A summer pattern in winter: or a lucky yarn substitution
One of my favourite makes ever must be my Dayjob Summerdress from Pickles. And it has only occurred to me that my own interpretation of the pattern in VERY different from what it was intended for. And right now I cannot quite establish if this outcome was a clever idea of mine or a lucky mistake. You see, I made this pattern when I was pregnant, which was two years ago. I couldn't sleep at night, so I knit. A large but not too difficult project was what I needed and so this one-piece, stockinette number was the top choice. Pregnant 3am decisions are not exactly memorable, so here I am, staring at a long-finished product, trying to learn something about my own process. As the name of the patters suggests this is supposed to be a summer dress. It is drapey, with batwing sleeves and a nice shaping at the waist. Made in a yarn which is 70% cotton. Mine is a nice and cosy winter dress, made of an Italian yarn which I am pretty sure was superwash wool...and the result is a d
