Laughing Cat Skirt

About a year ago, I bought a yard of my Laughing Cat fabric on Cotton Poplin. It sat in my room, almost 4,000 miles from where I go to school, until I came back for summer break and pulled it out, determined to use it for SOMETHING.A yard of this fabric wasn't enough to make anything for me, so I made my sister a skirt!I made her a simple gathered skirt with an elastic waist. It's probably one of the easiest things I've ever made, but it shows the pattern well.If you want to make one, you just need to take two rectangles of fabric, sew them together on the sides, zigzag stitch one side to a loop of elastic, and then hem the other end. Super simple!

Hats for Trade

Since my visa doesn't allow me to do freelance work and I've been making hats like it's what's keeping me alive, I've been trading hats with my friends for different things. I believe I've mentioned this before, when I talked about my Ugly Hat Trade with my friend Katie.

This hat was traded with my friend Luc for food. It was made using the Hella Gay Hat pattern, which I lengthened to make a beanie. I made the larger size, and it ended up being too big. I tried a new technique on this hat, double knitting, which causes the design to be knit on both sides of the piece at the same time, just in opposite colors. It was a little difficult to start out, but easy to pick up. This method takes a lot longer than just creating 'floats' in the back of the work, but the tension is much better. Since there is essentially two layers of work, this makes the hat warmer and squisher, which is nice, but since I only double knit a small portion of the hat, it ends up looking a bit odd when placed on the head.I am very happy with the pom pom.