Retro Post: Katie's dress - July 18, 2008

It's sad I lost all my former posts and pictures from my old site, but if there is a silver lining it is that some of the really old posts were also up at livejournal.  I went there and grabbed this post, as it was one of my favorites that documents the dress I made for my girl.  The pictures were also hosted at the old site, but I was able to track them down on my hard drive and upload them here.  This will probably be the first of several "Retro Posts" that I will put up as I recreate some of the stuff I lost for posterity (or for vanity, who am I trying to kid?)

This post is from July 18, 2008.

Welcome to another edition of Sew Crafty Friday. Last week I put my daughter in her new dress I crocheted for her and we went to the park for a photo shoot. I washed her clean, blew her hair dry and was hoping for something sweet and girly. Instead, I got action shots. Hubby took these photos:

First, Katie ran away over here.

When Daddy caught on to her shenanigans she ran away over here.

In this shot I think she has decided to try and fly away from intrusive camera. Doesn't she look like Superman about to take off?

Still not a good shot of the dress, but hey, she's not running anymore.

Yes, I'm talking about you.

Oops! Spoke too soon, there she goes.

Well, with all that running we did manage to get one good shot of her in the dress. She looks miserable but the dress is nice. If you're interested in this pattern check out the Crochet Garden. The directions on this pattern are super easy to follow and there are NO seams.

Aside from chasing my daughter I've found some time to work on a new project. It's actually an old project that I frogged and started over.

This is my sock loom from DA Looms.

On it is the leg and heel part of one sock. I'm using Opal yarn in the "Crazy" line. I don't have the label so I can't recall what shade or number it is. I do know that yarn is from Germany and I like to smell it. I tried to get a picture of the heel but until I get a little more of the foot done it is too hard to see. Instead, take a gander at this close up of the stitches.

Pretty cool, huh?

That's it for tonight. Thanks for stopping by! But before you go, if you have a blog where you post your crafts, leave a comment, I'd love to take look!