• I made a dress!

    March 20, 2012 - By 

    It occurred to me today that I rarely, if ever, sew things correctly.  Like hems and whatnot. If you look inside most things I make, it’s like small animals have been nesting inside, what with all the loose threads and bare edges. Today I decided to learn some proper techniques.…

  • Whoops

    February 16, 2012 - By 

    A few weeks ago I decided that my yarn stash was getting ridiculous. Well, respectively ridiculous, considering I’ve only been knitting for a year and I’m knitting on a student budget. Anyway, I made a list of unfinished projects and projects I already have yarn for but haven’t started and…

  • Another zippered pouch

    February 13, 2012 - By 

    I made a new zippered pouch! I also made half of a skirt but it’s not done yet and therefore not interesting yet. The last one I made only had two layers of cotton (the outside fabric and the lining) and felt really thin. I may have gone overboard on…

  • When Big Kids Wear Warm Knitted Things

    November 2, 2011 - By 

    It occurred to me yesterday that the title of my blog is “When Big Kids Play Dress-up” and yet there’s hardly anything costume-related in here. I’ve been sewing since I was about fourteen. I had gone to see Lord of the Rings with a friend and came home having decided…

  • Tutorial: Zippered Pouch

    October 24, 2011 - By 

    I really wish I’d thought to buy more than one zipper because I have enough fabric to make at least three and it’d be so cute to have matching ones in different sizes. These are really easy to make, too! You can make these in pretty much any size, as…