Went with the Wind

I had a very good knitting weekend even if I didn't get a much knitting done as I wanted to.  I am almost to the the underarm but have a few more increases to go.

I had hoped to be almost to the fronts done too, but oh well.  It was not to be.

I am really falling n love with this yarn.  How is it that II did not notice its colours back when I bought it and when I wound it?  It is amazing. It looked like it had a funky yellow in it but it really is the MOST amazing shade of greigey lavendery grey.  It is half way between the two photos here.

One device picks up the green grey as brown and the other highlights them as a funky dirty green.  it looks odd here, but it really is wonderful in real life.  There is just no way to capture it.

Instead of spending all of my time knitting, I spent a good bit of the weekend, playing with patterns.  I morphed my circle skirt into a split skirt and have that ready to cut out and I have everything ready to transmogrify the York pinafore pattern into a pair of overalls.  

I know that the split skit will be a great wardrobe addition for me as long as I get the blending of pant and skirt cut right (add enough ease) but the overalls idea is just play.

When I bought the York Pinafore pattern, I was already thinking of overalls.  I love the cut of the top of the York over both of the other overall patterns I have.  I have debated whether making overalls is sensible for a person of my age.  Not in the are they the right look for a senior woman to wear sort of way.  I really don't give a hoot about that, but  my concerns are much more practical.  Will I get them off fast enough in the bathroom?  Because yes.  That is something I think about.  

I have decided I am going to try.  I know just the fabric to use for them. I had my curtains taken down to clean them and they have never gone up again.  It is one of those things I just don't want to bother Keith with.  He already does so much.  There are awful green blinds on the windows (which I really hate) and that will do.  But I have miles of curtains.  I had the same fabric as bed curtains to help divide up the giant space that is my bedroom and they are sitting in a fabric box too.  There is tons of fabric, all in excellent condition waiting to be used.  It is a heavier weight fabric, 100 % cotton and perfect for bottoms.  

So I am going to go all Scarlett O' Hara and use my curtains.  Yup I am going with the wind and winging it.  

You needed that.  :)