I Now Present You With…..
Posted on | January 25, 2006 | 17 Comments
Butterfly!
Butterfly (dress version) Rowan 37
Yarn: KSH 3 balls
Size 8 bamboo needles
Started July 2005 – Finished Jan. 25, 2006
It took me 4 hours to finish this baby up tonight! I finished at exactly 11:59pm and I really had to push myself on this one. The bottom trim took a bit of time, but the main body went very quickly even with placing random beads around. Knitting with beads is a very pleasant experience, however getting them on the KSH with a small needles causes one to curse a little. The picot bind off around the armholes and neck is very pretty, but it took a little patience to work. Even though it’s only 39 sts on each section, for every 6 you bind off, you add 3 more. It seemed like it would never end! I don’t recommend finishing this in one night (especially if you’re a little sleep deprived).
Overall I absolutely loved this project! It satisfied my addiction to KSH and challenges. The dress fits me very well, but I couldn’t model it because I don’t have any slips. I need to go shopping for a nice vintage slip now. Anyone know of a good place to go where I don’t have to spend more money than I have to? After all, I need to save every bit for more yarn – more KSH even.
Close up of picot bind off edge.
Look at the little beads!
I think the funniest thing is that I wanted to wear this to my cousin’s wedding back in August! Ha! Took a bit longer than a month I think!
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January 26th, 2006 @ 5:26 am
Melissa, this is so incredibly beautiful – so delicate and elegant. I hope you find that vintage slip soon – I really wanna see a model shot. I do like the pictures on the door too though.
Beautiful work – those little beads are so pretty!
January 26th, 2006 @ 7:47 am
Ooooh, so lovely. I hope you find just the right thing to wear with it. I’d love to see it on you. I haven’t seen anyone else knit the dress version yet. Pretty!
January 26th, 2006 @ 8:08 am
that came out absolutely stunning! im so jealous!!
January 26th, 2006 @ 8:41 am
Oooh Melissa, that’s gorgeous! Beautiful job there. Love the beads.
There’s a place on 7th Street between 1st Ave. & Avenue A, if I remember correctly, that sells sweet little vintage slips for super-cheap, like $5 – $15 a pop. I don’t know if they’re still there or if their prices have gone up, but it might be worth checking out. Good luck on the slip-hunt.
January 26th, 2006 @ 9:11 am
Wow, M. – you are so accomplished! This is just beautiful. Wish I knew where you could get a vintage slip for cheap.
January 26th, 2006 @ 11:35 am
Melissa, it looks so gorgeous! Nice job on the finishing. The time spent on the picot bind off was worth it :-)
January 26th, 2006 @ 12:32 pm
My Gosh! That is beautiful! Only three balls, huh? wow! I can’t wait to see what it looks like on! You do need a really cute vintage slip to go with that..
January 26th, 2006 @ 3:24 pm
I’m constantly impressed by all the finished butterflies out there – yours is beautiful! Good luck finding the slip! Maybe check ebay??
January 26th, 2006 @ 5:36 pm
That is so gorgeous! you definitely need to wear it someplace special.
January 26th, 2006 @ 10:39 pm
I hate you.
okay I don’t hate you.
It is stunning.
If I were home at a reasonable hour I’d come over with an armful of slips for modeling purposes. Place on 7th street, eh? Hmm. let me know if you go…
January 27th, 2006 @ 5:55 am
Oh, my gosh, how absolutely stunning! It really is quite beautiful, wonderful job!
January 27th, 2006 @ 11:49 am
beautiful!
January 27th, 2006 @ 5:21 pm
This is gorgeous! I can’t wait until you post a picture modeling. I don’t think I’ve seen a dress version on anyone yet!
January 28th, 2006 @ 5:23 am
Absolutely gorgeous! I am very impressed with your skills and can’t wait to see how it looks on. I bet you’ll be the talk of the town in it! You should be very happy with how it came out.
January 28th, 2006 @ 7:00 am
Oh my goodness! That’s amazing! Quite an accomplishment. Hopefully you’ll get a lot of use out of it – and lots of compliments when you tell people you made it yourself.
January 29th, 2006 @ 5:07 pm
That is absolutely beautiful. I can’t wait to see it on you! Check the flea markets for slips – sometimes they’re plentiful, sometimes not. Also – eBay isn’t a bad idea either.
Nice work!
February 5th, 2006 @ 8:57 pm
Melissa – this is so beautiful! I love the beads, too!