but not sure how that…
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Deer & Doe Melilot

December 5, 2016

I’m SO thrilled with how this came out. After my muslin, I took a little break and did some other projects. When I finally had some time to work on it, I tried on the muslin again and made a few tweaks. I ended up pinching out .25″ or…
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Finished up a couple of @cashmerette #springfieldt Finished up a couple of @cashmerette #springfieldtop that I started last summer! The first is one of my favorite fabrics from @stitchsewshop and the second was a vintage maxi dress that was falling apart. #sewwithstitch
Finished up my socks for the #basicsockskal! Defin Finished up my socks for the #basicsockskal! Definitely see more sock knitting in my future. Thanks for organizing @jessamyb!
Cold feet and @jessamyb inspired me to cast on som Cold feet and @jessamyb inspired me to cast on some socks yesterday. I’m a bit late to the #basicsockskal party, but maybe I’ll finish in time? This yarn was definitely purchased 13+ years ago.
Binding off this #jujikacowl was an adventure but Binding off this #jujikacowl was an adventure but it’s done!
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