the start

whoohooo! I am getting married!!! 23rd of may 2010.

And, being an addicted knitter, I will knit my own dress. In this blog I tell you how. As I always get free patterns of the interwebz, I post them free here as well. They'll probably will need lots of adapting anyway. I hope you will enjoy my journey to the most perfect weddingdress as much as I will :D



So: hereś the start. I am thinking about what I want. I knit lace and love it, so it will be a lacedress. I've looked around on the interwebz and haven't found many examples unfortunatly.

Here is a nice stole:
http://www.susanreishusdesigns.com/

a 1930s long very fine one, 'Marina' from Minerva Knitting:

and one a 1970s hooded cape by Golden Hands. This one has the pattern available for free, if you email the blogwriter.

http://celticmemoryyarns.blogspot.com/2006/08/newsflash-other-crafts-claim-equal.html (scroll down)

And here a few more:
http://nibsblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/knitted-wedding-dresses/

But non of this is what I want. Not that I really know what I want. At the moment I am making a skirt, much like the one in the right top corner (from the first book of modern lace knitting, Marianne Kinzel):
I pretty much use the same pattern, exept that I leave a much larger opening at the centre, obviously, to fit my body. I bought some really nice cotton for it and can't wait to see how it falls. if it is nice, I might use the same to knit the dress with. It had two gorgues shades of blue. I want a blue dress, with a cream dress underneath. The skirt I am making is green.

However, I don't know yet whether I like cotton. In itself, the feel is not as soft as wool. I probably prefer wool, but that has a risk of streching too much. Today I also bought a cotton, which is coated in silk and microfibre. Really nice and soft. But it doesn't knit up nicely, the yarn is too thick and wire-like.

Tomorrow I'll go to another woolshop, with a friend who is an expert as well, perhaps more than I am. Hopefully they'll have more like what I want.



I have made up another design. That one would have buttons up the front part, just like the cape shown above. It would also have a lace back, like this:
I dont't know how to call it. I would have this to ensure a nice fit, while being able to put on the dress by stepping into it. I wouldn't want to put on the dress over my head, imagen the hair!!!!

It would end up being two panels for the sides and fixed to it, but looks like it's underneath, a front and backpanel.












Oh, and if it gets chilly, I want this weddingring shawl:









Thank god I still got one year!!!!