That didn't last long

[atherleisure]

In an effort to be better about working from the stash, I wanted to see how long I could go without buying any sewing supplies, starting at the beginning of the year. The answer turned out to be seventeen days. I mocked up the 1890's corset with elastic panels from Corsets and Crinolines, and it fit almost perfectly. But it needs a longer busk than I have and more bone casing tape than I have so I ordered the missing parts Friday night. It's still a mostly stash project.

It's still up in the air whether I have enough yarn for the 1919 cape sweater. The first big piece took 3-1/3 hanks of yarn so I should have about 2-1/3 left after I finish the second big piece. I hope that will be enough to knit the collar, belt, and lower edging, but that lower edging will probably take a whole ball itself. Those are going to be some very long rows. (The pattern calls for 640 stitches, but that number doesn't make sense with how they said to pick up the stitches. It'll be at least 760 stitches.)