Friday, October 26, 2012

Top-down Knitting: Cafe Tunic / Dress


In this previous post about my crochet cardigan, I mentioned that I was going to try "top-down" knitting---and here it is! My first KNITTED garment!!
 
 
 
I followed the instruction in the book: "Modern Top-down Knitting" by Kristina McGowan.
 
 
 
It's her "Cafe Tunic" design. Since I wanted to wear this mainly as a dress, I picked x-small size(with some negative ease) and added 1'' to the hem.
A thin elastic code is enclosed in a row of crochet in each armhole.

 
 
I got yarns on sale at a local Joann , and they were under $25 in total! It's quite a bargain for 100% wool, no??


 
 
 
I've already ordered some more yarn to knit another project from the same book...I'm quite hooked ;)
 
 
 
 
 
 


9 comments:

  1. I love that book! So many cute patterns! Great choice and great job! Can't believe this is your first :) The dress looks lovely! I really like that color.

    seelovemake.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I know, I love this book too!! I think I'll make most of the projects from it in the near future...

      Thanks for your lovely comment!

      Delete
  2. it looks fabulous.. makes me want to knit something myself :) and, lady, you are hot as hell!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you!! You are toooooooo kind.... but you made my day!! :)

      Delete
  3. I am sure that I would have loved this dress in any case, but it happens that I tried knitting for the first time ever last week. After struggling to get even the most basic stitches looking right, and am completely smacked by this dress.
    The dress looks amazing, and you look absolutely stunning in it. You look like you should be on a poster hanging on some teenage boy's bedroom wall ;)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you! You are too kind with compliments...but I'm starting to think maybe this dress is too tight on me...lol
      I think making basic stitches look neat is the most chanllenging part of knitting...my very first scalf I knitted ended up being super wavy because I couldn't keep my tension consistant...

      Delete
  4. F a n t a s t i c! I love this dress and color!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you! It was a relatively easy project!

      Delete
  5. Thank you so much for posting your lovely photos! Your tunic looks better than the original!

    ReplyDelete

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.

Blogging tips