the sea of wishes

I've been wanting to make this cardigan for years, and I finally made it! It is maybe my favorite knitted item currently.

• pattern: Cloud Cardigan knitting pattern
• yarn: Brava Worsted by Knit Picks

I stumbled on the tutorial video for these cardigans by accident and thought they'd be a fun project for Tatsyl and me. They love houndstooth, so it was a pretty easy sell for them. :)

• pattern: Olive Crochet's patchwork cardigan tutorial (with my own adaptations)
• yarn: Brava Worsted by Knit Picks

Some solo shots while we were out doing stuff.

• pattern: Olive Crochet's patchwork cardigan tutorial (with my own adaptations)
• yarn: Brava Worsted by Knit Picks

While car spotting.

• pattern: Olive Crochet's patchwork cardigan tutorial (with my own adaptations)
• yarn: Brava Worsted by Knit Picks

At the Alamo.

• pattern: Olive Crochet's patchwork cardigan tutorial (with my own adaptations)
• yarn: Brava Worsted by Knit Picks

This is technically for a cosplay, but I made most of the pieces to be wearable with my normal wardrobe, including this sweater.

• pattern: Lyall
• yarn: Some fuzzy yarn from Aliexpress

My friend wanted me to make him a frilly Megcoded apron with the words "grill dad" embroidered on it. The fabric is just a couple of cute prints from Joann's.

I made this out of a thrifted bedsheet.

This was also once a bedsheet. I used an OP pattern from Otome no Sewing.

My sewing group and I made joggers and I wanted to make some pajama tops to go with them.

I knitted this crop top and pinned the hell out of this jacket.

• pattern: My Little Secret Crop
• yarn: Swish by Knit Picks

My outfit for the Maryland Renaissance Festival.

• bodice, wrist cuffs: handmade by me
• dress: Bodyline
• bottle holster: Wayward Leather Design
• boots: Doc Marten

Wore this to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire.

• ears: Elven Caravan
• moth necklace: Fairywood Grove
• bottle holster: Wayward Leather Design
• wings, stays, wrist cuffs, dress, overskirt: handmade by me

Wore this to the Philadephia Renaissance Faire, the same weekend as the NJ faire.

• ears: Elven Caravan
• moth necklace: Fairywood Grove
• shirt, crystal necklace: handmade by me
• bottle holster: Wayward Leather Design
• parasol: vintage
• boots: Doc Marten

Wore this to the New Jersey Renaissance Faire.

• ears: Elven Caravan
• moth necklace: Fairywood Grove
• bodice: handmade by me
• boots: Doc Marten

I saw this print at JoAnn's (rip) and really wanted to make a two-piece pajama set with it. I really love these and like to wear them as a comfy post-cosplay casual outfit at conventions.

This is the first sewing project that my sewing group made. It's an OP pattern from Otome no Sewing.

This JSK is another pattern from Otome no Sewing. I also made the bow and upcycled the blouse.

This is the same pattern as the unicorn JSK I made. I really wanted to make a Care Bears lolita coord using a print in the vintage watercolor art style. This print is a little funky but I like it a lot.

This was kind of a passion fashion project for me based on an impulse purchase of a set of matching fat quarters at JoAnn's. I sewed in sequins and did some hand embroidery to further embellish the prints.